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24th & 25th February 2026
Wotton House Country Estate Hotel, Dorking

Excellence In Central Government

Event Details

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The public sector is going through the biggest transformation in modern times.

In the last couple of years we’ve seen departments merge, re brand

and sometimes disappear completely, but that doesn’t mean that the

work they did just disappears.


In order to increase efficiency more departments are looking at

hot desking and flexible working, with this comes risk associated with data

and Cyber security. So how do departments make data accessible whilst

making is easy enough for people to gain access?


The relationship between central government and the private sector is also changing. The relationship is now more of a partnership as oppose to client-supplier due the fact that with the demand landscape constantly changing suppliers need to be flexible enough to adapt to the changing needs of the department they are supplying to. As well as having to manage their relationships with their suppliers differently, Central Government are also

having to work with localised public sector organisations in a different way, whether it be an NHS Trust, Local Authority or Blue Light organisation. 


The Excellence In Central Government event brings together civil servants

from all organisations under Chatham House rule with no press in attendance allowing all delegates to speak openly and frank about the challenges

they are facing and what they are doing to solve them.

PREVIOUS SPEAKERS

Aydin Sheibani

Chief Data

Officer

HM Revenue

& Customs

Jenny Sime

Shared Services

Deputy Director

Government People

Group

Chris Whitehead

Head of Information Security

Cabinet Office

Digital

Sam Clark

Director of

Corporate Services

Supreme Court

of the

United Kingdom

Matthew Jordan-Boyd

Deputy Chief Executive

& Chief Finance Officer

NHS Counter Fraud Authority

Patrick Rickles

Head of Digital Skills and Innovation

North Sea Transition Authority

Vicki Webb

Deputy Director for Change Strategy and Delivery

Department for Business and Trade

Patrick Haston

Head of Cloud

Transformation

Shared Services

for Government

Nicola Shearman

Head of Legal and DGLP and DPO

UK Statistics

Authority

Glen Hymers

Chief Information
Security Officer

Cabinet Office
​Digital

Mandy Oliver

Head of Change Management

Department for Business and Trade

Peter Farleigh

Head of Data Strategy, Management and Disclosure

Valuation Office

Agency

During this meeting, all attendees will be able to share their own experiences and the challenges they are currently facing. In addition, you will then have the opportunity to look at different ways of addressing these problems and an overall look at where we were, where we are and what needs to be done to get to where we need to be.

– Civil Service Reform
– Public Trust and Accountability
– Operating in a post Brexit climate
– Workforce and Talent Management
– Crisis Management and Public Health
– International Relations and Geopolitics
– Digital Transformation and Technology
– Political Pressure and Policy Uncertainty
– Budget Constraints and Efficiency Demands
– ​Devolution and Coordination with Local Governments

Job titles in attendance:

– Executive Director
– Chief Financial Officer
– Director of Department
– Chief Information Officer
– Chief / Deputy Chief Executive
– Head of Department (Internal)
– Chief / Deputy Operating Officer
– Director of IT / ICT / IM&T / Information

Types of organisations:


– Quango
– Commission
– Advisory Board
– Executive Agency
– Advisory Committee
– Government Department

What’s included in complimentary attendance?

 

– Access to all presentations
– Buffet lunch on main event day

– 3 course dinner on arrival evening
– Access to presentations post event
– Welcome drinks reception at arrival
– Full use of the Wotton House Country Estate Hotel
– Accommodation at the Wotton House Country Estate Hotel

PREVIOUS SPONSORS

Why Sponsor?


– 2-3 minute pitch to entire audience
– Presentations to entire or partial audience
– Company branded meeting and networking areas
– Participation in networking champagne reception
– Hosted Lunch and Dinner tables with company branding
– Prearranged 1-to-1 meetings with delegates of your choice

– Company branding on all banners and conference guides
– Accommodation for each of your representatives at the venue

– Investment and contact information on all attendees provided
– Social networking such as golf, breaks and drinks at the bar, etc
– Access to all industry presentations and workshops taking place

Watch the video below to see how the event is formatted:

Wotton House Country Estate Hotel, Dorking

For 400 years, Wotton House has done things differently. Once home to the John Evelyn, a botanist and arboriculture expert, he was passionate about the role of plants in our diets, lived as a vegetarian and was considered a pioneer of his time. This sense of eccentricity lives on at Wotton and you have see the Evelyn family history still present in the hotel today.

 

From our 17th century Italian gardens – the first in England – to our pillared library, you’ll discover something unexpected and delightful at every turn. What’s remained throughout the centuries is our sense of warmth, charm and individuality.

 

We have a history of extraordinary stories here at Wotton.

 

Join us and become part of our history.

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