Conference – Our insecure society: risks across the life course 

09.30 – 09.45 | Welcome and purpose

Tim Gardam will outline the Foundation’s work in the last five years and how its purpose will adapt to future challenges.

09.45 – 10.15 | Keynote lecture

Keynote lecture by Sir Andrew Dilnot, Warden of Nuffield College, Chair of the 2011 Commission on the Funding of Care and Support and former Chair of the UK Statistics Authority.

10.15 – 11.00 | Responses and audience discussion

Responses from Anna Vignoles – Director, Leverhulme Trust and Ravi Gurumurthy – Chief Executive Officer, Nesta

11.15 – 12.45 | Grown up? Transitions to adulthood

Our panel will discuss the wider social, technological and cultural forces affecting the well-being of contemporary adolescents and how well our institutions are supporting a successful transition to adulthood and the world of work.

• Chair: Carey Oppenheim – Cross Cutting Project Lead, Nuffield Foundation
• Professor Robin Banerjee – Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Global and Civic Engagement, University of Sussex
  
• Kadra Abdinasir – Associate Director for Policy, Centre for Mental Health
• Oli de Botton – Chief Executive Officer, Careers & Enterprise Company
• Dr Emily Tanner – Programme Head, Post-14 Education and Skills, Nuffield Foundation

13.45 – 15.15 | Families, work and care

This session will examine demographic change and the implications for working-age adults, family life, caring responsibilities and the changing nature of work.

• Chair: Professor Ann Phoenix – Professor of Psychosocial Studies, University College London, Nuffield Foundation Trustee
• Professor Jane Falkingham – Director ESRC Centre for Population Change, University of Southampton
• Professor Oriana Bandiera – Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, London School of Economics
• Deborah Cadman – Joseph Rowntree Foundation Trustee, formerly Chief Executive, Birmingham City Council
• Professor Brian Bell – Professor of Economics, King’s College London, Nuffield Foundation Trustee

15.35 – 16.50 | The future safety net: the need for effective public institutions 

Our final panel will consider whether our social institutions are still able to offer a safety net of security for individuals, families and communities.

• Chair: John Pullinger – Chair of the Electoral Commission, Nuffield Foundation Trustee
• Dame Clare Moriarty – Chief Executive, Citizens Advice
• Professor Diane Coyle – Director of the Bennett Institute, University of Cambridge
• Professor Imran Rasul – Research Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies

16.50 – 17.00 | Closing remarks

Nuffield Foundation Chair, Professor Sir Keith Burnett will wrap up the conference.

17.00 – 18.30 | Drinks reception