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Yorkshire & the Humber

Agenda

14:00 Welcome & introductions
Iftaz Hussain, Head of IT & Digital (Interim), City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
14:05 DSIT update - Follow up from last meeting
Madi Smith, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), North Yorkshire Council
14:25 GCA - G-Cloud 15
Tom Faulkner, Commercial Lead – G-Cloud, GCA
14:45 Project Alix - Housing showcase
Brigitte Small, CEO, Project Alix
15:10 Socitm update
Dave Sanderson, Director of Member Services, Socitm
15:30 Showcase - Learning development journey
Elizabeth Arnott, IT Senior Officer, Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
15:40 Beam & East Riding Council
Kevin Woodcock, ICT Strategic Solutions and Systems Manager, East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Beam
16:00 Closing remarks
Iftaz Hussain, Head of IT & Digital (Interim), City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Iftaz Hussain Head of IT and Digital [interim], City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
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Dave Sanderson Director of Member Services, Socitm
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Elizabeth Arnott IT Senior Officer: Web Designer & Developer, Kirklees Council
Madeline Hoskin Chief Technology Officer, North Yorkshire Council
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Kevin Woodcock ICT Strategic Solutions and Systems Manager, East Riding of Yorkshire Council
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