Agenda
| 9:45am | Sir Roger Carr, CBI President |
| President's address | |
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| 10:00am | David Cameron, Prime Minister |
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| 10:30am | Vince Cable, Business Secretary |
| 10:50am Coffee Break | |
| 11:20am | Panel Debate - Winning Business in a Changing World |
| The pressures and challenges of global businesses are increasing. We will hear from some of the UK's leading CEOs and learn how they maintain and increase market share in mature and growing markets. Keynote Address: Rupert Soames, chief executive, Aggreko Panellists include: | |
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| 12:30pm: | Ed Miliband, leader of the oposition |
| Keynote address followed by Q&A | |
| 1pm Lunch Break | |
| 2:30pm: | Boris Johnson, Mayor of London |
| Keynote address: The business legacy of the Olympics (followed by Q&A) | |
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| 3pm: | Paul Polman, chief executive officer, Unilever |
| Keynote address followed by Q&A | |
| Chairman: Martin Cook, Ernst & Young UK & Ireland commercial managing partner | |
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| 3:30pm | First steps: A new approach for schools in the UK |
| A debate to launch the CBI’s approach for excellence in education as part of a commitment by business to campaign for raising ambition for all in schools. Education is the most important long-term priority for the UK and the session considers the obligation of business to set out what is needed from the UK’s schools system so that every young person is positioned for success in life and work. The panellists will discuss the vision and purpose of UK education and debate how we can achieve excellent outcomes through inspirational teaching and leadership, setting clear expectations, better engaging parents and communities and ensuring there is rigour in every aspect of school life. Chairman: Faisal Islam, Channel 4 News economics editor Panellists: | |
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| 4:45pm: | Closing remarks |
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| The conference was followed by the CBI Annual Dinner, which included an address from BBC journalist Andrew Marr. | |