with Shadow Minister for Legal Services, Alex Cunningham MP

Virtual

This roundtable will explore how law firms and Ministers in the next Labour government can work with the profession to get more people into law from a diverse range of backgrounds.

with Labour MP, Andrew Western

Westminster, London

Getting Britain building again is one of Labour’s key missions, from more homes, to investment in key infrastructure such as roads and railways. This roundtable with Andrew Western MP - described as Parliament’s ‘biggest YIMBY’ will explore what that could mean, and the role organisations have to play - from fast- track planning to supporting communities with new development.

On 23rd April 2024, the Purpose Coalition and Breaking Down Barriers Commission will host a major roundtable with Liam Byrne MP, Chair of the Business and Trade Select Committee and former Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

One of Labour’s Five Missions for Government is ‘Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity’, and this event will launch our Commission on Breaking Down Barriers.

with Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, Ashley Dalton MP

Westminster, London

Achieving equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace is a crucial part of Labour’s plan for government. This roundtable with Ashley Dalton MP, Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities will explore how the next Labour government can work with employers to improve diversity and inclusion in the workplace, why it is vital to boosting economic growth and unlocking people’s full potential, and how organisations can tackle socio-economic discrimination in the workplace.

with Shadow Minister for Energy Security, Dr Alan Whitehead MP

Westminster, London

One of Labour’s 5 Missions is to ‘Build a Clean Energy Superpower’, and a crucial Purpose Goal is ‘Harnessing the Energy Transition’. This event with Dr Alan Whitehead, Shadow Minister for Energy Security will explore how the next Labour government can work with businesses committed to net-zero in order to deliver on it.

with Alistair Strathern MP, Labour MP for Mid Bedfordshire

Westminster, London

This event with Alistair Strathern, Labour MP for Mid Bedfordshire and former Bank of England Climate Lead at the Bank of England will explore the economy of the future, from green investments, to new skills and opportunities

with the Attorney General for England and Wales, Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC MP, Minister of State for Justice, Rt Hon Ed Argar MP, and others.

House of Commons, London

This event in the House of Commons will launch the Breaking Down Barriers to Law Action Plan, bringing together participating law firms, MPs, Members of the House of Lords and other key stakeholders to celebrate the great work of the participating firms.

with the Minister of State for Employment, Jo Churchill MP

House of Commons, London

This event will mark the launch of Petemps’ Future of the Workforce Report in the House of Commons.

with Shadow Minister for Education, Helen Hayes MP

Virtual

This roundtable will consider the role employers - from businesses to universities have in supporting employees to balance childcare responsibilities in the workplace, and the role of businesses and universities to prepare the next generation to take considered choices about future education steps.

Join Labour’s Shadow Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy, Alex Davies Jones MP, to talk about how the UK can put social mobility at the heart of the agenda, plug the skills gap and provide greater support for startups.

Join Rt Hon Chloe Smith, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to explore how Britain can get more people back into work.

Come and find out how we’re working across the political divide to boost equality of opportunity!

This discussion, chaired by former Education Secretary Rt Hon Justine Greening, explores how collaboration between universities, business and government can support growth, new jobs, and better opportunities for people from the most disadvantaged communities.

SMEs are the backbone of the UK economy, but traditional high street lenders too often fail to meet their needs. 'Going for growth' will explore how, with the support of specialist lending banks - who invest the time to understand their customers - the UK can achieve Labour's mission of the highest growth in the G7.

Chaired by former Education Secretary Rt Hon Justine Greening, and brings together Young Enterprise Chief Executive Sharon Davies, Shadow Ministers and young people who have taken part in Young Enterprise programmes to explore how a Labour government can futureproof education, putting applied learning at the heart of the classroom.

Universities play a key role in Britain's cities - and by collaborating, they have the potential to do more. This panel discussion Chaired by former Education Secretary Rt Hon Justine Greening, will explore how Newcastle and Northumbria University's groundbreaking partnership is raising participation in higher education and forging new pathways and opportunities for disadvantaged young people in the region - and how the model can be used elsewhere.

This event aims to consider the importance of our railways to local communities across the UK, explore how a future Labour government can support railways and unlock the social value of rail, discuss how organisations like Hitachi work with the next Labour government to achieve the missions to 'Break down barriers to opportunity at every stage', and 'achieve the highest growth in the G7' Missions.

The Midlife MOT is a free review for workers aged 45-55 to take stock of finances skills and health to better prepare for retirement and build financial resilience. This event will explore the experience of Reed in Partnership’s Midlife MOT pilot in East Anglia and consider how it can help people across the country plan for later life.

Improving education training and employment for young people could provide a £40bn boost to the UK’s GDP (PWC 2022). Applied learning is a crucial mechanism to achieve this by enhancing traditional teaching methods to engage students with real world skills through hands-on experiences and problem solving. Ready for the Real World is Chaired by former Education Secretary Rt Hon Justine Greening and will bring together Young Enterprise Chief Executive Sharon Davies MPs and young people who have taken part in Young Enterprise programmes to explore how government could future proof education by putting applied learning approaches at the heart of the classroom.

Hosted by Rt Hon Justine Greening and Sinead Rocks, in partnership with Channel 4, this reception will demonstrate how we’re working across the political divide to boost equality of opportunity, and in particular look at the work Channel 4 is already doing to spread opportunity in the nations and regions.

Join Labour’s Shadow Minister for Tech, Gambling and the Digital Economy, Alex Davies Jones MP, to talk about how the UK can put social mobility at the heart of the agenda, plug the skills gap and provide greater support for startups.

Join the Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression Mims Davies MP for a private roundtable with Rt Hon Justine Greening to discuss returning to employment, STEM, and the menopause.

Join Rt Hon Chloe Smith, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology to explore how Britain can get more people back into work.

On Tuesday 20th June, the Purpose Coalition and SME for Labour will launch our first joint report, 'Entrepreneurial Revolution: How can the UK put SMEs at the heart of the economy', with Shadow Minister for Business and Industry Bill Esterson MP, and former Member of Sir Keir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet Nick Forbes CBE. The event will be chaired by Catherine Atkinson, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate for Derby North.

The report will explore how entrepreneurship can boost social mobility and the economy, and the role of Purpose-led organisations in supporting SMEs to deliver for communities across the UK.

Join Rt Hon Justine Greening, Peter Gibson MP and leading Purpose Coalition Members to discuss how LGBT+ acceptance in the workplace has changed in recent years, where the government can go further to support the LGBT+ community, and explore how technology and innovation can help the UK to go even further on LGBT+ healthcare.

This roundtable with Nick Forbes CBE will discuss the future of skills training under a Labour government, such as the transformation of the Apprenticeship Levy into a ‘Growth and Skills Levy’, and what employers want to see from the next Labour government when it comes to skills training.

Join the Minister for Small Business and Enterprise, Kevin Hollinrake MP, Purpose Coalition Chair Rt Hon Justine Greening and Young Enterprise Chief Executive Sharon Davies to discuss how organisations can go further to improve enterprise education in schools and colleges, and discuss how enterprise schemes can help organisations train young people in the skills business needs for the future.

This roundtable discussion with Bill Esterson MP, Shadow Minister of State for Business and Industry will explore how business and a future Labour government can work together to boost social mobility and improve equality of opportunity.

Join us for this webinar as we put microaggressions under the microscope, discussing the research, and what actions and strategies organisations could implement to reduce microaggressions in their workplace. We will also be sharing our own journey of how we’re supporting and protecting our own female talent, and our drive to create an equitable, supportive and inclusive workplace that enables the future to work for everyone.