DigitalScotland 2023

DigitalScotland 2023

The Annual Conference for Public sector technology professionals

Date: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Venue: Edinburgh international conference centre
Timings: Conference 08:30 – 17:30

Ticket Prices (including admission to reception)

GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS: £45.00
NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS: £125.00
COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS: £250.00

The above ticket prices are only available until 1 July 2023, thereafter the delegate fee will increase as we get closer in time to the conference

DigitalScotland is the largest annual gathering of public sector technology professionals, where global govtech leaders share technology insights and lessons in digital transformation, leadership, skills, cultural change and data-driven innovation.

With 50-plus speakers from a diverse array of backgrounds, DigitalScotland is the leading forum to hear about how digital and data are transforming the way our public services operate and fulfil their mission to be modern, responsive and designed around the needs of citizens.

The full-day conference features a fantastic line-up of globally accredited speakers on topics as diverse as service design, ethics in AI, the internet of things, cybersecurity, 5G and much more.

With a growing global ‘govtech’ movement, DigitalScotland is a must-attend for technologists and policymakers delivering the next generation of government services.

2022 Speakers



Ambassador of Estonia in the UK

Business Development Manager
cyberQuarter, Abertay University

Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism and Enterprise
The Scottish Government

Chief Executive
Cyber and Fraud Centre - Scotland

Research & Skills Manager
Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre

Digital Director
The Scottish Government

Deputy Director Head of Digital Transformation Division
Digital Directorate, The Scottish Government

CEO
Research Data Scotland

Chief Data Officer
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS)

Head of Open Data
The Scottish Government

Head of IT Service
Registers of Scotland

Head of The Scottish AI Alliance
The Scottish AI Alliance

Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Deputy Vice Principle of Research (AI), Director of The Bayes Centre
University of Edinburgh

Director of Technology Strategy & Innovation
Leidos

Chief Information and Digital Officer
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Director of Corporate Transformation & Workplace
The Scottish Government

Executive Director of Performance Audit and Best Value
Audit Scotland

Head of the Scottish Digital Academy
The Scottish Government

Chief Digital & Information Officer
Police Scotland

Head of Cities
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Deputy Director, Digital Connectivity
The Scottish Government

CTO
Brightsolid

Product Manager – Cloud First
The Scottish Government

CEO
Castlepoint Systems

Chair
BBC Scotland

Renewables and Connectivity Lead
Orkney Council

Chief Executive Officer
CENSIS

Programme Director, Digital Infrastructure Team
Scottish Futures Trust

Director
Glasgow City Innovation District

Chief Officer Digital & Technology
Aberdeen City Council

Chief Marketing Officer
Codeclan

Head of Business Intelligence
Glasgow City Council

Founder
Calba

2022 Agenda

25 October 2022 | Session One: Transforming Government

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Refreshments & networking

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM

Welcome and Chair's opening remarks


Kim McAllister
BBC Scotland
9:10 AM – 9:20 AM

Ministerial keynote


Ivan McKee MSP
The Scottish Government
9:20 AM – 9:35 AM

Getting digital government right:

What does good digital government look like and how do we harness technology to reduce digital exclusion, promote collaborative leadership and raise digital skills.


Antony Clark
Audit Scotland
9:35 AM – 9:50 AM

Transforming corporate services:

Delivering corporate capability fit for the future: digital, lean, shared, sustainable


Brian Reid
The Scottish Government
9:50 AM – 10:05 AM

How does Estonia’s past experience help to plan the future of a digital society?


Ambassador H.E. Mr. Viljar Lubi
Ambassador of Estonia in the UK
10:05 AM – 10:20 AM

The amazing importance and consequence of right now

Why is digital transformation important and what you can do today to ensure the future of Scotland


Jason Whittet
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
10:20 AM – 11:00 AM

Fireside Chat:

Global government digital leaders


Geoff Huggins
The Scottish Government

Ambassador H.E. Mr. Viljar Lubi
Ambassador of Estonia in the UK

Jason Whittet
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM

Refreshments & networking

25 October 2022 | Session Four: Leadership streams on Digital Transformation, Cloud, Connectivity and Data & AI

1:25 PM – 2:45 PM

Digital Transformation:

From the transactional to the transformational: building person-centred digital services around the citizen


Joy Bramfitt-Wanless
Digital Directorate, The Scottish Government

Eilidh McLaughlin
The Scottish Government

Steve Roud
Aberdeen City Council

Richard Thompson
Sopra Steria
1:25 PM – 2:45 PM

Cloud:

Innovation, decommissioning, net zero and scale: transforming services means embracing the full potential of cloud


Ross Lyon
The Scottish Government

Keith Dargie
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Paul Christie
Registers of Scotland

Jon Gasparini
Brightsolid
1:25 PM – 2:45 PM

Connectivity:

Future-proofing national digital infrastructure: government and industry working together to improve outcomes for Scottish citizens and businesses.


Robbie McGhee
The Scottish Government

Sarah Eynon
Scottish Futures Trust

Shona Croy
Orkney Council

David Lewis
Capita Public Service
1:25 PM – 2:45 PM

Data & AI:

Building inclusive, trustworthy and ethical AI: using data to power the next generation of digital products and services


Steph Wright
The Scottish AI Alliance

Doreen Grove
The Scottish Government

Michael Rovatsos
University of Edinburgh

Rachael Greaves
Castlepoint Systems
2:45 PM – 3:05 PM

Networking & refreshments

25 October 2022 | Session Five: Leadership streams on Cybersecurity, Innovation, Data Transformation & Workforce Transformation

3:05 PM – 4:25 PM

Cybersecurity:

Building Scotland's cyber resilience through community, collaboration and increased focus on skills and security operations


Jude McCorry
Cyber and Fraud Centre - Scotland

Robert Hayes
National Cyber Resilience Advisory Board

David Ferguson
ScotlandIS

Cheryl Torano
cyberQuarter, Abertay University

Steve McKee
Cisco
3:05 PM – 4:25 PM

Innovation:

Utilising the potential of Scotland‘s digital ecosystem to stimulate and scale innovation – creating jobs, attracting investment and improving services


Roger Halliday
Research Data Scotland

David Dunn
Citizens Advice Scotland

Alisdair Gunn
Glasgow City Innovation District

Paul Winstanley
CENSIS
3:05 PM – 4:25 PM

Data Transformation:

Harnessing data to optimise the performance of critical public services – leveraging new technologies including data analytics, AI and IoT to boost operational effectiveness


Andrew Hendry
Police Scotland

Davie Gow
Leidos

Albert King
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS)

Kimberley Hose
Glasgow City Council
3:05 PM – 4:25 PM

Workforce Transformation:

Helping workforces upskill and re-skill to keep up with citizen demand for modern public services


Lee Dunn
The Scottish Government

Sanna Rimpiläinen
Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre

Linda Scott
Codeclan

Stephen McAinsh
Calba
4:25 PM

Conference close

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