Synopsis:
The world is moving fast. Global shifts, tech disruption, and sky high citizen expectations are rewriting the rulebook for public services. Governments are under pressure to deliver not just faster and fairer services, but ones that are more inclusive, human, and future ready. The challenge? Leading with purpose while delivering tangible wins that people can actually feel.
From modernising legacy systems to building future ready talent pipelines, innovation in government is not just about upgrading processes. It is about creating trust, unlocking long term value, and putting both people and purpose at the heart of every decision. It means equipping public servants with the skills, confidence, and creativity to lead change and making sure citizens experience the benefits in their daily lives.
GovInsider's Festival of Innovation 2026 brings together visionaries, doers, and disruptors from across the public sector for two days of bold ideas, real talk and hands on collaboration. Across keynotes, panels, rapid roundtables and interactive workshops, we will tackle the big challenges: breaking down silos, scaling micro-innovations, designing human centric services, and building coalitions that span ministries, agencies and communities.
This conference will explore burning questions such as:
How can we drive bold innovation in a risk-averse, bureaucratic environment?
What leadership mindset will help public services thrive in 2030 and beyond?
How can governments innovate at scale without exhausting teams or losing public trust?
How do we build a workforce ready to embrace and champion new ways of working?
How do we ensure innovation benefits every citizen, not just the digitally savvy?
Key personas:
1. Frontliners - Committed to customer service, public facing interactions and daily operations.
2. Policy Geeks - Focusing on regulation, public policy, governance, ethics and public trust.
3. Thinkers and strategists - Setting the innovation agenda within the public sector in accordance to national goals.
4. Techies - Leading the development of systems, digital infrastructure and cyber security, project owners.
Note: This event is only for Government & Public Sector Agencies (Federal & State) and Statutory Board attendees. GovInsider reserves the right to decline registrations from outside these sectors.
For sponsorship enquiries, please contact partnerships@govinsider.asia.
For group registrations and enquiries, please contact info@govinsider.asia or serene.lim@govinsider.asia. If you have a keen interest in becoming a speaker please contact marion@govinsider.asia.
