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Previous Events

Our free events have included leading policymakers, ordinary voters, industry leaders, academics and community groups

Feb 3

Tackling climate change as we recover from Covid

How we can build a great consensus around net zero targets.
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Mar 2

The Renters’ Reform Bill

How can the upcoming Bill best deliver for tenants and landlords?
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Mar 15

Full Fibre Growth

Level Up
How can digital industry and infrastructure drive levelling up?
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Apr 20

Taking back control

Level Up
How can a revolution in governance help level up?
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May 10

Comparative advantage

Level Up
How to build clusters of excellence and innovation
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May 10

Working hard

Level Up
How do we bring good jobs to the places that need them most?
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May 17

Levelling up public transport

Level Up
Connecting people, jobs and communities
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May 18

Return on investment: Who funds levelling up?

Level Up
How can we finance levelling up across the country?
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May 24
10:30-
11:30

Investing wisely

Clean Comeback
The role of ESG and sustainable finance for the future
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Jun 8
9:00-
10:30

Keeping the Game Beautiful

What should the fan-led review of football governance propose?
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Jun 10

Making it big: The future of UK manufacturing

Level Up
What policies could support UK manufacturing?
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Jun 15
16:30-
17:30

Social Contract

The relationship between business and society after the crisis
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Jun 18
11:00-
12:00

Building back together

How can civic society give young people a future after coronavirus? Held in partnership with NCS.
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Jun 21

Future Farming

Clean Comeback
Harnessing the power of agriculture to tackle climate change
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Jun 23

Emitting the Travel Burden

Clean Comeback
The future of city transportation
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Jun 28

Tech for 2050

Clean Comeback
Fostering innovation in the pursuit of net zero.
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Jul 13
10:00-
10:00

The Power of Inward Investment

Level Up
How to upgrade the country’s toolkit to maximise the volume and quality to FDI projects, and, importantly, how to ensure that lagging areas benefit.
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Sep 15
15:30-
16:45

Giving young people a chance to serve

Event Full
Private invitation-only roundtable on how to build civic service opportunities for young people.
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Sep 15
10:30-
11:15

Private capital for public good

How to harness institutional finance for global and domestic decarbonisation.
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Oct 3
16:15-
17:15

One step back, two steps forward

CPC21
How to help young people after the pandemic?
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Oct 4
14:15-
15:15

Competitive Advantage

CPC21
How to keep UK financial and professional services firing on all cylinders?
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Oct 4
10:15-
11:15

Employing the change

CPC21
Putting green jobs at the heart of the economic recovery.
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Oct 4
14:45-
15:45

Rural Resurgence

CPC21
The role of the rural economy in levelling up
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Oct 4
16:00-
17:00

Municipal recovery

CPC21
How can we use cities to drive levelling up?
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Oct 4
17:15-
18:15

Byte Back Better

CPC21
Using innovation to transform service delivery
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Oct 4
19:30-
23:00

Back on Track

CPC21
How can transport connectivity support levelling up?
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Oct 4
8:30-
9:30

Beyond the pandemic

CPC21
How can we turn crisis into renewal for community assets and networks?
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Oct 5
13:30-
14:30

Healthy Investment

CPC21
How can life sciences clusters drive economic growth?
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Oct 5
9:00-
11:00

Farms of Tomorrow

CPC21
Building the regulatory framework to foster innovation in the food and agriculture industry.
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Oct 5
10:15-
11:15

Rent Back Better

CPC21
What does the Renters’ Reform Bill mean for the future of private renting?
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Oct 5
12:15-
13:15

Community Renewal

CPC21
How to turnaround left behind neighbourhoods?
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Oct 5
15:00-
16:00

Build Back Greener

CPC21
How can we decarbonise housing?
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Oct 5
16:30-
17:30

Intelligent Tomorrow

CPC21
Using innovation to transform the UK economy
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Oct 5
8:30-
9:45

The power of change

CPC21
Transforming energy to reach net zero.
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Oct 5
21:00-
23:30

Building Back Reception

CPC21
Onward’s annual Conservative Party Conference drink’s reception, by invitation only.
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Nov 16
9:00-
10:00

Reclaiming Populism

How economic fairness can win back disenchanted voters?
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Dec 7
15:00-
16:15

Healthy Knowledge

A private roundtable with Rt Hon Damian Green MP and Dr Luke Evans MP.
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Dec 8
10:00-
11:00

Further Behind?

How we can level up Further Education and give people the opportunity to go far whilst staying local.
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Dec 9
8:30-
10:00

Business Network breakfast: Lord Barwell and Tom Newton-Dunn

Business Network
A private breakfast for Onward’s Business Network with Lord Barwell and Tom Newton Dunn.
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Jan 18
11:00-
12:00

Making it Smarter

Using technology to rethink the capabilities of UK manufacturing.
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Feb 9
19:00-
21:00

Business Network Dinner: Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP

Business Network
A private dinner for Onward’s Business Network with Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP
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Feb 10
10:30-
11:30

Levelling up pensions

A private Onward roundtable with Richard Holden MP.
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Feb 28
10:30-
11:30

Another Brick in the Wall

Where is the battleground for the next General Election?
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Mar 7
13:15-
14:30

Levelling Up: From Theory to Practice

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Mar 23
17:00-
18:00

Budget Breakdown

Analysing the 2022 Spring Budget and financial forecasts
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Apr 20
18:00-
20:30

Onward After Hours: Claire Coutinho MP

Event Full
Onward After Hours
An Onward drinks reception with Claire Coutinho MP
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Apr 25
15:30-
16:30

Behaviour Change and the Transition to Net Zero

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Apr 26
9:30-
10:45

Tourism recovery and the fabric of communities

A private roundtable with Nigel Huddleston MP
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Apr 27
8:30-
10:00

Breakfast with Rt Hon Therese Coffey MP

Business Network
A private breakfast to discuss the future of work in the UK.
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May 3
14:00-
15:00

When innovation systems work

Science and Technology
What can the UK’s response to the pandemic teach us about wider science and technology policy?
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May 19
12:00-
13:00

Homes for Ukraine

Making the most of British families’ generosity, and the lessons for future crises
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May 24

Restitch: The Social Fabric Summit

The Social Fabric Summit will bring together leading politicians, community and faith leaders, leading thinkers, and ordinary citizens to generate ideas, momentum and conversations to renew society in the wake of coronavirus.
May 26
9:00-
10:30

Business Network Roundtable: Matt Warman MP

Business Network
A private roundtable with Onward’s Business Leaders Network
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Jun 6
14:30-
15:30

A Remote Chance?

The future of work and a post-pandemic future.
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Jun 9
11:30-
12:30

Comparative Advantage

Science and Technology
Can the UK stay scientifically competitive in a multipolar world?
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Jun 29
18:00-
20:30

Onward After Hours: Andrew Bowie MP

Event Full
Onward After Hours
An Onward drink reception with Andrew Bowie MP
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Jul 6
15:00-
16:15

Right to Let

A private roundtable with Eddie Hughes MP
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Jul 18
11:00-
12:15

Securing the Future

Future Energy Scenarios 2022: How can we enable a future energy system that is secure, clean, affordable and fair?
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