'Remaking the State' conference

​Britain has endured a decade of disruption. With ongoing global tensions and deep uncertainty this era of crisis looks set to continue. Add to this the profound demographic and technological change already reshaping the nation, and it is clear that securing our future prosperity will require a fundamental rethink. The State requires more than incremental improvement; it demands a rethinking of how it is organised, how it exercises power, and how it delivers long-term national prosperity. Continuing to tweak a broken system, hoping for radically different outcomes, won’t work. 

​Remaking the State means overhauling the centre; dismantling top-down bureaucracies and building local capabilities; rethinking outdated institutions; and challenging existing funding models. Reform of the centre, new approaches to funding and delivery, and a clearer focus on long-term outcomes are all essential to creating a State fit for today and the decades ahead. 

​This flagship one-day conference will examine what it means to remake the State for a new era. It will explore the scale of change required, the trade-offs involved, and the practical reforms needed to build a more capable, adaptive and resilient government. Bringing together senior decision-makers, practitioners and experts from across sectors, the conference will focus on how the Government can redesign institutions fit to govern in a more volatile, complex and contested world.