The only UK-wide FOI conference
Completely free to public sector practitioners
Wednesday 4th March 2026
COSLA Conference Centre, Edinburgh
FOI26 will bring together speakers across the FOI spectrum: regulators, practitioners’ associations and more.
Plus, the eCase FOI Awards will celebrate the best in FOI practice from across the public sector.
Last year we were over-subscribed. Register today.
Register for FOI26Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8.30am | Registrations, networking & breakfast |
| 9.40am | Welcome, housekeeping & introductions |
| 9.45am | Chair's opening remarks |
| 9.50am | Keynote - OSIC David Hamilton, Scottish Information Commissioner |
| 10.05am | Keynote - ICO Warren Seddon, Information Commissioner's Office |
| 10.30am | FOI and AI: Shaping a smarter, more transparent future Robin Coackley and Bruno Novais, eCase |
| 10.50am | Break |
| 11.10am | Responsible AI for FOI David Hamilton, Scottish Information Commissioner Debbie Clark, ICO |
| 11.45am | Managing the Impact: Methods for coping with excessive and complex challenges Elaine Moffat, Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner Sarah Laws, London Borough of Camden Sarah Hughes-Jones, NHS Forth Valley |
| 12.25pm | Future-proofing the Profession: Apprenticeships and professional development Scott Sammons, Specialist Skills Hub |
| 12.30pm | Lunch & networking |
| 1.30pm | Breakout sessions 1 The Requester Perspective George Greenwood, The Times Lorraine Currie, Anderson Strathern Carole Ewart, Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland A discussion of making an FOI request from the point of view of requesters, including a journalist and a campaigner The Problem Page: Key issues facing practitioners now Debbie Clark, ICO Paul Mutch, OSIC In this interactive session, we ask for your problems and discuss some of them as a group, looking at how these challenges can be overcome Building Wellbeing and Resilience in Challenging Situations Scott Sammons Ashleigh Beney, NPFDU Sarah Laws, London Borough of Camden Practitioners discuss different forms of challenge, managing them and coping strategies |
| 2.05pm | Breakout sessions 2 All breakout sessions will be repeated, allowing you to participate in two sessions on the day |
| 2.40pm | Break |
| 3pm | From Experience to Insight: How career changes have influenced practitioners’ understanding of and approach to FOI Ashleigh Lardner, Scottish Environment Protection Agency Aiden Clarkson, ICO Kirsten Lindsay, OSIC Aroosa Khan, UK Export Finance |
| 3.25pm | eCase FOI Awards 2026 presentation |
| 3.50pm | Chair’s final comments and close |
| 4.00pm | Informal drinks reception / meet the speakers |
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