Dear LDID members, 

We are pleased to invite you to LDID’s event on Sunday 21st September from 14.00, at the Connaught Hotel in Bournemouth.  

Alongside the Coalition for Global Prosperity, United Against Malnutrition and Hunger, the World Food Programme and BOND, we will be hosting a series of insightful panel discussions exploring the protection of human rights in a fracturing world, the geopolitical implications of hunger, and the implications of the UK’s aid cuts on global influence and soft power. These will be followed by a drinks and canapés reception. 

14:30 – 15:30 Panel One: Protecting Human Rights in a Fracturing World

Chaired by: Zoe Swanwick (the Coalition for global Prosperity)

Panellists: Monica Harding MP, Prof. Uchenna Emelonye (Bournemouth University/ Human Rights Expert), Ginny Baumann (Freedom Fund), Oli Henman (Action for Sustainable Development)

Supported by the Coalition for Global Prosperity  

15:30 – 15:45 Change-over Break

15:45 – 16:45 Panel Two: The Geopolitical Implications of Hunger

Chaired by: Ed Morello MP

Panellists: Lord Oates (United Against Malnutrition and Hunger), Geraldine O’Callaghan (WFP), Roh Yakobi (Malnutrition Advocate and Political Analyst)

Supported by United Against Malnutrition and Hunger and the World Food Programme

16:45 – 17:00 Change-over Break

17:00 – 18:00 Panel Three: UK Aid Cuts: Implications for Global Influence and Soft Power

Chaired by: Paul Abernethy (BOND)

Panellists: Lord Purvis, Brian Mathew MP, Sophie Powell (Christian Aid), Poppy Ogrier (Foreign Policy Centre)

Supported by BOND

18:00 – 18:30 Venue Reset for Reception

18:30 – 22:00 Drinks and Canapés Reception

Please kindly note that the event will be held outside the secure zone of the conference, therefore no conference passes will be required.