05/10/2026
Birmingham ICC : International Lounge
Technology and the New Politics of Sovereignty panel
in partnership with Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung
06/10/2026
Birmingham ICC : Hall 10a
Electrifying growth: How do we unlock energy abundance in Britain?
We are stuck with some of the highest electricity prices in the developed world. If we are serious about economic growth, unlocking cheap power is essential. But we should aim higher - to a world of higher demand and true energy abundance - not hairshirt environmentalism that lectures us to use less. How do we enable this brighter future, and what role do energy networks have to play in getting bills down and usage up?

Birmingham ICC : Hall 10b
Making Britain Investible
Antony Manchester (BlackRock UK , Managing Director, Co-Head, EMEA Region, Global Public Policy Group)
Miles Celic OBE (TheCityUK, CEO)
Greg Hands (EP Group, Strategic Adviser for UK and Germany)
Catherine McBride OBE (Economist, Free markets and international trade insights)
Capital is voting with its feet, and it should vote for Britain. Join us and our panel of industry experts to ask what it would take to Make Britain Investible again under a renewed Conservative Party: tax, planning, pensions, regulation and the reforms that would actually move money. Sponsored by BlackRock. Drinks and refreshments will be served, so bring your questions and your appetite for a proper argument.

