We’re attending the Conservative and Labour Party Conferences this year
Good Things Foundation is attending the Conservative and Labour Party Conferences this year. We'll be involved in a range of activities and champion the need for investment digital inclusion.
Good Things Foundation is attending Conservative and Labour Party Conferences this year, where we will be championing and pushing for our Government policy asks to fix the digital divide – for good.
Here you’ll find a sneak peek of the range of fringe events and activities we’re involved in:
Conservative Party Conference
Monday 2nd October:
Left out: How to tackle the poverty premium and digital exclusion
Fringe panel at 9:45am with Centre for Social Justice & Virgin Money
Alongside the likes of Paul Scully MP, our Group CEO Helen Milner will be discussing the problem of digital exclusion and the poverty premium – and what to do to fix it.
Industry Leaders’ Reception
Drinks reception at 10:30pm with Digital Tories & Conservatives in Communications
As one of the charity partners, Good Things will be at the industry leaders reception on Monday night – if you’re attending please say hello!
Tuesday 3rd October:
Digital and cyber skills: Unlocking UK business’ potential
Fringe panel at 2:30pm with techUK & DXC Technology
Our Group CEO, Helen Milner, will be discussing the integral need for basic digital skills in our society, not for our businesses to unlock their potential but for our wider UK economy to prosper.
Get connected: How can the UK close the ‘investment gap’ and empower 5G rollout in every part of the UK?
Fringe panel at 3pm with New Statesman & Three UK
Natasha Bright-Wray, our Associate Director of Communications, discusses how digitally excluded people are essential to the planning and rollout of 5G, and what we can do to ensure hard internet infrastructure links to social infrastructure and fixes the digital divide.
Labour Party Conference
Monday 9th October:
Left out: How to tackle the poverty premium and digital exclusion
Fringe panel at 10:15am with Centre for Social Justice & Virgin Money
Our Group CEO, Helen Milner, will be discussing the problem of digital exclusion and the poverty premium – and what to do to fix it.
Get connected: How can the UK close the ‘investment gap’ and empower 5G rollout in every part of the UK?
Fringe panel at 3pm with New Statesman & Three UK
Our Group CEO Helen Milner will be discussing how digital excluded people are essential to the planning and rollout of 5G, and what we can do to ensure hard internet infrastructure links to social infrastructure and fixes the digital divide.
Levelling up living standards – how we can bridge the digital divide?
Fringe panel at 5pm with the N8, RSA, & the University of Liverpool
Dr. Emma Stone, our Director of Evidence and Engagement, will be part of a cross-sector to discuss how we can bridge the digital divide and level up living standards – focusing on the latest developments of the Minimum Digital Living Standards project.
Tuesday 10th October:
Fringe panel at 6pm with Demos
Alongside Chi Onwurah MP (invited) and Kate Bell from the TUC, our Group CEO Helen Milner will be discussing how we can fix the digital divide across the UK and what we need from the Government to get us there.
Come and say hello if you see us there! Together, we can fix the digital divide – for good.