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How the right technology can enable you do to significantly more with significantly less.

Sponsored by : Lexis Nexis

Come and learn how a range of talented people from different backgrounds have joined the Civil Service and forged their careers. Hear their personal stories, their challenges, their successes, the different exciting roles they've had. A chance to see that the Civil Service really has got talent, and plenty of career paths for talented people.

The  Department for Work and Pensions and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs have been working closely with local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales to offer an easy and fast route to switching benefits and credits “off and on” when people move in and out of work. 
The session looks at how the initiative has embraced closer working across organisations and the impact on staff and our customers.

Projects lawyers from law firm Nabarro will run through, the legal complexities and challenges for achieving efficiencies in the procurement of contracts. Using sporting analogies, the team will address some of the key areas including:

• Getting it right from the start and selecting the right procurement route
• The pros and cons of using existing frameworks or varying existing contracts
• Overcoming obstacles before going to market
• Working with other departments to jointly procure
• Scoping and planning ahead
• Streamlining the procurement process and how to reduce timescales including e-procurement options
• Evaluation methodology and transparency
• Minimising the risk of challenge and delivering on time

Sponsored by : Nabarro LLP

A whole area approach to public services opens the door for local partnerships to develop new forms of cooperation between local public services and Whitehall. In this period of public sector spending constraint the efficiency savings that could be realised at each level are considerable. Using information to identify where government can deliver more for less and can the ‘Total Place’ approach be about more than just efficiency savings?

Other areas that will be discussed include:

�         Analysis
�         Efficiency / more for less
�         Collaboration
�         Transparency / Inclusion
�         Delivering improved services for less money
�         Improving lives and making a difference to individuals

Sponsored by : ESRI

Public Sector Network (PSN) – the medicine to Deliver More for Less.

Measures set out in the government’s 2010 ICT Strategy, reveal a plan for a smarter, cheaper and greener public sector ICT infrastructure known as the Public Sector Network (PSN).

The Public Sector Network (PSN) programme aims to create the effect of a single network infrastructure across Her Majesty’s Government (HMG), reducing costs and introducing flexibility for network-oriented services. The programme intends to achieve this through a set of common service interworking and interoperability standards applicable across suppliers, combined with the introduction of common core infrastructure including a Government Conveyance Network (GCN) providing for suppliers’ network transport interconnections

This session will explore:

The basic’s of the Public Sector Network

What the Public Sector Network means for Government delivery?

How to harness Public Sector Network in your department?

Sponsored by : Global Crossing

This is your chance to connect with your fellow delegates at Civil Service Live.  In one, half hour, high-energy session, you will meet a series of people you have never met before, from a range of backgrounds and roles. 

Our host, Oli Barrett (described by Wired Magazine as the most connected man in Britain) brought Speed Networking to the UK and has hosted events for dozens of organisations across 12 countries.  His simple formula of networking has been successful in over 30 countries because it enables people to meet for short, sharp conversations.  If you are interesting in sparking new connections and exploring fresh opportunities, this is the session for you.  During the time, Oli will introduce the concept and guide you through the meetings. 

A whistle will blow, signalling that it’s time to change partners.  Be assured, what can sound like an uncomfortable experience has been described by hundreds as fun, productive and a great use of time.

"Speed-Networking with Oli Barrett produces more opportunity in 30 minutes than in 3 months of traditional events."

www.OliBarrett.com

TBA

Sponsored by : Communities and Local Government

TBC

The aim of the presentation is not to recruit, but to inform the public on what the Army is doing, who the people are who make up the fabric of the Army, how we train and select them, our accountability to the tax payer, and to the people who serve in the Army. The presentation is followed by an honest and frank question and answer session. The aim of this session is for people to ask absolutely anything about the Army - nothing is off limits. The presentation is provided by two serving officers, and is in multimedia format which includes video and frontline footage from operations across the globe.

