Day 2: Wednesday 28 June

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Please note that the programme sessions, speakers and timings are subject to change.

Chair’s opening remarks

09:00 - 09:10

 

Speakers and more info

Chair’s opening remarks

09:00 - 09:10
 
Chairs:
Dharshini David
Broadcaster and economist
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Opening keynote address: How do we fix broken public services?

09:10 - 09:40

 

Speakers and more info

Opening keynote address: How do we fix broken public services?

09:10 - 09:40
 
Chairs:
Dharshini David
Broadcaster and economist
Speakers:
Polly Curtis
Demos
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Cleaning up our act: tackling the UK’s anti-corruption challenge

09:40 - 10:25

Rather than an international beacon of probity and good governance, the UK has become magnet for kleptocrats and criminals. Dubbed the ‘London Laundromat’ due to lax regulation and complex tax avoidance schemes, the capital is awash with illicit funds and financial flows. This conference session will explore the impact of this on Britain’s global reputation and soft power, and whether the recent reforms will help us take back control.

Speakers and more info

Cleaning up our act: tackling the UK’s anti-corruption challenge

09:40 - 10:25
Rather than an international beacon of probity and good governance, the UK has become magnet for kleptocrats and criminals. Dubbed the ‘London Laundromat’ due to lax regulation and complex tax avoidance schemes, the capital is awash with illicit funds and financial flows. This conference session will explore the impact of this on Britain’s global reputation and soft power, and whether the recent reforms will help us take back control.
Chairs:
Dharshini David
Broadcaster and economist
Speakers:
Oliver Bullough
Author and Journalist
Rachel Davies Teka
Transparency International UK
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Trust in numbers: are government statistics and data serving the public good?

10:25 - 10:55

Statistics and data are at the heart of our understanding of the economy and public sector. Whether it’s economic growth, employment rates, migration flows or NHS waiting list these datasets help us make sense of current trends and need to be clear, accurate and accessible. The director general of regulation at the Office for Statistics Regulation will provide an overview of the state of government data and how confident we can be.

Speakers and more info

Trust in numbers: are government statistics and data serving the public good?

10:25 - 10:55
Statistics and data are at the heart of our understanding of the economy and public sector. Whether it’s economic growth, employment rates, migration flows or NHS waiting list these datasets help us make sense of current trends and need to be clear, accurate and accessible. The director general of regulation at the Office for Statistics Regulation will provide an overview of the state of government data and how confident we can be.
Chairs:
Dharshini David
Broadcaster and economist
Speakers:
Ed Humpherson
Office for Statistics Regulation, Uk Statistics Authority
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Break

10:55 - 11:25

Refreshments and networking in the exhibition hall

Fringe

Break

10:55 - 11:25
Refreshments and networking in the exhibition hall
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Session to be announced

11:25 - 12:25

 

Leadership and Skills

Session to be announced

11:25 - 12:25

 

Governance and Trust

Session to be announced

11:25 - 12:25

 

Financial Resilience

Session to be announced

11:25 - 12:25

 

Protecting Place and Planet

Session to be announced

11:25 - 12:25
 
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Session to be announced

11:25 - 12:25
 
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Session to be announced

11:25 - 12:25
 
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Session to be announced

11:25 - 12:25
 
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Lunch Break

12:25 - 13:25

Lunch and networking in the exhibition hall

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Lunch Break

12:25 - 13:25
Lunch and networking in the exhibition hall
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Session to be announced

13:25 - 14:25

 

Leadership and Skills

Anti-corruption

13:25 - 14:25

 

Governance and Trust

Session to be announced

13:25 - 14:25

 

Financial Resilience

A Case Study for Lasting Change

13:25 - 14:25

Many authorities are committed to reach their adopted net zero targets.  The challenge is to chart the programmes and steps to reach those goals.  The role of the local authority is multifaceted involving five phases: (1) design; (2) implementation; (3) stakeholder education; (4) project finance and (5) monitoring and reporting.  This panel will discuss an approach to developing an integrated comprehensive net zero programme.  Panelists who are actively involved in assembling the building blocks of an integrated programme will share their experiences, both challenges and successes in developing a robust response.  Actual practitioners will share their approaches to project development, securing funding sources and establishing a robust tracking system to ensure targets are met.  This panel will provide practical advice using actual case studies from prominent local authorities in the ESG space

 

Protecting Place and Planet

Session to be announced

13:25 - 14:25
 
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Anti-corruption

13:25 - 14:25
 
The session will move to discussing compliance, GDPR requirements for data protection and fraud, explaining how open banking lowers or eliminates the associated risks. This will be followed by the integration process, demonstrating the ease of implementing open banking solutions. Finally, the panel will provide an overview of the ‘return on investment’ and the financial efficiency the technology brings, and discuss how this technology will develop in the future for continued innovation to serve the public sector.
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Session to be announced

13:25 - 14:25
 
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A Case Study for Lasting Change

13:25 - 14:25
Many authorities are committed to reach their adopted net zero targets.  The challenge is to chart the programmes and steps to reach those goals.  The role of the local authority is multifaceted involving five phases: (1) design; (2) implementation; (3) stakeholder education; (4) project finance and (5) monitoring and reporting.  This panel will discuss an approach to developing an integrated comprehensive net zero programme.  Panelists who are actively involved in assembling the building blocks of an integrated programme will share their experiences, both challenges and successes in developing a robust response.  Actual practitioners will share their approaches to project development, securing funding sources and establishing a robust tracking system to ensure targets are met.  This panel will provide practical advice using actual case studies from prominent local authorities in the ESG space  
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Break

14:25 - 14:55

Refreshments and networking in the exhibition hall

Fringe

Break

14:25 - 14:55
Refreshments and networking in the exhibition hall
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Closing keynote address: Partygate and the paucity of public trust and Chair's closing remarks

14:55 - 15:55

There’s now a strong sense that standards in public life are declining and an increasingly shameless political class is emboldened to bend or even break the rules with little consequence. Pippa Crerar, the journalist who broke the Barnard Castle and Partygate stories joins us to share how she exposed wrongdoing at the highest level of government, the role of the press in holding politicians’ feet to the fire and whether there is anything public finance professionals can learn from the fourth estate about speaking truth to power.

Speakers and more info

Closing keynote address: Partygate and the paucity of public trust and Chair's closing remarks

14:55 - 15:55
There’s now a strong sense that standards in public life are declining and an increasingly shameless political class is emboldened to bend or even break the rules with little consequence. Pippa Crerar, the journalist who broke the Barnard Castle and Partygate stories joins us to share how she exposed wrongdoing at the highest level of government, the role of the press in holding politicians’ feet to the fire and whether there is anything public finance professionals can learn from the fourth estate about speaking truth to power.
Chairs:
Dharshini David
Broadcaster and economist
Speakers:
Pippa Crerar
The Guardian
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