Tue 19 May 2026
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8:15 AM - 8:45 AM (30 mins)
Welcome to Country
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM (5 mins)
Unlocking Innovation
8:50 AM - 9:20 AM (30 mins)
Public sector leaders are operating in an environment of constant change, increasing expectations and finite resources. This keynote explores what innovation really looks like in government today, not as disruption for its own sake, but as deliberate, practical change that improves outcomes for citizens and builds organisational resilience. Drawing on real-world experience, this session will challenge leaders to rethink how they approach risk, capability and collaboration, and how they create space for innovation within complex systems.
Mission-Driven Leadership: Blueprints for change
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM (30 mins)
Delivering change in government is rarely linear. This fireside chat brings together senior public sector leaders to reflect on how they have led reform and transformation in highly constrained environments. The conversation will explore how leaders balance ambition with realism, maintain momentum through incremental change, and align people, process and technology around a clear mission. Attendees will gain practical insights into what effective change leadership looks like in practice, and how to sustain it over time.
A New Era of Government: AI & Innovation
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM (30 mins)
Artificial intelligence and data are rapidly reshaping how governments design policy, manage operations and deliver services. This session explores how public sector leaders are approaching AI and data as strategic assets, while navigating trust, privacy, governance and workforce readiness. The discussion will focus on moving beyond pilots to scalable, responsible implementation, and the leadership decisions required to embed AI in ways that are transparent, ethical and aligned to public value.
Industry Perspective
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM (20 mins)
Large-scale transformation in government is complex and high-stakes. In this fireside chat, a government leader shares lessons learned from delivering major reform or modernisation initiatives, including what worked, what did not, and what they would do differently next time. The conversation will explore how industry partners can better support government objectives by aligning solutions to long-term mission outcomes rather than short-term fixes.
Break & Showcase
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM (30 mins)
Finance as a Strategic Enabler: From Compliance to Insight
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM (20 mins)
Finance functions across government are under pressure to move beyond compliance and reporting towards insight-driven decision support. This session explores how finance leaders are evolving their role to provide real-time visibility, predictive insights and stronger accountability in an increasingly constrained fiscal environment. The discussion will focus on how integrated data, automation and analytics can help finance teams support policy priorities, manage risk and enable more informed decisions across the organisation.
Mission-Critical Platforms: Building the Foundations for AI-Ready Government
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM (20 mins)
As governments look to scale AI and digital innovation, the strength of their underlying platforms has become mission-critical. This session explores the foundational capabilities required to support secure, resilient and scalable innovation, including integration, extensibility and cloud-based architectures. The discussion will focus on how technology leaders are addressing legacy complexity and building platforms that can support future policy and service demands.
Redefining Modern Finance with Public Cloud ERP Transformation – Supported by Agentic AI
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM (30 mins)
This session examines what successful finance and operations transformation looks like at scale. Through a moderated conversation, government and industry perspectives will explore common pitfalls, critical success factors and the importance of aligning technology, process and people. The focus is on practical, transferable lessons that can inform future initiatives across the public sector.
Accelerate Service Reform and Embed AI-Driven Innovation
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM (30 mins)
Understand, improve, and transform your business processes, to drive operational excellence – fast and at scale.
Tabletop Discussion: Modernising Finance to Deliver Better Outcomes for Federal Agencies
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM (30 mins)
Discuss key topics with experts on how to deliver results through modernisation
Tabletop Discussion: Technology Modernisation to Deliver Better Outcomes for Federal Agencies
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM (30 mins)
Discuss key topics with experts on how to deliver results through technology: business processes, data management, AI, cloud ERP, Sovereign cloud.
Finance Transparency and Reporting in Real Time
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM (30 mins)
Connecting Enterprise Data for AI
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM (30 mins)
Do More with Less. Delivering Operational Efficiency.
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM (30 mins)
Public sector organisations are under intense pressure to do more with less, while maintaining service quality and public trust. This session explores how modernising core systems can support efficiency, standardisation and cost control without introducing unnecessary risk or disruption. The focus is on practical pathways for modernisation, the cost of inaction, and how finance leaders can support sustainable, long-term efficiency.
Lessons Learnt: What Successful ERP Modernisation Programs Do Differently
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM (30 mins)
- Repeatable patterns we’re observing across programs that are progressing well
- Governance, sequencing, and capability uplift that makes the difference
- Business ownership vs IT ownership (and how to land it)
- Mistakes to avoid
Event Close
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM (30 mins)