This is your chance to connect with your fellow delegates at Civil Service Live.  In one, half hour, high-energy session, you will meet a series of people you have never met before, from a range of backgrounds and roles. 

Our host, Oli Barrett (described by Wired Magazine as the most connected man in Britain) brought Speed Networking to the UK and has hosted events for dozens of organisations across 12 countries.  His simple formula of networking has been successful in over 30 countries because it enables people to meet for short, sharp conversations.  If you are interesting in sparking new connections and exploring fresh opportunities, this is the session for you.  During the time, Oli will introduce the concept and guide you through the meetings. 

A whistle will blow, signalling that it’s time to change partners.  Be assured, what can sound like an uncomfortable experience has been described by hundreds as fun, productive and a great use of time.

"Speed-Networking with Oli Barrett produces more opportunity in 30 minutes than in 3 months of traditional events."

www.OliBarrett.com

This session will explore the DWP approach to innovating at scale, showing how we grew our innovation team from 3 to 3000 in six months. The session will offer practical advice on:

• How to use social media to find and build your community of innovators
• How to empower that community to turn ideas into action
• How to break through the organisational barriers that prevent change from happening and how to have fun along the way!

Sponsored by : Department for Work and Pensions

The assistance provided to the banks following the financial crisis and the impact of the ensuing economic downturn have left the UK's finances in an state of depletion which will put unprecedented pressure on public spending for years to come. For our institutions of government, "game changing" events of this magnitude occur infrequently whereas for many commercial organisations, anticipating and tackling them is very much a part of their day-to-day activities. They simply have no choice. Adapt, or go out of business.

This session, chaired by an independent commentator, will examine how some of the best-known companies have tackled seismic events in their markets. Using their own experiences, it will explore some of the amazing ways in which these organisations have responded to major threats and what lessons might be transferable to our public sector organisations as they confront their own challenges.

Sponsored by : HP

This session will provide delegates with an understanding of the ambition and work currently underway across Government to drive digital public services as a means of:

• Driving efficiency in cutting government costs,
• Taking the opportunity to radically transform the way we deliver services
• Putting our most important users of services (ie those who are most disadvantaged) at the heart of the strategy
• Freeing up data to deliver greater transparency
• Getting more private sector involvement in making this happen - rather than doing it all internally

As the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister invite public service workers to engage in the Spending Challenge – encouraging ideas to help reduce waste and bring down the deficit - this session will explore current issues for the public service workforce in the run up to the spending review.  It will focus on how public  and private sector employers can work in partnership with their staff and trade unions representatives to help increase productivity and drive out inefficiencies and consider the Cabinet Office’s role in coordinating work across Whitehall with these partners and how that role might change to meet the new challenges ahead.

In an interactive session, delegates will be encouraged to share experiences and offer ideas for :

·         how public servant leaders can meet the challenge of leading efficiency and reform programmes in a climate of greater cost reduction; 

·         how staff can be engaged,  motivated and rewarded in the context of pay restraint; and

·         what lessons can be learnt from both private and public sectors about effectively managing large scale workforce change and tighter prioritisation of resources.

Come and learn all about the Government's policies for long-term economic growth and how the UK will earn its living in the future. You'll be taken on a lively and interactive journey of economic discovery and understand how BIS is playing a central role.  A 'must session' for the year ahead!

What if there was an organisation totally dedicated to achieving best value from our pension schemes both now and in the future, providing services and payments in the way customers want?

In April 2010, a new shared service, My Civil Service Pension (MyCSP) was created to provide a comprehensive pension administration service across all bodies covered by the Civil Service Pension scheme arrangements. MyCSP also offers a range of services to employers in support of the delivery of high quality pension services to their employees.

The creation of MyCSP is the first step on a journey to radically transform the administration of Civil Service pensions. Come along to this session and help us understand what services members really want. It's your Civil Service Pension - make it work for you. Your future is...Now.

