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Breakout session - Breaking down legacy silos with Elastic & Niaxo Wednesday @ 11:45 AM
Roz Barrance is the Head of Business Development for Leidos UK’s Civil Division. Previously, she was the Portfolio Development Lead for Leidos UK’s National Security Portfolio, and Programme Director, leading the delivery of one of Leidos’ largest UK government programmes.
Roz is a strong advocate of collaborative working, and passionate about technology and the benefits the combination of both can deliver to public services. Roz works in close partnership with her customers and colleagues to develop and deliver innovative solutions to help solve some of their biggest challenges.
Before joining Leidos in 2017, Roz established a business development consultancy working with SME Clients to support their growth as an integrated part of their team. Prior to that that she worked with multiple clients in IBM’s Global Services business, and in an environmental, technology and sustainability consultancy.
Roz is a keen supporter of women in technology, and mentors STEM graduates and apprentices helping them to make the most of the incredible opportunities that the sector offers.
Breakout session - Realising the future: Delivering innovation whilst optimising legacy systems Wednesday @ 11:45 AM
Gary is the Director of Information & CISO for the City of London Police, City of London Corporation and Action Fraud. He is also the Strategic GDPR Data Protection Officer for the City of London Police and Action Fraud.
Gary chairs the National Police Information Assurance Group, where national Police information security matters are highlighted, addressed or supported through escalation to government departments.
Breakout session - Tackling Supply Chain Security Risk in the Public Sector Wednesday @ 1:45 PM
Haydn Brooks is the CEO of Risk Ledger. Risk Ledger’s technology combines a security governance platform with a secure social network. It helps organisations significantly reduce the cost of running a supply chain security programme whilst collecting better quality and more actionable data over their suppliers.
Previously, at KPMG and Deloitte, Haydn developed cyber security expertise with a particular specialty in supply chain security. As an in-house expert on supply chain security, Haydn identified the need for supply chain security to work better for all parties involved.
Since co-founding Risk Ledger, he has led the growth of the company into one of the leading British cyber security start-ups; securing clients like BAE AI, NHS Test and Trace and Schroder’s Personal Wealth while winning innovation competitions run by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), TechUK, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Spain’s South Summit.
Breakout session - Tackling Supply Chain Security Risk in the Public Sector Wednesday @ 1:45 PM
With more than twenty years' experience covering all aspects of Information Security, Nick Caley has advised global clients in industry and government on security strategy and the operational capabilities that enable organisations to protect their most valuable assets.
Engagements over the last two decades have provided Nick with detailed knowledge of enterprise infrastructure and the protection of sensitive, high value data. As Enterprise has developed hybrid architectures and data driven business models, Nick has advised on how to enable digital transformation whilst reducing risks.
With ForgeRock, Nick is responsible for growth across the United Kingdom & Eire, with a focus on guiding organisations to deliver security without compromises and successful outcomes with digital identity.
Breakout session - Building Public Services of the Future: How to Elevate Security and Digital Citizen Journeys With No Compromise Wednesday @ 1:45 PM
Joanna Davinson is Executive Director at the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO). Prior to this, Joanna worked at Home Office as Chief Digital, Data, and Technology Officer (CDDTO) for 3 years. She has 30 years experience of technology enabled transformation at scale and has spent most of her career focused on delivering services to the public sector. Initially as a Civil Servant with the National Audit Office and for the past 28 years as a consultant, programme leader and business leader with PWC and IBM in Europe and North America.
Fireside Chat Wednesday @ 2:40 PM
Allan Foster has helped build ForgeRock into a multinational identity software vendor with offices on four continents. Allan’s deep technical knowledge has been well used in all aspects of the business while at ForgeRock, with responsibilities in Support, Engineering, Product Management, Federal, Emerging Technology, Sales and now in the Partner Community.
Allan also serves on several boards. He is currently President of the Board at the Kantara Initiative. He is also a director on the board of the DIACC. In the past has also served on the board at.IEEE-ISTO, Portland Macintosh User Group, where he was president, and East County Business Alliance. Allan also previously served as VP APJ, CTO Office at ForgeRock.Allan Foster is a founding member of ForgeRock, bringing skills in the entire Identity management space. He has proven skills in Access Management, Federation, and Portal Architectures. Allan is based in Portland, Oregon in the USA, and has worked with the ForgeRock products, as well as prior version of the products for several years. Allan brings 25 years of experience in the development, internet, and Identity management spaces to ForgeRock.
Allan's career has reached from Apple Computer inc, to Netscape, AOL, Guru Associates, and Sun Microsystems before joining the team at ForgeRock. Allan now serves at ForgeRock as VP Community, and OpenAM Engineering.
