From Cloud First to UK Sovereign by Design- Reimagining Public Sector Digital Resilience

Join techUK and Exponential-e for an expert-led roundtable on Thursday 12 November, to explore the next phase of government cloud strategy.

For more than a decade, the UK public sector’s Cloud First approach has accelerated modernisation, reduced technical debt, and unlocked the scalability and efficiency of public cloud services. But as geopolitical uncertainty, evolving regulation, cyber risk, and AI adoption reshape the digital landscape, a new question is emerging: is cloud adoption alone enough to protect critical public services and citizen data?

This roundtable will explore how data sovereignty is evolving beyond data location to encompass governance, jurisdictional control, resilience, and trusted access. Participants will examine the impact of complex supply chains, cross-border data flows, and changing legal requirements, while considering how hybrid and multi-cloud approaches can balance innovation with control.

Through public sector examples, the discussion will highlight how secure, interoperable environments can enable data sharing, AI adoption, and improved service delivery without compromising governance.

Key topics/ themes:

• The changing risk landscape driving demand for sovereign cloud models

• Jurisdiction, governance, and what sovereignty means in practice

• Building resilient architectures across production, backup, and recovery environments

• Enabling innovation, interoperability, and AI while maintaining control

• Moving from Cloud First policy to a sovereign-by-design operating model

Agenda:

13:30 - 14:30 - Registration and Networking lunch

14:30 - 15:30 - Roundtable session

15:30 - 17:00 - Networking

Event Sponsor:

Exponential-e is the trusted digital transformation partner across the public sector, including local Government organisations, offering Cloud, Security, Connectivity, Unified Communications, Managed Services, and Contact Centre solutions – all powered by our self-owned, carrier-class network. This evolving solution portfolio enables exceptional citizen outcomes, optimises operational resilience and efficiency, and offers the best possible value. As a result of this commitment, we are active on multiple key Government frameworks, have earned – and continue to maintain – nine ISO accreditations, and are the first company to display our industry-leading NPS score live on our website. 

Spaces are limited, so please register to express your interest in attending this event. Please note: submitting your interest does not guarantee a place. If your attendance is approved, you will receive a confirmation email with the joining details.

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