The GovTech Summit 2025

Where Government Meets Innovation

The GovTech Summit, powered by Founders Forum Group and PUBLIC, is the UK's leading forum connecting senior government decision-makers with tech pioneers to transform public services.

Join a curated community of public sector innovators, tech founders, and investors for a day of practical discussions on AI implementation, procurement reform, and public-private collaboration.

Wednesday 19 March 2025, 9am - 5pm

Central Hall Westminster, London

Key Themes

Adopting AI in Government

Moving from theory to practical implementation

Rethinking Public Procurement

Building better ways to buy technology

Scaling Local Innovation

Creating networks of digital excellence

Startup-Government Collaborations

Exploring new partnership models

Fuelling Breakthrough Tech

Positioning the UK as a global tech pioneer

GovTech Across the Globe

Learning from world-leading digital governments

Our Event

Panels

Dynamic exchanges between government innovators, tech pioneers and industry experts

Firesides

Candid conversations with leaders sharing real experiences, case studies and best practices

Roundtables

Deep-dive discussions tackling specific challenges in a closed-door setting

Who The Event Is For

The GovTech Summit brings together a community of 200+ decision-makers shaping the future of digital government. The audience is carefully curated to ensure meaningful connections between three key groups:

Government Innovators

Senior digital leaders and innovation directors from across central and local government who are championing technological change in the UK public sector.

Tech Entrepreneurs

Founders and CEOs of technology companies who have proven solutions for government or are building the next generation of public service innovations.

GovTech Catalysts

Investors, innovation leaders and policy experts who are actively supporting and enabling the development of the UK's GovTech ecosystem.

Our Speakers

David Knott

Chief Technology Officer for the UK Government

Dr Laura Gilbert

Director of the Incubator for AI

Paul Wilmott

Chair of the Central Digital and Data Office

Imran Shafi OBE

Director of AI Policy for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Husayn Kassai

Co-Founder of Onfido / Quench.ai

Ilyas Khan

Founder of Quantinuum

Nikola Mrkšić

Co-Founder & CEO of Poly AI

Sebastian Weidt

Co-Founder & CEO of Universal Quantum

...and many more!

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Register to Attend

The GovTech Summit maintains a curated balance between public and private sectors to facilitate meaningful collaboration and knowledge exchange. Space is limited to maintain an intimate, senior-level dialogue.

Registrations will be reviewed based on seniority and relevance to our core themes.

About the Organisers

PUBLIC is a digital transformation partner committed to helping the public sector turn innovative ideas into practical solutions.

Combining our expertise around government policy, delivery and technology, PUBLIC aims to build a public sector that is powered by new technologies and innovative ways of working to achieve better outcomes for citizens.

PUBLIC works with a range of organisations - from central and local government to regulators and public agencies - PUBLIC provides a full suite of services including strategic advising, innovation learning programmes, digital product delivery, and policy monitoring & evaluation.

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