Politics across Britain and Ireland is changing fast, and the recent election results in Britain show just how significant that change could become.

The rise of Reform raises serious questions about the future direction of the UK.

At the same time, conversations about constitutional change and the future of this island are moving firmly into the political mainstream. More and more people are asking what a New Ireland could look like, how change should be managed, and what kind of future can deliver stability, opportunity and inclusion for everyone who shares this island.

The Future of These Islands: Preparing for Change will bring together political parties and other contributors from across Ireland and Britain for a timely day of discussion and debate on the major political questions shaping the years ahead.

The conference will explore:

• The next decade: Preparing for political change
• The art of persuasion: How we talk about a New Ireland
• Ireland, Britain and our changing place in the world: Trust, leadership and change 
• Brexit myths: Populism, misinformation and constitutional change
• The next generation: Shaping the future of this island

Speakers will include:

Claire Hanna MP
SDLP Leader and MP for Belfast South and Mid Down
Leo Varadkar
Former Taoiseach
Jim O'Callaghan TD
Irish Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Stephen Gethins MSP
Scottish Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Energy
Colum Eastwood
SDLP MP for Foyle
Mark Drakeford
Former First Minister of Wales
Matthew O'Toole MLA
SDLP Leader of the Opposition and MLA for Belfast South
Sinéad Gibney TD
Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown
Duncan Smith TD
Labour TD for Dublin Fingal East
Senator Conor Murphy
Leader of Sinn Féin in the Seanad
Cara Hunter MLA
SDLP MLA for East Derry
Baroness Sue Gray
Former Downing Street Chief of Staff and senior civil servant
Ian Marshall
Former Independent Ulster Unionist Senator and President of the Ulster Farmers' Union
Linzi McLaren
Former UUP Councillor and community activist
Conleth Burns
Associate Director at More in Common
Orna Young
Co-founder and Managing Director of FactCheckNI
Aoife Murphy
Youth Activist
Ellie-Jo Taylor
Youth Activist

Further speakers to be announced.

This event is for anyone interested in considering what the future looks like from all perspectives, and who wants to engage in respectful, inclusive and ambitious planning for the years ahead.

If you are attending with an organisation you can purchase tickets here.

If you are attending as an individual you can purchase tickets here.

If you are attending as a member of the SDLP you can purchase tickets here.