Innovation 2019 | Global Government Forum | 28 February 2019 | Central Hall Westminster, Storey's Gate, Westminster, London SW1H 9NH, UK

Supported by John Manzoni, Chief Executive of the UK Civil Service and Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office, Innovation 2019 will focus on how civil servants in the UK and overseas are pursuing innovation in policy making, technology, working practices, procurement and service delivery.

Featuring speakers from the worlds of government and business, Innovation 2019 will explore how civil servants can respond to fast-changing public expectations – fostering innovation amongst their staff, learning ground-breaking new techniques from their peers at home and abroad, and changing organisational cultures and processes.

2019 Speakers

John Manzoni
Chief Executive of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office, UK

Kätlin Alvela
Director General, Estonian Emergency Response Centre

George Atalla
EY Global Government & Public Sector Leader

Angela Bailey
Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Homeland Security, USA

Sujay Bhattacharya
Director, Global Practice Head, Workspace Services, Wipro

Peter Batt
Director General for Digital Society, Digitisation of the Administration and Information Technology, Federal Ministry of the Interior Building and Community, Germany

Alex Benay
Chief Information Officer of the Government of Canada

Radhika Chadwick
EY Partner, UKI Central Government, Global Lead for Digital and AI in Government

Mark Cheeseman
Deputy Director, Public Sector Fraud, Cabinet Office, UK

Kit Collingwood-Richardson
Deputy Director, Data – Universal Credit, Department for Work and Pensions, UK

Steven Coppard
Deputy Director, Debt Policy & Strategy, Cabinet Office, UK

Kevin Cunnington
Director General of the Government Digital Service, UK

Chris Hall
Deputy Chief Commercial Officer, Crown Commercial Service, Cabinet Office, UK

Sarah Henry
Director of Methods, Data and Research, Office for National Statistics, UK

Martti Hetemäki
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Finland

Dmitri Jegorov
Deputy Secretary-General for Tax and Customs Policy, Ministry of Finance, Estonia

Rannia Leontaridi
Director for Business Growth, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, UK

Tang Liheng
Director (Transformation Office), Public Service Division, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore

Paul Loke
Director (Technology) and Chief Information Officer, Accountant-General’s Department, Singapore

Mart Mägi
Director General, Statistics, Estonia

Tony Meggs
Chief Executive, Infrastructure and Projects Authority, UK

Matthew Mendelsohn
Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet for Results and Delivery in the Privy Council Office, Canada

William Priest
Chief Executive, Geospatial Commission, Cabinet Office, UK

Gareth Rhys Williams
Government Chief Commercial Officer, Crown Commercial Service, Cabinet Office, UK

Dr. Andrea M. Schneider
Head of Directorate Innovation and Policy Planning, Federal Chancellery, Germany

Martin Sellar
Programmes Director and SRO, Government Property Agency, UK

Dr Andrea Siodmok
Deputy Director, Policy Lab, Cabinet Office, UK

Lucelle Veneros
First Assistant Secretary, Service Delivery Office, Department of Finance, Australia

2019 Sponsors and Partners:

• EY
• Die Bundesregierung
• REPUBLIC OF ESTIONIA GOVERNMENT
• FINNISH GOVERNMENT
• Autrsalian Government
• Government of Canada
• NICE
• Singapore Government
• wipro
• Government Digital Services
• finworks
• thebigword
• CADENCE INNOVA
• Cabinet Office
• Civil Service
• NS&I
• DELL EMC
• NewZealand Government
• MICRO FOCUS
• scanoptics
• TPX NOTBINARY
• GLOBAL government FORUM