We are pleased to announced that bookings are open and the agenda for this year's conference is now live!  

The Northern Ireland Public Sector Chairs' Forum, the Chief Executives' Forum (CEF) and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) are delighted to invite you to join over 200 leaders from across the public sector and beyond for the Northern Ireland Leadership and Governance Conference on 2 April 2025.

 

The year's conference will provide a wide range of thought-provoking and informative contributions on the burning issues of concern to public sector leaders, as well as plenty of opportunities to reconnect with colleagues, establish new connections and broaden your network.

 

We will consider local and international responses to the interconnected challenges of increasing demand, growing complexity of need, constrained funding and rising citizen expectations. Specifically, we look forward to:

 

• exploring the implications of the new Programme for Government and Wellbeing Framework;

• introducing our draft Chairs' Charter;

• hearing updates on a range of local case studies, setting out how colleagues are doing things differently; 

• reflecting on 10 years of our local government structures;

• and more!