Leadership Academy Alumni Day

Join us from 10:15 and start connecting

Our Chairs will welcome us, run through the agenda, set the scene, share their thoughts and introduce our first session.

Yogita Popat, Chair

Graeme Murrell, Co – Chair

Mark Lumley, Director of ICT & digital,  London Borough of Hounslow

Join our virtual quiz for fun, excitement, and a chance to showcase your knowledge of all things Socitm and Christmas

Yogita Popat, Assistant director of sustainability & insight, London Borough of Barnet

Alison Lincoln, ICT Senior Manager of Project and Customer Delivery, Blackpool Council 

Emma Cleal, Digital Development Manager, Elmbridge Borough Council

Kurt Frary, Deputy director of information management & technology / Chief technical officer (CTO),  Norfolk County Council

Aidan Matthews, Leadership programme manager, Socitm

Grab a coffee and let’s continue networking..

Andrew Boxall, Client Technology Lead (CTL), Microsoft

Kirklees Council is working hard to embed a culture of accessibility and inclusion. Find out how in this whistlestop tour of what we’re doing, from strategic initiatives to gamification and offering a helping hand to others to achieve accessible service delivery. Hear also about how a long-lasting strong relationship with the University of Huddersfield helps us to achieve our aims.

Graeme Murrell, IT Principal Officer, Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council

Lets eat! Use this time to reflect and refuel whilst taking in this morning’s programme

In a post truth world, we have decided to spend some time separating fact from fiction. However this is a festive event so we want to do this with a bit of fun and a little competition. So get ready to test you ability to know the difference between fact or myth. Here is your starter question…’Tomato ketchup was sold as a medicine in the 1830s, fact or fiction? We look forward to seeing you on soon.

Aidan Matthews, Learning Programme Manager, Socitm

Alison Mckenzie-Folan, Chief Executive of Wigan Council and Place Lead for Health and Care Integration (Wigan), NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care

Alison McKenzie-Folan, Wigan Council’s chief executive, will reflect on lessons learnt ten years on from the creation of the Wigan Deal, and how the council is now planning for a new era. An era in which the technological opportunities presented by AI will support a place-based mission to tackle inequalities and deliver sustainable person-centred services. Alison will also reflect on her personal journey as a digital leader and her drive to develop new talent in local government and tech.

Carol Williams, Director of transformation and digital, Walsall Council

Michelle O’Neill, Principal Consultant Leadership and OD, West Midlands Employers (WME)

West Midlands Employers – Accelerating Inclusion through Allyship

On behalf of us all Nadira will reflect on the final event of 2023 for Socitm and bring proceedings to a close.

Nadira Hussain, CEO, Socitm