BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/rewiring-the-state- and-the-future-civil-service/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:03b99e64-25ac-4be7-993c-1df2763df666 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261105T134329 DTSTART:20261110T183000 DTEND:20261110T200000 SUMMARY:Rewiring the state and the future civil service LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person event (LSE campus\, venue t bc to ticketholders) DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 10 November 2026 6.30pm - 8pmSpeakerDame Antonia Romeo DCBChairProfessor Larry KramerThis is a defining moment for the UK Civil Service\, tasked with rewiring the state and increasing resilience to deli ver for the ministers and the country. Transformation is no longer optiona l - it is urgent and imperative.With a major institutional reform programm e underway\, please join the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Servi ce\, Dame Antonia Romeo\, as she reflects on how the organisation can beco me a global leader in modern\, AI-enabled public service delivery: more pr oductive\, more agile\, and more relentless in its pursuit of technologica l advancement and devolution of power.Meet our speaker and chairLSE alumna Dame Antonia Romeo (MSc Econ) is Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service\, leading half a million civil servants to implement the Governmen t’s agenda\, deliver essential public services\, and reform the Civil Se rvice. She also acts as the Prime Minister's principal policy adviser and Secretary to the Cabinet. This follows nine years as Permanent Secretary o f three Government departments: the Home Office\, the Ministry of Justice and Department for International Trade. Dame Antonia has held a number of senior roles in the civil service including Her Majesty’s Consul General in New York\, Special Envoy to the US technology companies\, and Director General of Economic and Domestic Affairs in the Cabinet Office. She joine d the Civil Service in 2000 as a professional economist following an early career in the private sector at strategic consultancy firm Oliver Wyman.L arry Kramer has been President and Vice Chancellor of LSE since April 2024 . A constitutional scholar\, university administrator\, and philanthropic leader\, he was previously the President of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Dean of Stanford Law School.More about this eventThis e vent is hosted by the School of Public Policy and the Department of Econom ics.The School of Public Policy is an international community where ideas and practice meet. 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