Breakout session - Building Public Services of the Future: How to Elevate Security and Digital Citizen Journeys With No Compromise Wednesday @ 1:45 PM
Sam is the Local Government Chief Digital Officer for Wales. Her role is to drive innovation, change and service improvement across all 22 local authorities. Through the adoption of agile practices, raising digital skills and fostering collaboration, the aim is to fast-forward Wales into a future focussed and digitally ready nation. Sam has over 30 years’ experience in public sector, both in central and local government. She has delivered projects with the Government Digital Service and was the head of digital delivery and then service design for the 2021 Census. Sam was also CIO & Head of IT and Digital at Birmingham City council before returning to Wales to take up this new and exciting role for Wales.
Panel: A citizen centric smarter state Wednesday @ 3:00 PM
Breakout session - Tackling Supply Chain Security Risk in the Public Sector Wednesday @ 1:45 PM
I joined Accountant in Bankruptcy in July 2011 as a Business Analyst after previously working with the Criminal Injury Compensation Authority and Department of Work and Pensions.
Since joining AiB, I have always worked within the Efficiencies & Technology Team on major IT projects as a Business Analyst and Project Manager. The most recent project was to replace the DAS Administration system which went live on 01 July 2019.
In May 2019, I became the Head of Efficiencies and Technology and I am responsible for all IT services and ensuring AiB processes are accountable for delivering the ICT strategy with overall responsibility for project management, business analysis, systems testing and wide-ranging ICT services including first and second level support and cyber security.
I hold a BCS diploma in Business Analysis and certified in Prince 2 Project Management and Programme Management.
Breakout session - Realising the future: Delivering innovation whilst optimising legacy systems Wednesday @ 11:45 AM
Mark has word for many years in various senior information security roles across the financial and defence sectors. He is currently the Head of Cyber Assurance and Oversight at Prudential Assurance and has been seconded to the Department for Health and Social Care to support the CISO Office at NHS Test and Trace to help secure the organisation against cyber risks.
Breakout session - Tackling Supply Chain Security Risk in the Public Sector Wednesday @ 1:45 PM
Georgina is techUK’s Head of Local Public Services. Georgina works with suppliers that are active or looking to break into the market as well as with councils to create the conditions for meaningful transformation. techUK regularly bring together local authorities and supplier community to horizon scan and explore how the technologies of today and tomorrow can help solve some of the most pressing problems our communities face.
Prior to techUK, Georgina worked for a public policy events company where she managed the policy briefing division and was responsible for generating new ideas for events that would add value to the public sector. Georgina worked across a number of portfolios from education, criminal justice, and health but had a particular interest in public sector transformation and technology. Georgina also led on developing relationships across central and local government.
Panel: A citizen centric smarter state Wednesday @ 3:00 PM
techUK Closing Remarks Wednesday @ 3:55 PM
Stephen is Head of Design for GOV.UK and the Government Digital Service. Over the last 9 years working in central government Stephen has helped build and maintain a strong user-centred design function in GDS. Stephen was on the original team that delivered GOV.UK back in 2012 and was the Head of Design for the influential Government as a Platform programme that has delivered products such as the GOV.UK Design System, GOV.UK Notify and GOV.UK Pay. Stephen is now Head of Design for GOV.UK where he is helping scope how the digital home for the UK government can more proactively meet user needs.
Panel: A citizen centric smarter state Wednesday @ 3:00 PM
Louis Mosley oversees Palantir's business in UK & Ireland, including Palantir's UK Government engagements. Prior to Palantir, Louis worked in finance. Louis graduated from University of Oxford in 2006.
Headline Sponsor Keynote Wednesday @ 10:05 AM
Panel: A data-driven smarter state Wednesday @ 10:35 AM
Chris Naylor is Chief Executive of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Under his leadership the Council has focused on inclusive growth, prevention, civic engagement and public participation and equalities.
He joined Barking and Dagenham from the London Borough of Barnet where he was Chief Operating Officer. Previously he was Corporate Director of Resources in Tower Hamlets and Director of Resident Services at Hammersmith and Fulham.
Chris is a Chartered Accountant and has a degree in Social and Political Sciences from the University of Cambridge, specialising in contemporary social theory. Chris was born and brought up in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, where he was educated at Wickersley comprehensive school.
Panel: A data-driven smarter state Wednesday @ 10:35 AM
Jenny has been championing the digital innovation and Smart City agenda at Newcastle City Council for the last 4 years, having worked in transformation and change roles for over a decade. She is a passionate promotor of improving outcomes for people through user-centric experiences and interactions, open data and access to digital connectivity and skills. Driving collaborative working across the public, private and academic sector, Newcastle Council have been nationally recognised in several awards for their innovative and ambitious approach to public service digital transformation, connectivity ‘barrier busting’ and Smart City initiatives.
Panel: A citizen centric smarter state Wednesday @ 3:00 PM
Alison is leading the transformation in data usage which will see ever more integrated data put to effective and safe use across the private and public sectors. She ensures ONS has the right technology and skills to meet its ambitious goals in data analytics and data science and champions safe and secure data sharing for the public good in ONS and beyond.
