Be Part of the Conversation
Join fellow senior Civil Servants and local government executives for candid, peer-led conversations on the real-world challenges of transformation.
Whether your focus is digital delivery, citizen services, data strategy or AI adoption, our award-winning roundtable format gives you the space to share what’s working, hear how others are approaching similar challenges, and shape thinking across government.
Choose from 30 discussion topics across the two days – and spend time on what matters most to you and your team.
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Transformation Strategy
Co-hosts;
- Dr Kate Marks, Deputy Director, Environment Agency
- Aravindhan Rajasekar, Principal Architect for Group Corporate Services, Defra
In Partnership with:
AI Use Cases
Co-hosts;
- Adam Bricknell, Head of Advanced Analytics, HM Treasury
- Euan Slack, Director of Central Digital Platform, Cabinet Office
In Partnership with:
Future Delivery Models
Co-hosts;
- Tina Churcher, Chief Delivery Officer, (Government Digital & Data), DVSA
- Tim Ketton-Locke, Deputy Director of Digital Exploitation, MoD
In Partnership with:
Implementing AI
Co-hosts;
- Liam Walsh, Chief Technology Officer, Defra
- Julia Howes, Deputy Director of AI Adoption and Measurement, Justice AI, Ministry of Justice
AI Strategy
- Chris Darriet Jones, Chief Data Architect, Post Office
- Simon Short, Director of Data & AI, Homes England
Cross-Government Functions (Data)
Co-hosts;
- Eilidh McLaughlin, Deputy Director, Digital Ethics, Inclusion and Assurance, Scottish Government
- Fiona Murray, Deputy Director, Shared Services & Enterprise Resource Platform Implementation at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
Data Interoperability
- Ruth Studley, Programme Director of Workplace Transformation, Department of Work and Pensions
- Katherine Williamson, Chief Data Officer, Department for Transport
In Partnership with:
Digital Workplace
Co-hosts;
- Patrick Rickles, Head of Digital Skills & Innovation, North Sea Transition Authority
- Lee Dunn, Head of Digital and Data Profession and Scottish Digital Academy, Scottish Government
Service Modernisation
Co-hosts;
- Sarah Lyons, Head of Transformation, Ministry of Justice
- Sarah Williams, Chief Customer Officer, Westminster Council
In Partnership with:
Service Design
Co-hosts;
- Cathy Dutton, Deputy Director, Service Design & Delivery, Department for Education
- Dan Tippell, Deputy Director for Service Management, UK Home Office
User-Centric Design
Co-hosts;
- Anaïs Reding, Chief Digital Officer, Department for Business & Trade
- Chris Harvey, Head of Product & Services, Ministry of Defence
In Partnership with:
Digital Experience
Co-hosts;
- Eilidh McLaughlin, Deputy Director, Digital Ethics, Inclusion and Assurance, Scottish Government
- Verity Hislop, Senior Project Manager, Digital Office, Scottish Local Government
Operational Transformation
Co-hosts;
- Justin Placide, Head of Net Zero Governance, Briefing and Fiscal Events at Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ)
- Kate Caulkin, People and Operational Management Insights Director, UK National Audit Office
In Partnership with:
Data-Enabled Services
Co-hosts;
- Selina Holliday, Head of User Centred Design, Greater London Authority
- Jonathan Cairns-Terry, Deputy Director of Insight Products, Care Quality Commission
Government Efficiency
Co-hosts;
- Lucia Webster, Deputy Director, Government Grants Management Function, Cabinet Office
- Ivana Gordon, Deputy Director, GCG Services, Cabinet Office
In Partnership with:
Change Management
Co-hosts;
- Sarah Ormerod, Programme Director of the Passport Transformation Programme, Home Office
- Madelaine Simpkin, Deputy Director, Corporate Transformation, DWP
In Partnership with:
Data Sharing
Co-hosts;
