The School of Public Policy is celebrating twenty years of the MPA programme, and ten years of the EMPA programme. To mark the occasion, the SPP is hosting an afternoon of looking at 2024’s ground-breaking year of elections around the world and how this will impact public policy professionals.
We will be hearing from experts in policy and government speak about the upcoming elections, how changing governments impacts those working in public policy, and how policy professionals can deal with these upcoming shifts in their everyday work. The afternoon will begin with lunch and a chance to network with fellow alumni and conclude with an evening drinks.
We look forward to some wide-ranging discussions and expanding our horizons with you; we really hope you'll be able to attend.
Where possible, certain sessions will be made hybrid for the benefit of our overseas alumni.
Registration is now open here.
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Symposium Programme
Saturday 22 June 2024
The Centre Building, LSE Campus
12:30pm - 8:15pm BST
Open to all SPP alumni, staff and students
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12:30pm - 1:45pm
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Lunch and Registration
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1:45pm - 2:15pm
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Welcome Plenary
Speaker: Professor Tony Travers (Associate Dean of the School of Public Policy)
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2:15pm – 3:45pm
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Panel Discussion: The UK, USA, and Indian Elections
Hybrid option available
Speakers: Dr Pavithra Suryanarayan (Assistant Professor at the Department of Government, LSE)
Professor Peter Trubowitz (Professor of International Relations, Department of International Relations, LSE)
Professor Anand Menon (Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London, and Director of UK in a Changing Europe)
Chair: Professor Tony Travers (Associate Dean of the School of Public Policy)
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3:45pm – 4:00pm
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Coffee Break
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4:00pm – 5:00pm
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Alumni Discussion Panel: Working Through Changes in Government
Speakers: Michael Maitland (MPA, 2005) - current Government Affairs Advisor at McCarter & English and former US Congress Chief of Staff
Ian Forber (EMPP, 2017) - current Visiting Professor at Kings and former Director at the UK Civil Service
Nina Pregellio (EMPA, 2023) - Senior Adviser, Human Rights at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Javiera Ibacache (MPA, 2018) – Head of Advisors to the Chilean Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism
Professor Alexander Evans OBE, MPA in Data Science for Public Policy Programme Director and former Strategy Director in the Cabinet Office and advisor to the Prime Minister in 10 Downing Street
Chair: Dr Lloyd Gruber, MPA Programme Director
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5:00pm – 5:15pm
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Coffee break
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5:15pm – 6:15pm
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Keynote Speech: The epic struggle to create an MPA and a cross-disciplinary Public Policy School at LSE
Hybrid option available
Speakers: Professor Tony Travers (Associate Dean of the School of Public Policy)
Professor Patrick Dunleavy (Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Public Policy)
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6:15pm - 8.30pm
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Drinks Reception
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