Thursday 19th March 2009

12:00 Registration

16:30 Meet and greet new delegates

18:00 AGM

Friday 20th March 2009

08:30 Registration

09:00 Exhibition

09:15 Parish notes

09:30 Conference opened by John Wright, FSB National Chairman

Chris Mullen, DELL

Mayor of Newport City Council, Cllr Noel Trigg

John Griffiths AM, Deputy Minister for Skills, Welsh Assembly

Gethin Williams, FSB Regional Chairman, South Wales

10:00 Address by John Wright, FSB National Chairman

10:15 The Rt Hon. John Denham MP, Secretary of State for Innovations, Universities and Skills

10:45 Alistair Anderson, FSB Professor of Small Business

11:00 Motion 1

11:30 Motion 2

12:00 The Rt Hon. Paul Murphy MP, Secretary of State for Wales

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Motion 3

14:00 The Rt Hon. Ken Clarke QC, MP, Shadow Secretary of State, BERR

14:30 Policy session with John Walker

15:00-16:00 Seminar 1 - Campaigning for the FSB

15:00-16:00 Seminar 2 - Dispelling the Myths on Health and Safety

15:00-16:00 Seminar 3 - Local Government around the UK

16.00-17:00 Seminar 4 - Campaigning for the FSB

16:00-17:00 Seminar 5 - Meeting the Economic Challenges with ASC Finance for Business

16:00-17:00 Seminar 6 - The FSB and Europe

17:00 Exhibition closes

Saturday 21st March 2009

08:30 Registration

08:45 Exhibition

09:00 Parish notes

09:15 Presentation by main supporter - Towergate

09:30 Motion 4

10:00 Dell - Main Sponsor

10:30 Ieuan Wyn Jones AM, Deputy First Minister for Wales and Minister for

Economy and Transport

11:00 FSB Question Time chaired by John Humphrys

Panel:

David Davies MP (Conservative)

Jenny Randerson AM (Welsh Liberal Democrats)

Wayne David MP (Labour)

Adam Price MP (Plaid Cymru)

John Walker FSB (National Policy Chairman)

12:45 Lunch

14:00 An audience with John Humphrys

14:45 Motion 5

15:15 Motion 6

15:45 Andrew Neil, Newspaper Editor, Publisher, Broadcaster

16:30 Closing ceremony

Note: programme subject to change without notice