Mending Britain’s Broken Economy: our one-day conference on Monday 23rd March
The Growth Commission is co-hosting a major one-day conference with the Institute of International Monetary Research in March 2026 which will be of interest to anyone wanting to understand the UK’s current economic plight and what could be done to fix it.
The conference has the theme ‘Mending Britain’s Broken Economy’ and a stellar line-up of national and international speakers will be appearing at the event on Monday 23rd March at The Vinson Centre at The University of Buckingham.
Taking place less than three weeks after Rachel Reeves will have delivered her Spring Statement, it will be an opportune moment to take stock of why growth in the UK has effectively been flatlining and the kind of solutions required to reverse this trend. Sessions are being planned covering fiscal policy, taxation and spending; monetary policy and the central bank; supply side policy, market distortions and regulatory failure; and the UK’s economic institutions. Speakers already confirmed for the day include:
- Dr Dave Brat – Senior Vice President for Business Engagement at Liberty University, Virginia, and a former U.S. Congressman
- Lord Burns – Former Permanent Secretary to the Treasury and Head of the Government Economic Service
- Professor Juan Castañeda – Director of The Vinson Centre at The University of Buckingham
- Professor Jill Cetina – Associate Director of the commercial banking programme and Executive Professor of Finance at the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University
- Professor Tim Congdon – Founder and Chairman of the Institute of International Monetary Research
- Brandon Davies – Former Treasurer of Barclays Bank
- Simon Dolan – Entrepreneur and investor
- Dr Andrew Lilico – Executive Director and Principal of Europe Economics
- Douglas McWilliams – Member of The Growth Commission and Founder of Cebr
- Shanker Singham – Chairman of The Growth Commission and CEO of Competere
- Ewen Stewart – Director of the Institute of International Monetary Research and a member of The Growth Commission
- Rt Hon Liz Truss – Former Prime Minister and a member of The Growth Commission’s International Advisory Board
- Further speakers to be announced
The day will run from 10.30am for registration and light refreshments before a prompt 11am start and is scheduled then to run through until 5.30pm, with a complimentary lunch included.
Attendance at the conference will be free of charge, but pre-registration is essential using this online form.
There will be free parking available on site at the conference venue in Buckingham, which is also a 20-minute or so drive/cab ride from Milton Keynes Central station, which is served by regular trains from London Euston, Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street.
We hope that you are able to join us for this important and timely event!