Sponsored by : My Civil Service Pension

In the last few years, significant progress has been made in the area of health and wellbeing, with the current level of sickness absence within the Civil Service now at its lowest since 1999.

Right across UK plc there are demonstrable business and organisational benefits to be realised through improved health awareness and health promotion. Proactive health initiatives, as part of a wider management of workforce wellbeing, can have a significant positive impact on absenteeism levels and employee turnover, as well as lowering costs and improving service.

The current public sector fiscal climate, in which public sector spending will fall and civil service pay is frozen, represents a massive challenge for HR professionals and managers.  Now more than ever improving the health and wellbeing of staff will be critical if productivity levels are to be maintained and improved. Healthy and well workforces are characterised by reduced levels of staff sickness absence and engaged, motivated and productive staff.

This panel session will explore the existing practice within the civil service and the opportunities that exist to extend health and wellbeing programmes.  Critical to this will be an understanding of how this can be realised in a fiscally constrained environment.

Sponsored by : Benenden

The Civil Service is one of the most heavily unionised in the public sector. Are cuts in jobs, pay and pensions inevitable? Is there a future for the traditional Civil Service career? What will the next Civil Service staff survey reveal?

Hear what the unions have to say. Leaders of PCS, Prospect and FDA will set out their view of the future and answer questions from the audience at two seminars at Civil Service Live.

You might or might not agree with what we have to say but it will be relevant and thought provoking.

CSER has been working for some time now in collaboration with the Shareholder Executive / OGC to help identify ways the government's civil estate can be used more efficiently. This workshop explores some practical initiatives which, with your help, will deliver short term benefits, including savings, and help to secure fewer, better buildings.

Sponsored by : Civil Service in the English Regions

The Capability Building Programme builds capability in priority areas of government business.  It has developed a practical way to help public sector people collaborate and find innovative solutions to public sector problems.  Each project that the CBP runs brings together a team of experienced people drawn from across government and the wider public sector to work together on a real policy, delivery or corporate challenge. The unique mix of action-based enquiry, problem-solving, design and learning has a strong focus on the delivery system and the customer.

During this session a panel from previous Capability Building Programme projects will give their unique perspective on the importance of collaboration and how it can increase personal and organisational capability.

The session will also examine the barriers to achieving  collaboration and how they can be overcome and the value of working on cross government projects.

What is behavioural theory? If you've heard people talk about it but aren't sure what it means, then come along to this session. We will bring behavioural theory to life through a series of taster experiences based around MINDSPACE, the paper on behavioural theory written by the Cabinet Office in partnership with the Institute for Government. This session is suited to people who have heard about behavioural theory but want to learn more. It is designed to be a fun and interactive way to find out what influences our behaviour and how you can use this in your job. There will also be experts in the room you can talk to in more detail. You will have the opportunity to hear about the importance of behavioural theory and learn from examples of how it has been successfully used in policy-making and communications. We will also provide you with information on where you can go next to find out more.

This is your chance to connect with your fellow delegates at Civil Service Live.  In one, half hour, high-energy session, you will meet a series of people you have never met before, from a range of backgrounds and roles. 

Our host, Oli Barrett (described by Wired Magazine as the most connected man in Britain) brought Speed Networking to the UK and has hosted events for dozens of organisations across 12 countries.  His simple formula of networking has been successful in over 30 countries because it enables people to meet for short, sharp conversations.  If you are interesting in sparking new connections and exploring fresh opportunities, this is the session for you.  During the time, Oli will introduce the concept and guide you through the meetings. 

A whistle will blow, signalling that it’s time to change partners.  Be assured, what can sound like an uncomfortable experience has been described by hundreds as fun, productive and a great use of time.

