05/10/2026
Birmingham ICC : Executive Room 9
Liberty in the digital age: balancing security and privacy
Conservatives have long stood for individual rights against an overreaching state. Following the rollout of Live Facial Recognition, attack on encryption, and expanding use of digital IDs, this invite-only roundtable explores whether the Labour Government are going too far in eroding personal privacy for public security. We will discuss how the centre-right can protect the individual from state power. Contact [email protected] to attend.
Birmingham ICC : Onward Marquee
Onward Reception
This event is invite-only.
06/10/2026
Birmingham ICC : Hall 7
Making Whitehall Work
Ameer Kotecha (Centre for Government Reform, CEO)
Lee Rowley (Centre for Policy Studies, Research Fellow)
Alex Thomas (Institute for Government, Executive Director - Impact and Influence)
Chaired by Annabel Denham (The Telegraph, Columnist and Senior Political Commentator)
Successive ministers have complained they struggled to implement change once in government because the levers of Whitehall seem disconnected. Is the problem bad ministers or bad civil servants? Too many arms-length bodies or not enough devolved power? Join our panel to discuss what needs to change to ensure the next Conservative government can make an impact from day one.
Hyatt Regency Birmingham : Dolce
Conservative Friends of Overseas Territories Drinks Reception
Dr Tasha Ebanks-Garcia (Cayman Islands Government , Representative )
Alex Burghart MP (MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Invited))
The Rt Hon Dame Priti Patel MP (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Invited))
Join us for our annual drinks reception at Party Conference. Wine, beer and soft drinks will be served as we bring together parliamentarians, Overseas Territories representatives and members to discuss how we can strengthen the relationship between the United Kingdom and the Overseas Territories in the decades ahead. The reception is generously sponsored by Lord Ashcroft.