25 JUNE 2026

MORNING PLENARY: Reform, Productivity & the Digital State

8:30 AM

Coffee & Croissants

Join your public sector colleagues before the Government Transformation Summit gets started.

9:05 AM

Samantha Jones OBE, Permanent Secretary, DHSC

9:25 AM

Sponsor Keynote

Modernising the Core: De-risking Systemic Transformation

9:40 AM

Sponsor Keynote

Reducing Transformation Drag: Creating Clarity Across Complex Estates

10:55 AM

Morning Break

A chance to connect and network with Civil Service peers and industry thought leaders

11:35 AM

Session Two - Roundtable Discussions

The second of the day's three 1-hour Discussion Table sessions where government delegates break up into small groups for candid, closed-door conversations across their choice of themed Discussion Table topics.

12:50 PM

LUNCH

Networking lunch provided by the award-winning catering team of Church House - with vegan options available.

9:00 AM

Welcome

Mike Potter, Former Chief Digital Officer, UK Government

9:15 AM

James Mitton, Chief AI Officer, HMRC

Move Fast, Fix Things: Reforming the Operating Model of the Digital State

9:30 AM

Richard Patterson, Chief Data and AI Officer, US State Department

9:55 AM

Session One - Roundtable Discussions

The first of the day's three 1-hour Discussion Table sessions where government delegates break up into small groups for candid, closed-door conversations across their choice of themed Discussion Table topics.

11:15 AM

Plenary Panel

AI, Productivity and the New Accountability

Annette Southgate, Deputy Director S&T and Accelerated Capability Environment, Home Office
Martin Waudby, Chief Data Officer, Camden Council

12:35 AM

Katherine Williamson, Chief Data Officer, Department for Transport

Transforming Transport: the Data Action Plan

8:30 AM

Coffee & Croissants

Join your public sector colleagues before the Government Transformation Summit gets started.

9:00 AM

Welcome

Mike Potter, Former Chief Digital Officer, UK Government

9:05 AM

Samantha Jones OBE, Permanent Secretary, DHSC

9:15 AM

James Mitton, Chief AI Officer, HMRC

Move Fast, Fix Things: Reforming the Operating Model of the Digital State

9:25 AM

Sponsor Keynote

Modernising the Core: De-risking Systemic Transformation

9:30 AM

Richard Patterson, Chief Data and AI Officer, US State Department

9:40 AM

Sponsor Keynote

Reducing Transformation Drag: Creating Clarity Across Complex Estates

9:55 AM

Session One - Roundtable Discussions

10:55 AM

Morning Break

A chance to connect and network with Civil Service peers and industry thought leaders

11:15 AM

Plenary Panel

AI, Productivity and the New Accountability

Annette Southgate, Deputy Director S&T and Accelerated Capability Environment, Home Office
Martin Waudby, Chief Data Officer, Camden Council

11:35 AM

Session Two - Roundtable Discussions

12:35 AM

Katherine Williamson, Chief Data Officer, Department for Transport

Transforming Transport: the Data Action Plan

12:50 PM

LUNCH

Networking lunch provided by the award-winning catering team of Church House - with vegan options available.

AFTERNOON SESSION

From Data to AI to Service Outcomes

1:40 PM

Phil Swan, Director for Government Digital Enablement at DSIT

Breaking Down Data Silos: Federated Access Across Government

3:00 PM

Sponsor Keynote

3:15 PM

Afternoon Break

Another chance to connect and network with Civil Service peers and industry thought leaders

3:55 PM

Fireside chat

Move Fast, Fix Things: Building AI Capability from the Inside Out

Kalbir Sohi, Chief AI Officer, UK Government
James Mitton, Chief AI Officer, HMRC

4:25 PM

Networking Drinks

Join us for a drink or two on the terrace overlooking Westminster Abbey to network with your colleagues from across the public sector, and get to know our invited guest speakers and discussion co-hosts better.

1:50 PM

Dipak Varsani, Public Sector Commercial lead for UKI & European Agencies

Turning Data Visibility into Decision Advantage

2:00 PM

Session Three - Roundtable Discussions

Our third and final 1-hour Discussion Table session where government delegates break up into small groups for candid, private conversations across their choice of themed Discussion Table topics.

3:40 PM

Tina Churcher, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

From AI Pilots to AI Platforms: Scaling Responsibly

4:15 PM

Event Summary and Next Steps

1:40 PM

Phil Swan, Director for Government Digital Enablement at DSIT

Breaking Down Data Silos: Federated Access Across Government

1:50 PM

Dipak Varsani, Public Sector Commercial lead for UKI & European Agencies

Turning Data Visibility into Decision Advantage

3:00 PM

Sponsor Keynote

2:00 PM

Session Three - Roundtable Discussions

Our third and final 1-hour Discussion Table session where government delegates break up into small groups for candid, private conversations across their choice of themed Discussion Table topics.

3:15 PM

Afternoon Break

Another chance to connect and network with Civil Service peers and industry thought leaders

3:40 PM

Tina Churcher, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

From AI Pilots to AI Platforms: Scaling Responsibly

3:55 PM

Fireside chat

Move Fast, Fix Things: Building AI Capability from the Inside Out

Kalbir Sohi, Chief AI Officer, UK Government
James Mitton, Chief AI Officer, HMRC

4:15 PM

Event Summary and Next Steps

4:25 PM

Networking Drinks

Making a Difference

We are grateful to the members of our Leaders Network - a group of exceptional public sector practitioners and thought leaders from the UK public sector and around the world - for their active counsel and support of our mission to enable transformational government outcomes.