Speakers
We are delighted to announce an exceptional line-up of renowned Continuous Improvement leaders, innovators and industry experts, bringing insight, inspiration and real-world experience to this year’s ICIPS conference.
- Stuart Hoddinott Associate Director working in the Institute For Government public services team
- Julia Cushion is Policy and Advocacy Manager at mySociety
- Lorraine Johnston Associate Professor Head of Research & Knowledge Exchange; Head of Subject for Management Leadership Development Portfolio Northumbria University
- Colin Billingsley MBE -DWP Secondee to Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington.
- Andrew Hatcher -Managing Director, The Applied Knowledge Network Limited
- Catalyst Consulting
The speakers listed will be added to over the coming weeks, with further announcements to follow. Additional information on speakers and their presentations will be released in due course. If you are interested in speaking at the event, please contact info@icips.org
In addition to the main programme, a series of breakout groups will be led by subject matter experts, offering deeper discussion and practical insight, with details to follow
- BCN Group - an AI-first technology partner helping organisations modernise operations, adopt AI safely, and deliver measurable business outcomes
Not Your Typical Secondment. Colin Billingsley MBE – DWP Secondee to Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington.
Colin is a career Civil Servant joining the Department in 1978 and performing a wide range of job roles throughout his career with DWP and its predecessors. In that time Colin has seen huge changes in Welfare Reform and to the delivery of Employment Programmes. Colin is great ambassador for DWP spending many years working with employers, stakeholders and partner organisations to support some of the most vulnerable people in society. More recently he joined Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington to support the delivery of Skills Boot Camps and to maximise the opportunities provided through devolution of the Adult Skills Budget.
How 20+ years of civic tech has reshaped government. Julia Cushion, Policy and Advocacy Manager at mySociety.
Julia works on projects that strengthen democratic transparency, accountability, and public participation. Her work focuses on helping citizens, journalists, and civil society make better use of data and digital tools to understand and engage with political systems.
Why CI is more important than ever in a world of AI - James Dwan, CEO, Catalyst Consulting Ltd
James is a senior transformation leader with over 20 years’ experience delivering complex organisational change. His background blends AI, Agile, Lean Six Sigma, systems thinking, and strategy deployment. James works with global enterprises and public sector clients including the London Stock Exchange, Crown Commercial, BD, Essex County Council, and Elavon. His recent work focuses on enterprise-wide strategy deployment, delivery acceleration and integrating AI into CI including leading the development of CatStat. An ICAgile Certified Trainer and Agile Business Consortium Accredited Thought Leader, James is known for fusing Agile and Continuous Improvement. He is a highly engaging facilitator from Kaizen events to executive coaching. James transformed underperforming Agile teams into high-performing units, enabling early delivery using Kaizen and PDCA. He has also led global Hoshin Kanri deployments embedding CI at enterprise scale