"Speed-Networking with Oli Barrett produces more opportunity in 30 minutes than in 3 months of traditional events."

www.OliBarrett.com

The Core Learning Programme(CLP): a new programme of learning and development designed to cover essential aspects of a civil servants skills, knowledge and development that are unique to the Civil Service, it is shared across government and commissioned by the Civil Service Capability Board.   Come and find out what the CLP has to offer you, and help to shape the content of one of the key strands – Core Knowledge – which aims to provide every civil servant with all the essential information necessary to working in the civil service.  We need you to tell us what information you have found invaluable, either as a newcomer or in your day-to-day work that has made life easier. What vital information do you wish was easier to find – now is your chance to get it included.

Government departments are under increasing pressure to cut costs.  The scale of cost reduction required means departments will have to look beyond immediate short term savings and think more radically about how to take cost out of the business and how to sustain this over the longer term.

In this session Amyas Morse, the head of the National Audit Office, will highlight key issues for public bodies to consider in facing the challenge of adopting a structured approach to cost reduction.  He will draw upon experience and expertise gained from the NAO’s financial audits and value for money work, which has regularly highlighted areas of waste where complex processes, lack of information and poor planning have led to inefficiencies and poor decision-making.

This session will explore the role that communication has to play in tackling some of the financial challenges faced by the public sector. It will explore the need for effective engagement and communication between the finance and non-finance communities.

Many organisations encounter similar recurring challenges in dealing with day-to-day financial processes. These challenges are accentuated by a lack of effective communication or recognition of 'behavioural' factors that are often so critical to the management of budgets or preparation of forecasts.

Sponsored by : Kaplan

An introduction to London 2012 and the work of the Government Olympic Executive. The session will also look at the work of OGDs and how as Government, we are effectively working together to fulfil our London 2012 promises and generate support across the UK.

This discussion will cover what we understand about the Government's priorities two months into the new administration, including the need to work as one team to rise to the challenges we face. The session will look in detail at the practical implications not just for how we work with Ministers but also how Civil Servants need to operate as individuals, teams, across government and with the world beyond.

Sponsored by : Microsoft

The assistance provided to the banks following the financial crisis and the impact of the ensuing economic downturn have left the UK's finances in an state of depletion which will put unprecedented pressure on public spending for years to come. For our institutions of government, "game changing" events of this magnitude occur infrequently whereas for many commercial organisations, anticipating and tackling them is very much a part of their day-to-day activities. They simply have no choice. Adapt, or go out of business.

This session, chaired by an independent commentator, will examine how some of the best-known companies have tackled seismic events in their markets. Using their own experiences, it will explore some of the amazing ways in which these organisations have responded to major threats and what lessons might be transferable to our public sector organisations as they confront their own challenges.

Sponsored by : HP

How do we create a better culture of innovation in the public sector?  How do we innovate through collaboration?  David Roe, Director of Public Sector Innovation at BIS, will talk about the hidden challenges and help you decide how to respond to these.

This is your chance to connect with your fellow delegates at Civil Service Live.  In one, half hour, high-energy session, you will meet a series of people you have never met before, from a range of backgrounds and roles. 

Our host, Oli Barrett (described by Wired Magazine as the most connected man in Britain) brought Speed Networking to the UK and has hosted events for dozens of organisations across 12 countries.  His simple formula of networking has been successful in over 30 countries because it enables people to meet for short, sharp conversations.  If you are interesting in sparking new connections and exploring fresh opportunities, this is the session for you.  During the time, Oli will introduce the concept and guide you through the meetings. 

A whistle will blow, signalling that it’s time to change partners.  Be assured, what can sound like an uncomfortable experience has been described by hundreds as fun, productive and a great use of time.

"Speed-Networking with Oli Barrett produces more opportunity in 30 minutes than in 3 months of traditional events."

www.OliBarrett.com

With a future defined by a turbulent economic environment, political change, shifting workplace demographics, globalisation and the consumerisation of IT, we are presented with a series of compelling events, any one of which would be enough to drive massive change in the provision of public services. The fact that these are, for a limited time, in convergence provides us with an opportunity to effect systemic and sustainable change across both the public and private sectors.

