Who’s hurting and what’s helping? Tackling unemployment after the recession:  The Age and Employment Conference 2010

Shape the debate - make sure your message is heard

Your last change to connect with the key decision makers before the general election!

TAEN and the Social Market Foundation are jointly arranging this conference to be held on Monday 8 March 2010, 9.00am-1.30pm, including lunch.  

Speakers include:

• Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
• Lord Freud, Conservative Shadow Minister for Welfare Reform
• Prof Steve Webb MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
• Ian Mulheirn, Director, Social Market Foundation
• Chris Ball, Chief Executive, TAEN - The Age and Employment Network
• Chris Melvin, Chief Executive, Reed in Partnership
• Dave Simmonds OBE, Chief Executive, CESI
• Amanda McIntyre, Director, ERSA
• Kate Bell, Head of Policy & Research, Gingerbread
• Laurie Russell, Chief Executive , The Wise Group
• John Philpott, Chief Economist, CIPD
• Lord Layard, Programme Director, Centre for Economic Performance (invited)

The plight of younger workers in the current recession is of great importance to the public. The Government has responded to this with a range of policy interventions. However, with public attention focused on young people, the time is right to expand the debate and talk about what can be done to mitigate the impact of unemployment on other age-groups.

The purpose of this half-day conference is to raise the profile of rising unemployment among older workers and those over 25 more generally. It will explore what policy can do to help older workers in the wake of the recession.  You will: 

• hear from top politicians in the three main parties on their plans to tackle unemployment;
• Learn about current thinking and future policy direction across the political specturm in the run up to the election;
• Gain insight into what the general election will mean for you and your organisation;
• Enhance your practical knowledge, hear from practitioner experts in their field about what more policy might do to help workers over the age of 25: and
• Network and share ideas with others involved in this policy space, including welfare-to-work providers.

The conference will be held at Canterbury Court, Kennington Park Business Centre, London, SW9 6DE  (near Oval Underground Station)

Cost: £176 (inclusive of VAT);  TAEN members: £105 (inclusive of  VAT)

To register your place at this event please use the ‘Book Place’ function below or email zelia.young@taen.org.uk

Download a copy of the conference report issued on 18 March.