Digital Leadership Day Atlantic

As global governments navigate complex challenges, the Research Innovation Council has been meeting regionally over the last six months to uncover emerging trends and transformative strategies.

This session will explore the Council’s key findings, showcasing the critical challenges governments face, the innovations driving progress, and how global collaboration is shaping the future of public service delivery.

• Examine key challenges impacting governments across regions.
• Explore breakthrough innovations and solutions identified by the Council.
• Discover opportunities for governments to adapt and evolve in a rapidly changing world.
• Gain insights into how governments are collaborating with academia, the private sector and other agencies and what it means for the future of governance.

As technology teams face growing complexity and rising expectations, public sector leaders must evolve their leadership approach to meet the moment. From talent development to ethical responsibility, today's leaders are being asked to do more—with greater impact and empathy.

This session will explore how to adapt leadership styles to meet the demands of dynamic tech environments and apply new approaches on how you can build resilient, inclusive, and high-performing teams across government.

• Achieve balance between innovation demands and team well-being
• Advance diversity and inclusion through purposeful leadership
• Improve your use of emotional intelligence to guide teams through uncertainty
• Optimize strategies for tech talent attraction and retention
• Champion ethical and responsible tech development in the public sector

As public sector agencies pursue digital transformation, leaders are tasked with delivering innovation within highly structured, policy-driven environments. Navigating these complexities requires a strategic mindset that drives agility, resource efficiency, and cross-sector collaboration.

This session will explore how to lead digital change within regulatory frameworks and apply new approaches on how you can streamline processes, manage stakeholder relationships, and deliver long-term tech impact.

• Align digital initiatives with evolving governmental policies and mandates
• Adapt agile practices to modernize traditional bureaucratic workflows
• Balance innovation with compliance in high-stakes regulatory settings
• Optimize internal resources to increase delivery efficiency and effectiveness
• Improve vendor partnerships to accelerate public sector tech advancement

Public sector transformation depends on leaders who can cut through complexity, align digital goals with policy, and inspire teams to think beyond legacy systems. The challenge lies in doing all this while staying compliant, managing vendors, and ensuring impact at every level.

This session will show how you can apply new approaches on how to lead with clarity and agility to drive efficient, compliant, and scalable tech outcomes.

• Align digital strategy with shifting policies and regulatory frameworks
• Embed agile thinking to reshape outdated public sector processes
• Manage resources strategically to maximize innovation and delivery
• Balance compliance with bold innovation in leadership decisions
• Strengthen vendor partnerships to enable smarter, faster technology adoption