Past events
Our events have shaped views and made news, and have allowed our audience – both in the room and online – to engage with hundreds of speakers.
Explore our past events
Leading corporate functions: Where next for civil service reform?
The Institute for Government invites you to a discussion about the potential implications of increasing cross-Whitehall leadership of functions.
Scotland's referendum and the future of the UK
How would an independent Scotland be governed? What currency would it use? And how sustainable would its level of public spending be?
Policy by review: The Social Care Commission
This event reflected on the pros and cons of approaches to policy making with key individuals inside and outside the Social Care Commission.
Bigger + more open = better? How can the data revolution make government more effective and improve policy making
The Institute for Government and the Royal Statistical Society held a discussion on how best to realise the potential of data to improve government.
Working with countries faced with humanitarian disasters: A discussion with Valerie Amos
Valerie Amos began by saying that recent world events had put the United Nations back at the centre of the global agenda.
Using evidence to influence policy: experience from less-developed countries - a discussion with Professor Dean Karlan
Professor Karlan discussed the opportunities and barriers to uptake of evidence by governments and others in the developing world.
Civil Service Reform – One Year On
The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, and Sir Bob Kerslake, the Head of the Civil Service, discussed civil service reform.
Financial leadership at the centre of Whitehall
The Institute for Government invites you to a discussion on financial leadership at the centre of Whitehall.
Judges and policy: A delicate balance - with Lord Neuberger
With Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court.
Is evidence enough? The limits of evidence-based policy making
A conversation with Jeremy Hardie and Nancy Cartwright, chaired by Jill Rutter.