Our Leaders' Network

2026 Speakers & Co-Hosts.

Government Transformation North brings together senior executives from across central, devolved and local government in a unique, award-winning discussion table format.
Minister Mark Ferguson

Mark Ferguson

Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office 

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Colin Shaw

Colin Shaw

Director of Service Transformation

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Joanne Bradshaw

Head of Place for North West, Director and SRO of the Risk Identification, Operations & AI Programme

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Zoe Goodwin

Chief Data Officer

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David Swainston

Finance Director, CDIO Portfolio

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Nagesh Reddy

Chief Portfolio Officer

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Keith Dargie

Chief Digital Information Officer 

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Cathy Dutton

Deputy Director, Service Design & Delivery

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Kate Caulkin

Director of People and Operational Management Insights

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Richard Baines

Deputy Director of Digital

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Eilidh Mclaughlin

Deputy Director, Digital Ethics, Inclusion and Assurance

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Jane Brine

Jane Brine

Deputy Director Bereavement Service and Tax Credits 

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Andy Wilson

Future Government Services Lead, Ordnance Survey

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Dean Paulley

Head of Product, Ordnance Survey 

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Chris Chambers

Chris Chambers

Programme Director (Transformation), Manchester Digital Campus, Government Property Agency (GPA) 

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Tracy Poulton

Chief AI Office Delivery Lead 

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Sarah Bowley

Digital Director Health and Disability 

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Saumitra Varma

Deputy Director, Probations & Electronic Monitoring Data 

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Ruquiya Isa

Deputy Director Governance, Assurance & Partnerships

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Chris Page

AI Research Engineer

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Malcolm Casimir

Digital Service Owner

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Past Speakers & Co-Hosts 2025

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Andrew Western MP

Minister for Transformation

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Janet Hughes

Director General for Civil Service Reform & Efficiency

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James Mitton

Director General, Enterprise Transformation

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Shaukat Ali Khan

Executive Director and Chief Digital Information Officer, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

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Chief Product Officer

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Richard Puttick

Chief Information Officer at Defence Support

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John Kelly

Director of Data

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Sumitra Varma

Deputy Director, Data Engineering, Data Science and AI

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Head of Digital and Data Profession and Scottish Digital Academy

Scottish Government

Ade Bamigboye

Chief Technology Officer

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Liam Walsh

Chief Architect

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Finance Director & Head of Place North East

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Simon Short

Director of Data and Analytics

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Head of Place for Civil Service North West and Director & SRO of Risk Identification, Operations & AI Programme

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Programme Director, National Data Library

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Director of Digital Delivery

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Director of Insight, AI & Innovation

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Lucia Webster

Digital Delivery Director

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Kate Caulkin

People and Operational Management Insights Director

National Audit Office

Ruqaiya Isa

Deputy Director Governance, Assurance & Partnerships

DfE

Malcolm Casimir

Digital Service Owner

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Phillipa Nazari

Director Data and Information Governance

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Nisha de Silva

Programme Director of BOLD (Better Outcomes through Linked Data)

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Sara Bowley

Digital Director (Health and Disability)

DWP

David Dunbar

Head of Digital Workplace

DWP

Jenny OConnor DofE

Jenny O'Connor

Deputy Director End User Compute Services

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Situl Gajjar

Head of Strategy & Delivery

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Nayyab Naqvi

Principal Technologist for AI Enablement in the UK Public Sector

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Rob Malcomson MBE

Deputy Director of Data, Analytics and AI, Public Sector Fraud Authority

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Michelle Williams

Head of IT Asset Management

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Eilidh McLaughlin

Deputy Director, Digital Ethics, Inclusion and Assurance

Scottish Government

Neil Hall

Deputy Director for Platform Capabilities

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Programme Manager, Digital Office for Scottish Local Government 