The shift towards "Open Government" offers the potential to enhance service delivery and significantly reduce costs by: eradicating duplicated processes, making information available for government departments and the general public and increasing the speed of service creation and delivery using technologies such as cloud-computing and services delivered over the internet. In summary, Open Government truly offers the potential of "more for less".

Whereas, no single action is a panacea to all our social and economic problems, businesses and government can still do so much. Less government and more agile businesses are the starting point for an economic renewal that can create the jobs necessary for everyone. This session will present an opportunity to discuss the most significant elements of this change, the opportunities they present and the barriers which must be overcome if we are to be successful in transforming both the citizen's relationship with the state and the relevance of public services delivered in a modern society.

Sponsored by : Microsoft

At this presentation you will learn about CLGs Spatial Analysis Unit (SpAU), its useful resources and innovative tools ready to use and just a few clicks away.

SpAU was created in 2009 and has brought together geographical analysts from across CLG with a renewed focus to embed geographic analysis and become a recognised Centre of Excellence.

Understanding areas, their different roles, and how neighbourhoods, cities, and regions change over time and the impact on the people and communities within them is core to the units activities and ensures that it is a key resource both within CLG, for the GOs and across Government more widely. 

The presentation will showcase examples of the units work, including: Cross-government projects on analysis of the recession and recovery at a local level; building a spatial analysis community and the online resources (SpINe, DataViz).

Sponsored by : Department for Communities and Local Government

Employee Engagement in the Civil Service helps us to realise the full potential of our people. In doing so we aim to achieve higher productivity and improved health and wellbeing. In this session: David MacLeod and Nita Clarke will use the findings of their year-long review of employee engagement to explain why employee engagement matters and what the key enablers to high levels of employee engagement are. Liz McKeown and Simon French will then turn the focus to the Civil Service. First, they will outline what they have learnt about employee engagement in the Civil Service from the inaugural Civil Service People Survey – the largest survey of employee engagement in the UK. They will then examine what best practice exists across the Civil Service in improving employee engagement, offering practical insights that can be applied in your organisation.

Dame Helen Ghosh and Doreen Lawrence OBE welcome you, to hear about the collaboration between the Civil Service, Stephen Lawrence Trust and local schools on the ‘Making the Connection’ project. This started out as a Lions Lair pitch at last year's Civil Service Live and now involves the Trust, six Government departments, schools, communities, and a whole host of young people.  A group of 14 year old from Stockwell Park High School will present their winning idea for engaging directly with young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to explain what the civil service does and make it accessible as they begin to consider their career options. 

Come and be the link that makes what we do as civil servants, 'real' and 'alive' to younger people and hear about ways you can get involved.

Join Lord Wei to learn about The Big Society as well as The Big Lunch which is taking place on Sunday 18th July.

The Big Lunch encourages neighbourhoods and communities across the UK to come together - to cook, share food and enjoy each other’s conversation, from simple tea parties in back gardens to large street parties for the whole neighbourhood.
 
Last year, the first Big Lunch saw the best part of a million people come together, to host events which included simple back garden barbecues to full-on street parties with entertainment, games, food, and music.
 
The Big Lunch is part of The Big Society Agenda.

Across the country, entire communities have been blighted by inter-generational cycles of worklessness and welfare dependency, while huge numbers of pensioners are living in poverty. That is why the government is driving a fundamental reform of the welfare state. This involves creating a new Work Programme to provide tailored support for those who need it; streamlining the benefits system to provide a clear route back into the workplace for some of the worst off; and creating a pension system that provides a solid foundation for retirement saving. In short, creating a fairer system where we balance rights and responsibilities to stimulate economic growth and build a welfare system that is fit for the 21st Century.

This is your chance to connect with your fellow delegates at Civil Service Live.  In one, half hour, high-energy session, you will meet a series of people you have never met before, from a range of backgrounds and roles. 