Most recently Alison was Director General of the Government Digital Service leading the organisation through a busy and critical period. And before that, she was Director of Transformation at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
She began her Civil Service career in 1987. She has worked across a range of departments including the Ministry of Defence, HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, Home Office and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Her career has seen her enjoy a varied and interesting range of roles, including: spending five years in Saudi Arabia with a UK defence programme; leading the independent review of Royal Family and ministerial air travel; and being responsible for gambling and the National Lottery.
Outside government, Alison has experience as Head of Operations for an IT engineering business and on secondment to the third sector as Director of Programmes for a multi-faith research body supporting counter-radicalisation.
Panel: A data-driven smarter state Wednesday @ 10:35 AM
With a formidable background in information systems, a proven track record of delivering intricate data driven portfolios, in unique, dynamic, environments, Ed has a keen eye for innovation and can bring clarity to complexity. With over 20 years’ experience of delivering business advantage for a range of clients, he is a tour-de-force for NIAXO’s innovation-to-insight ™. Ed is NIAXO’s organisational lead for training development and delivery. He is a certified and well recognised global lead on cyber training and is instrumental is directing the NIAXO CPD certification programme. He is also a Reserve Officer in a specialist Army Reserve unit which provides Cyber Assurance to many British Army systems.
Breakout session - Breaking down legacy silos with Elastic & Niaxo Wednesday @ 11:45 AM
Tom Read became the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Government Digital Service (GDS) in February 2021. The Government Digital Service, sits at the centre of the digital transformation of UK government services, including running and iterating GOV.UK, developing a single Digital Identity solution and creating common platforms and services to make it easier and more efficient for other departments to build digital services.
Tom joined GDS from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) where he was Chief Digital and Information Officer. While at MOJ he spearheaded reforms to modernise technology used across prisons in England and Wales and enable digital access to services across the justice system.
Tom is a digital technologist by background with experience across a range of industries including banking, media, and consulting. Tom was Head of Applications at the Guardian Media Group from 2008 before joining HMG as Cabinet Office Chief Technology Officer in 2013.
Morning Keynote - Tom Read, Chief Executive Officer, Government Digital Service Wednesday @ 10:20 AM
Breakout session - Tackling Supply Chain Security Risk in the Public Sector Wednesday @ 1:45 PM
Henry is Associate Director for Government and Health at techUK. responsible for our Central Government Programme, Public Services Board, and Health & Social Care Programme.
He is responsible for managing strategic relationships across Whitehall and the NHS, working with individual departments and cross-cutting Government functions to promote better engagement between the public sector and the tech industry.
Henry originally joined techUK in February 2016 as the Programme Manager for Justice and Emergency Services. Prior to joining techUK he worked as the Policy and Communications Officer in the Centre for Science and Policy at the University of Cambridge. In this role he ran programmes to enhance knowledge exchange between academia and government, with a particular focus on issues of national security, law enforcement and defence. Henry was also responsible for advising on CSaP's communications strategy.
He holds an MA(Hons) in Classics from the University of St Andrews. After graduating he worked in a west London law firm, followed by a spell in the House of Commons, before taking up his position at CSaP.
techUK Welcome Wednesday @ 10:00 AM
Afternoon Keynote Wednesday @ 1:30 PM
I’ve worked on IT transformation programmes in the public sector in since 1995 in Local Government, Heath and Home Office Policing programmes. I’ve always been on the delivery side, leading teams to deliver the change to the business – whomever the business is!
Over the course of my 20+ year journey I have seen similar issues facing those programmes – scope, requirements ownership, overly optimistic ambition, lack of detailed analysis, critical dependencies and prioritisation. Legacy systems evolve over several decades, in some cases, with inherent bugs and workarounds embedded into business processes. Additionally, transition off those systems can involve a massive dependency on the current live services teams.
My most recent programme was delivering the Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS) which will give policing and law enforcement agencies access to joined up information, on-demand and at the point of need. The programme comprises a complex mainframe migration, intelligence system move with >180 systems feeds and a new platform build using open source products.
I hold a Bachelor’s degree, an MBA and a member of the MPLA alumni.
Breakout session - Realising the future: Delivering innovation whilst optimising legacy systems Wednesday @ 11:45 AM
Mark is the Chief Architect for the Civil Division of Leidos UK. Working across the Central Government, Devolved Government, Transport and Air Traffic Control sectors, Mark brings a wealth of experience to his customers.
Mark has a proven record of bringing innovative solutions to the market including Biometric services for Borders, Machine Learning and Digital Twin for Intelligent Road Management, Robotic Process Automation for Passport Control and Security Accredited Shared Services reducing the cost of ownership across Government Departments. Mark has worked in the IT industry for over 26 years at companies including IBM, CSC, Fujitsu and Sopra Steria. Mark joined Leidos UK in 2021 with a mission to develop leading-edge solutions in the Civil space that make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering, and science.
Breakout session - Realising the future: Delivering innovation whilst optimising legacy systems Wednesday @ 11:45 AM
