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The bringing together of all the major constituencies from the media and creative industries was well conceived and timely and made for a very worthwhile couple of days for delegates and speakers alike.
Eric Nicoli
Chairman - Vue Cinemas (Former Executive Chairman EMI group and HMV Group)
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Tom Watson
MP
Tom Watson was elected to Parliament in June 2001 as the Member of Parliament for the West Bromwich East constituency. Tom has served as a Government Whip and Defence Minister as well as Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Treasury and most recently as Minister for Digital Engagement and Civil Service Issues at the Cabinet Office.
He steered the Armed Forces Act through parliament and sat on the committees that brought forward the Proceeds of Crime Bill, the Human Tissue Bill, the Civil Partnerships Bill and the Gambling Bill. He also introduced a Private Members Bill - Organ Donation (Presumed Consent with Safeguards) Bill. He sat on the Home Affairs Select Committee under the Chairmanship of Chris Mullin.
Tom co-authored "Votes for All" which examined compulsory voting and also "Taking Responsibility - dealing with the legacy of radioactive waste" both published by the Fabian Society.
Before entering the House of Commons, Tom worked as the Political Adviser to Sir Ken Jackson at the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union. He has also worked for the Labour Party and Save the Children. He served on the Rover Taskforce, the Government appointed body that helped extend the life of the Longbridge car plant.
Tom's other policy areas include manufacturing, energy and law and order but his specialist interest is the digital world and social media.
Tom established the http://powerofinformation.wordpress.com Power of Information Task Force to advance the recommendations in the Power of Information Report by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Mayo Ed Mayo and Tom Steinberg.