Our host, Oli Barrett (described by Wired Magazine as the most connected man in Britain) brought Speed Networking to the UK and has hosted events for dozens of organisations across 12 countries.  His simple formula of networking has been successful in over 30 countries because it enables people to meet for short, sharp conversations.  If you are interesting in sparking new connections and exploring fresh opportunities, this is the session for you.  During the time, Oli will introduce the concept and guide you through the meetings. 

A whistle will blow, signalling that it’s time to change partners.  Be assured, what can sound like an uncomfortable experience has been described by hundreds as fun, productive and a great use of time.

"Speed-Networking with Oli Barrett produces more opportunity in 30 minutes than in 3 months of traditional events."

www.OliBarrett.com

DWP Shared Services, past, present and future. A chance for delegates to hear about Shared Services, who we are, what we do, what we’ve achieved and how we are working with Treasury as part of the Smarter Government agenda.

Sponsored by : Department for Work and Pensions

Professionalism in front line services is not a new concept. For those that provide government services to citizens, it has always been part of their everyday working life. What is new is how this professionalism is recognised and being developed. In 2009, we launched a new profession for government: Operational Delivery.

For those on the front line, being part of the Operational Delivery Profession offers a set of recognised working standards and reassurances on skills development and qualifications. For the citizen, it is reassurance they are receiving the best possible service we have to offer. 

In this session Lesley Strathie, Head of Profession for Operational Delivery, reflects on the progress made in developing the profession against her vision for the future. We also look at some examples of the use of innovation and qualifications in the front line and how the Operational Delivery Profession improves service delivery to citizens.

The UK is changing. More women work and have better qualifications than ever but still earn much less than men. The number of older people is growing rapidly. Disabled people want more choice and control over their lives. With a renewed focus on the delivery of better public services while tackling the financial deficit, the 2010 Equality Act provides new opportunities and requirements that will shape policy making and delivery for the future. The new Government's determination to drive Freedom, Fairness and Responsibility requires us all to understand how our decisions have an impact on all parts of society .Inequality and disadvantage persist and we need to drive new ways of thinking for Civil Servants to tackle those challenges. This session is an opportunity to understand what the Equality Act means for you, whether making policy, delivering services or in a corporate function and gives you practical tips to help, and let you know where to go to find out more.

Digital Public Services: using digital public services to provide better services, drive efficiency, greater transparency and increase citizen engagement:

• This session will provide delegates with an understanding of the ambition and work currently underway across Government to drive digital public services as a means of
  taking the opportunity to radically transform the way we deliver services
• Driving efficiency in cutting govt costs
• Putting our most important users of services (ie those who are most disadvantaged) at the heart of the strategy
• Freeing up data to deliver greater transparency

TBA

Sponsored by : Improvement & Development Agency

The session will introduce a model of career management.  Career management entails visualizing the future say 3 to 5 years out, identifying your ideal job, specifying the skills, knowledge and qualifications of the best candidate, and carrying out a self assessment against those competences to establish if there is a gap.  Career management is about developing a career plan to eradicate the gaps.  The workshop will introduce the proactive job search, targeting organisations that have a propensity to hire people with your skill set, identifying the point of purchase, and then networking an introduction.  Smart candidates are able to demonstrate how they add value to an organisation.  Speakers will include those who have successfully made this transition. 

Sponsored by : Savile

Come and learn all about the Government's policies for long-term economic growth and how the UK will earn its living in the future. You'll be taken on a lively and interactive journey of economic discovery and understand how BIS is playing a central role. A 'must session' for the year ahead!

MiDRAS is the total solution for managing reasonable adjustment in the workplace. From the initial contact with the staff member we discuss the difficulties they are experiencing, arrange and carry out a workplace assessment, produce a report of the recommendations with full justification, and then supply, support and train on the products and services provided, all within a predefined SLA time frame.

