25 JUNE 2026

MORNING PLENARY: Reform, Productivity & the Digital State

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8:30 AM

Coffee & Croissants

Join your public sector colleagues before the Government Transformation Summit gets started.
GTS25_ Day 1_Honey Dacanay

9:15 AM

Government Keynote

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

GTN crowd

9:25 AM

Government Keynote

Data as National Infrastructure

GTS25_ Day 1_Joanna Rowland

9:50AM

Sponsor Spotlight

Reducing Transformation Drag: Creating Clarity Across Complex Estates

GTS25_Data Roundtable v2

10:25 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.

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11:50 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. 

Ed gets stuck into lunch

1:00 PM

LUNCH

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

David Wilde on stage

9:00 AM

Welcome

Transformation vs Change

GTS networking

9:05 AM

Government Keynote

From Change to System Transformation: Applying the 7 Lenses Across Government

GTS25_ Day 1_Round Table (6)

9:35 AM

Sponsor Keynote

Modernising the Core: De-risking Systemic Transformation

GTS25_Networking V3

9:55AM

Morning Break

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

Challenge Lab May 25

11:25 PM

Plenary Panel

AI, Productivity and the New Accountability

  • How should AI productivity be measured in departmental budgets?

  • How do we create accountability systems that reward speed and risk-taking

  • Are we building a digital state or layering AI onto analogue structures?

  • What risks are we underestimating?                

GTS25_ Day 1_Andrew Western

12:50 AM

Futurologist

Exploring the Future of Government

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8:30 AM

Coffee & Croissants

Join your public sector colleagues before the Government Transformation Summit gets started.
David Wilde on stage

9:00 AM

Welcome

Transformation vs Change

GTS25_ Day 1_Honey Dacanay

9:15 AM

Government Keynote

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

GTS networking

9:05 AM

Government Keynote

From Change to System Transformation: Applying the 7 Lenses Across Government

GTN crowd

9:25 AM

Government Keynote

Data as National Infrastructure

GTS25_ Day 1_Round Table (6)

9:35 AM

Sponsor Keynote

Modernising the Core: De-risking Systemic Transformation

GTS25_ Day 1_Joanna Rowland

9:50AM

Sponsor Spotlight

Reducing Transformation Drag: Creating Clarity Across Complex Estates

GTS25_Networking V3

9:55AM

Morning Break

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

GTS25_Data Roundtable v2

10:25 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.

Challenge Lab May 25

11:25 PM

Plenary Panel

AI, Productivity and the New Accountability

  • How should AI productivity be measured in departmental budgets?

  • How do we create accountability systems that reward speed and risk-taking

  • Are we building a digital state or layering AI onto analogue structures?

  • What risks are we underestimating?                

GTS25_ Day 1_Round Table-1

11:50 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. 

GTS25_ Day 1_Andrew Western

12:50 AM

Futurologist

Exploring the Future of Government

Ed gets stuck into lunch

1:00 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

GTS25_Presentation v2

2:00 PM

Government Keynote

Breaking Down Data Silos: Federated Access Across Government

GTS25_Digital Transformation Roundtable

2:20 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.

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4:00 PM

Government Keynote

From AI Pilots to AI Platforms: Scaling Responsibly

Westminster

4:30 PM

Closing Keynote

Event Summary and Next Steps

Networking Drinks

4:40 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.

GTS25_ Day 2

2:1O PM

Sponsor Keynote

Turning Data Visibility into Decision Advantage

GTS25_Data Roundtable v2

3:30 PM

Sponsor Keynote

 

GTS25_Networking V3

3:35 PM

Afternoon Break

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

Data Summit

4:10 PM

Plenary Panel

Service Reform in a Digital State: Where AI Meets Human Judgement
  • Citizen outcomes vs automation

  • Workforce augmentation

  • Fairness vs speed

  • Long-term savings foundations

GTS25_Presentation v2

2:00 PM

Government Keynote

Breaking Down Data Silos: Federated Access Across Government

GTS25_ Day 2

2:1O PM

Sponsor Keynote

Turning Data Visibility into Decision Advantage

GTS25_Digital Transformation Roundtable

2:20 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.

GTS25_Data Roundtable v2

3:30 PM

Sponsor Keynote

 

Leea-awards-134

4:00 PM

Government Keynote

From AI Pilots to AI Platforms: Scaling Responsibly

GTS25_Networking V3

3:35 PM

Afternoon Break

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

Westminster

4:30 PM

Closing Keynote

Event Summary and Next Steps

Data Summit

4:10 PM

Plenary Panel

Service Reform in a Digital State: Where AI Meets Human Judgement
  • Citizen outcomes vs automation

  • Workforce augmentation

  • Fairness vs speed

  • Long-term savings foundations

Networking Drinks

4:40 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.

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.