The venue is the iconic Hickstead Showground, just off the A23 near Sayers Common. As we enter a General Election year, we will have a keynote speech from Ben Spencer MP, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party responsible for the South East, on the election landscape.
May 2024 will also see an election for the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner and our brilliant candidate and current occupant Katy Bourne OBE will be present as well.
We will have two great interactive sessions with full audience participation. Our Deputy Chairman Political Helen Galley will lead a panel on Campaigning To Win, which will include Mims Davies MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, Keith Glazier Leader of East Sussex County Council and Sally-Ann Hart MP.
A question time event will have a panel including Katy Bourne OBE Sussex PCC, Henry Smith MP and Nus Ghani MP Minister of State for Industry and Economic Security. The panel will be chaired by Paul Marshall, Leader of West Sussex County Council.
We also will have a special surprise guest. It’s a great line-up and promises to be an interesting and uplifting event.
Conference fee which includes tea and coffee on arrival is £15.
Following conference there is a buffet lunch at 1pm which is £20 and a cash bar will also be available. It’ll be a great chance to mingle with MPs, our PCC and your Sussex Area team as well as catching up with old friends and colleagues and meeting new ones.