Royal Grammar School, Lancaster

Was the current recession inevitable and can European Governments solve it?

The Nature and causes of recessions  
Dr Nick Snowden, Lancaster University

What can Governments do to help?
Dr John Whittaker, MEP, Lancaster University

Highgate School

The Supreme Court and changes in US democracy
Prof  Robert Singh, Birkbeck College, London

Confronting the Global Recession: What are the implications for the USA?
Dr Ken Shadlen, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, London School of Economics

Obama Magic! What were the new elements in the 2008 US Presidential election?
Dr Lee Sartain, Senior Lecturer in American History, University of Portsmouth

The Obama Presidency: A new era in US Foreign Policy?
Richard Mills, Political Counsellor, US Embassy, London
 

Portsmouth Grammar School

Does democracy work? Reflections on the US political process

Will President Obama Preside over the "decline and fall of the US Empire"?
Dr Paul McVeigh, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Portsmouth

The role of race and gender in the 2008 Presidential election
Dr Lee Sartain, Senior Lecturer in American History, University of Portsmouth

Managing the way out of the worst financial crisis since the 1930's: How well are we doing
George Magnus, Senior Economic Adviser, UBS Investment Bank

Does the “Special Relationship” have any significance for US Foreign Policy in the 21st century?
Peter Lord, Political Counsellor, US Embassy, London

Bromley High School

What can India do about Terrorism in the Region?

Lord Desai, Founder of the Centre for the Study of Global Governance

Is Pakistan the Key to Peace in the Region?
Rahul Roy-Chaudhury. Senior Fellow for South Asia,  International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Defeating Insurgency
Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Whitchurch,  MBE Royal Engineers UK Defence Academy .

The New US Strategy in Afghanistan- A Civilian/Military Approach
Jim Donegan. First Secretary, Political Section, U.S. Embassy, London

Bedales School

Obama and the crisis of Anglo-American capitalism

Dr Paul McVeigh, University of Portsmouth

The current Financial and Economic Meltdown: Causes and possible solutions

Dr Elie Elhadji

The Crisis – Causes, Culprits and Consequences

Dr Michael Kuczynski, Cambridge University .

The role of government failure in the credit crunch

Professor David Myddelton, Institute of Economic Affairs

Villiers Park

How does the UK Political System work?
Tom O'Leary, Head of Education, Houses of Parliament 

What lessons can be learnt from other political systems and democracies?
Dr Alan Renwick, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Reading                               

Leeds Metropolitan University

Financial Responsibility: Are the bankers to blame? 
Martin Allison, Dean, Leeds Business School 

The Global Economics Crisis 
Dorron Otter, School of Economics and International Business, Leeds Metropolitan University 

Ethics in an Uncertain World 
Professor Simon Robinson, Leeds Metropolitan University

Security: As if People Mattered. 
Steve Wright,  Leeds Metropolitan University 

Peace in the New World Order 
Professor Stephen Haseler, Global Policy Institute, London 

Dauntsey's School

What is the diplomatic cost in the Middle East of the failure to solve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?

Sir Harold Walker, former UK Ambassador to Iraq, Ethiopia, Bahrain, and UAE

Israel : What are the prospects for peace?

Yossi Mekelberg, Fellow Middle East Programme, Chatham House (Royal Institute for International Affairs)

Is the role of the United States in the Middle East changing?

Leslie Tsou, First Secretary Political Section, Middle East , U.S. Embassy, London                      

Does the Israel/Palestine conflict inflame Islamist extremism?

Ghaffar Hussain. Head of Outreach. Quilliam Foundation

Does Israel need peace now more than ever?

Chris Doyle. Director of the Council for Arab British Understanding.

London Metropolitan University

postponed

Hutcheson's Grammar School

Can relations between Russia and the European Union survive the Global Recession?

Details to be announced

Manchester Grammar School

America and the Death of Capitalism

Details to be announced

The Kingsley School

Has 2009 seen the beginning of a new Global Order?

Details to be announced

Friends House

**The Big Conference**

Can the UK, Europe and the USA join forces to solve the Global Economic Crisis? 

In the Chair
Lord Watson of Richmond

What is the Crisis really about?
Vince Cable, MP

Panel Discussion

The Politics behind the Economics

Roland Rudd, Director of Business for New Europe
Graeme Leach, Chief Economist/Director of Policy, Institute of Director
Quentin Peel, International Affairs Editor, Financial Times

Where do we go from here?

