Speakers

Mike Bracken is a global authority on digital transformation, best known for founding the UK Government Digital Service (GDS) and serving as the country’s first Chief Data Officer public.digital. Under his leadership, the UK became the world leader in digital government, topping the UN rankings in 2016 public.digitalWikipedia.

Today, as a Partner at Public Digital, Mike guides large-scale transformation efforts across public and private sectors. A civic technologist to his core, he was instrumental in launching MySociety and has led digital initiatives at institutions like Guardian News & Media and the Co‑operative Group public.digitaloii.ox.ac.uk.

Mike is a trusted advisor to over 30 governments and financial institutions worldwide and is recognised as one of President Macron’s Global Tech Thinkers. He’s an Honorary Professor at UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose and serves on advisory boards including the Lisbon Council public.digitalThe Lisbon Counciloii.ox.ac.uk.

Awarded a CBE for his contributions to digital government, Mike brings visionary thinking and proven experience in delivering digital transformation at scale.