VENUE: MALMAISON HOTEL, 1-3 PICCADILLY, MANCHESTER, M1 3AQ
Leaders' Night: Wednesday 26 November 2025
100 senior DDaT leaders from across central and local government gather for an evening of networking and discussion at Leaders' Night. Please use the button further down the page to register to attend.
6:15 PM
Arrival & Networking Drinks
Unwind over drinks with government colleagues from across the UK and overseas.
7:30 PM
Keynote Speaker

Joanne Bradshaw, Head of Place for Civil Service North West
9:15 PM
Carriages
7:15 PM - 9:15 PM
Dinner
Take your seats and enjoy a three-course dinner with fellow public sector colleagues.
8:30 PM
Leaders' Panel

Government Transformation Powerhouse: Northern Perspectives on National Challenges
- Tiffany St James, Chief AI Officer, Liverpool City Region
- Rob Malcomson MBE, Deputy Director of Data, Analytics and AI, Public Sector Fraud Authority
- Tom Smith, Director of AI, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
6:15 PM
Arrival & Networking Drinks
Unwind over drinks with government colleagues from across the UK and overseas.
7:15 PM - 9:15 PM
Dinner
Take your seats and enjoy a three-course dinner with fellow public sector colleagues.
7:30 PM
Keynote Speaker

Joanne Bradshaw, Head of Place for Civil Service North West
8:30 PM
Leaders' Panel

Government Transformation Powerhouse: Northern Perspectives on National Challenges
- Tiffany St James, Chief AI Officer, Liverpool City Region
- Rob Malcomson MBE, Deputy Director of Data, Analytics and AI, Public Sector Fraud Authority
- Tom Smith, Director of AI, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
9:15 PM
Carriages
LEADERS' NIGHT
Government Transformation Summit June 2025 Attendees
Rizwana Parveen
Director/SRO, Fraud, Error & Debt Transformation Programmes
Department for Work and Pensions
Marco Salzedo
Director of Commercial and
Contract Management Capability,
Government Commercial Function
Cabinet Office
Justin Placide
Head of Net Zero Governance, Ministerial Briefing and Fiscal Events
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Making a Difference
We are grateful to the members of our Leaders' Network - a group of exceptional public sector practitioners and thought leaders from the UK public sector - for their active counsel and support of our mission to enable transformational government outcomes.