Connecting people and places : 2026

9.00 am - 10.00 am	The Final Whistle Registration, breakfast and exhibition
9.00 am - 10.00 am
The Final Whistle Registration, breakfast and exhibition
10.00 am - 10.20 am	Premiership Suite Introduction to the conference Nick Chapallaz, Managing Director, GeoPlace
10.00 am - 10.20 am
Premiership Suite Introduction to the conference Nick Chapallaz, Managing Director, GeoPlace
10.20 am - 11.20 am	Premiership Suite Connecting people to places: transforming public services through data Chair: Nick Chapallaz, Managing Director, GeoPlace Harness authoritative data to connect people and place, enhance decision-making, and deliver more efficient, targeted services. Hear how integrated data drives better outcomes for communities, improves operational efficiency, and fosters stronger public service collaboration. Aimee Smith, Government Chief Data Officer, Government Digital Service (invited) Julie Matraves, Information and Data Manager, Digital Services, Cornwall Council Paul Chandler, Head of Traffic Management Digital Services, Department for Transport Smart Data - Property, consumer and competition policy Let’s hear from you, Q&A with the panel
10.20 am - 11.20 am
Premiership Suite Connecting people to places: transforming public services through data Chair: Nick Chapallaz, Managing Director, GeoPlace Harness authoritative data to connect people and place, enhance decision-making, and deliver more efficient, targeted services. Hear how integrated data drives better outcomes for communities, improves operational efficiency, and fosters stronger public service collaboration. Aimee Smith, Government Chief Data Officer, Government Digital Service (invited) Julie Matraves, Information and Data Manager, Digital Services, Cornwall Council Paul Chandler, Head of Traffic Management Digital Services, Department for Transport Smart Data - Property, consumer and competition policy Let’s hear from you, Q&A with the panel
11.20 am - 11.50 am	The Final Whistle Morning refreshments
11.20 am - 11.50 am
The Final Whistle Morning refreshments
11.50 am - 1.00 pm	Premiership Suite - 1880 Roundtable discussion sessions Interactive roundtables: choose your topics on LGR, Addresses, Streets and SNN. Click this box to read the topics.		Premiership Suite - Champions Club Breaking down internal data sharing barriers in obtaining address and street change intelligence Chair: Luke Studden, Data Integration Lead, GeoPlace  A practical session providing guidance and techniques to support Custodians obtaining vital address and street change intelligence from internal departments to help validate and update the LLPG and LSG. This session will focus specifically on the concern / barrier of ‘personal data’ and how to go about answering some of the key challenges departments may have about sharing their property and street related information. Pye Nyunt, CEO of Impera Analytics Ben Bennetts, Policy Impact Manager, Impera Analytics		Tryline Early lifecycle insights: perspectives from local authorities, NHBC and utilities Chair: Steve Brandwood, Executive Director of Engagement, GeoPlace This session will explore the importance of early property and street lifecycle information to support improvements to service delivery, efficiencies and economic growth.  Local authorities are the originator of property and street information and through the recent changes to BLPU state codes and working with partners on early lifecycle information we are building a detailed picture of development throughput in the UK.  There is significant value to local authorities in managing lifecycle information well and this value flows through to other partners and users. This session will give context to this work and delve deeper into the value of early lifecycle information.   Anders Harrison, Data Consultancy Manager, National House Building Council (NHBC)
11.50 am - 1.00 pm
Premiership Suite - 1880 Roundtable discussion sessions Interactive roundtables: choose your topics on LGR, Addresses, Streets and SNN. Click this box to read the topics.
