Interviews

Martin Waudby

‘Producing great results despite constraints’: Five minutes with Martin Waudby, Chief Data Officer, London Borough of Camden

In this series of ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from city leaders who will speak at Global AI Cities 2026, taking place in Greater Manchester, UK, on 16 […]

Prioritising people and movement: Five minutes with Peter Boulton, network director highways at Transport for Greater Manchester

In this series of ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the city and local government leaders who will speak at our Global AI Cities conference, taking place in […]
Mivy James, chief technology officer for UK Defence

‘I worry about our ability to go fast enough’: interview with Mivy James, chief technology officer for UK Defence

A technologist at heart, Mivy James is working in the Ministry of Defence and at a time when UK defence is undergoing a major overhaul. She tells Jack Aldane about […]

‘Don’t let fear prevent you from working on the problems that matter most’: Five minutes with Rafael Carvalho de Fassio, São Paulo state attorney for science, technology and innovation

In this series of ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the city and local government leaders who will speak at our Global AI Cities conference, taking place in […]

Trading outlook: an interview with Export Development Canada treasurer Chad Buffel

Export Development Canada recently broke new ground by issuing the country’s first tokenised bond. The government agency’s newly promoted treasurer, Chad Buffel, gives Ian Hall the inside track – and […]

The harms of not using data in health: Five minutes with Rory Collins, chief executive, UK Biobank

In this series of ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil service and public sector leaders who will speak at our Innovation 2026 conference. Taking place in London […]

Helping to solve your most complex problems: Five minutes with Annette Southgate, deputy director of the UK Home Office’s Accelerated Capability Environment

In this series of ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil service and public sector leaders who will speak at our Innovation 2026 conference. Taking place in London […]

Turning digital ambition into measurable outcomes: Five minutes with Hatim Abdulhussein, chief executive officer, Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex

In this series of ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil service and public sector leaders who will speak at our Innovation 2026 conference. Taking place in London […]

‘It’s important to bring people with you’: the UK Ministry of Defence’s Tim Ketton-Locke on making the government’s defence reforms happen

Ahead of the inaugural defence, security, cyber and resilience agenda at this year’s Innovation conference, GGF finds out how the UK’s bold new defence strategy is being implemented by one […]

‘The impact on patient experience will be profound’: Five minutes with Matt Philpott, executive director of technology, NHS England

In this series of ‘Five minutes with’ interviews, we share insights from the civil service and public sector leaders who will speak at our Innovation 2026 conference. Taking place in London […]