In addition to the raft of compliance legislation which supports disabled people in the workplace, there is a growing awareness that providing people with the right technological solutions can be a very effective productivity driver. Microlink PC has been uniquely and independently positioned to bring expertise to this rapidly growing sector and we have a range of Assistive Technology from various manufacturers that fulfil all accessibility requirements for people with reading, writing, visual and physical disabilities as well as those who want to improve their efficiency in the workplace.

Sponsored by : Microlink Disability & Reasonable Adjustment Service (MiDRAS)

Get expert help to equip yourself for the spending cuts ahead.

This session combines expert input on value for money principles and techniques with a practitioner's story from the front line on identifying and delivering savings, while taking into account how people behave. You will have the opportunity to use the ideas in a rolling scrutiny of real-life spending decisions during the session. By the end you will be proficient in two different frameworks which you can apply in your own organisation to challenge spending decisions.

This is your chance to connect with your fellow delegates at Civil Service Live.  In one, half hour, high-energy session, you will meet a series of people you have never met before, from a range of backgrounds and roles. 

Our host, Oli Barrett (described by Wired Magazine as the most connected man in Britain) brought Speed Networking to the UK and has hosted events for dozens of organisations across 12 countries.  His simple formula of networking has been successful in over 30 countries because it enables people to meet for short, sharp conversations.  If you are interesting in sparking new connections and exploring fresh opportunities, this is the session for you.  During the time, Oli will introduce the concept and guide you through the meetings. 

A whistle will blow, signalling that it’s time to change partners.  Be assured, what can sound like an uncomfortable experience has been described by hundreds as fun, productive and a great use of time.

"Speed-Networking with Oli Barrett produces more opportunity in 30 minutes than in 3 months of traditional events."

www.OliBarrett.com

The Civil Service is one of the most heavily unionised in the public sector.Are cuts in jobs, pay and pensions inevitable? Is there a future for the traditional Civil Service career? What will the next Civil Service staff survey reveal?

Hear what the unions have to say. Leaders of PCS, Prospect and FDA will set out their view of the future and answer questions from the audience at two seminars at Civil Service Live.

You might or might not agree with what we have to say but it will be relevant and thought provoking.

The assistance provided to the banks following the financial crisis and the impact of the ensuing economic downturn have left the UK's finances in an state of depletion which will put unprecedented pressure on public spending for years to come. For our institutions of government, "game changing" events of this magnitude occur infrequently, whereas for many commercial organisations, anticipating and tackling them is very much a part of their day-to-day activities. They simply have no choice. Adapt, or go out of business.

This session, chaired by an independent commentator, will examine how some of the best-known companies have tackled seismic events in their markets. Using their own experiences, it will explore some of the amazing ways in which these organisations have responded to major threats and what lessons might be transferable to our public sector organisations as they confront their own challenges.

Sponsored by : HP

How the right technology can enable you do to significantly more with significantly less.

Sponsored by : Lexis Nexis

Making decisions as a civil servant is never easy. It’s three in the morning, you hear mortar fire: Do you: (a) hope it’s a dream or (b) reach for your body armour Welcome to the world of the Stabilisation Unit where 9-5 just got a lot more challenging. Since 2004, we’ve deployed civil servants to hostile environments around the world. From Afghanistan to Haiti, Iraq to Sudan, our civilians provide expertise to help countries get back on their feet. Whether its strategic communications in Kosovo, governance in Afghanistan or rebuilding prisons in Haiti, we provide the UK Government with the experts it needs to respond rapidly to conflict. Fiona White, deputy head of the SU, chairs a panel discussion of some of the SU’s staff. Sharing their considerable joint experience, the panel will examine the challenges for civil servants working in hostile environments.

Join the Met Office for an interactive led discussion on how climate change effects your world

We welcome your views and interaction to join us for an opportunity to discuss with Met Office Scientists, the effects of climate change.

