The objective of this conference is to showcase some of the excellent and innovative work councils are doing to redesign and improve their services and ways of working, using digital tools and solutions.
Councils from across the nation are invited to the conference to present the work they have done using digital tools and solutions in a series of workshops to the other councils attending as delegates. This ensures that learning is shared widely, and real examples are provided of how to carry out digital transformation as well as highlight the tools and assets available to be reused for others in the sector.
Previous Digital Showcase events
Welcome and opening remarks: Cllr Peter Fleming OBE,Chairman of Improvement and Innovation Board, Local Government Association
Follow Up Discussion: Cllr Fleming, Cllr Prior and Paul Maltby and Qs from the delegates
Workshop 4: The world has changed
Kurt Frary, Deputy Director of IMT, CTO and Chair, Socitm (East), Norfolk County Council
Workshop 5: IT innovative response in COVID-19
Sandra Taylor, Assistant Director of IT and Digital, Worcestershire County Council and Jo Hilditch, Digital Delivery Team Manager, Worcestershire County Council
Closing Address:Alison McKenzie-Folan
Chief Executive, Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Keynote address – Paul Maltby, Chief Digital Officer, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Workshop1: Digital Leadership, Cllr Elise Wilson, Leader, Stockport Borough Council and GM Digital City-Region and Holly Rae, Head of Policy and Performance, Stockport Borough Council
Workshop2: Transforming the customer experience in SEND –Sarah Bullard, Customer Experience Digital and Service Improvement Manager, Laura Goman, Business Analyst, Jo Hill, Service Manager, SEN Assessment Team, West Sussex County Council
Workshop3: Governance as an enabler – Cate McLaurin, Head of Delivery, London Borough of Hackney
Plenary 1: Collaboration on a regional scale – Phil Swan, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Cllr Elise Wilson, Leader, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council and GM Digital City-Region
Plenary 2: Digital Innovation Zone – John Houston, Strategic Partnerships Specialist and Cllr Alan Lion, Portfolio Holder for Strategic Projects, Epping Forest District Council
Workshop4: Procuring and managing suppliers – GeorginaMaratheftis, Head of Local Public Services, techUK and Al Collier, Head of Procurement, Norfolk County Council
Workshop7: Creating a council for the 21st century – Aidan Dunn, Executive Director for Corporate Development and Lisa Trickey, Service Manager Digital Strategy and Design, Dorset Council
Workshop 4a: Providing digital support for housing and homelessness and sharing learning between peers - Ian Hirst, Head of Digital Services and Transformation, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Dominic Taylor-Langley, SDS Team Manager and Business Analysis, Smarter Digital Services, SDS, Jane Haselden, Digital Services and Website Consultant, Smarter Digital Services, SDS
Workshop 6: The Digital City - Steven Fry, Head of Customer and Digital Services, Salford City Council
Workshop 7: The benefits of an agile approach to digital projects - Jenny Nelson, Digital Newcastle Programme Manager, Newcastle City Council, Dominic Taylor-Langley, SDS Team Manager and Business Analysis, Smarter Digital Services, SDS, Jane Haselden, Digital Services and Website Consultant, Smarter Digital Services, SDS, Beverley Smith, GDS Academy Facilitator and Head of Digital Faculty, GDS
