11 Sep 2025| Online

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Overview
AI in the public sector: Preparing your workforce and workplace

Thursday 11th September 

With the launch of the government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, organisations across the public sector are being called to embed Artificial Intelligence (AI) into public service delivery. The message is clear: adapt or fall behind

As demands on public service grow combined with tighter budgets, the pressure to deliver smarter, faster, and more efficient services has never been greater. The State of Digital Government Review estimates that AI could unlock over £45 billion in annual savings for the public sector from ‘full potential digitalisation’.                           

Join us at AI in the Public Sector – a one-day online event – to discover how you can harness the power of AI, effectively and responsibly.                   

From navigating regulation and strategy to exploring real-world case studies and upskilling your teams, this event delivers the insights and practical tools you need to assess your AI readiness, empower your teams, and drive better outcomes for the communities you serve.


Why attend:

  • Gain a deeper understanding of the actions and practical strategies needed to foster AI in your organisation
  • Bring new, innovative ideas about formulating, advancing and realising your AI potential back to your organisation, with the insight needed to put them into practice
  • Hear case studies from public sector leaders already driving AI adoption
  • Receive on-demand video recordings and speaker presentations for your reference after the event

Who should attend:
Anyone with an interest in improving public services through AI technology, including employers, public sector leaders, policy makers, digital transformation leaders, IT managers, HR mangers/officers, data officers, consultants and representative groups.

Agenda
09:20

Welcome from Dods Events

Kiren Kaur, Diversity & Inclusion Portfolio Director

09:25

Chair’s introduction & opening address: Examining the current & future AI landscape

  • Key facts: What is AI, and how is it adopted?
  • The AI challenge: Rethinking workforce and organisational dynamics

CHAIR: Sam Trendall, Editor, PublicTechnology

10:00

Understanding the pro-innovation regulatory environment

  • Overview of the UK’s AI regulatory stance
  • How AI intersects with existing laws
  • What’s coming: EU AI Act and implications for UK workplaces
11:00

Comfort break

11:20

AI in action: case studies and impact

  • Real-world AI initiatives across the public sector
12:00

Workshop
Laying the groundwork: How to prepare your organisation for AI

  • Understanding your current AI capabilities and identifying opportunities
  • Data readiness and infrastructure: Preparing your systems and datasets for AI use
  • Procurement and vendor management: How to select, specify and hold AI suppliers accountable
  • People, skills and change: Making AI work for your teams
13:00

Lunch

14:00

Keynote address: A personal reflection on my journey as an AI leader

14:20

Cultivating an AI positive and inclusive culture

  • Unpacking common fears and misconceptions, and fostering innovation
  • Building trust, transparency and fairness into AI for public service design and delivery
  • Ethical and accessible AI: Ensuring it works for all demographics, including vulnerable and marginalised groups

SPEAKER: Ruth Kelly, Chief Analyst, UK National Audit Office

15:20

Chair’s closing remarks and conference close

CHAIR: Sam Trendall, Editor, PublicTechnology

 

Speakers
Ruth Kelly
Chief Analyst, UK National Audit Office
Sam Trendall
Editor, PublicTechnology
Kiren Kaur
Head of Portfolio, Dods Events