OPERATIONALISING AI AT SCALE:
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A practical understanding of how AI is being operationalised across Public Sector organisations
A Hands-On AI Experience for Public Sector Leaders
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Simon Kofkin-Hansen
Innovation Lead at Celerity
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Sophie Cook
Host at GovNews
AGENDA
09:30 – 10:00
Arrival, Registration, Networking & Refreshments
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Thursday 25th June 2026 | 09:30 to 16:30
IBM UK Limited, 20 York Road, London SE1 7ND
10:00 – 10:30
Introductions & Agenda
Tom Bishop
Partner Technical Specialist - AI Agents & Governance at IBM
Moving From AI Strategy
To Operational Deployment
A hands-on AI lab experience for senior Public Sector leaders exploring how to scale AI safely, practically and effectively.
Why Public Sector AI Leaders Are Under Pressure Now
AI adoption across the Public Sector is accelerating rapidly - but many organisations remain stuck between strategy discussions and operational reality.
- Teams are already experimenting with AI tools.
- Shadow AI is increasing.
- Productivity expectations are rising.
- Governance concerns are slowing deployment.
And many organisations still lack the practical frameworks, capability and operational understanding needed to scale AI safely and effectively. This executive AI lab experience has been designed to help senior leaders move beyond theory and explore what operational AI deployment looks like in practice.
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10:30 – 11:00
Keynote & Existing Use Case Scenarios
11:00 - 13:00
Lab Experience
Lunch & Networking
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 – 15:00
Roundtable
15:00 - 15:30
Immersive AI Experience
Wrap-up & Key Takeaways
15:30 - 16:00
Refreshments & Networking
16:00 - 16:30
Close
16:30
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Hands-on experience within an interactive AI lab environment
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Greater understanding of governance, orchestration and deployment considerations
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Insight into real-world use cases for citizen services, operations and productivity
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Frameworks for moving from experimentation into scalable implementation
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Peer collaboration with senior leaders facing similar organisational challenges
Direct exposure to IBM Innovation Studio and Client Engineering approaches
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DUE TO THE INTERACTIVE AND LAB-BASED NATURE OF THE EXPERIENCE, ATTENDANCE IS STRICTLY LIMITED TO 25 SENIOR PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERS.
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