Wednesday 19th June 2013

08.30 – 09.00      

Breakfast

09.00 – 09.05      

WELCOME
Mark Boleat, Chairman, Policy and Resources Committee, City of London Corporation

09.05 – 09.25    

OPENING REMARKS: THE MOBILE WORLD
Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries

09.25 – 10.30     

OPENING PANEL
DIGITAL MOBILITY: INNOVATION IN A MOBILE WORLD
Session Partner: Huawei    
A discussion about how the increasingly digital age is changing the way innovation occurs – from society to business and politics to culture.

Chair: Ravi Mattu, Editor, Business Life, Financial Times
Panel to include:
Stefano Cantarelli, Vice President, Huawei Network Business
Christèle Delbé, Head of Sustainability, Vodafone Group 
Maria Ingold, CEO, mireality 
Narik Patel, Director, PayPal
Matthew Yeomans, Writer and Consultant

10.30 – 10.50    

Refreshment Break

10.50 – 11.30    

BRIGHT IDEAS

Chair: Jodie Ginsberg, Deputy Director, Demos Finance
1. Henriette Kolb, Chief Executive, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
2. Maggie Philbin, CEO, TeenTech and BBC Reporter, Bang Goes The Theory
3. Rachel Carrell, CEO, Dr. Thom at Lloydspharmacy

11.30 - 12.00    

‘IN CONVERSATION’
Kirsty Lang, Broadcaster, BBC in conversation with TBC

12.00 – 13.00    

CLOSING PANEL
POLITICS ON THE MOVE
A discussion on the changes and challenges to politics in a mobile UK. How does technology affect voting, opinion, and the speed of politics.

Opened by a presentation from Gideon Skinner, Head of Political Research, Ipsos MORI

Chair:  Mary Ann Sieghart, Journalist & Broadcaster, Independent, The Times & BBC
Panel to include: 
Jag Singh, Serial Entrepreneur (Wess Digital, Message Space, Labourhome) & angel investor
Douglas Carswell MP, Conservative MP for Clacton
Alex Deane, Head of Public Affairs, Weber Shandwick

13.00 - 14.00    

Buffet Lunch