2024 Speakers, agenda and previous speakers

Last year more than 300 delegates took part in this three day online event on how to unlock the power of automation and AI across the health and public sector for the public good. Public sector leaders shared examples of what can be achieved and took part in lively discussions and Q&A sessions with delegate participation.

Morning One	Wednesday, 27 November (11:00-12:30)
	Kurt Frary, Head of IT, CTO, Norfolk County Council and Vice President, Socitm
	Carol Williams, Director of Transformation and Digital, Walsall Council and President, Socitm
	Waqaas Munir, Head of Financial Systems and Transactions, Hertfordshire County Council
	Mike Stewart, Head of Digital Practice, ArvatoConnect

Morning Two	Thursday, 28 November (11:00-12:30)
	Matt Wicks, Co-CEO for technology and innovation, The Virtual Forge
	Lisa Farrell, Business Development Manager, The National Robotarium
	Dave Pearce, Chief Technology & Security Officer, Wigan Council
	Tim Ketton-Locke, Deputy Director - DX4D, Digital Exploitation for Defence, Ministry of Defence
	Iain O'Neill, Senior Education Implementation Manager, NHS England

Morning Three	Friday, 29 November (11:00-12:30)
	Lianne Anderton, Intelligent Automation Garage delivery lead, DWP Digital
	Jenny McEneaney, Senior Improvement Policy Advisor, Cyber, Digital and Technology (AI lead), Local Government Association
	Sonia Constant, Senior Project Manager, South Cambridgeshire District Council
	Dr Kareem Ibrahim, Digital Transformation Manager, Automation Accelerator, University Hospitals of Northamptonshire

2023 Speakers:

• Robin Pembrooke, Programme Lead, GOV.UK / GDS AI Programme, Government Digital Service
• Chris Butson, Lead Automation Developer and Business Analyst, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
• Jonathan Boyle, Technical Architect, North of England Care System Support (NECS)
• Philip Sheen, Head of Public Sector - UK & Ireland, UiPath
• David Knott, Chief Technology Officer, Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO)
• Kurt Frary, Head of IT and Chief Technology Officer, Norfolk County Council and Vice President, Socitm
• Lianne Anderton, Intelligent Automation Garage delivery lead, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
• Sarah Ward, Collaborations and Engagement Manager, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
• Umar Sani, Delivery Manager, DLUHC
• Leonardo Tantari, Chief Digital & Information Officer, NHS (Leeds) West Yorkshire ICB and Leeds City Council

2022 Speakers

• Darren Atkins, Chief Technology Officer – Intelligent Automation, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
• Dave More, Service Owner, Digital Robotic Automation Centre of Excellence, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• David Cunliffe, Intelligent Automation Lead, Cumbria County Council
• Iain O’Neil, Managing Partner, TPXimpact
• Ian Roddis, Digital Director, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
• Leonardo Tantari, Chief Digital Information Officer, Leeds City Council and NHS (Leeds) West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
• Naz Juna, Local Government Lead, SS&C Blue Prism
• Saf Angelo, Assistant Director Digital Productivity, NHS England
• Scott Attreed, Applications Delivery Manager, Norfolk County Council

2021 Speakers

• Brhmie Balaram, Head of AI Research and Ethics, NHS AI Lab, NHSX 
• Daniel Bamford, Deputy Director AI Award, NHS England
• Charlotte Todd, Business Manager, NDL Software
• Ed Houghton, Head of Research and Service Design, DG Cities
• Gareth Cinnamon, Digital Programme Manager, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Keith McDowell, RPA Manager, Norfolk County Council
• Leanne Summers, Head of AI, NHS AI Lab, NHSX
• Dr Maddy Borhani, Assistant Director- Digital Productivity, NHSX
• Manjula Pindoria, Digital Workstream Lead, Brent Council
• Paul Gooch, Contract Support and Applications Manager, Norwich City Council
• Richard Boddington, Head of Local Government and Housing
• Sana Khareghani, Head of the Office for Artificial Intelligence
• Stuart Filmer, Lead Developer, Norwich City Council
• Sue Daley, Director of Technology and Innovation, techUK

2020 Speakers

• Professor Birgitte Andersen, CEO and Co-Creator, Big Innovation Centre
• Bill Mitchell, Director of Policy, BCS
• Daniel Bamford, Deputy Director AI Award, NHS England 
• Darren Atkins, Chief Technology Officer, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
• Keith McDowell, IMT project manager, Norfolk County Council
• Liam McLaughlin, Senior Interoperability and Development Manager and Deputy CIO, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
• Maija Banks, AI Category Manager, Crown Commercial Service
• Rhian Loveless, Senior Business Analyst for Emerging Technologies, Swindon Borough Council
• Richard Boddington, Head of Local Government & Housing, Blue Prism Cloud
• Richard Small, Intelligent Automation Lead, Suffolk County Council
• Sarah Talbot, Emerging Technologies Lead,Swindon Borough Council
• Tom Wright, Head of Digital Engagement, NDL
• Will Valintine, Technical Solutions Architect, Conwy County Borough Council