- Nic Granger, CIO and CFO of North Sea Transition Authority
- Siobhan Dennehy, Deputy Director for Digital Competition, Analysis and Smart Data, Department for Business and Trade
Accelerating Delivery
Co-hosts;
- Richard Baines, Deputy Director, Digital Delivery, DEFRA
- Laura Adams-Foskett Transformation & Programme Director, Defence Medical Services, Ministry of Defence
In Partnership with:
Agentic AI
Co-hosts;
- Duncan Brown, Head of Software Engineering, Incubator for AI
- Sam Kinsey-Briggs, Chief Scrum Master, Deputy Director People Transformation, Ministry of Defence
In Partnership with:
AI Use Cases in Government
Co-hosts;
- Matthew Lyon, Chief Analyst, Government Digital Service
- Lucy Vickers, Chief Data Officer, Department of Health and Social Care
In Partnership with:
Ethical AI
Co-hosts;
- Verity Hislop, Senior Project Manager, Digital office for Scottish Local Government
- Sholthana Begum, CTO & Senior Director, Technology and Digital, Competition Markets Authority
Operationalising AI
Co-hosts;
- Shehroze Junejo, Executive Director and Chief Data Officer, UK Government Investments
- Adam Bricknell, Head of Advanced Analytics, HM Treasury
Geospatial
Generative AI
Co-hosts;
- Esra Kasapoglu, Director of AI and Digital Economy, Innovate UK
- Sam Rose, Deputy Director, Advanced Analytics, Department for Transport
In Partnership with:
Data Automation
Co-hosts;
- Charles Baird, Chief Data Architect, ONS
- Praveen Tomar, Head of Data Automation, Ofgem
Better Decision Making
- Ivana Gordon, Deputy Director, GCG Services, Cabinet Office
- Dr Carla Groom, Deputy Director of Human Centred Design Science, DWP
Citizen Experience
Co-hosts;
- Honey Dacanay, Director General, Digital Policy Government of Canada
- Rizwana Parveen, Director/SRO, Fraud, Error & Debt Transformation programmes, Department for Work and Pensions
In Partnership with:
Citizen Journey Mapping
Co-hosts;
- Sarah Rose Deputy Director, Digital Justice System, Ministry of Justice
- Wendy Stubbs, Head of Advanced Customer Support Transformation, DWP
Data Culture
Co-hosts;
- Jen Bruce, Head of Data Strategy and Governance, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Martin Waudby, Chief Data Officer, London Borough of Camden
Ai for Working & Productivity
Co-hosts;
- James Freed, Deputy Director, NHS Digital Academy
- Thomas Beautyman, Deputy Director, Government Digital Capability, Government Digital Service
In Partnership with:
Data Optimisation
Co-hosts;
- Corrine Richardson, Deputy Director, Head of Data Engineering, Department for Education
- Sumitra Varma, Head of Engineering, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
In Partnership with:
Cross-Government Functions (Digital Transformation)
Co-hosts;
- Alexis Castillo-Soto, Group Deputy Director, Digital Mission and Transformation, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero and Department for Science Innovation
- Ellie Moir, Deputy Director, HM Treasury
In Partnership with:
Process Improvement
Co-hosts;
- Ade Bamigboye, Chief Technology Officer, Kensington and Chelsea Council
- Olivia Labonté, Deputy Director Performance & Assurance, Government Digital Service
Cross-Government Insights
Co-host:
- Rob Malcomson, Deputy Director of Data, Analytics and AI, Cabinet Office - Public Sector Fraud Authority
- Caity Rice, Head of Data Access and Platforms at the Department of Health
AI Governance
Co-hosts:
- Lisa Allen, Director of Data, The Pensions Regulator
- Patrick Haston, Head of Cloud Transformation, Cabinet Office
Scaling-Up Adoption
Co-hosts;
- Lara Pullen, Innovation Program Delivery Manager, HM Treasury
- Katy Beale, CDEO, Westminster City Council
Building Trustworthy AI
Co-hosts:
- Diane Barlow, Chief Information Officer, Food Standards Agency
- Nayyab Naqvi, Principal Technologist for AI, Government Digital Service