Second day of Innovation 2026 to continue showcasing public service transformation
The second day of innovation 2026 will continue to share insights on how governments can transform how they deliver to an audience of public servants.
The second day of the flagship public service exhibition and conference, which brings together government leaders from across the globe, will cover topics such as making public service transformation happen with artificial intelligence, and how to empower civil servants to deliver.
Sessions will cover themes including innovation in government, innovation in health, innovation in local government, and innovation in defence, security, cyber and resilience.
In the central government theme, the conference will examine how governments can measure performance to drive continuous improvement, unlocking better, smarter public services through better use of data; and how to build cross-government teams to deliver outcomes for citizens.
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Speakers on day 2 include UK digital government minister Ian Murray; Jo Shanmugalingam, permanent secretary at the UK Department for Transport; Marie-Chantal Girard, president, Public Service Commission of Canada; Gregory Barbaccia, federal chief information officer of the United States; Amy Gleason, acting administrator, U.S. DOGE Service and Strategic Advisor, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, United States; and Lord Gus O’Donnell, former cabinet secretary and head of the UK civil service.
In the health theme, sessions on the second day include how governments can harness health data for better outcomes; how to replicate what works in digital health through sharing best practice; and how to make AI adoption in healthcare happen.
Sessions in the defence theme include harnessing AI for national defence and security, and securing the nation’s data and why data security is a cornerstone of defence.
Today will also see dedicated session for local government delegates. These are: a fireside chat with local government innovators discussing how to move from idea to implementation, and a workshop session on unlocking better services through better joining up data.
Highlights from the first day of the conference included keynote addresses from Cat Little, chief operating officer of the UK civil service and permanent secretary to the Cabinet Office, Emran Mian, permanent secretary of the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Estonian president Alar Karis; and an international panel discussion on moving from innovation to implementation and speeding up government transformation.
Innovation 2026 is supported by knowledge partners including diamond partners Visa, Snowflake, Qualtrics; and gold partners CGI, Digital Modus, Salesforce, PA, Nortal, Deloitte, Rainmaker, Hippo, UK Defence Innovation, Thoughtworks, IBM; Tecknuovo; Netcompany; RedRock; AWS; and Global Relay.
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Sessions on the first day included a keynote address by Emran Mian, permanent secretary, of the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Paul Wagner, chief executive officer of the Canadian Digital Service, and Han Neng Hsiu, deputy secretary of leadership, public service division at Singapore.
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