Hybrid Briefings and Webinars 

All colleagues from WIG member organisations are welcome to register for these events via our website, hybrid sessions give the option to apply to join us in-person or virtually. Any members we can’t accommodate in-person will be offered a place on the livestream.  

Technology & Digital

Wednesday 9 October | 08:00 – 10:00
Breakfast Briefing with Felicity Burch, Executive Director, Responsible Technology Adoption Unit
The livestream will run from 08:30 – 09:30
Hybrid Briefing | Free to Members | Apply Now to join in-person or virtually

Economic Growth & Prosperity

Tuesday 12 November | 12:00 – 14:00
Lunchtime Briefing with Jerome Glass, Director General Policy and Strategy Group, MoJ
The livestream will run from 12:30 – 13:30
Hybrid Briefing | Free to Members | Apply Now to join in-person or virtually

Tuesday 12 December | 08:00 - 10:00
Breakfast Briefing with Sarah Healey, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
The livestream will run from 08:30 - 09:30
Hybrid Briefing | Free to Members | Apply Now to join in-person or virtually

Tuesday 26 November | 08:00 – 10:00
Breakfast Briefing with Cat Little CB, Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office
The live stream will run from 08:30 – 09:30
Hybrid Briefing | Free to Members | Apply Now to join in-person or virtually

Trade & International Affairs

Wednesday 16 October | 12:00 - 14:00
Lunchtime Briefing with Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby CMG, Ambassador and Head of the UK Mission to the EU
The livestream will run from 12:30 - 13:30
Hybrid Briefing | Free to Members | Apply Now to join in-person of virtually

Infrastructure

Thursday 21 November | 08:00 – 10:00
Breakfast Briefing with John Flint, Chief Executive Officer, UK Infrastructure Bank
The livestream will run from 08:30 – 09:30
Hybrid Briefing | Free to Members | Apply Now to join in-person or virtually

Collaborative Leadership and Organisational Development

Wednesday 20 November | 10:30 – 14:00
Inside the Treasury: Avenues for Cross-Sector Collaboration

Join us in Manchester to hear from an expert panel of speakers including Beth Russell, Second Permanent Secretary, Jess Glover, Director General, Productivity and Growth, Nick Donlevy, Director, Public Spending, and Matthew Taylor, Director, Head of Darlington Economic Campus

Hybrid Workshop | Free to Members | Apply Now to join in-person (Manchester) or virtually

Net Zero and Sustainability

Tuesday 22 October | 12:30 – 14:30
Lunchtime Briefing with Lee McDonough, Director General, Net Zero, Nuclear and International, Department of Energy Security and Net Zero
The livestream will run from 13:00 – 14:00
Hybrid Briefing | Free to Members | Apply Now to join in-person of virtually

Thursday 24 October | 12:00 – 14:00
Lunchtime Briefing with Chris Howes, Group Chief Digital and Information Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The livestream will run from 12:30 – 13:30
Hybrid Briefing | Free to Members | Apply Now to join in-person or virtually

Roundtables

These are invite-only events, convened for specific senior job roles and around key policy priorities. Numbers are limited to ensure everyone is able to contribute and invitees selected in line with our charitable purpose to bring a range of cross-sector perspectives. For more information or to register interest in a specific session please email [email protected]

Tuesday 8 October | 10:30 – 12:00
Public Affairs Director Roundtable with Nathan Phillips CBE, Director of Strategy, Department for Business and Trade
Roundtable | Invite Only
Tuesday 15 October | 14:00 – 15:30

Director of Government Affairs Roundtable with William Burgon, Director, Planning Reform and Housing Quality, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Roundtable | Invite Only

Thursday 7 November | 10:00 – 11:30
HR Directors Roundtable with Alan Evans, General Counsel, Director General Legal Group and Chief People Officer, HMRC
Roundtable | Invite Only

Thursday 14 November | 08:30 - 09:30
Roundtable with Imran Shafi OBE, Director, AI Policy, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Roundtable | Invite Only

Tuesday 26 November | 12:00 - 14:00
Governance Network Roundtable with Sir John Kingman, Chair, Legal & General Group plc, and Chair, Barclays Bank UK plc
Roundtable | Invite Only

Friday 3 December | 10:00 - 11:30
Heads of D&I Roundtable with Carolanne Minashi, Global Head of Inclusion, HSBC
Roundtable | Invite Only