Baron Lawson of Blaby (Nigel Lawson), former Chancellor of the Exchequer

Other speakers to be announced

Kingston University

Threats to the Global Economy: Energy, Food and Finance

09.30-09.45.  Registration.

09.50-10.00.  Welcome.

10.00-10.30.  Waving or Drowning? How Globalisation is reshaping our World
                     Dr Ted Hyett, Principal Lecturer School of Economics, Kingston University.

10.30-11.00.   The Energy Challenge
                     Sally Gold, Head of UK Social Investment for Shell UK.

11.00-11.45.    Group discussions and refreshments.

11.50-12.20.  The Restaurant at the End of the Universe:
                    Globalisation and the End of  Food Security 
                    Dr Malcolm Carroll, Network Developer at Greenpeace

12.20-13.00.  Questions to Speakers.

13.00-13.45.  Lunch.

13.50-14.20.     Elements of the Financial Crisis
Dr Jan Toporowski, Senior Lecturer in Economics, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London & Research Associate in the History and Methodology of Economics, University of Antwerp
         

14.20-14.50.  Plenary.

15.00.            Close.

The conference will be located at the Penrhyn Road Campus.

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London Metropolitan University

Human Rights in the 21st Century: Can we have both Freedom & Security?

• Policing and Security Dr Nick Ridley, Senior Lecturer at the John Grieve Centre for Policing Studies at London Metropolitan University
   
• Immigration: Rights and Security Ms Tehmina Khan, Solicitor and Lecturer in Law
   
• The European Court of Human Rights and State Abuse of Citizens Professor Philip Leach, Director of  Human Rights and Social Justice Institute at London Metropolitan University
   
• The History Of Liberty Geoffrey Robertson QC, Head of Human Rights Practice Chambers, Recorder, Professor in Human  Rights, Author

Bromley High School

James Allen's Girls' School

• Growing up in the UK: Is Britain the Worst Place to be a Child?
  Christina Enright, Kids Company
   
• Criminalising Young People: A UK Problem?
  Dr Jackie Worrall, Director of Policy & Public Affairs, NACRO
   

• Rights and Security from a Policing Perspective
  Dr DominicWood. Dept. of Crime & Policing Studies. Canterbury Christ Church University
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• Do Young People Always Gain from Laws Designed to Protect Them? Alex Gask. Solicitor & Legal Officer at Liberty, the National Council for Civil Liberties

Villiers Park

• To investigate the cause and nature of conflicts that have emerged in Britain in recent years
• To discover current approaches to conflict resolution
• To assess the key challenges in the early 21st Century
• To put forward suggestions for resolution

The outcome of the day was a letter to the Prime Minister which is included in the write-up.

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Harrow College 

Globalisation: Can Britain & the EU meet the challenge?

• Challenges & Opportunities posed by Globalisation
  Tim Cooper, European Programmer Leader, Accenture, global management, consulting, technology services & outsourcing
   

• Aviation  and the Global Economy
  Senior Lecturer, Buckinghamshire New University
   

• The Rise of the Global Citizen
  Malcolm Carroll, Network Developer, Greenpeace
   

• The European Union and the Global Economy Dominic Brett, Head of Public Diplomacy, European Commission Representation, London
   

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Southwark College

The Middle East: Is the USA the problem or the solution?

• What role has the USA played in the Middle East since World War Two? Professor Stephen Haseler, Director of the Global Policy Institute, London Metropolitan University
   

• Why Israel needs Peace more than ever
  Chris Doyle, Director, Council for Arab-British Understanding
   

• Is the two-state solution still viable?
  Maen Rashid Areikat, Co-ordinator General, Deputy Head, Negotiations Affairs Department, Palestine Liberations Organisation
   

• Is the USA part of the Problem or part of the Solution in the Middle East? Maura Connelly, Minister Counselor for Political Affairs, Embassy of the USA, London
   

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Rugby School

Towards a multi-polar world: the role of Russia and China at the beginning of the 21st century

• The challenge of Russia in the World today?
  Dr Bettina Renz, Lecturer in International Security, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
   

• Development in China and its implications for the World
  Dr Zhengxu Wang, Senior Research Fellow, China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham