To put digital technology at the heart of local government services

Local Government Chronicle is delighted to introduce a new and exciting event for 2025 – Digital Futures. This event is designed to ignite discussions on the future of digital transformation within local government.

Why it matters?

Local government councils face a £3 billion funding gap in 2023/2024

How does it impact?

Essential services in social care, children’s services and housing face rising demand with limited budget and workforce

What could positive change do?

Local councils using digital transformation strategies have saved an estimated £4 billion since 2010

Who will attend:

Advisory group

Judah Bajela
National Management Trainee, Communities and Partnerships
Brent LBC

Ade Bamigboye
Chief Technology Officer
Kensington & Chelsea RBC

Paul Boyd
Chief Information Officer
Medway Council

Kit Collingwood
Assistant Director, Digital and Customer Services
Greenwich RBC

Matt Gladstone
Chief Executive
Peterborough City Council

Roger Kershaw
Assistant Director for Finance and Digital
Merton LBC

Fran Lautman
Head of Customer and Digital Experience
Oldham MBC

Alexandra Luck
Programme Director - National Digital Twin Programme
Dept for Business and Trade

Peter Parfitt
Head of Digital
Buckinghamshire Council

Tom Pike
Strategic Director & Deputy CEO
Stevenage BC

Wendy Popplewell
Executive Director of Core Services
Barnsley MBC

Rehana Ramesh
Acting Director, Customer Services, Digital and Data
Hackney LBC

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Leadership

A strategic discussion of the biggest issues facing the local authorities and where technology makes a difference

Digitising the frontline
National v. Local digital provision
Digital transformation or alteration
Resident-staff interface
Building a digital workforce
Policy and implementation

Implementation

Learn how digital technologies already bring benefit to practice and education

Enhancing person-centred care
Workforce priorities
Managing resident data
Using AI for decision-making
Changing culture and behaviour
Procurement models

Collaboration

Find out how to get your innovation into use or to find opportunities to extend its benefits

Funding for digital innovation
Partnership models
Pilots and scale-up
Intellectual property rights
Future applications

Partnership Opportunities

Great opportunities to engage with a wide range of stakeholders across the digital landscape,

Against a background of deep financial challenges, a shrinking workforce and a lack of capacity digital transformation is the biggest opportunity for councils to drive public service reform and harness innovative solutions to improve service delivery for both residents and staff.

LGC Digital Futures offers sponsoring partners a unique insight into the challenges and future plans for this sector, the opportunity to contribute their expertise to the conversation, and great networking potential.

To discover more about our sponsorship packages and align your organisation with our flagship event on digital transformation, please contact:

Andrew Leggatt
020 3953 2719
Andrew.Leggatt@emap.com

Find out more

Digital is the biggest game in town to help you achieve your Medium-Term Financial Strategy, improve services for residents and make your authority more effective
Kit Collingwood, Assistant Director, Digital and Customer Services, Royal Borough of Greenwich