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2024 SPEAKERS

Gain valuable insights and inspiration from leading experts. Our speakers are top professionals in their fields, offering visionary leadership and motivating perspectives.

Alex Govier

Partnerships Manager

Public Practice

Angela Barnicle

Public Practice Non-Executive Director and Chief Officer Asset Management & Regeneration

Leeds City Council

Daniela Rivas

City Manager of Newton City

Newton City, Kansas

Dr Khadija Owusu

Award-winning Leader, International Speaker and Junior Doctor

Hal Khanom

Head of Strategy and Community Participation

London Borough of Barnet

Jamie Ounan

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman

Inner Circle Consulting

Jon Price

Executive Director - People, Adults, Health & Housing

Dorset Council

Kim Wright

Chief Executive

London Borough of Brent

Martin Neale

CEO

ICS.AI

Nadira Hussain

Chief Executive

Socitm

Ringo Cheung

Programme Manager - Transport Partnerships - Delivering Capital Infrastructure Projects

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Shaza Brannon

Planning Policy Manager

South Kesteven District Council

Ste Sharples

Assistant Director - People Management, ICT and Digital

St Helens Borough Council

Vicky Willett

Director for Policy and Transformation

St Helens Borough Council

Alison Mckenzie-Folan

Solace Policy Lead and Chief Executive, Wigan Metropolitain Borough Council

Wigan Metropolitain Borough Council & Solace

Angela Sharma

Principal In-House Counsel & Deputy Monitoring Officer Law Society Planning & Environment Committee

Hounslow Borough Council

Darius Toomer

Head of Agilisys Transform

Agilisys

Dr William Burns

Social Care Policy Advisor

CIPFA

Henry Stratford

Assistant Director

Outcomes Matter Consulting

Jess Gibbons

Chief Executive

Brighton & Hove City Council

Kath O'Dwyer

Chief Executive

St Helen’s Borough Council

Lindsay Herbert

Author of Digital Transformation, IBM Inventor and Chief Innovation Officer for IBM Garage

Martin Smith

Strategy and Research Lead

Scottish Police Authority

Paul Manners

Co-Director of the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) and an Associate Professor of Public Engagement at UWE Bristol

Samantha Smith

Director of Institute and past President

Socitm

Shokat Lal

Chief Executive

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Superintendent Leanne Blacklaw

Superintendent

Police Scotland

Amanda Coulthard

Head of Strategy and Performance

Scottish Police Authority

Asim Ali

Vice-President of Sales

Granicus

David Sharman

Countywide Climate Change Coordinator, Climate Leadership

Gloucester City Council

Dwayne Johnson

External Advisor

ICS.AI

Inspector Matthew Spencer

Inspector

Police Scotland

Jessica Mullinger

Director of Interim Management

Solace in Business

Kathryn Rees

Executive Director for Corporate and Support Services

Stockport Council

Liz McQue

Leadership and Organisational Development Support Facilitator

Solace Associate

Matt Prosser

Chief Executive, Dorset Council & Solace President

Dorset Council

Professor Catherine Staite

Emeritus Professor of Public Management

University of Birmingham

Sara Todd

Chief Executive

Trafford Council

Simon Allsop

Managing Consultant

CIPFA

Tanya Ange

President of ICMA and County Administrator

Washington County Oregon

Andrew Muter

Director

Darlingburn Ltd

Daniel Mouawad

Chief Executive

Spelthorne Borough Council

Denise McGuckin

Managing Director at Hartlepool Borough Council and Civil & Community Resilience Policy Lead at Solace

Emma Marinos

Leadership Coach

Solace Associate

Ita O'Donovan

Associate

Solace

Jon McGinty

Deputy at Solace, Managing Director, Gloucester City Council & Digital Leadership

Gloucester City Council

Kevin Sinfield CBE

Former Leeds Rhinos and England Rugby League Captain

Margherita Sica

Product Manager

Agilisys

Monique Davidson

Vice President of Taituarā and Chief Executive

Horowhenua District Council

Rebecca Riley

Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor Regional Engagement and Co-Director at City-REDI, University of Birmingham, and Director of the UKRI funded LPIP Strategic Hub

Sarah Warren

SEND/EHCP Advisor

Agilisys

Simon Lewis MBE

Head of Resilience

National Emergencies Trust

Trudy Birtwell

Director of Learning

Solace

Discover the speakers for October 2024, with more being added soon!

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