As Sir Chris Wormald starts his new job as cabinet secretary, two panels – one from Singapore – brought together civil service leaders from other countries to explore how they approached the job and what the UK could learn from their experiences.

Speaking at the IfG: 

• Pamela Dow, Chief Operating Officer at Civic Future and a former UK civil servant
• Leslie Evans, Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government 2015-2021
• Martin Fraser, Ambassador of Ireland to the UK, Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach 2011–22

Chaired by Alex Thomas, IfG programme director

And with an expert panel at the Global Government Summit in Singapore: 

• Heather Baggott, Deputy Public Service Commissioner, Public Service Commission, New Zealand
• Siobhan Benita, Global Government Forum Chair
• Lord Gus O’Donnell, UK Cabinet Secretary 2005-2011
• Taimar Peterkop, Secretary of State, Government Office, Estonia

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