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  • Launching the Government Technology Innovation Strategy – providing the framework for departments to make plans for digital, data and technology transformation;
  • Laying the foundations for innovative procurement and assisting departments with funding experimentation;
  • Understanding how to tackle legacy technology, update standards and guidance, and access and sharing useful data
  • Discussing the future and professionalisation of the IT role – the need to assign new roles to support digital transformation and emerging technology
  • Bridging the gap between digital transformation and cultural shift – building skills and ideals among the workforce

Alison Pritchard

Interim Director General
Government Digital Service (Confirmed)

  • Creating a dialogue between buyers and suppliers to ensure that the best IT solutions are meeting service needs – seeing the spend of £152,704,059 on G-Cloud and £346,024,481 on the Digital Marketplace in 2018.
  • Transitioning from G-Cloud 10 to G-Cloud 11; understanding how the framework for cloud hosting, software, and support is progressing alongside the latest IT developments
  • Providing a smarter way for the public sector to access the newest technology through Spark – a new technology innovation marketplace
  • Launching a pan-government collaborative framework agreement of up to £6.5 billion to facilitate the purchase of tech hardware, software and associated services

Niall Quinn

Commercial Director of Technology
Crown Commercial Service (Invited)

  • Deliberating the findings of the recent NAO report on the challenges in using data across government
  • Understanding the need for: a clear strategy and leadership, a coherent infrastructure for managing data, and broader enablers to safeguard and support the better use of data
  • Improving local government services through data to inform IT tools and gain greater insights into user needs
  • Developing the National Data Strategy – unlocking the power of data across government in a way that is secure and trustworthy

Max Tse

Executive Leader
National Audit Office (Confirmed)
Hadley Beeman

Acting Chief Technology Officer
NHSX (Invited)
Tom Riordan

Member of The Data Steering Group and Chief Executive
Leeds City Council (Confirmed)

Central Government
2:40 pm — 3:00 pm
IT Interconnectivity Across One Government
Simon McKinnon

Chief Digital Information Officer
Department for Work and Pensions (Confirmed)
Local Government
2:40 pm — 3:00 pm
Ensuring the Complete Effectiveness of ICT: Developing and Defining the Right Digital Skills
Nadira Hussain

Director of Leadership Development & Research
Socitm (Confirmed)

Central Government
3:45 pm — 4:05 pm
Fireside Chat – In Conversation with the DWP and DVLA; Innovation from Within
Juan Villamil

Chief Technology Officer
DWP (Confirmed)
Matt Lewis

Chief Architect
DVLA (Confirmed)
Local Government
3:45 pm — 4:05 pm
Fixing the Plumbing: Investing in Technology to Futureproof Local Services
May-N Leow

Head of the Local Digital Collaboration Unit
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (Confirmed)
Central Government
4:05 pm — 4:25 pm
Case Study: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust’s Journey to becoming a Digital Exemplar
Phillipa Wakefield

Chief Nurse Informatics Officer
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (Invited)
Local Government
4:05 pm — 4:25 pm
Case Study: Leading Modernisation Through Migration and Integration at Redditch Borough and Bromsgrove District Councils
Deb Poole

Head of Business Transformation & Organisational
Redditch Borough and Bromsgrove District Council (Invited)
Central Government
4:25 pm — 4:45 pm
Unlocking Smarter Working Across Government Through Technology
Kate Guthrie

Smarter Working Lead
Government Property Agency (Confirmed)
Local Government
4:25 pm — 4:45 pm
Case Study: Future-proofing Through Cloud Adoption at Warwickshire County Council
Felicity Davies

Strategy & Commissioning Manager
Warwickshire County Council (Invited)