Public Services Conference, organised by eolas magazine

Thursday 2nd October 2025 ● Talbot Hotel Stillorgan, Dublin



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Public Services Conference, organised by eolas magazine

Launched in 2023, Better Public Services is the transformation strategy for the public service aimed at delivering for the public and building trust. The Public Service Transformation Framework is at the core of the strategy and comprises three priority themes:

Digital and innovation at scale

Workforce and organisation of the future

Evidence-informed policy and services designed with and for the public

The transformation programme will enhance the resilience of the public service to face future challenges; apply modern working methods and digital tools; improve evidence-based decision-making; strengthen innovation strategies; improve policy-making and delivery of public services; and increase the capacity and efficiency of the public service.

The vision is to create an inclusive, high quality and integrated public service provision that meets the needs and improves the lives of the people of Ireland. Real progress is being made. This conference will bring together key stakeholders from across Ireland’s public service to look ahead to what’s next and how we can deliver transformation at scale.

Where

Talbot Hotel Stillorgan, Dublin

When

Thursday 2nd
October 2025

A high level panel of experts will look at key issues including:

  • Better Public Services: Update on delivery;
  • Strengthening public trust in government;
  • Embedding design across our public service;
  • Engaging with the service user – becoming citizen-centric;
  • Designing inclusive and accessible public services;
  • Identifying skills gaps in the public service;
  • Upskilling and reskilling staff;
  • Driving equality, diversity and inclusion within organisations;
  • Delivering large scale transformation;
  • New workforce models;
  • Innovative leadership;
  • Innovation in healthcare delivery;
  • Creating and using innovative solutions for government;
  • Sectoral update: health; justice; education; local government;
  • Best practice case studies.

Event Speakers

Speakers confirmed so far include:

Speaker 1

Emer Higgins TD

Minister of State

Speaker 1

Pauline Mulligan

Local Government Management Agency

Speaker 1

Angela Hanson

OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation

Speaker 1

Angela Denning

Courts Service

Speaker 1

AnnMarie Farrelly

Fingal County Council

Speaker 1

Deborah Szebeko

thinkpublic

Speaker 1

Louise McEntee

Deloitte

Speaker 1

Nessa White

SOLAS

Speaker 1

Michael Cronin

OpenSky

Speaker 1

Dara Ryder

AHEAD

Speaker 1

Mary Murphy

Age Action

Speaker 1

Elaine Teague

Disability Federation of Ireland

Speaker 1

Siobhán Manning

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

Speaker 1

Grace Cunningham

Deloitte

Programme

Registration & morning coffee

Chair’s welcome and introduction

Grace Cunningham, Partner, Technology and Transformation
Deloitte

Innovation capabilities

Building core skills and innovation capabilities across the public sector

Angela Hanson, Innovation Lead
OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation

Delivery

Delivering on public service modernisation

Louise McEntee, Partner and Central Government Leader
Deloitte

Local Government

Driving innovation across Ireland’s local authorities

Pauline Mulligan, Chief Executive Officer
Local Government Management Agency

Health

Delivering better healthcare in Ireland

Bernard Gloster, Chief Executive
Health Service Executive (invited)

Questions & answers / Panel discussion

Morning coffee / networking break

Transformative design: Creating user-centred services

Deborah Szebeko, Founding Director
thinkpublic

Justice

Embedding innovation across the Courts Service

Angela Denning, Chief Executive Officer
Courts Service

AI

From Risk to Readiness: How to build an actionable AI governance framework

Michael Cronin, Managing Director
OpenSky

Skills

Future Fingal: A skills strategy to deliver for citizens and help drive the economy

AnnMarie Farrelly, Chief Executive
Fingal County Council

Transformation

Applying design thinking: Driving healthcare innovation and transformative change

Siobhán Manning, Service Innovation and Design Lead
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

Questions & answers / Panel discussion

Networking Lunch


MINISTERIAL ADDRESS
Hubert Hirthe

Emer Higgins TD
Minister of State for Public Procurement
Digitalisation and eGovernment

Hubert Hirthe

Driving equality, diversity and inclusion across organisations

Nessa White, Executive Director, Transformation
SOLAS

Hubert Hirthe

Universal Design within the tertiary education sector and designing public services for accessibility and inclusion

Dara Ryder, CEO
AHEAD

PANEL DISCUSSION: DESIGNING INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC SERVICES

Mary Murphy, Policy Analyst, Age Action

Dara Ryder, CEO, AHEAD

Elaine Teague, Chief Executive Officer, Disability Federation of Ireland

Nessa White, Executive Director, Transformation, SOLAS

Fiona Coyne, CEO, Citizens Information Board (invited)

Chairman’s summary and conference close

Exhibition opportunities

Join Ireland’s leading organisations in partnering with Public Services 2025. There are a small number of high-profile exhibition packages available. For further information on how your organisation can benefit, contact us directly on +353 (0)1 661 3755 or email Olivia.Ross@eolasmagazine.ie

Register

Secure your place today

Early bird rate

(until 21st August)

€295

+ VAT @ 23%

Delegate rate

(after 21st August)

€345

+ VAT @ 23%

Event Venue

Event venue location info and gallery

Talbot Hotel Stillorgan

Stillorgan Rd
Stillorgan
Dublin
A94 V6K5
Ireland


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