Speakers
Civil Service Live offers a unique opportunity to showcase your work, ideas and services to thousands of civil servants from across government.
Speak at Civil Service Live
Head to our Get Involved – Speaker page to learn more and apply to be a 2026 speaker today!
Previous speakers included
A selection of some of our inspiring speakers from the 2025 events is listed below.
Government Chief Commercial Officer
Second Permanent Secretary and Deputy Chief Executive, HM Revenue and Customs
Second Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury
Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office
Interim Permanent Secretary, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Permanent Secretary, Home Office
Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government
Permanent Secretary, Department for Business and Trade
Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury
Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS)
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence
Permanent Secretary, Scottish Government
First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive, HMRC
Permanent Secretary, Northern Ireland Office
Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee
Second Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Chief Executive, Infrastructure and Projects Authority and Head of the Government’s Project Delivery Function
Government Chief Scientific Advisor and Head of the Government Science and Engineering Profession
Director, Civil Service Strategy Unit, Cabinet Office
Second Permanent Secretary, Home Office
Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service
Second Permanent Secretary, Department for Business and Trade and Head of the Trade Negotiation Profession
Permanent Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions
Permanent Secretary, Department for Education
Permanent Secretary, Department for Culture Media and Sport
Chief Operating Officer and Second Permanent Secretary and Interim Director General, Commercial and Growth, Department of Health and Social Care