AI Readiness: Governance, Guardrails and Getting the Foundations Right
The Analytics Institute Government and Public Sector Data Leaders Forum is designed to bring together leaders in the data & analytics sector to address challenges and opportunities unique to the public sector.
Our next Government Data Leaders event will take place at The Conrad Hotel on Thursday, 26th November 2026, from 09:30 to 11:30.
This invitation-only session will bring together senior data leaders from across Government and the wider public service.
Before AI can deliver value, organisations need the right governance, risk management and data foundations in place. Good governance doesn’t just keep organisations safe. It also helps them decide where AI is worth applying in the first place. This session will explore how public bodies can build those foundations, whatever stage they are at on their AI journey.
The discussion will cover:
- EU AI Act compliance: the key obligations for public bodies, what applies now versus later, and who owns compliance
- Fundamental rights: where extra care is needed when AI use could affect individuals’ rights, such as eligibility, enforcement or access to services
- Governance and cyber risk: the risks senior managers should watch, and what is within their control
- Data quality and governance: why AI makes the basics more critical, not less
- Finding the right problem: with few AI projects in production, how governance can focus an organisation on the right use cases
Speakers to be announced.
The session will be peer-led, providing a valuable opportunity for open discussion and knowledge sharing among senior leaders working on similar priorities across Government.
Tea/coffee & light breakfast will be served.
This event is invite-only for Data Government Leaders. All nominated Government Data Leaders will be sent an invite directly. If you are a government or semi-state body and would like to attend, please email [email protected].