South West

Overview

Theme – Service Design and Transformation

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

10:30 Chair's Welcome
Craig Wilkins, Socitm South West Chair
10:35 Partner Elevator Pitches
Paul Bright, Sales Account Manager, IP Performance | Rob Duddington, Sales Manager, Webaspx | Paul Saer, Head of Public Sector, Core
10:50 Socitm Update
Lauren Sheppard, Events Manager, Socitm | Alex Fillingham, Senior Consultant, Socitm Advisory
11:10 Change Agents
Phil Grantham, Head of Local Government (South), Microsoft | Andrew Boxall, Client Technology Lead, Microsoft
11:30 Comfort Break
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11:40 Local Climate Adaptation Tool (LCAT)
Emma Bland, Assoc Prof of Practice, Environment, Health and Wellbeing, University of Exeter Medical School

A partnership between the European Centre for Environment and Human Health and Cornwall Council, supported by a wide range of local stakeholders is developing a tool to support local decision makers to plan and adapt to climate change. Join Emma to explain:
- What LCAT is?
- How does LCAT work?
- Why was LCAT developed?
12:00 C-TAG Update
Geoff Connell, Director of IMT & Chief Digital Officer, Norfolk County Council
12:10 Benchmarking with Socitm Improve
Matthew Fraser, Technical Consultant, Socitm

A brief overview of the benchmarking services offered by Socitm covering how these are delivered and why they could be beneficial to your organisation.
12:25 Members' Fireside Chat
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12:30 Chair's Closing Remarks
Craig Wilkins, Socitm South West Chair

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.