Premiership Suite - Champions Club Breaking down internal data sharing barriers in obtaining address and street change intelligence Chair: Luke Studden, Data Integration Lead, GeoPlace  A practical session providing guidance and techniques to support Custodians obtaining vital address and street change intelligence from internal departments to help validate and update the LLPG and LSG. This session will focus specifically on the concern / barrier of ‘personal data’ and how to go about answering some of the key challenges departments may have about sharing their property and street related information. Pye Nyunt, CEO of Impera Analytics Ben Bennetts, Policy Impact Manager, Impera Analytics
Tryline Early lifecycle insights: perspectives from local authorities, NHBC and utilities Chair: Steve Brandwood, Executive Director of Engagement, GeoPlace This session will explore the importance of early property and street lifecycle information to support improvements to service delivery, efficiencies and economic growth.  Local authorities are the originator of property and street information and through the recent changes to BLPU state codes and working with partners on early lifecycle information we are building a detailed picture of development throughput in the UK.  There is significant value to local authorities in managing lifecycle information well and this value flows through to other partners and users. This session will give context to this work and delve deeper into the value of early lifecycle information.   Anders Harrison, Data Consultancy Manager, National House Building Council (NHBC)
1.00 pm - 2.00 pm	The Final Whistle Lunch
1.00 pm - 2.00 pm
The Final Whistle Lunch
2.00 pm - 3.00 pm	Premiership Suite - 1880 Practical guidance for local authorities (and others) on which, when and how to use address matching tools Chair: Jonathan Saunders, Head of Data Insights, GeoPlace  The GeoPlace approach Jonathan Saunders, Head of Data Insights, GeoPlace The local authority perspective Joseph Leach, Data Architect, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Mia Polovina, Data Science, Insight & Performance Lead, Lewisham Council Let’s hear from you, Q&A with the panel		Premiership Suite - Directors The Street Gazetteer, unlocking benefits to highways authorities Chair: Simon Bailey, Senior Partnerships Lead, GeoPlace  Keeping Durham moving – working towards lane rental Stephen Jones, Highway Network Manager, Durham County Council, and Richard Groombridge, Strategic Product & Data Development Manager, GeoPlace Active travel in action: demonstrating a pedestrian routing prototype Sadie Harriott, Data Management Specialist for Transport, Ordnance Survey Better highway operations through local government street data Julie Payne, HAUC(UK) Communications Manager, HAUC(UK) Aligning the strategic road network with the NSG Alex Singleton, Registration Team Manager, National Highways Let’s hear from you, Q&A with the panel		Premiership Suite - Champions Club Strengthening local authorities: launching the new member-led Street Naming and Numbering body Chair: Holly Westwood, Local Authority Liaison Manager: Change Intelligence Lead, GeoPlace  Welcome and background Holly Westwood, Local Authority Liaison Manager: Change Intelligence Lead, GeoPlace Let’s hear from you, panel discussion With key stakeholders
2.00 pm - 3.00 pm
Premiership Suite - 1880 Practical guidance for local authorities (and others) on which, when and how to use address matching tools Chair: Jonathan Saunders, Head of Data Insights, GeoPlace  The GeoPlace approach Jonathan Saunders, Head of Data Insights, GeoPlace The local authority perspective Joseph Leach, Data Architect, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Mia Polovina, Data Science, Insight & Performance Lead, Lewisham Council Let’s hear from you, Q&A with the panel
Premiership Suite - Directors The Street Gazetteer, unlocking benefits to highways authorities Chair: Simon Bailey, Senior Partnerships Lead, GeoPlace  Keeping Durham moving – working towards lane rental Stephen Jones, Highway Network Manager, Durham County Council, and Richard Groombridge, Strategic Product & Data Development Manager, GeoPlace Active travel in action: demonstrating a pedestrian routing prototype Sadie Harriott, Data Management Specialist for Transport, Ordnance Survey Better highway operations through local government street data Julie Payne, HAUC(UK) Communications Manager, HAUC(UK) Aligning the strategic road network with the NSG Alex Singleton, Registration Team Manager, National Highways Let’s hear from you, Q&A with the panel
Premiership Suite - Champions Club Strengthening local authorities: launching the new member-led Street Naming and Numbering body Chair: Holly Westwood, Local Authority Liaison Manager: Change Intelligence Lead, GeoPlace  Welcome and background Holly Westwood, Local Authority Liaison Manager: Change Intelligence Lead, GeoPlace Let’s hear from you, panel discussion With key stakeholders
