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Alumni Day

Date & time

  1. 28 November 2025 11:00 - 13:00

Location

Agenda

  1. 11:00 Ignite your passion for mentoring

    Socitm CEO Nadira Hussain will open the event with a very warm welcome to all. She’ll be joined by our chair for the day Sam Collins, Assistant Director of Digital at City of London Corporation, who will share his enthusiasm and experience of mentoring.

    Volunteer for Socitm’s mentoring programme.

  2. 11:05 From army brat to IT boss: marching through life's firewalls

    Rehana Ramesh (Hackney Council). Rehana will share her powerful personal story of leadership, growth, and transformation in  local government.

    With more than 20 years’ public sector experience delivering strategies and services, you’ll hear the human journey with the ups and downs which make Rehana the authentic leader she is.

  3. 11:25 Innovation in action: Policy and research at Socitm

    Socitm researcher Yasmine Hajji – Socitm Institute: What does it do you for you and how can you get involved?

  4. 11:35 Spotlight on talent: A new perspective of team empowerment

    Ben Marston (Director of ICT and Digital Transformation at Sheffield City Council) – was inspired after attending our Top Talent course. So much so he put all his team through it. Hear first hand the impact it has made.

    Maximising Socitm’s Leadership Academy

  5. 11:50 Webinar follow ups: The autistic brain and the female brain

    With researcher Adrienne Crenshaw and Andrew Boxall from WeChange.AI.

    This is an opportunity ask those questions you may have wanted to but didn’t get the chance when we initially hosted our two most popular webinars this year:

    The Female Brain
    The Autistic Brain

  6. 12:15 Refresh and recharge break
  7. 12:20 The great Socitm end of year (almost) quiz

    Hosted by Learning Programme Manager Aidan Matthews – Test your knowledge, have some fun, and win a prize or two!

  8. 12:40 Alumni voices: Stories that inspire

    Hear from a fellow alumni about her journey since graduating from the Leadership Academy.

    Aimee Savage, Programme and Governance Support Manager, Cambridgeshire County Council

  9. 12:50 Alumni ‘Thank You’ Awards

    Presented by Aidan Matthews – Celebrating outstanding contributions and achievements across our network.

  10. 13:00 Close & Thank You

Speakers

Who can join our events?

Our events are open to everyone and relevant to all levels of staff, from new joiners right through to senior executives. This creates a vibrant mix which promotes innovation, sharing of best practice and drives the modernisation of public services.

Attendance is included in our membership and partnership packages. A fee may apply for non-members. Please see individual event registration details for more information.

Contact us to discuss your options

Public sector – contact Poppy Whelan. Private sector – contact Aimie Francis.