Thank you to every speaker, partner and guest at #ApoliticalDay 2026.
You left us with a to-do list for the future of governments, from changing the language of public-private partnership to telling optimistic stories about our future.
More soon on where the list takes us.
70 leaders from government, academia, technology and philanthropy have now taken the AI leader quiz at Apolitical Day. The most common result so far? The Guardian: trust first, then scale.
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The Rt Hon the Baroness May of Maidenhead on the Apolitical Day main stage this morning. Today’s to-do list for the future of governments now includes resisting easy answers. #ApoliticalDay
Apolitical Day has kicked off, this morning in Westminster. The central question for the day: how can we help governments seize the opportunities of the moment, and survive increasingly existential threats?
First on stage: Baroness Theresa May with Robyn Scott.
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How can we help governments seize the opportunities of the moment, and survive increasingly existential threats?
Tomorrow, we’ll work on that question with several hundred leaders from government, technology, academia and philanthropy.
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Wildfires tore through Europe, California and Canada this summer, and Australia’s fire season is months away.
Are governments any more prepared than last year?
🗓️ Tues 27 Oct, 3pm GMT / 10am ET
🔗 https://t.co/w0CpyMNCd1
What should our children do?
That’s one of the last questions we’ll ask at Apolitical Day, with economist Daniel Susskind, after a day of debate on the existential questions facing government.
One week to go. By invitation only.
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Ten closed-door sessions. Two of the biggest pressures on government.
At Apolitical Day 2026: roundtables on resilience with LSE, Wellcome Trust, GESDA and more, plus global briefings on AI from the UK, Ukraine, the US and the Global South.
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Introducing the Government Resilience Campus: where public servants will learn to redesign the systems that keep countries secure. Starting with:
•Energy security
•Marine protection
•Food security.
Register interest or reach out to collaborate here: https://t.co/p8pISFSgVn
We're thrilled to announce that The Rt Hon the Baroness May of Maidenhead, Prime Minister 2016-2019, will open Apolitical Day 2026.
Westminster, this October. #ApoliticalDay
🌍 Join this event to hear from a former ambassador and a serving government leader on how to ask for honest input, and how to turn it into career progression.
🔗 https://t.co/qdXZSq6q6X
Resilience. Public sector AI. National security.
Apolitical Day brings together hundreds of leaders from government and beyond to explore what the future of government could (and should) look like.
This October in Westminster, by invitation only.
🔒 Not sure what's safe to put into AI? Learn how to spot sensitive information, clean your data and use AI compliantly in just 30 minutes.
🔗 https://t.co/7JmPVhYtCy
🌍 Join this event to hear from a former ambassador and a serving government leader on how to ask for honest input, and how to turn it into career progression.
🔗 https://t.co/qdXZSq6q6X
“Capacity by Design: Building Competencies, Institutional Readiness, and Governance for the AI-Native Public Era” — hosted by the Capacity Building Commission (CBC), through the Global Digital Capacity Building Alliance (GDCBA), in partnership with Apolitical.
As part of our 2026's Government AI 100 interviews, Evelyn Grass, Head of the Artificial Intelligence Division in Germany reveals how to regulate AI without restricting innovation:
https://t.co/9ITBUaFsoT
Happening tomorrow!
From public-sector competencies and institutional readiness to governance - how do we build capacity by design for an AI-native public sector?
Apolitical and India's Capacity Building Commission @CBC_MK are defining what good AI capacity and governance looks like in government. Learn more about this landmark collaboration by reading the full announcement below.
🔗 https://t.co/xCmxhuqOTZ
📊 If you've ever struggled to turn a messy dataset into something a senior leader, a colleague or the public can actually understand, this session is for you.
🔗 https://t.co/d0wEpPom3a