Education and Local Government Agenda

Tuesday 17 November - Wednesday 18 November 2026

Blackpool Conference and Exhibition Centre

 

Agenda subject to change

10:30 AM
Arrival and Registration | Day 1
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Welcome & Housekeeping
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Keynote - Digital Future
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Strategic Roadmap
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
EDUCATION STREAM
Flexible Learning, Flexible Systems: Delivering the Lifelong Learning Entitlement
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STREAM
You Said, We Listened: Billing & Debtors Update
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Close of User Group | Day 1
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Networking Drinks and Dinner
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Arrival and Registration (for new arrivals) | Day 2
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome | Day 2
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Leading AI Adoption Across Public Services and Higher Education - Panel Discussion and Q&A
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
AI in Practice: Responsible AI for Public Sector Organisations
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM
Close of User Group - Day 2
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM