Delivering purpose-driven government in the UK

18 September 2024, 5:30 pm鈥�7:00 pm

Join UCL IIPP in conversation with Mariana Mazzucato, Nick Kimber, Susan Acland-Hood, Chris Stark and Catherine Day.

This event is free.

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Open to: All
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Cost: Free
Organiser: IIPP Comms

iippcomms@ucl.ac.uk

Join this fascinating discussion听on Wednesday听18th听September 2024听at 5:30-7:00PM (BST)听at University College London (UCL) and online on zoom.

About this talk:

The UK鈥檚 new government has set and adopted five missions. This policy shift presents both an unprecedented opportunity and a significant challenge: how to translate the promise and practice of mission-oriented government into effective action across the civil service, local authorities, and the broader public sector.听

At this event, the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) will be share insights gathered from its work with governments globally 鈥� from the European Commission and US Government to national and local governments in the UK. Drawing on global insights and our hands-on experience in our local Borough of Camden, IIPP and its guests will examine the policy tools, public institutions, and dynamic capabilities needed to ground Labour's mission-led vision in the day-to-day practice of government.听

This timely event brings together policymakers, practitioners, and thought leaders to explore the practical realities of implementing missions in the UK. From setting up inter-departmental mission boards to redesigning procurement processes and establishing community wealth funds, this session will investigate how to operationalise missions in the civil service. It will offer crucial insights into moving beyond traditional siloed policymaking towards a more dynamic, purposeful model of governance capable of delivering transformative change in line with the government鈥檚 mandate.听

It will foreground three pivotal reports that offer crucial insights into mission-oriented approaches: "Mission-Oriented Industrial Strategy: Global Insights," "Mission-Led Procurement and Market Shaping: Lessons from Camden," and "A Mission-Oriented Community Wealth Fund for Camden."听

Meet the panel:

Mariana Mazzucato | Founding Director and Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)
|听Director of Strategy, Design and Insight at London Borough of Camden, Policy Associate at the Future Governance Forum (FGF) and听Policy Fellow in the IIPP Policy Studio at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)
|听Permanent Secretary for the UK Department for Education
|听Head of Mission Control for Clean Energy for the听UK Department for Energy and Net Zero
颁丑补颈谤:听 |听Deputy Director for the听Cabinet Office

About the Speakers

Mariana Mazzucato

Founding Director and Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)

Mariana Mazzucato (PhD) is Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL), where she is founding director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. She has won international prizes including the听Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana听in 2021, Italy's highest civilian honour, the听, the 2019听, and the 2018听Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought. Most recently, Pope Francis appointed her to the Pontifical Academy for Life for bringing 鈥榤ore humanity鈥� to the world.听

Professor Mazzucato is the author of four highly-acclaimed books:听听(2013),听听(2018),听听(2021) and听听(2023).听

She advises policymakers around the world on innovation-led, inclusive and sustainable growth. Her current roles include being Chair of the听, Co-Chair of the听, Co-Chair on the听, and a member of the听

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Nick Kimber

Director of Strategy, Design and Insight at London Borough of Camden, Policy Associate at the Future Governance Forum (FGF) and Policy Fellow in the IIPP Policy Studio at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)

Nick is Director of Strategy and Design at the London Borough of Camden. He leads on corporate strategy and is responsible for service and policy design, taking a leading role in introducing new digital and design capability into the Council and local government more generally.听

Between September 2022 and December 2021, he was the senior Council officer responsible for the Camden鈥檚 Renewal Commission, chaired by Cllr Georgia Gould and Mariana Mazzucato, which developed four community-led renewal missions which are now embedded within the Council鈥檚 strategic plan.

Nick鈥檚 interests as a policy fellow are in the operationalisation of missions in a place-based context, with a particular focus on measurement and capabilities required for implementation.听

Susan Acland-Hood

Permanent Secretary at UK Department for Education(DfE)

Susan Acland-Hood has been the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education (DfE) since September 2020. Susan鈥檚 previous roles in government include Chief Executive at HM Courts and Tribunals Service from 2016 to 2020, Director of Enterprise and Growth at HM Treasury from 2015 to 2016, Director of Education and Funding at the Department for Education from 2013 to 2015, Policy Advisor on home affairs and justice, and then education policy at Number 10, and Head of Strategy at the Home Office. She has also held senior roles in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and in the Social Exclusion Unit. Her civil service career began in 1999 at the Department for Education and Employment.

Chris Stark

Head of 鈥楳ission Control鈥� for Clean Power 2030 at UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Chris Stark was chief executive of the Climate Change Committee from April 2018 for 6 years. Under his leadership the committee recommended a UK net zero target for greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 鈥� a target that is now in law.听听He was Director of Energy and Climate Change in the Scottish Government from May 2016 to April 2018.

He has served as chief executive of the Carbon Trust, and is currently Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow鈥檚 Centre for Public Policy, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and on the board of climate charity Murmer.

Catherine Day

Deputy Director at UK Cabinet Office

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Catherine Day is Deputy Director, UK Cabinet Office, building off a distinguished career in the civil service. She leads on transforming how governments approach opportunities and challenges to drive impact, now through听economic and domestic strategy and the . Catherine has worked on some of the UK鈥檚 biggest security challenges, including providing leadership on the , instigating a programme to improve national security culture, serving as Senior Policy Advisor on global conflict, and working on the frontlines in Iraq and Afghanistan through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development. She has worked in the House of Lords and House of Commons and has held an attachment as Member of the Royal College of Defence Studies. Catherine is also a Visiting Fellow at Kings College London.听

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