Innovation 2024 | Global Government Forum | 19 March 2024 | ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL, UK

This event is a unique conference that brings together government leaders from across the globe responsible for the transformation and acceleration of their public sector organisations and services.

Governments around the world face a complex set of social, economic and environmental challenges, driven by rapid technological, political and demographic change. And with public finances under pressure, few can spend their way out of problems. But by embracing innovation, they can find solutions within the very dynamics that are constantly throwing up new challenges – adopting emerging technologies, adapting to changed cultures, and building new skills, structures and communications methods to meet the public’s evolving expectations.

To drive innovation, officials require the tools, skills and confidence to experiment with new approaches to service delivery. The systems and structures within which they operate must support and promote intelligent risk-taking. And they need to work in partnership across professional and organisational boundaries, assembling the right skills and capabilities to rebuild services around users’ needs.

2024 Speakers

Alex Chisholm
Chief Operating Officer, Civil Service and Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Office, United Kingdom

John Abel
Director, Office of the CTO, Google Cloud

Susan Acland-Hood
Permanent Secretary, Department for Education, United Kingdom

Mark Adam
Chief People Officer, Ministry of Justice, United Kingdom

Sapana Agrawal
Director, Modernisation and Reform, Cabinet Office, United Kingdom

Alex Aiken
Executive Director, Government Communications, United Kingdom

Thomas Beautyman
Deputy Director, Government Digital Capability, Government Digital and Data, Cabinet Office, United Kingdom

Christine Bellamy
Director, GOV.UK, Government Digital Services, United Kingdom

Carol Bernard
Executive Director, Line Management Capability, Government People Group, Cabinet Office, United Kingdom

Jamie Berryhill
Artificial Intelligence Policy Analyst, OECD

Theo Blackwell
Chief Digital Officer for London at the Greater London Authority, United Kingdom

Matt Briggs
Senior Responsible Owner, Service Modernisation Programme, Department for Work and Pensions, United Kingdom

Mark Chivers
Government Chief Property officer and Director General, Government Property, Cabinet Office, United Kingdom

Rich Corbridge
Chief Digital Information Officer and Director General, Department for Work and Pensions, United Kingdom

Peter Corpe
Industry Leader – UK Public Sector, Appian

Rupert Cryer
Head, Practice Innovation, Government Legal Department, United Kingdom

Kevin Cunnington
Former Director General, Government Digital Service (GDS), United Kingdom, and Expert Advisor, Global Government Forum

Amanda Dahl
Deputy Director, Digital Service Platforms, Government Digital Service, United Kingdom

Ann Dunkin
Chief Information Officer, Department of Energy, United States of America

Brian Epley
Principal Deputy Chief Information Officer, Department of Energy, United States of America

Catherine Friday
EY Global Government & Public Sector Leader

Anita Friend
Head of the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), United Kingdom

Yvan Gauthier
Head, Artificial Intelligence Accelerator, Data Analytics Centre, Digital Technologies, National Research Council, Canada

Laura Gilbert
Chief Analyst, Director of Data Science, 10 Downing Street, United Kingdom

Jonas Groes
EY Denmark and Nordics Government and Public Sector Leader

Dr Carla Groom
Deputy Director, Human-Centred Design Science, Department for Work and Pensions, United Kingdom

Ravi Gurumurthy
Chief Executive, NESTA, United Kingdom

Jack Hamande
Director General Simplification & Digital Transformation at Belgian Federal Public Service Policy and Support, Belgium

Noreen Hecmanczuk
Senior Advisor to the Federal Chief Information Officer, Executive Office of the President, United States of America

Mikkel Hemmingsen
CEO, Sund & Bælt

Clare Hickie
Chief Technology Officer, EMEA, Workday

Lauren Hunter
Director, Talent Policy and Platforms, Digital Talent and Leadership Sector, Treasury Board of Canada Services, Canada

Fariz Jafarov
Chief Executive Officer, Center for Analysis and Coordination of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Azerbaijan

Fiona James
Chief Digital Officer and Director, Data Growth and Operations, National Statistics Office, United Kingdom

Jo Jolly
Deputy Director and Head Projects of Futures, Infrastructure and Projects Authority, United Kingdom

Stephanie Kaiser
Chief Product Officer, DigitalService, Germany

Dr Rashad Khaligov
Deputy Chairman, Innovation and Digital Development Agency, Azerbaijan

Julia Kinniburgh
Director General, Skills, Department of Education, United Kingdom

