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2023 Speakers, agenda and previous speakers

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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

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

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

 

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