2026 Programme
Key
Tools and resources supporting governance and compliance
AI (practical implementation in records management and information governance)
ESG (environmental, societal, governance solution)
Personal development (soft skills, resilience, personal growth)
IRMS
Services
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14:30 - 18:30
Registration Opens
17:30 - 18:30
Leisure Time
08:00 - 08:05
Registration Opens
08:50 - 09:00
Welcome address from Jaana Pinnick – IRMS Chair
10:20 - 10:50
Information Market & Networking
10:50 - 11:30
Keynote: From Contract to Cryptography: Operationalising Digital Sovereignty in the Age of Generative AI
11:50 - 12:30
Your Inner Compass When the Rulebook Fails: Ethics, Risk, and Doing Right by People
Conwy 1
Information Is Infrastructure. Is Your Information Estate Secure at Every Level?
Conwy 2
12:30 - 12:50
Information Market & Networking
12:50 - 13:30
Circular Legibility: From Data Extraction to Data Care, Designing Sustainable AI Systems
Conwy 2
Leading Sideways: A Case Study of Bottom-up Records Management Implementation
Caernarfon C
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch & Networking Time
14:30 - 15:10
Embedding Information Governance in NHS Values: A Person-centred Approach
Conwy 2
Beyond the Silos: Harmonising Information for Organisational Success
Conwy 1
Critical Thinking in the Age of AI – A Core Capability to De-risk and Grow
Caernarfon C
Kindness as a Leadership Strategy: Building Trust and Resilience in Information Work
Caernarfon A
Intelligent Archiving: Protecting Your Past, Present and Future
Beaumaris
15:10 - 15:40
Information Market & Networking
15:40 - 16:20
16:20 - 16:50
Information Market & Meet the Speakers
16:50 - 17:20
From Policy to Practice: Building the BBC’s Digital Records Management Programme
Caernarfon C
The Bedrock of Intelligence: Why AI Fails Without Information Governance
Beaumaris
17:20 - 18:45
Free Time
08:30 - 08:35
Registration Opens
08:50 - 09:00
Welcome address from the IRMS
09:40 - 10:10
Information Market & Networking
10:10 - 10:50
Mildly Structured, Mostly Harmless: Building GKIM Networks One Conversation at a Time
Caernarfon A
Teaching the Future: Developing Ethical and Adaptive Information Professionals for the AI Era
Conwy 2
Sustainably Yours: Reimagining Information Management as a Service
Beaumaris
11:00 - 11:30
Keynote: From Archives to Algorithms: Holding the Line on Good Governance
11:30 - 12:00
Information Market & Networking
12:00 - 12:40
Do Delete. But Do It Right: Lessons from the Birthlink Case and the Principle of Respect in Data Retention
Caernarfon A
Leading from the Middle: Building Strategic Confidence in Governance Roles
Beaumaris
Connecting Minds, Managing Information: The Collaborative Work of the IRMS IM Tech Group
Conwy 2
Taming Unstructured Data: Where to Start, What to Do, How to Succeed
Caernarfon C
12:40 - 13:40
Lunch
13:40 - 14:20
Q&A(I) – The Art of Answering Questions and Questioning Answers
Beaumaris
Evaluating Best Practice – The Information Governance Maturity Model for Microsoft 365
Caernarfon A
14:20 - 14:50
Information market & meet the speakers
14:50 - 15:20
Copilot Meets KIM: Embedding AI in Government Information Management Practices
Caernarfon C
Digitising the Troubles: Legacy, Trust, and the Architecture of Access
Beaumaris
An Early Preview About the Microsoft Roadmap – What to Expect from Microsoft in the Near Future?
Caernarfon A
15:30 - 16:10
Closing Keynote: Beyond Compliance: Governing Data Ethics and Accountability in the Boardroom
16:10 - 16:15
Closing Comments