Christina Lang
Chief Executive Officer, DigitalService, Germany

Cat Little
Second Permanent Secretary and Head Government Finance Function, HM Treasury, United Kingdom

Aileen Lourdes Lizada
Commissioner, Civil Service Commission, Philippines

Rohan Malik
EY UK&I Managing Partner, Government and Infrastructure

Clare Martorana
Federal Chief Information Officer, Executive Office of the President, United States of America

Emran Mian
Director General Digital, Technology and Telecoms. Department for Science, Industry and Technology, United Kingdom

Paul Morrison
Chief Executive, The Planning Inspectorate Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, United Kingdom

Sarah Munby
Permanent Secretary, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, United Kingdom

Ima Okonny
Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Data Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada

Jeremy Pocklington CB
Permanent Secretary, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, United Kingdom

Peter Pogacar
Director General, Public Sector Directorate, Ministry of Public Administration, Slovenia

Alison Pritchard
Deputy National Statistician and Director General for Data Capability, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom

Tom Read
Chief Executive Officer, Government Digital Service, United Kingdom

Glenn Richardson
SStrategy and International Lead, DASA, United Kingdom

Corin Robertson
Director General, Finance and Corporate Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, United Kingdom

Kyleigh Russ
Senior Advisor, Hiring Experience and AI, Office for Personnel and Management, United States of America

Beth Russell
Second Permanent Secretary and Head of Darlington Economic Campus, HM Treasury, United Kingdom

Fiona Ryland
Government Chief People Officer, Human Resources, Cabinet Office, United Kingdom

Israel Pastor Sainz-Pardo
Director, Learning Department, National Institute of Public Administration, Ministry for the Digital Transformation and of the Civil Service, Spain

Leontina Sandu
Head of Unit, Interoperability and Digital Government, European Commission

Dr Ravinder Singh
Modernising Technology Programme Manager, Government Digital and Data, Cabinet Office, United Kingdom

Nick Smallwood
Chief Executive, Infrastructure and Projects Authority Head of the Government Project Delivery Function, United Kingdom

Karl Andreas Sprenk
Director Digital Skills Coordination Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia

Henriikka Tammes
Senior Specialist, Ministry of Finance, Finland

Julie Teigland
EY EMEIA Area Managing Partner

Kirsten Tisdale
Managing Partner, Government and Public Sector, EY Canada

Gemma Ungoed-Thomas
Director, State Threats and Cyber, National Security Secretariat, Cabinet Office, United Kingdom

Dr James Waddell
Administration Officer, Foreign License Support Section, Driver and Vehicle Support Section, United Kingdom

Sarah Ward
Collaborations & Engagement Manager, Department for Levelling Up, United Kingdom

Gareth Rhys Williams
Government Chief Commercial Officer and Non-Executive Director, Crown Commercial Service, United Kingdom

Siobhan Benita
Facilitator, Global Government Forum

STAGE SPEAKERS:

Shalinder Bakshi
EY Global People Advisory Services Leader, Government & Infrastructure

Daniel Brämhagen
EY, EMEIA People Sustainability Lead

Amy Fenstermacher
EY Americas Grant and Relief Funds Management Leader

Andy Fuller
AI and data, EY UKI

Lauren Haney
EY Senior Manager, People Sustainability

Simon Inglis
Partner, Managed Services, Ernst & Young LLP

Chris Lewis
EY Global Infrastructure Leader, Government & Public Sector

John Littlemore
Head of housing, environmental health, licencing and community safety, Maidstone Borough Council

Mark MacDonald
EY Global Public Finance Management Leader

Nikhil Sanghani
Managing Director, Economic & Monetary Policy Institute, OMFIF

Neil Sartorio
Head of Local Public Services, EY LLP

Andrea Scotti
Infrastructure Consulting Leader, EY EMEIA

Wajid Shafiq
CEO, Xantura

Helen Sunderland
Partner, Government and Public sector, EY

Sheena Thompson
Digital and Emerging Technology Leader, EY UKI

Mark Wesley
Partner, Government and Public sector, EY

Matthew Wilson
EY EMEIA Grants and Relief Funds Management Leader

2024 Partners

PLATINUM GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
• EY

GOLD KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
• Appian
• Defense and Security Accelerator
• Google Cloud
• IBM
• PA
• Visa
• Workday

SILVER & BRONZE PARTNERS:
• Capita
• CloudSource
• C2
• Credera
• Excelpoint
• FT Professional
• Frazer Nash Consultancy
• Geographic Solutions
• GrantThornton
• Lightcast
• Newton
• Sopheon
• Barton Partnership
• Thoughtworks