The Met Office Hadley Centre monitors and analyses climate change. It offers expert advice on a regional and global scale for government to assist with decisions on the control of harmful emissions and how to adapt to the effects of climate change.

Working together we can ensure that across all government departments you have the climate information required to fulfil your policy and planning, now and into the future.

If there ever was a blueprint of ‘the traditional role of the trade unions’ it has surely been torn up in the whirlwind of drastic change now charging at us. The trade union footprint is strongest in the public sector where much of the impact of austerity measures will be felt. This session will look at how the FDA intends to measure up to the challenge for senior managers and professionals in public service.

Neil Rider is responsible for building the FDA intervention on skills and professionalism in the Civil Service. He is also taking forward the unions work around sustainability and the ‘green agenda’. In both these areas the FDA has seen growth benefits.

Neil was instrumental in building the ‘Unlocking the SCS’ brand (with 4 major events in the last 12 months) and other initiatives through ‘FDAlearn’. He is currently engaged on developing work on skills and professionalism across the public sector working with Managers in Partnership (MIP – the FDAs joint venture with UNISON representing senior professionals in health). Although coming from a very traditional trade union background (which he started in well over 30 years ago) Neil supports the FDA view that the ‘only constant is change’ and will speak about;

Why unions matter – more than a pay rise (just as well)

Nothing new – the lessons the FDA draws from the experiences of unions the past and across the world when facing change
Moving forward – how the FDA is building for the future, and the opportunities we must embrace

Sponsored by : FDA

Details to follow

Information Assurance (IA) ensures that information systems will protect the information they handle, and will function as they need to, under the control of legitimate users. Senior representatives from CESG, HMG's National Technical Authority for IA, discuss the management of information risk in the 21st century. They look at what IA means in the public sector context and the challenges that we face together.

Never really had the chance to get to grips with social media? Then visit the Digital Engagement Team and take part in our Social Media Challenge. In this hands-on, practical session we will help you use videos and photos and learn how to blog and tag. You'll see just how quick, easy and fun it is. If you have never used social media before or you want to try using it live, then this session is for you. You will have the opportunity to: film the exhibition, create interviews on flip video camera, cut and edit your material and post it to a live site. You can blog live about the event as it is happening, adding to the rich content and contributions of other people. Take photos and upload them to a photo sharing site, adding tags to help others search and locate this content online.

This is your chance to connect with your fellow delegates at Civil Service Live.  In one, half hour, high-energy session, you will meet a series of people you have never met before, from a range of backgrounds and roles. 

Our host, Oli Barrett (described by Wired Magazine as the most connected man in Britain) brought Speed Networking to the UK and has hosted events for dozens of organisations across 12 countries.  His simple formula of networking has been successful in over 30 countries because it enables people to meet for short, sharp conversations.  If you are interesting in sparking new connections and exploring fresh opportunities, this is the session for you.  During the time, Oli will introduce the concept and guide you through the meetings. 

A whistle will blow, signalling that it’s time to change partners.  Be assured, what can sound like an uncomfortable experience has been described by hundreds as fun, productive and a great use of time.

"Speed-Networking with Oli Barrett produces more opportunity in 30 minutes than in 3 months of traditional events."

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What are the key components of a successful downsizing. The session will share the experience of HR professionals, identifying best practice from the private sector. In particular the session will include communication strategy, retaining your best people, exiting those you don't want with respect and dignity, upskilling your leaders for difficult conversations, trade union negotiations, the key ingredients of successful change management and the support you need to put in place for those leaving the organisation. This is a highly interactive session, giving participants to access the wisdom of practitioners who have been there and worn the t-shirt.

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Presenter of Channel 4’s Grand Designs, Kevin McCloud joins an expert panel in a Dragons Den style open session to look at what homes might look like in the future. Professor David Strong, Chair of the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes and David MacKay the Department of Climate Change’s Chief Scientific Advisor join Kevin to quiz companies who have come up with new and innovative ideas to make homes more energy efficient.