Kat Sexton | Deputy Director Local AI
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Connected Britain 2026 - Day 2 @ 11:40

From national to local: How to innovate with AI and Data in public services

• How are digital leaders evolving ICT estates to support scalable, AI-driven public services? 
• How do initiatives like the Local AI program move councils from pilots to frontline delivery? 
• How do CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs justify infrastructure spend by linking data directly to citizen outcomes? 
• How can we build agile, secure, and inclusive supply chains for the public sector? 

Sarah Blackmore, Executive director, Social Work England

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Sarah Blackmore / From national to local: How to innovate with AI and Data in public services

Sarah Blackmore, Executive director,
Social Work England

Sarah is the Executive director of professional practice and external engagement at Social Work England, and was part of the team who established this specialist regulator in 2019. She qualified as a social worker from Trinity College Dublin in 1997 and has an MBA from the University of...

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Kat Sexton, Deputy Director Local AI, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Kat Sexton / From national to local: How to innovate with AI and Data in public services

Kat Sexton, Deputy Director Local AI,
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Kat Sexton is currently serving as Deputy Director for Local AI at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), leading the department’s mission to embed responsible, human‑centred AI across local public services. Kat is committed to improving public service outcomes by...

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Moderator: Paul Wilson, Chair, advisory board Smart Cities World, Open & Agile Smart Cities & Communities (OASC)

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Paul Wilson / From national to local: How to innovate with AI and Data in public services

Paul Wilson, Chair, advisory board Smart Cities World,
Open & Agile Smart Cities & Communities (OASC)

Paul is chair of the advisory board of SmartCitiesWorld, read by 1.6m people worldwide.  He hosts three podcasts: The Urban Exchange with Resilient Cities Network; Bentley Horizons with Bentley Systems; and The Living Network with the University of Bristol's Smart Internet Lab.  After a career...

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