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29 June 2017, The Royal Society, London
Our 2017 annual conference will bring together members of our extensive network to discuss some of the opportunities for policy makers at both local and national levels to draw on academic expertise in support of more effective public policy.
To book your place at our annual conference, please click here
Invited speakers will debate some of the priority topics identified by our network this year – from the future of the internet to industrial strategy and the role of place – and how the learning generated by our network is being drawn on by policy makers, researchers and civil society.
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For a full list of speakers and topics, please download a copy of the conference agenda
Who should attend?
This conference has been designed for an audience of policy professionals, researchers and business leaders who have an interest in how evidence and expertise is used in support of more effective public policy.
Cost of attending
- Students and postdocs - £30
- CSaP Fellows - £95
- Government, academia. learned societies and voluntary sector - £130
- Industry - £295
Costs include attendance at all sessions, as well as lunch and refreshments throughout the day.
How to register
To book your place at our annual conference, please click here.
About CSaP's annual conference
Our annual conference welcomes more than 200 people from across a range of government, academic and business organisations. Topics covered during our conference focus on our most recent work bringing together academic experts and decision makers in government. For information on our previous conferences, please click here.
Conference sponsors
Conference participants
Professor Dominic Abrams
University of Kent
Stephen Aldridge
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Professor Sir John Aston
Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Dr Jo Casebourne
Foundations
Sarah Church
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Dr David Cleevely
Royal Academy of Engineering
Professor Dame Diane Coyle
Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge
Professor Jon Crowcroft
Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge
Dr Jo Dally
National Composites Centre
Marcus Gilleard
The National Trust
Simon Greaves
AstraZeneca
Professor Ian Hodge
Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge
Tom Hook
Oxford City Council
Professor Neil Lawrence
Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge
Andrew Lightfoot
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Professor John Miles
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
Charlene Rohr
RAND Europe
Gila Sacks
Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
Jon Sussex
RAND Europe
Professor Sander van der Linden
Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge
Lord David Willetts
Resolution Foundation
Dr Rupert Wilmouth
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Glenn Woodcock
Oxygen House
Professor Lorna Woods
University of Essex
Sir Chris Wormald
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
Dame Kate Barker
The Productivity Institute
Dr Claire Craig
Queen's College, Oxford
Professor Michael Kenny
Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge
Robert Madelin
Fipra International Ltd
Dr Matthew Niblett
Independent Transport Commission
Dame Julia Unwin
York St John University
Ed Whiting
The Wellcome Trust
Dr Tina Barsby
Cambridge Global Food Security SRI
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