Think Data for Government 2025
Date: JUNE 26, 2025
Where: 1 Great George Street, London
Speakers: Sian Thomas MBE, Chief Data Office at the Department for Business and Trade; Dr Shruti Kohli, Head of Data Science (Innovation & AI) at DWP Digital; Chad Bond, Director of Strategy and Innovation at Zaizi
About the session
DIGITISE, AUTOMATE AND INNOVATE: PAVING THE WAY FOR AI – 10:55am – 11:25am at the Telford Theatre
Digitisation, automation and the modernisation of legacy systems are no longer nice-to-haves, but necessary for operational agility and AI adoption.
Nowhere is that more evident than in the UK’s national security agencies, where streamlining operations, strengthening data integrity, enhancing security, and enabling AI are now strategic imperatives.
This session will examine the role of digitisation and legacy modernisation plays in supporting an organisation’s AI strategy — recognising that they can progress in parallel, with early AI pilots helping shape and validate the data strategy.
About the event
Data is now the number one asset for public sector organisations wishing to transform outcomes for citizens. Government is actively advancing data and AI use, and consulting on a pro-innovation regulatory framework.
However, concerns over bias, privacy, and security are growing, and many public bodies may lack the infrastructure, resources, and skills to fully embrace these new approaches.
Think Data for Government 2025 conference will take a joined-up look at some key opportunities and challenges for public bodies and their suppliers, hearing from a diverse range of exciting speakers about current thinking and best practices.
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