Events

Global Government Forum’s Making Digital Deliver for the NHS is at The Glasshouse, Gateshead on 21 October 2026, following the 2025 event that launched my report. Registration is open.

I chaired a webinar on the plan for the NHS Single Patient Record, with panellists from the national programme and two of the most mature shared care records.

I hosted a roundtable on scaling AI for neighbourhood health at Global Government Forum’s Global AI Cities 2026 at Old Trafford, co-hosted with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

I delivered a keynote and hosted panels for the first ever dedicated health track at Global Government Forum’s Innovation 2026 event at ExCeL London.

I chaired the panel discussion to launch my NHS digital leadership report, with Sir Jim Mackey giving the keynote.

I spoke on the implications of artificial intelligence for health systems at this Manchester event, alongside commercial and public sector leaders.

I chaired a panel on how user-centred approaches can help the NHS become more patient-centred in practice, with a GP founder, a service designer and the head of healthcare at a Danish technology firm.

I joined the podcast to discuss the history of the UK Digital Academy, and why good decisions follow good data.

I introduced the first event of the North East health tech cluster, discussing how automation could improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency.

I delivered the closing address of the 2019 Dynamo Conference at the University of Sunderland.

I joined a roundtable with the Digital Minister and regional technology leaders at the soon-to-open North East Futures University Technical College in Newcastle.

I was part of the team that created and delivered Transforming Together, a series of events bringing together leaders of major UK government digital change programmes.

I spoke and joined a panel discussion on transformation programmes in government and the role of digital, moderated by Tony Meggs.

I spoke at Think Digital Government 2017 at London’s Business Design Centre, the day after the launch of the Government Transformation Strategy.

I presented and joined a panel discussion on improving public service delivery through digital, at a Whitehall seminar led and hosted by Cardiff Council and chaired by Lord Patel.

I gave a seminar as part of the Policy in Practice series for the Master of Public Administration (MPA) course at the London School of Economics.

I delivered a keynote and joined the panel on technology, procurement and policy priorities at the Westminster eForum, chaired by Chi Onwurah MP.

I spoke and joined the panel at PA Consulting’s tenth annual innovation event, held at the National Portrait Gallery in London, on whether human factors are being overlooked in the race for innovation.