6TH ANNUAL EVENT

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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Digital Transformation
Tuesday 24 June
Environment Agency
Defra
Akamai

Transformation Strategy

Co-hosts; 

  • Dr Kate Marks, Deputy Director, Environment Agency
  • Aravindhan Rajasekar, Principal Architect for Group Corporate Services, Defra

In Partnership with:

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Digital Transformation
Tuesday 24 June
HM Treasury
Cabinet Office
Valtech

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: 

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Digital Transformation
Tuesday 24 June
DVSA
Ministry of Defence
RedRock

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:

Red Rock Consulting

 

Digital Transformation
Tuesday 24 June
Defra
Ministry of Justice

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
Wednesday 25 June
Post Office
Homes England

AI Strategy

Co-hosts; 
  • Chris Darriet Jones, Chief Data Architect, Post Office 
  • Simon Short, Director of Data & AI, Homes England
Data
Wednesday 25 June
Scottish Government
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

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
Wednesday 25 June
Department for Work and Pensions
Department for Transport
Informatica

Data Interoperability

Co-hosts; 
  • Ruth Studley, Programme Director of Workplace Transformation, Department of Work and Pensions
  • Katherine Williamson, Chief Data Officer, Department for Transport

In Partnership with:

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Digital Transformation
Tuesday 24 June
North Sea Transition Authority
Scottish Government

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
Citizen Services
Tuesday 24 June
Ministry of Justice
Westminster Council
Oracle

Service Modernisation

Co-hosts;

  •  Sarah Lyons, Head of Transformation, Ministry of Justice
  • Sarah Williams, Chief Customer Officer, Westminster Council

In Partnership with:

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Citizen Services
Tuesday 24 June
Home Office
Department for Education

Service Design

Co-hosts; 

  • Cathy Dutton, Deputy Director, Service Design & Delivery, Department for Education
  • Dan Tippell, Deputy Director for Service Management, UK Home Office
Citizen Services
Tuesday 24 June
Department for Business and Trade
Ministry of Defence
Adobe

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:

Citizen Experience Summit (1)

 

Citizen Services
Tuesday 24 June
Scottish Government
Scottish Local Government

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

 

Digital Transformation
Tuesday 24 June
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Government Digital Service
Unit 4

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:

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Citizen Services
Tuesday 24 June
Greater London Authority
Care Quality Commission

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
Digital Transformation
Tuesday 24 June
Cabinet Office
Hyperscience

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:

Hyperscience

Digital Transformation
Tuesday 24 June
Home Office
Department of Work and Pensions

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:

Grayce

 

Data
Wednesday 25 June
North Sea Transition Authority
Department for Business and Trade

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
Digital Transformation
Tuesday 24 June
Defra
Ministry of Defence
Hippo Digital

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:

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AI
Wednesday 25 June
Incubator for AI
Cabinet Office
Multiverse

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:

Multiverse Computing

 

AI
Wednesday 25 June
Government Digital Services
Department of Health and Social Care
Adobe

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:

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AI
Wednesday 25 June
Competition Markets Authority
Scottish Local Government

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

 

AI
Wednesday 25 June
UK Government Investments
HM Treasury

Operationalising AI

Co-hosts; 

  • Shehroze Junejo, Executive Director and Chief Data Officer, UK Government Investments
  • Adam Bricknell, Head of Advanced Analytics, HM Treasury
Data
Wednesday 25 June
North Sea Transition Authority
Ordnance Survey
Esri UK

Geospatial

Co-hosts; 

  • Patrick Rickles, Head of Digital Skills & Innovation, North Sea Transition Authority
  • Simon Navin, Head of Geospatial Services, Ordnance Survey

In Partnership with:

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AI
Wednesday 25 June
Innovate UK
Department for Transport
Cloudera

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:

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Data
Wednesday 25 June
Ofgem
Office for National Statistics

Data Automation

Co-hosts; 

  • Charles Baird, Chief Data Architect, ONS
  • Praveen Tomar, Head of Data Automation, Ofgem
Data
Wednesday 25 June
Cabinet Office
Department for Work and Pensions

Better Decision Making

 Co-hosts; 
  • Ivana Gordon, Deputy Director, GCG Services, Cabinet Office
  • Dr Carla Groom, Deputy Director of Human Centred Design Science, DWP
Citizen Services
Tuesday 24 June
Government of Canada
Department for Work and Pensions
Kainos

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:

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Citizen Services
Tuesday 24 June
Ministry of Justice
Department for Work and Pensions

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
Wednesday 25 June
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
London Borough of Camden

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
Wednesday 25 June
Government Data Services
NHS
Eightfold AI

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:

Eightfold ai

 

Data
Wednesday 25 June
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Department for Education
Hyland

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:

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Digital Transformation
Tuesday 24 June
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Department for Science Innovation and Technology
Mobilise Cloud

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:

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Digital Transformation
Tuesday 24 June
Kensington and Chelsea Council
Government Digital Service

Process Improvement

Co-hosts;

  • Ade Bamigboye, Chief Technology Officer, Kensington and Chelsea Council
  • Olivia Labonté, Deputy Director Performance & Assurance, Government Digital Service
Data
Wednesday 25 June
Cabinet Office

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
Wednesday 25 June
The Pensions Regulator
Cabinet Office

AI Governance

Co-hosts:

  • Lisa Allen, Director of Data, The Pensions Regulator
  • Patrick Haston, Head of Cloud Transformation, Cabinet Office
AI
Wednesday 25 June
HM Treasury
Westminster City Council

Scaling-Up Adoption

Co-hosts; 

  • Lara Pullen, Innovation Program Delivery Manager, HM Treasury 
  • Katy Beale, CDEO, Westminster City Council
AI
Wednesday 25 June
Food Standards Agency
Government Digital Service

Building Trustworthy AI

Co-hosts:

  • Diane Barlow, Chief Information Officer, Food Standards Agency
  • Nayyab Naqvi, Principal Technologist for AI, Government Digital Service
In Partnership with:

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Digital Transformation
Tuesday 24 June
Department for Work and Pensions
Cabinet Office
Hitachi Solutions

Eliminating Waste

Co-hosts; 

  • Andy Tyak, Deputy Director of Delivery, Department for Work & Pensions
  • Rich Wentel, COO and Director of Services, Public Sector Fraud Authority, Cabinet Office

In Partnership with:

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