About this Event
Welcome to the Local Government Innovation Forum 2025!
Join us for an afternoon filled with insightful discussions, networking, experience sharing, best practice, and journeys of innovation across UK Local Authorities. This free of charge, in-person event, provides a unique opportunity to share programmes, exchange ideas and address common challenges through the use of technology and digital transformation across Finance, HR and core Council operations.
Our forum aims to foster a sense of community among attendees, promoting networks and partnerships to support you in digital transformation journeys, and open to all UK Councils to attend with an interest in ERP digital transformation, AI and future innovation within Local Government.
Please register to secure your place if you are from a UK Council, and please use your Council email address for verification.
Not to be confused with the Oracle Local Government User Group, which is designed for Live Oracle Cloud ERP Customers, with sessions and content to support that audience.
Please contact [email protected] with any queries ahead of the event, and with any specific dietary requirements or any specific adjustments / access requirements.
Agenda
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Arrival, Light Lunch and Refreshments
🕑: 12:30 PM - 12:40 PM
Welcome
Host: Lisa Taylor, Director of Finance - RBKC
🕑: 12:40 PM - 01:20 PM
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s Journey
Host: Darren Mann, CIO - RBKC
Info: Taking Back Control of Data, Financial and HR Processes.
🕑: 01:20 PM - 02:00 PM
Panel - LGR, Transformation, Rationalisation, Standardisation and Sharing
Host: Host - Leatham Green, Transformation Director - Oracle
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Networking and Refreshments
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:10 PM
Kent County Council’s Journey
Host: Ramzan Amin, Programme Director – Kent County Council
Info: Phase 1, Digital Finance and Procurement Transformation.
🕑: 03:10 PM - 03:50 PM
AI, Digital Assistants and Agents – Future Innovation within HR and Finance
Host: Rebecca Maxwell, Product Development Director - Oracle
🕑: 03:50 PM - 04:30 PM
Panel - AI and Future Innovation within Local Government
Host: Host - Leatham Green, Transformation Director - Oracle
🕑: 04:30 PM
Optional Refreshments and Further Networking
Info: A short journey to the Britannia, 1 Allen Street, Kensington, London, W8 6UX. 5 mins walk from RBKC Town Hall.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London, United Kingdom
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