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East

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Date & time

  1. 13 March 2025 10:00 - 12:30

Location

  1. Virtual (on teams)

Overview

This is a Socitm East members only closed session.

Our meetings can be face-to-face (with refreshments provided) or virtual (bring your own refreshments) and will be focused on Socitm’s policy themes. Within these themed meetings your regional committee is free to create an agenda that works best for you and your regional colleagues. If there’s something you would like to discuss or investigate with like-minded peers just let us know on hello@socitm.net and we will co-ordinate that with and for you.

Agenda

  1. 10:00 Welcome and Introductions

    Kevin Taylor, Chair

     

  2. 10:05 WeChange.AI show and tell

    Julian Patmore, Service Director, Digital & Customer Access, Peterborough City Council
    Gail Harvey, Digital Inclusion Programme Manager, Norfolk County Council 

  3. 10:45 Mobile Phone Coverage

    Steve Cunningham, Norfolk

  4. 11:05 Socitm update

    Sam Smith, Director of Institute, Socitm 

  5. 11:25 CAF and Defend as One

    Eloise Siani Djiakoua, MHCLG
    Philip James, MHCLG

  6. 11:45 Transforming SEND services with Generative AI

    Join us for an exclusive webinar on EHCP Plus, the Generative AI-powered tool built by SEND caseworkers, for SEND caseworkers. Designed to help caseworkers create high-quality Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs) more efficiently, EHCP Plus is already being used by five+ local authorities to save time, enhance personalisation, and improve the quality of plans for children and young people. By reducing time spent on drafting EHCPs, the tool allows caseworkers to focus on what truly matters—supporting families and ensuring the best outcomes for children. Through real-world insights from councils already using EHCP Plus, this session will explore how AI is helping teams work more effectively, ensuring plans are accurate, consistent, and tailored to each child’s needs. Whether you’re looking to clear backlogs, improve caseworker capacity, or enhance the EHCP process, this webinar is an opportunity to see how Generative AI is transforming SEND services.

    Marcus Le Brocq, Public Sector Lead, Agilisys

  7. 12:05 Exposure Management: transforming the approach to risk management for the Mid-Market

    Exposure management is transforming how organisations address cyber risks, shifting from reactive measures to proactive strategies. Join us for a high level overview of WithSecure’s Exposure Management platform, augmented with our own AI assistant, to understand how you can reduce cyber risks across your business.

    Kier Kirby, Solutions Consultant, WithSecure

  8. 12:25 Closing Remarks

    Kevin Taylor, Chair

  9. 12:30 Finish

Speakers

Partners

Who can join our events?

Socitm members and partners.
Our events are 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 as part of some of our membership and partnership packages – check your details to see if it’s in there. You can do that on your account section.
A fee may apply for non-members.
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