East

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

09:30 Arrival and T&C
10:00 Welcome & Introductions
Hazel Lewis, East Chair
10:10 Voice to Value: Ambient Transcription in the Digital Workplace
In a world of meetings, briefings, and endless notes, ambient transcription tools promise to revolutionise how we capture and act on conversations. This session dives into four leading solutions—Magic Notes, Minutes, Sonic Brief, and Copilot Facilitator—to explore how they perform in real-world scenarios. We’ll compare their strengths, limitations, and use cases.

Julian Patmore, Service Director | Digital & Customer Access, Peterborough City Council
10:30 Copilot Persona Libraries and Adoption Strategies
Evan Fleet, Customer Success Account Manager, Microsoft
10:50 An update on the Local Digital Cyber programme’
Eloise Siani Djiakoua, Associate Collaboration & Engagement Manager, MHCLG
11:20 PowerBI
Evy Coe, Digital Accessibility Officer, Norfolk County Council
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Empowering Women
13:30 WARP update
Cliff Dean, WARP
13:50 Socitm update
Yasmine Hajji, Socitm
14:10 Vibe Coding: Not Just Horsing Around
Mark, Van-Kerro, Technical Solutions Architect, Peterborough Council
14:30 Closing Remarks
Hazel Lewis, East Chair
14:40 Finish

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.