15:00 - 15:30 Keynote Theatre: Leadership & Strategy
Panel: Transforming Public Services Through Purpose Led Innovation
Tuesday 13th October 2026
About
This session delivers a fast paced conversation with senior Data and AI leaders who are rewriting the narrative on government and regulatory innovation. The panel dismantles the myths, and spotlights the reality of entrepreneurial teams, cutting edge technology, cross sector collaboration, and mission driven careers with national impact.
Join panellists from the Government Property Agency, Information Commissioner’s office, Dept. for Environment, Food and Rural affairs and Bank of England as they reframe the public sector as a place where ambitious data and AI professionals can build meaningful, exciting, and high impact careers. And where better to do it than in Manchester as it stakes its claim as a key hub of industry and digital ambition?
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Chris Chambers , Deputy Director , Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Rachael Dale Kemp , Deputy Director , Defra
Leslie Lambert , Head of Data & Statistics , Bank of England
Kevin Parry , Director of Data , Information Commissioner’s Office
Fiona Sweeney , Strategy Director , Women in Data ®