Ethical and Secure Use of Emerging Technologies and Data 2022

You will be warmly welcomed by Socitm at the registration desk where you can sign in and receive your delegate pass. You’re then free to start networking as well as helping yourself to refreshments – including breakfast pastries.

Mark Lumley, Director Digital & IT, London Borough of Hounslow

Socitm vice-president Mark Lumley will make us all welcome, run through the practical housekeeping, and share his thoughts on this critical area of transformation and innovation, along with introducing our first keynote speaker.

Rehena Ramesh, Head of Digital Transformation, London Borough of Brent

Organisations are increasingly under pressure to protect customer data and ensure it is used responsibly. With emerging technologies such as AI and robotics, the ethical use of digital and technology is unchartered territory. To tackle this, organisations and businesses must have clear, transparent standards on how they use data and technology. But whose responsibility is it? How does one build a robust framework for ethical use of data and technology.

Sue Daley, Director, Technology and Innovation, techUK | William Barker, Associate Director – Digital Ethics Lead, Socitm | Kurt Frary, Deputy Director of IMT, CTO 

How do we bring people, companies and organisations together to realise the positive outcomes data and technologies can create?
Join us to work out how your organisation helps to creates a better future for society, the economy and the planet.

Yogita Popat, Assistant Director of  Sustainability & Insight, London Borough of Barnet

This session will explore how Barnet has used a data and insight based model to deliver a programme of activity to deliver our ambitious commitment to becoming one of London’s most sustainable boroughs. We will explore how insights are informing our data-enabled journey whilst supporting our residents and businesses to make sustainable choices.

Shakel Ahmed, Senior Security Engineer, Pentera | Karen Kennedy-Milne, Public Sector Account Director – UK&I, One Identity/Quest

What can we achieve together? Hear the latest innovation you can adapt and adopt for your organisation.

It’s time to eat and greet as we reflect on the morning’s programme over lunch. This is an opportunity to continue the conversation as we come together with our partners and enjoy further food for thought.

Mark Lumley, Director Digital & IT, London Borough of Hounslow

Join Mark as he recaps on the morning session and leads us through a few exercises to make sure we’re fit, energised and ready for the afternoon session. Not to be missed and a firm favourite at our conferences!

Paul Bright, Sales Account Manager, IP Performance | David Crichton, Sector Director, Canon

Doing it right: ethical and secure use of technologies and data. Hear from outside the local government space to help you and your organisation.

Nigel Martin, CRO, Hornbill

IT in the UK public sector is going through a period of fascinating change, indeed the one constant is change itself and everyday it is getting louder. Constrained by legacy systems, resource challenges and frameworks designed to maintain the status quo, the sector is struggling to transform. IT leaders are researching and commissioning workstreams on digital transformation, IT strategy, self service, and workflow automation at three times the level than ever before.
Hornbill, Europe’s leading Enterprise Service Management vendor will provide insights into the industry’s largest research program which since January 2020 collects 7 million data points each week across 1800 UK public sector organisations analysing more than 2500 IT topics. If you want to know what the latest challenges are and what you must prepare your team for next …

Dave Sanderson, Director of Member Services, Socitm (Chair) | Paul Withers, Data Protection Manager, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | Dr Mahlet (Milly) Zimeta, Head of Public Policy, Open Data Institute | Nick Chapallaz , Managing Director, GeoPlace 

What procedures and safeguards do you have to responsibly guide your use of data?

Public sector organisations like yours, collect and keep a huge amount of information. And using this information is vital to offer people the right support at the right time. But keeping this information secure and not overstepping the mark is also vital.

Our panellists will explore how

• they (and you) can use data to target your work and secure better outcomes for people
• to use the power of data. But use it wisely.
• not to get overwhelmed by digital ethics

It’s time to gather our thoughts from this afternoon sessions over refreshments and snacks. This is an opportunity to connect with fellow colleagues both from the public and private sector.

Michael Litterick, Innovation and Insight Lead Consultant, Socitm Advisory

Decisions ripple. Decisions we make today shape the reality of tomorrow. Decisions about how we use technology and data, how we shape and run our organisations and the cultures we promote will all determine the future of both our work and social environments.

As technology leaders we are at the forefront of these decisions. This talk briefly covers the main trends and forces shaping the future and some of the resulting possibilities. It has the aim of helping us answer the following question: “When we have run our race and hand over the reins to the next generation, will we do so with a sense of pride or a sense of shame?”

An empowering end to our conference should not to be missed, when we will hear from our latest Top Talent cohort. The London group will debrief their hard work looking at harnessing data to transform services and achieving better place-based outcomes.

Mark Lumley, Director Digital & IT, London Borough of Hounslow

On behalf of us all Mark will reflect on a significant conference for Socitm and bring proceedings to a close.