TransformGov Talks

TransformGov Talks: September 2026

TransformGov Talks

Show Notes

Riz Parveen, Department for Work and Pensions, on 'People at the heart of change'. Julia Finch, Director, Athene Leadership, on 'Eggs in One Basket: Strategic Risk in an Age of Volatility'.

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Sep 22, 2026

Gordon Guthrie on his research project, Foundations of the Digital State, examining the role of parliament and government in creating and coordinating state digital systems. Ann Kempster and Dafydd Vaughan, Transform Wales, on Transform Wales's work on the organisation of digital services to deliver transformation change.

Sep 17, 2026

Catherine Elms and Damien Hatton, Welsh Revenue Authority, on their user-centred approach to designing the visitor accommodation register. Lee Williams and Rebecca Morales-Reeves, Shared Resource Service, on how they've been 'Giving Council Tax a 21st Century Facelift'. Jo Carter and Dafydd Vaughan, Transform Wales, on the conditions Wales needs to make digital transformation possible.

Jul 29, 2026

Hosted by Gavin Freeguard, Director, State of the Future. Charlie Browne, Managing Editor: Hansard, UK Parliament (House of Commons) and Michael Kibedi, User Researcher, UK Parliament (Digital Service), on 'Beyond and Between Our Screens: how design ethnography is informing the evolution of Hansard's technology' (slides) Katie Thorpe, Learning Consultant and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government, on "Churn!" - a board game about making good policy against the odds (slides) Note: owing to a wifi drop-out, video and audio recording was lost between 20:09-21:33 and 22:10-32:20.

May 21, 2026

Our first speaker was Caitlin Wakeford, Product Manager, LNER, on 'Fancy Sketches: how to use AI to prototype quickly, centre the user and not get stuck in magical thinking' Following that was ​Jagpal Jheeta, Chief Product Officer at the FCA on how his organisation is incorporating the safe us of AI into their organisation.

Apr 29, 2026

Lisa Trickey and Rebekah Wilson, Local Government Association on the state of digital Local Government and LG2040: The State of Things to Come

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