Come to Brighton for President's Conference to be inspired and to see what we can fix

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Overview

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Theme – Service Design and Transformation

Location – ​Microsoft Paddington, 2 Kingdom Street, Paddington, London, W2 6BD

Our meeting will be face-to-face (with refreshments provided) 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.

 

London & South East event
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Location

Microsoft Paddington, 2 Kingdom Street, Paddington, London, W2 6BD

Time

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Meet the speakers

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Adrian Gorst

Director of IT, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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Agenda

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  1. Agenda Session 1
      Day 1
    1. 10:30 am |
      Welcome and opening remarks

      Adrian Gorst, Socitm London & South East Chair

    2. 10:35 am |
      Technology adoption at the heart of what we do  

      Umit Jani, Technology Adoption Manager, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

    3. 10:55 am |
      Socitm Update

      Nadira Hussain, CEO, Socitm | TBC, Socitm Advisory

    4. 11:15 am |
      Partner Elevator Pitch

      Jeremy Curling, Senior Business Development Manager, Kerv

    5. 11:20 am |
      Innovate Together - Activating a Transformative Community

      Kieran Johnston, Microsoft

    6. 11:40 am |
      Need a SOC – Don’t have the budget

      Paul Bright, Sales Account Manager, IP Performance 

    7. 11:45 am |
      Comfort Break

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    8. 11:55 am |
      Partner Elevator Pitch

      David Crichton, Sector Director, Canon

    9. 12:00 pm |
      ISfL Update  

      Peter Douglas, Chair, Information Security for London (ISfL)

    10. 12:10 pm |
      Local Government Showcase: London Borough of Barnet

      Fatima Khuzem, Resident Experience Change Lead, London Borough of Barnet | Yogita Popat, Assistant Director for Sustainability, London Borough of Barnet

    11. 12:30 pm |
      Open Discussion: Recruitment and retention

      Facilitated by Adrian Gorst, Socitm London & South East Chair

    12. 12:45 pm |
      Chair’s closing remarks

      Adrian Gorst, Socitm London & South East Chair

    13. 12:50 pm |
      Networking Lunch

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Our events are included in our membership and partnership packages. A fee may apply for non-members. Please see event details for more information.

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Public sector – contact Poppy Whelan.

Private sector – contact Aimie Francis.