How can Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, chatbots and Robotic Process Automation be harnessed by the public sector for the public good?

* This event is free to attend for the public sector * 6 hrs CPD accreditated learning *

Following on from the sell-out success of UKAuthority ‘Rise of the Bots’ and 'Return of the Bots 2017' and in response to both audience demand and the rapid pace of technology change, UKAuthority will be hosting ‘March of the Bots’ on 23rd November 2018 in central London.

Artificial Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation, Machine Learning and interactive Bots are becoming more commonplace in a public sector still suffering the effects of austerity. How can we harness this power for the public good? Where do the ethical boundaries lie? And is this just the start of an augmented future for the public sector?

NHS, local and central government and other public services will take to the stage to share their ambitions and progress with innovating and redesigning service delivery using these technologies. We will also invite leading technology companies to partner with us and outline how their technology has helped to transform, inform decision making, interact with citizens, drive efficiencies and help create better public services.

Using data and digital for the public good

Who should attend?

Digital Leaders, Chief Information Officers, Heads of IT, Assistant and Chief Executives, Members, Heads of Customer Services, Transformation or Change, Heads of Finance and HR, Heads of Social Care and Departmental Service Heads/Senior Managers

Speakers & Agenda

Confirmed speakers to date:

• James Merrick-Potter, Head of Robotic Automation - Cabinet Office
• Professor Birgitte Andersen, CEO, Big Innovation Centre / Secretariat on APPG on AI
• Tom Smith, Managing Director, Data Science Campus - Office for National Statistics
• Simon Pollock, Assistant Director of Business Operations - Orbis Partnership (Surrey County Council)
• Simon Clifford, Director of Technology & Digital Transformation - Northamptonshire Police
• Paul Day, Interim Director for Digital Transformation and IT - Wiltshire Council
• Nichola Murphy, Head of Firearms and Explosives Branch, Police Service Northern Ireland
• Gus Niven, Intelligent Automation Lead, City of Edinburgh Council
• Matthew Cain, Head of Digital & Data, Hackney Council
• Richard Potter, Chief Technology Officer - Microsoft Services
• Andy Willmer, Deloitte, Government and Public Services RPA Director
• Tom Sagal, Director, Public Sector EMEA, Blue Prism
• Rick Crosby, Pre-Sales Manager, UiPath
• Simon Lill, Public Sector Director, UiPath

09.30 Registration and refreshments

10.00 Start

• Welcome - Helen Olsen Bedford, Publisher, UKAuthority
• Artificial Intelligence, Data Capitalism and the Tech Giants: The Good the Bad and the Ugly - Professor Birgitte Andersen, CEO & Co-Creator, Big Innovation Centre
• Accelerating RPA in government - One year on - James Merrick-Potter, Head of Robotic Automation, Cabinet Office
• Bots, service redesign and services so good, people prefer to use them - Matthew Cain, Head of Digital and Data, London Borough of Hackney
• The route to AI, the promise of RPA delivered and 2.3 billion additional workers! - Rick Crosby, Pre-Sales Manager, UiPath | Simon Lill, Public Sector Director, UiPath
• Q&A and Discussion

11.25 Break

• The robots are waiting… - Andy Willmer, Government and Public Services RPA Director, Deloitte
• Embarking on the robotic journey - Nichola Murphy, Head of PSNI Firearms and Explosives Branch, Police Service Northern Ireland
• The realities of delivering sustainable change through Intelligent Automation - Gus Niven, Intelligent Automation Lead (Head of the Intelligent Automation Centre of Expertise), City of Edinburgh Council
• Enabling Digital Workers for Public Sector, “The One question to ask Suppliers” - Tom Sagal, Director, Public Sector EMEA, Blue Prism
• Digital government – building next-generation public service organisations - Richard Potter, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Services
• The Wiltshire Council digital transformation - Paul Day, Interim Director for Digital Transformation and IT, Wiltshire Council
• Q&A and Discussion

13.30 Lunch

• You can do it! DIY Public Sector Robotics - Simon Pollock, Assistant Director of Business Operations, Orbis
• ONS - applying data science, machine learning and AI to cross-government challenges - Tom Smith, Managing Director, Data Science Campus, Office for National Statistics
• Digital 101 – Voice, AI and Smartphones, the emerging paradigm for Police Contact, Crime & Intelligence reporting - Simon Clifford, Director for Technology and Digital Transformation, Northamptonshire Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC)
• Q&A and Discussion

15:30 Tea, Cake and Networking

For a flavour of this year's event visit the Return of the Bots 2017 event hub here.

Partnerships

Contact Barry Croxon to discuss how you can be involved with this event: Barry@ukauthority.co.uk

FAQs

What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?

BY TUBE

• Old Street (Northern Line) is 1 minute walk
• Once you are at Old Street Tube follow the signs for Subway 2 and proceed along the covered ramp walkway. This will lead you directly to the building entrance.

BY NATIONAL RAIL

Liverpool Street 12 mins
London Bridge 9 mins
Kings Cross 9 mins
Euston10 mins
Charing Cross17 mins
Paddington 35 mins
Marylebone 30 mins
Victoria 13 mins
Waterloo 12 mins

BY TAXI/CAR

Our taxi collection and drop off point is located on Cowper Street NOT City Road. The postcode for Cowper Street is EC2A 4AP. Inmarsat is located at the end of Cowper Street on your right.

PARKING

There is no parking at 99 City Road. There are two secure parking facilities close to Inmarsat.

• Union Car Parks on Clere Street, EC2A 4UY. 5 minute walk to Inmarsat
• NCP at Finsbury Square, EC2A 1AD. 7 minute walk to Inmarsat