GSE Conference
Illuminate - Level 4
18th September at 10:00AM
18th September at 10:00AM
Session outline: Let's shine a spotlight on innovation in science and engineering across government as you'll hear from five different members talking about their exciting areas of work.
Speakers:
New innovations to clean up trash in outer space, Jodie Howlett – UK Space Agency
Are you a metascientist? Intro to the DSIT/UKRI Metascience Unit, Jack Leahy – Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Transforming Data into Action: Unlocking New Insights in Construction Data using AI, Alex Edwards – Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Innovation in the Government Occupational Psychology Profession, Dr Antonia Dietmann – Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Innovating method for establishing woodland with native species for higher Co2 and quality timber production, Madan Gautam and Jonathan Tavener – Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru (Natural Resources Wales)
Session outline: Let's shine a spotlight on innovation in science and engineering across government as you'll hear from five different members talking about their exciting areas of work.
Speakers:
Innovative approaches to working at the climate adaptation-mitigation nexus, Rachael Steller – Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
Developing the laboratory methods to detect synthetics drugs via wastewater-based surveillance: A Government and academic collaboration, Callum Campbell – Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
GenePools: Utilising Novel eDNA Techniques in a Community Science Space, Matilda Dixon and Nicholas Dunn – Natural England
Engage, evolve, embed - building a new science system, Carolyn Lovell – National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC)
Tackling Cost and Time in the development of Defence Air Propulsion Systems: A Success Story: Project Orpheus, Harry Shield – Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
Session outline: Let's shine a spotlight on innovation in science and engineering across government as you'll hear from five different members talking about their exciting areas of work.
Speakers:
Innovations in modelling to guide delivery of environment act target, Emma Jardine - Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Emerging Technology in Defence, Andy Bell - Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
HSE's first Industrial Safetytech Regulatory Sandbox for the UK Construction sector, Dr Helen Balmforth – Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Smart geoseals to track delivery of humanitarian aid, Phil Cockerill - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
How Futures thinking was used to inform the Transport AI Strategy, Jessica Bode – Department for Transport (DFT)
10:00-10:10 Welcome remarks from Professor Dame Angela McLean
11:10-12:05 Panel Session 1: Cross Profession Collaboration for ‘A More Innovative Public Sector’
13:05-14:00 Panel Session 2: Delivering public services in the era of AI
14:25-15:20 Panel Session 3: Innovating to achieve Net Zero by 2050
16:25-16:30 Closing remarks from Professor Dame Angela McLean