R&D Society: Keynote: David Willetts MP April 21, 2009

David Willetts is Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills and has been the Member of Parliament for Havant since 1992. He was Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2001-2005 and has worked at HM Treasury, and the Number 10 Policy Unit. He served as Paymaster General in the last Conservative Government.

He is a Governor of the Ditchley Foundation and a member of the Council of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He is Senior Adviser to Punter Southall, actuaries. David has written widely on economic and social policy.

The discussion dinner will be held under the Chatham House Rule.

Official Website: http://www.rdsoc.org/09L3.html