The Agenda - 2020
The programme at the GovTech Summit combines a unique combination of senior public sector leaders and cutting edge entrepreneurs. Take a look below to see the topics discussed at this year's event.
09:00 - 09:15
09:15 - 09:45
09:45 - 10:00
10:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00
Welcome to the GovTech Summit 2020
FIRESIDE CHAT: How should we reconfigure government to better deliver for citizens in a post-COVID era?
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Tony Blair, former Prime Minister, UK
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Hanna Johnson, COO, PUBLIC
FIRESIDE CHAT with Cédric O, Secretary of State for Digital and Telecommunications, France
PANEL: Transforming Government: How public bodies will evolve to be more responsive to post-crisis challenges?
What are the main challenges to introduce innovation within the public sector?
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Minister Amélie de Montchalin, Minister of Public Transformation and Civil Service, France
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Raymond Knops, State Secretary Minister of Interior and Kingdom Relations, The Netherlands
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Mark Greenaway, Head of Northern Europe Enterprise, Adobe
Moderator : Johnny Hugill, Head of Research, PUBLIC
How can we balance good decisions with fast decisions while implementing new technology within public sectors?
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Minister Amélie de Montchalin, Minister of Public Transformation and Civil Service, France
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Marta Arsovska Tomovska, Director, Public Administration Reform Team, Office of the Prime Minister of Serbia
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Mark Greenaway, Head of Northern Europe Enterprise, Adobe
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Wietse Van Ransbeeck, CEO and Co-founder, CitizenLab
Moderator: Johnny Hugill, Head of Research, PUBLIC
PANEL: HealthTech: Has the pandemic accelerated the adoption of tech in health and social care?
What role has technology played in assisting governments across Europe in combating COVID-19 and helping their citizens?
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Minister Jens Spahn, Federal Minister of Health, Germany
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Minister Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, UK
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Rachel Murphy, CEO, Difrent
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Frédéric Dufaux, Deputy CEO, Docaposte
Moderator: Maddy Phipps-Taylor, CEO, EVA Healthcare Technologies
Where do you see future opportunities in HealthTech supporting health and social care work in this new COVID era?
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Rachel Murphy, CEO, Difrent
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Frédéric Dufaux, Deputy CEO, Docaposte
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Andreas Cleve, Co-founder and CEO, CORTI
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Juliet Bauer, Managing Director, LIVI UK
Moderator: Maddy Phipps-Taylor, CEO, EVA Healthcare Technologies
12:00 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:00
13:10 - 13:20
13:25 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:15
14:15 - 14:35
Pitch GovTech Competition
PANEL: The Future of Work: If remote working is the 'new normal', what does this mean for the Government?
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Cecilia Lonning-Skovgaard, Mayor of Employment and Integration, Municipality of Copenhagen
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Asha Haji, Co-founder & COO, Founders Academy
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Antoine Duboscq, Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Wimi
Moderator: Caroline Daniel, Partner, Brunswick Group
Break
INTERVIEW: Michael Gove, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
PANEL: Track and Trace: What impact has COVID had on attitudes to surveillance technology?
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Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner, ICO
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Sir Mark Rowley, Executive Chairman, Hagalaz
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Nima Elmi, Head of Government Affairs, World Economic Forum
Moderator: Ria Thomas, Managing Director, Polynia Advisory
CASE STUDY: The Future of London: Bringing councils and communities together as catalysts for change
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Dominic Campbell, CEO, FutureGov
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Ian Thomas CBE, Chief Executive, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
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Kajal Odedra, Executive Director, Change.org
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Georgia Gould, Leader of the Council, Camden Council
14:35 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:30
16:30 - 17:30
17:30 - 18:00
PANEL: Living with COVID: How can technology help us to adapt our cities to make them safe and sustainable?
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Minister Nikolaï Astrup, Minister of Local Government and Modernisation, Norway
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Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority
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Anna Jordan, Head of Operations, Alchera Technologies
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Stefan Webb, Place Director, FutureGov
Moderator: Fotis Talantzis, CEO, Novoville
PANEL: Skilling up Governments
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Admiral Tony Radakin, First Sea Lord, Royal Navy
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Fiona Deans, Chief Operating Officer, Government Digital Service, Cabinet Office
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Mitchell Weiss, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
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Pamela Dow, Executive Director, Govt Skills and Curriculum, Cabinet office
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Eldrid Jordaan, CEO, GovChat.org
Moderator: Verity Harding, Fellow of the Bennett Institute, Cambridge University
PANEL: Algorithmic Government: risks and opportunities
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Peter Parycek, Professor, Danube University Krems
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Sue Bateman, Interim Director, DDaT Functional Strategy
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Max Beverton-Palmer, Head of Tech & Society, Tony Blair Institute
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Rachel Coldicutt, Independent technology strategist, Careful Industries
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Marc Warner, CEO, Faculty
Moderator: Maija Palmer, Innovation editor, Sifted
Closing Ceremony
Pitch GovTech Winner announcement
Discussion with Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić
Closing remarks
Breakout Sessions
10:00 - 11:00
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 - 15:30
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:30
WORKSHOP with FutureGov: Digital Transformation as a Trojan Horse for Making Change Real
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Sat Ubhi, Chief Technology Officer, FutureGov
WORKSHOP with Adobe: Redefining Government Experiences through Tailored Citizen Journeys
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Carmen Michael, Director, Content & Digital Transformation New South Wales Department of Education, Australia
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Anna Mascarello, Head of Public Sector Experience Cloud ANZ, Adobe
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Edward Elliott, Head of Growth, PUBLIC
FIRESIDE CHAT and Q/A Session:
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Markus Richter, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community and Federal Government Commissioner for Information Technology, Germany
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Nils Hoffmann, Head of GovStart, Germany
WORKSHOP with Sharing Cities: Common Solutions for Shared Challenges
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Lucette Demets, Head of Urban, London & Partners
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Nathan Pierce, Head of Smart London Team and Programme Director for Sharing Cities, Greater London Authority
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Sandy Tung, Programme Manager for Sharing Cities, Greater London Authority
BREAKOUT SESSION: ‘In conversation with Jen Allum, Head of GOV.UK '
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Jen Allum, Head of GOV.UK, UK Government digital service
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Matthew Trimming, Senior Advisor, PUBLIC