Events

Can’t get enough of FWD50 once a year?

Neither can we! After hearing from dozens of attendees that they want year-round content on public sector innovation, we’re launching a series of online events throughout the year.

All session times are listed in the EDT (Eastern Daylight Time).

FWD50 Extras

FWD50 Extras is a year-round series of events exclusively for ticket-holders. These events include workshops, meetups, debates, and more, and are a chance to dive deeper into vital public sector topics with world-renowned experts on policy and technology. See past Extras.

Past Extras

Access past recorded events below. Note that Extras are part of your annual FWD50 ticket, so you’ll need to log in to view them.

Workshop
17/06/2021 - 10.00-11.30

FWD50 Extras: Practical applications of speculative design in service delivery

Public sector innovation has fundamentally different goals than private sector innovation, so it needs a different set of tools. The UX design practice of identifying and alleviating user pain points is now common in many service-oriented organizations,... read more

Thomas Hoy
FellowCode for Canada
Farwa Farshori
FellowCode for Canada
Neil Mispelaar
FellowCode for Canada
Workshop
19/08/2021 - 10.00-11.30

FWD50 Extras: De-risking your digital transformation

How leaders can give digital transformation the best chance of success.

Join Public Digital Partners, Emma Gawen and James Stewart, for an in depth look at how to de-risk your organization’s digital transformation. They’ll... read more

Emma Gawen
PartnerPublic Digital
James Stewart
PartnerPublic Digital
Workshop
16/09/2021 - 10.00-11.30

FWD50 Extras: Discovering Harmful Algorithms

In this workshop, you’ll discover how critical AI incidents take shape from the inside. Learn how vast groups of people (including yourselves) are outliers in some data and can face negative consequences because of algorithmic bias. This workshop... read more

Ayodele Odubela
FounderEthical AI Champions
Presentation
21/10/2021 - 06.00-07.00

FWD50 Extras: Designing a digital future

Between a pandemic that has changed our world forever, and with the emergence of Web 3.0, our relationship to technology is going through a seismic shift as it becomes ubiquitous to our lives. How is this changing the way we are envisioning our relationship... read more

Pia Andrews
Pia Andrews
Serial Public Sector Transformer
Audrey Tang
Audrey Tang
Digital MinisterTaiwan
Kristo Vaher
Kristo Vaher
Chief Technology OfficerRepublic of Estonia
Derek Alton
Team Lead - International Projects, Communications and EngagementInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Executive Book Club

We are hosting quarterly Executive Book Clubs to discuss the latest in digital transformation and public sector innovation with fellow leaders and noted experts. Each session is a candid 90-minute online conversation, in which we cover a brief synopsis of a book and its key ideas, followed by an open peer discussion with the author. Apply to attend the next one.

Upcoming Book Clubs

Here are some of the amazing authors we’ve got lined up for future events.

Past Book Clubs

Here’s a look at our past Executive Book Clubs.

Interactive session
27/05/2021 - 12.00-13.30

Executive Book Club: Kill It With Fire by Marianne Bellotti

Our inaugural guest is Marianne Bellotti, author of the acclaimed book Kill it with Fire. Thanks to our partners at IBM, we’re... read more

Interactive session
09/09/2021 - 12.00-13.30

Executive Book Club: Infomocracy by Malka Older

Thanks to the support of our partners at Google Cloud, we ran the second Executive Book Club on September 9, 2021 with Malka Older, author of Infomocracy. She’s a prolific writer, and her background as an aid worker has informed her... read more

Interactive session
14/10/2021 - 12.00-13.30

Executive Book Club: Get Lucky by Lane Becker

Our third guest is Lane Becker, author of Get Lucky. Thanks to our partners at CGI, we’re going to spend 90 minutes... read more

Interactive session
03/12/2021 - 15.00-16.30

Executive Book Club: The Transparent Society by David Brin

Our fourth guest is David Brin, author of The Transparent Society. Thanks to our partners at CGI, we’re going to spend 90 minutes diving into his book.

David... read more

Annual conference (November)

FWD50 2021 spans four days of packed content, from keynotes and workshops to breakouts and meeting rooms as well as other content we run throughout the week. Here is a highlevel overview; for more details and a list of sessions, workshops, breakouts and more check out the interactive agenda: