Scotland
Date & time
- 30 January 2026 10:00 - 13:00
Location
- Virtual (Teams)
Headline partners: Beam (opens in new tab), TalkTalk Business (opens in new tab), Nutanix (opens in new tab)
Agenda
- 10:00 Welcome & introductions
Heather Robb, Chief Digital Officer, The City of Edinburgh Council and Scotland Chair, Socitm
- 10:05 One Platform: Modern Infrastructure for a Modern Public Service
David Gaunt, Systems Engineer, Public Sector, Nutanix
- 10:25 Digital Public Services Portfolio
Cheryl Adamson, Improvement Services
- 10:45 Magic Notes and Beyond, Pioneering AI Tools to Support the Frontline
Theo Parry, Customer Success Manager, Magic Notes (Beam)
- 11:05 Scottish Government AI Policy Landscape
Carolyne Thomson, Scottish Government
- 11:25 Break
- 11:40 Socitm update
Dave Sanderson, Director of Member Services, Socitm
- 12:00 The future technology and IoT in education
Steve Owens, Public Sector & Cisco Specialist, TalkTalk
- 12:20 Annual General Meeting
- 12:45 Meeting close
Speakers
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Heather Robb
Chief Digital Officer, The City of Edinburgh Council
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Dave Sanderson
Director of Member Services, Socitm
- Carolyne Thomson AI Senior Policy Office, The Scottish Government
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Cheryl Adamson
Relationship Manager, Onboarding and Engagement, Improvement Service
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David Gaunt
Systems Engineer, Public Sector, Nutanix
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Steve Owens
Public Sector Lead, TalkTalk Business
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Theo Parry
Customer Success Manager, Magic Notes (Beam)
Heather Robb
Chief Digital Officer, The City of Edinburgh Council
Cheryl Adamson
Relationship Manager, Onboarding and Engagement, Improvement Service
David Gaunt
Systems Engineer, Public Sector, Nutanix
Steve Owens
Public Sector Lead, TalkTalk Business
Theo Parry
Customer Success Manager, Magic Notes (Beam)
