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Yorkshire and Humber

Date & time

  1. 2 October 2025 10:00 - 12:00

Location

Overview

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. 10:05 Welcome & introductions

    Iftaz Hussain, Application Support & Development Services Manager, Bradford Metropolitan District Council

  2. 10:05 Investing in young people 

    The Digital Services Team at Kirklees Council has been taking on placement students from the University of Huddersfield for 25 years. Graeme Murrell will talk about how investing in young people is central to the culture of the team, the benefits of recruiting young people, and how we’ve been able to retain the best talent to help deliver our digital services.

    Graeme Murrell, IT Principal Officer – Digital Services, Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council

  3. 10:25 WeChange.AI - a new approach to change (and sub 10K for Socitm members for a whole year!)

    Talk to WeChange.AI customers and learn about their radically different approach to Change & Adoption with technology, with details on their Indicators for change, how they capture them and make them actionable.

    Andrew Boxall, Managing Director, WeChange.AI

    Clare Grace, Skilling Lead, Norfolk County Council

     

  4. 10:55 Blackpool Apprenticeships scheme

    Alison Lincoln, ICT Manager of Projects and Customer Delivery, Blackpool Council

  5. 11:20 Impera - Y&H Place Insight data for the region

    Pye Nyunt, CEO, Impera Analytics

    Ben Bennetts, Policy Impact Manager, Impera Analytics

  6. 11:50 Regional collaboration update from previous meeting

    Dave Sanderson, Director of Member Services, Socitm

  7. 12:00 Meeting close

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.