2023 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 data 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.

Day One	Wednesday, 18 October
	Sam Smith, Director of Institute, Socitm                                                                                                  Artificial Intelligence (and Cyber Security)
	Renate Samson, Associate Director (Society, justice & public services), Ada Lovelace Institute                     Foundation Model AI in the public sector
	Sarah Pena, Head of Emerging Technology and Business Improvement, Swindon Borough Council                 Serving Society: Innovation, Tech, and Local Government
	Josh Wahnon, Data Scientist, Hertfordshire County Council                                                                                 Using computer vision to automate traffic surveys
	Ellen Wilson, EMEA Public Sector Industry Solutions, AWS                                                                               AWS Solutions Incubator for Local Government
Day Two	Thursday, 19 October
	Lisa Allen, Director of Data and Tech Services, Open Data Institute                                                                 OpenActive: Harnessing government data standards to help the private sector to get the nation moving
	Sue Bateman, Chief Data Officer, Central Digital and Data Office                                                                    Data ethics and building trust
	Ayub Bhayat, Director of Data Services and Deputy Chief Data and Analytics Officer, NHS England                 Using data to deliver better health and care
	Richard Smith, Head of Insight, Policy and Strategy, Birmingham City Council                                                 The Birmingham City Observatory: One Year on
	Major George McCrea, Military Liaison, Defence Digital Foundry, Ministry of Defence                                        Spatial data in the military: collaboration for competitive advantage
Day Three	Friday, 20 October
	Dr Susheel Varma, Head of AI and Data Science, Information Commissioner's Office (unable to take part due to illness)
	Nick Chapallaz, Managing Director, GeoPlace                                                                                             Integrated, standardised, linked data
	Tom Smith, Director of Spatial Data Unit and Chief Data Officer, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities                                                                                                                                                 Spatial data to support local delivery
	Ade Bamigboye, Chief Technology Officer, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea                                       What AI Governance Means to Us

2022 Speakers

• Dr Susheel Varma, Head of AI & Data Science, ICO
• Tom Smith, Chief Data Officer, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Oliver Janson, Business Intelligence Product Manager, National Trust
• Carl Dalby, Risk Specialist, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
• Peter Jackson, Principal Research Analyst, Dorset Council
• Dawn Monaghan, Interim Director of IG Policy, Ethics and Head of Profession, NHSE
• Kate Hemstock, Principal Consultant: Data & Insight, Agilisys
• Jonathan Dowey, Head of Performance and Insight, Avon and Somerset Police
• Tom Day, Local Government Client Director, Hitachi Solutions
• Bradley Coupar, Smart Places Project Manager, Sutton Council
• Professor Andrew Wilson, chair in Forensic & Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford
• Adrian Walker, T-Projects Manager, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
• Dr Sam Prodger, Head of Data Operations and Applications, RNLI
• Brhmie Balaram, Head of AI Research & Ethics, NHS AI Lab
• Jay Saggar, Data Projects Manager, Loti

2021 Speakers

• Brhmie Balaram, Head of AI Research and Ethics, NHS AI Lab, NHSX
• Charlotte Todd, Business Manager, NDL Software
• Daniel Bamford, Deputy Director AI Award, NHS England
• 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
• Stuart Filmer, Lead Developer, Norwich City Council
• Sue Daley, Director of Technology and Innovation, techUK
  
  

2020 Speakers

• Andy Barrow, Chief Technology Officer, ANS
• Ben Hawes, Engagement Director, Benchmark Initiative
• Bill Mitchell, Director of Policy, BCS
• Dawn Monaghan, Head of information Governance Policy, NHSX
• Emma Presley Abbott, Head of Data Science, Universal Credit, Department for Work and Pensions
• Gaia Marcus, Head of National Data Strategy, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
• Graham Spearing, Data Services Alliance Product Lead, NHS Digital
• Jay Saggar, Data Projects Manager, London Office of Technology and Innovation
• Liz Lutgendorff, Senior Research Analyst, Government Digital Service
• Ross Milhench, ICT Strategic Business Partner, Manchester City Council
• Sarah Henry, Director - Methods. Data. Research., Office for National Statistics
• Tom Smith, Director, Data Science Campus, ONS