28-29 April, The Manchester Deansgate, Manchester
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Registration Desk60 mins
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Main Room10 mins
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Main Room40 minsThis opening keynote panel confronts local government’s biggest challenge – not a lack of innovation, but a lack of alignment. From digital pilots that never scale to budgets that cannot flex, transfo ...
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Main Room20 mins
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Main Room20 minsCaroline Simpson, Group Chief Executive at Greater Manchester Combined Authority, shares insights on regional leadership, strategic collaboration, and driving sustainable growth across the city-region ...
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Main Room30 mins
Our signature ‘Dragons’ Den’ session provides each solution provider with an opportunity to deliver a 60 second pitch, explaining why they are here and how their services can help tackle some of the sector’s ongoing challenges.
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Networking and business meetingsNetworking Area75 mins15 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.
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Main Room45 minsShifting from strategic to tactical, this rapid-fire session features two councils proving what is possible when innovation meets delivery. Covering topics including automation of core services, redes ...
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Main Room20 mins
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Networking lunch45 mins
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Main Room40 minsIn this interactive roundtable session, you will set the agenda! Each table will tackle a real problem submitted by your peers, sharing practical experiences and shaping actionable solutions everyone ...
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Main Room20 mins
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Main Room20 mins
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Networking and business meetingsNetworking Area75 mins15 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.
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Main Room40 minsRuth Ibegbuna is a nationally recognised social entrepreneur and leadership voice who has worked with young people, women, and communities often overlooked by traditional power structures. Drawing on ...
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Drinks reception and networking dinner150 mins
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Main Room5 mins
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Main Room30 minsAcross the country, councils are navigating the turbulence of Local Government Reorganisation – new boundaries, new responsibilities, and new expectations. But does structural change equal transformat ...
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Main Room20 minsThe CAIO Print is our blueprint for embedding responsible AI across the region — ethically, transparently and at scale. From smarter transport and better health outcomes to stronger skills, institutio ...
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Main Room25 minsJoin a group of your peers to share your live examples of intelligent automation improving services, reducing costs, and freeing up staff for higher-value work. This is a candid, collaborative convers ...
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Breakout Room 225 mins
This workshop showcases how councils are closing the digital literacy gap, building leadership confidence, and equipping their teams with the skills they need to adapt. Join to share your experiences of approaches that really work in turning capability into confidence.
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Breakout Room 125 mins
Innovation means nothing if it is not sustainable. In this practical workshop, leaders will share how they are linking digital transformation to measurable savings and long-term value. Join to share real examples, funding models, and strategies that make digital work financially – not just technically.
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Main Room20 minsInterested in sponsoring?
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Networking and business meetingsNetworking Area60 mins15 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.
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Main Room25 minsSustainable transformation demands more than technology - it requires strong governance, cyber resilience, and leadership alignment. This session examines Derby’s AI journey, which began as a response ...
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Breakout Room 225 mins
New technology demands new ways of working. This discussion will address how councils are redesigning teams, breaking silos, and embedding flexibility to deliver better services with limited resources. Join to share lessons on skills, culture, and structures that make transformation sustainable.
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Breakout Room 125 mins
Transformation does not happen in isolation. This discussion will focus on how smarter partnerships – with suppliers, peers, and regional networks – can deliver real financial and service value. Covering procurement pain points, shared success, and what genuine collaboration looks like in practice.
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Main Room30 minsOur tracks have examined transformation from different perspectives. This wrap-up panel brings together session leaders to distil the most practical takeaways, highlight key lessons learned, and share ...
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Main Room5 mins
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Networking lunch45 mins