04/10/2026

16.00 Centre for Government Reform

Birmingham ICC : Hall 10a

What does a future Conservative government need to do differently to take on the bureaucratic state and fix broken Whitehall?

Ameer Kotecha (Centre for Government Reform, CEO)
Katie Lam MP (Weald of Kent, Member of Parliament)
Lord John Nash (Centre for Government Reform, Chair)

Join Ameer Kotecha, CEO of the Centre for Government Reform, Katie Lam MP, Lord Nash and other guests to discuss what a future Conservative government needs to do differently to take on the bureaucratic state and fix broken Whitehall.

06/10/2026

15.10 Centre for Policy Studies

Birmingham ICC : Hall 7

Making Whitehall Work

Alex Burghart MP ( , Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster)
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.