Social Liberal Forum
Social Liberal Forum Conference
UK and Europe: Offshore island or part of the main ?
Resource for London, 356 Holloway Rd, London N7 6PA and online 25th June 2022
10.00 Welcome
10.05 Who are Liberals in Europe: The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)
Phil Bennion, former MEP for West Midlands
Sophie in 't Veld, MEP from D66, Netherlands
Chair: Denali Ranasinghe
11.00 UK and Europe: Environment How can UK work with EU and rest of Europe ?
Duncan Brack, former special adviser at Department of Energy & Climate Change, Associate Fellow Chatham House.
Jane Brophy, former MEP, North West England
Chair: Rebecca Taylor, former MEP, Yorkshire & Humber
12.00 Beveridge Lecture
Alistair Carmichael MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on Home Affairs
13.00 LUNCH BREAK
14.00 UK and Europe: Economics: Impact of Brexit & what to do
Professor Chris Grey, Royal Holloway, University of London, author of Brexit & Beyond blog
Will Hutton, Writer and journalist, former Principal of Hertford College, Oxford
Chair: Humaira Ali
15.00 UK and Europe: Defence and Security
Baroness Julie Smith, Liberal Democrat Lords spokesperson on Defence
Gijs de Vries, D66, former European Union Counter-terrorism Coordinator
Chair: Louise Harris
16.00 Panel: A Social Liberal Europe with the UK
Gordon Lishman, Jane Dodds, Member of Senedd Cymru and guests
Chair: Iain Brodie Brown
16.30 Close