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Jane Brine

Deputy Director for Bereavement Service and Tax Credits Operations 

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Dan Tippell

Deputy Director for Service Management

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Molly Adamat

Head of Data Management

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Dean Paulley

Head of Product

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Tommaso Spinelli

Artificial Intelligence Senior Change Manager

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Will Dorrington

Chief Technology Officer

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John Foote

Head of Sales

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Nigel Bennet

Senior Solutions Advisor

Dun and Bradstreet

David Mitton

Head of Government UKI

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Pete Haddock

Public Sector Lead

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Neil McIvor

Head of Data, Public Sector

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Rich Lister

Engagement Manager 

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Lewis Crawford

Chief AI Officer

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Sam Ineson

Public Sector Director

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Sam Parker

Client Partner

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David Wheable

Head of Consulting

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Martha Bennett

VP, Principal Analyst

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Pritesh Patel

Public Sector Leader

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Harneet Singh

Senior Specialist

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Ted Twaalfhoven

Founder & CEO

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Laurence Allen

Director, UK

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Tim Daley

Strategy & Transformation Director 

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Ivana Gordon

Deputy Director, GCG Services

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Naomi Wass

Managing Director, Accenture

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Pete Morris

Digital Transformation Senior Manager, Accenture

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Fiona McAdoo

Transformation Director, Public Services, Oracle 

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Chris Burstow

Account Executive, UK Central Government, Oracle 

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Zoë Gould

 Product Director, Deloitte

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Palwinder Kaur

Human Capital Director, Deloitte

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Liz Cook

Director, Central Government, ServiceNow

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Graham Williamson

Director, Enterprise Architecture UK&I, ServiceNow

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Tracey Howson

Practice Lead Interaction Analytics, FourNet

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Chris Morgan

Chief Executive Officer, ITSX

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Michelle Williams

Head of IT Asset Management, DWP 

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Past Speakers & Co-Hosts 2025

Andrew Western-1

Andrew Western MP

Minister for Transformation

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Janet Hughes

Director General for Civil Service Reform & Efficiency

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James Mitton

Director General, Enterprise Transformation

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Shaukat Ali Khan

Executive Director and Chief Digital Information Officer, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

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Chief Product Officer

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Richard Puttick

Chief Information Officer at Defence Support

Ministry O fDefence MOD

John Kelly

Director of Data

infected blood compensation authority

Sumitra Varma

Deputy Director, Data Engineering, Data Science and AI

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Head of Digital and Data Profession and Scottish Digital Academy

Scottish Government

Ade Bamigboye

Chief Technology Officer

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Liam Walsh

Chief Architect

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Finance Director & Head of Place North East

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Simon Short

Director of Data and Analytics

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Head of Place for Civil Service North West and Director & SRO of Risk Identification, Operations & AI Programme

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Programme Director, National Data Library

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Director of Digital Delivery

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Director of Insight, AI & Innovation

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Lucia Webster

Digital Delivery Director

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Kate Caulkin

People and Operational Management Insights Director

National Audit Office

Ruqaiya Isa

Deputy Director Governance, Assurance & Partnerships

DfE

Malcolm Casimir

Digital Service Owner

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Phillipa Nazari

Director Data and Information Governance

british business bank

Nisha de Silva

Programme Director of BOLD (Better Outcomes through Linked Data)

ministry-of-justice

Sara Bowley

Digital Director (Health and Disability)

DWP

David Dunbar

Head of Digital Workplace

DWP

Jenny OConnor DofE

Jenny O'Connor

Deputy Director End User Compute Services

DfE

Situl Gajjar

Head of Strategy & Delivery

ministry-of-justice

Nayyab Naqvi

Principal Technologist for AI Enablement in the UK Public Sector

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Rob Malcomson MBE

Deputy Director of Data, Analytics and AI, Public Sector Fraud Authority

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Michelle Williams

Head of IT Asset Management

DWP

Eilidh McLaughlin

Deputy Director, Digital Ethics, Inclusion and Assurance

Scottish Government

Neil Hall

Deputy Director for Platform Capabilities

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Programme Manager, Digital Office for Scottish Local Government 

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Jane Brine

Deputy Director for Bereavement Service and Tax Credits Operations 

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Dan Tippell

Deputy Director for Service Management

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Molly Adamat

Head of Data Management

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Dean Paulley

Head of Product

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Tommaso Spinelli

Artificial Intelligence Senior Change Manager

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Will Dorrington

Chief Technology Officer

Kerv

John Foote

Head of Sales

Kerv

Nigel Bennet

Senior Solutions Advisor

Dun and Bradstreet

David Mitton

Head of Government UKI

Dun and Bradstreet

Pete Haddock

Public Sector Lead

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Neil McIvor

Head of Data, Public Sector

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Rich Lister

Engagement Manager 

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Lewis Crawford

Chief AI Officer

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Sam Ineson

Public Sector Director

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Sam Parker

Client Partner

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David Wheable

Head of Consulting

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Martha Bennett

VP, Principal Analyst

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Pritesh Patel

Public Sector Leader

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Harneet Singh

Senior Specialist

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Ted Twaalfhoven

Founder & CEO

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Laurence Allen

Director, UK

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Tim Daley

Strategy & Transformation Director 

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Ivana Gordon

Deputy Director, GCG Services

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Naomi Wass

Managing Director, Accenture

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Pete Morris

Digital Transformation Senior Manager, Accenture

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Fiona McAdoo

Transformation Director, Public Services, Oracle 

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Chris Burstow

Account Executive, UK Central Government, Oracle 

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Zoë Gould

 Product Director, Deloitte

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Palwinder Kaur

Human Capital Director, Deloitte

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Liz Cook

Director, Central Government, ServiceNow

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Graham Williamson

Director, Enterprise Architecture UK&I, ServiceNow

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Tracey Howson

Practice Lead Interaction Analytics, FourNet

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Chris Morgan

Chief Executive Officer, ITSX

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Michelle Williams

Head of IT Asset Management, DWP 

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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 and around the world - for their active counsel and support of our mission to enable transformational government outcomes.