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GOVERNMENT 2024: IFG'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The IfG will bring together influential speakers and experts to explore the key
questions for government in 2024.

23 JAN 2024 Tuesday 23 January 2024, 09:15 — 17:30 (GMT)
Register to watch online



2024 will be a crucial year for government and for British politics. With a
general election no more than a year away, Rishi Sunak has asked to be judged on
meeting his five pledges – and the pressure is on Keir Starmer to add policy
details to his five missions.

To mark the start of this pivotal 12 months, the Institute for Government’s
annual conference will bring together influential speakers and IfG experts to
explore the key questions facing government – and opposition parties – in 2024,
stimulate new thinking and discuss the year ahead.

What are the main challenges facing the country as a general election nears?
After a decade of decline, and with no new money promised at the autumn
statement, what can be done to fix public services? How should the civil service
be reformed to deliver for ministers? What dividing lines will define debates on
UK–EU relations, net zero, and devolution? And with the war in Ukraine showing
no sign of ending, the crisis in the middle east causing shockwaves way beyond
the region, and a US presidential election taking place in November, what impact
might international affairs have on the political debate in this country?

The day will be packed with panel discussions, keynote speeches, in conversation
events and a live podcast recording, all exploring what government is doing well
– and what it should be doing better.

We would like to thank Grant Thornton UK for supporting this event. 

09:15–09:30 | WELCOME

 * Dr Hannah White OBE, Director of the Institute for Government
 * Phillip Woolley, Partner at Grant Thornton UK

09:30–10:30 | ENDING THE DECLINE: HOW TO FIX PUBLIC SERVICES

Stuart Hoddinott, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Government, will set
out key findings from Performance Tracker – the IfG’s annual stocktake of nine
key public services – ahead of a panel discussion on how public service
performance can be turned around. 

 * Stephen Bush, Associate Editor and Columnist at the Financial Times
 * Councillor Georgia Gould, Leader of Camden Council
 * Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
 * Nick Davies, Programme Director at the Institute for Government (Chair)

10:50–11:45 | LABOUR KEYNOTE SPEECH

 * Wes Streeting MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
 * Dr Hannah White OBE, Director of the Institute for Government

11:50–12:45 | GOVERNMENT KEYNOTE SPEECH

 * Dr Hannah White OBE, Director of the Institute for Government (Chair)

13:30–14:20 | GENERAL ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KEY CHALLENGES FOR GOVERNMENT IN 2024

A wide-ranging discussion on the key issues facing government – and the economy
– as a general election draws near.

 * Claire Ainsley, Director of the Project on Center-Left Renewal and former
   Executive Director of Policy to Keir Starmer
 * Anita Boateng, Partner at Portland Communications
 * Sam Freedman, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government
 * Giles Wilkes, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government
 * Dr Hannah White OBE, Director of the Institute for Government (Chair)

14:25–15:25 | READY FOR REFORM: NEXT STEPS FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE (INCLUDING THE
LAUNCH OF WHITEHALL MONITOR 2024)

Rhys Clyne, Associate Director at the Institute for Government, will set out key
findings from Whitehall Monitor 2024 – the IfG’s annual report into the shape,
size and performance of the civil service – ahead of a panel discussion on how
the civil service can be reformed to deliver for ministers. 

 * Sapana Agrawal, Director of Modernisation and Reform at the Cabinet Office
 * Rt Hon Lord Maude, author of the Independent Review of Governance and
   Accountability in the Civil Service
 * Alex Thomas, Programme Director at the Institute for Government 
 * Emma Norris, Deputy Director at the Institute for Government (Chair)

15:45–16:30 | THE ESSENTIAL IFG BRIEFING

From devolution to parliamentary scrutiny, standards in public life to net zero,
a panel of IfG experts explore a range of key policy areas that this and future
governments will need to focus on.

 * Tim Durrant, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
 * Dr Matthew Gill, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
 * Dr Catherine Haddon, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
 * Akash Paun, Programme Director at the Institute for Government
 * Jill Rutter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government
 * Joe Owen, Director of Impact at the Institute for Government (Chair) 

16:30–16:35 | IFG DIRECTOR’S CLOSING REMARKS

 * Dr Hannah White OBE, Director of the Institute for Government

16.45–17:30 | PODCAST RECORDING: THE EXPERT FACTOR LIVE!

 * Adam Fleming, Presenter of BBC Newscast
 * Paul Johnson, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies
 * Professor Anand Menon, Director of UK in a Changing Europe
 * Dr Hannah White OBE, Director of the Institute for Government 


Follow us on X (formerly known as Twitter) @ifgevents and join the conversation
using #IfGgovt24

We would like to thank Grant Thornton UK for supporting this event.





Senior leadership


HANNAH WHITE

Director

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EMMA NORRIS

Deputy Director

Team


RHYS CLYNE

Associate Director

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NICK DAVIES

Programme Director

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TIM DURRANT

Programme Director

Team


SAM FREEDMAN

Senior Fellow

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MATTHEW GILL

Programme Director

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CATHERINE HADDON

Programme Director

Team


STUART HODDINOTT

Senior Researcher

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JOE OWEN

Director of Impact

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AKASH PAUN

Programme Director

Team


JILL RUTTER

Senior Fellow

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GEMMA TETLOW

Chief Economist

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ALEX THOMAS

Programme Director

Team


GILES WILKES

Senior Fellow

Location Institute for Government
Address 2 Carlton Gardens, London SW1Y 5AA
Topic Parliament and the constitution Civil service Devolution Public finances
Public bodies Ministers Public services Net zero Policy making Regulation
Keywords General election Official opposition Public spending Public sector NHS
Civil servants Civil service reform Climate change Ethical standards Levelling
up
Political party Conservative Labour
Position Prime minister Leader of the opposition
Series The Expert Factor
Publisher Institute for Government


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