3.00 pm - 3.30 pm	The Final Whistle Afternoon refreshments
3.00 pm - 3.30 pm
The Final Whistle Afternoon refreshments
3.30 pm - 4.00 pm	Premiership Suite Driving geospatial transformation in local government Chair: Simon Barlow, Executive Director of Consultancy, GeoPlace   Local authorities hold some of the most valuable location data in the country, yet its strategic potential can be under-realised. This session explores how the GeoPlace, Local Government Association and Ordnance Survey partners are bringing their unique combination of remits and capabilities to drive a new collaborative strategic vision to unlock measurable value across local government, the wider public sector and beyond.  Focusing on the role of Custodians and local authority geospatial expertise, the integration of UPRN and USRN based datasets, and Ordnance Survey’s National Geographic Database (NGD), the partners will demonstrate how geospatial data maintained by local authorities is has value at all levels from local communities to regions and the nation as a whole. From improved service delivery and smarter decision-making to reduced duplication and stronger cross-departmental collaboration, the return on investment, underpinned by the PSGA and NGD has the potential to be very significant.  This session will highlight the value of geospatial transformation, raise the profile of Custodians and SNN Officers work, and provide a clear narrative for how the GeoPlace partnership will demonstrate value to senior leadership. It will give you the insight needed to articulate how your authoritative location data underpins more efficient services and stronger outcomes for communities.    Nick Chapallaz, Managing Director, GeoPlace Juliet Whitworth, Head of Research and Information, Local Government Association Ash Wheeler, Chief Product Officer, Ordnance Survey Let’s hear from you, Q&A with the panel
3.30 pm - 4.00 pm
Premiership Suite Driving geospatial transformation in local government Chair: Simon Barlow, Executive Director of Consultancy, GeoPlace   Local authorities hold some of the most valuable location data in the country, yet its strategic potential can be under-realised. This session explores how the GeoPlace, Local Government Association and Ordnance Survey partners are bringing their unique combination of remits and capabilities to drive a new collaborative strategic vision to unlock measurable value across local government, the wider public sector and beyond.  Focusing on the role of Custodians and local authority geospatial expertise, the integration of UPRN and USRN based datasets, and Ordnance Survey’s National Geographic Database (NGD), the partners will demonstrate how geospatial data maintained by local authorities is has value at all levels from local communities to regions and the nation as a whole. From improved service delivery and smarter decision-making to reduced duplication and stronger cross-departmental collaboration, the return on investment, underpinned by the PSGA and NGD has the potential to be very significant.  This session will highlight the value of geospatial transformation, raise the profile of Custodians and SNN Officers work, and provide a clear narrative for how the GeoPlace partnership will demonstrate value to senior leadership. It will give you the insight needed to articulate how your authoritative location data underpins more efficient services and stronger outcomes for communities.    Nick Chapallaz, Managing Director, GeoPlace Juliet Whitworth, Head of Research and Information, Local Government Association Ash Wheeler, Chief Product Officer, Ordnance Survey Let’s hear from you, Q&A with the panel
4.00 pm - 4.15 pm	Premiership Suite Championing excellence. An overview from your Principal Chairs Chair: Nick Chapallaz, Managing Director  Rachel Antcliffe, Principal Chair of the DCA Regional Address Group, and Kerry Pearce, National Address Data Manager, GeoPlace Keith Curran, Principal Chair of the DCA Regional Street Group, and Jonathan Bates, National Street Data Manager, GeoPlace
4.00 pm - 4.15 pm
Premiership Suite Championing excellence. An overview from your Principal Chairs Chair: Nick Chapallaz, Managing Director  Rachel Antcliffe, Principal Chair of the DCA Regional Address Group, and Kerry Pearce, National Address Data Manager, GeoPlace Keith Curran, Principal Chair of the DCA Regional Street Group, and Jonathan Bates, National Street Data Manager, GeoPlace
4.15 pm - 4.30 pm	Premiership Suite Presentation of the Exemplar Awards Juliet Whitworth, Head of Research and Information at the LGA and member of the GeoPlace Board
4.15 pm - 4.30 pm
Premiership Suite Presentation of the Exemplar Awards Juliet Whitworth, Head of Research and Information at the LGA and member of the GeoPlace Board
4.30 pm	Premiership Suite Close with refreshments
4.30 pm
Premiership Suite Close with refreshments