Join GDS for WIAD London! Explore “Challenges of Change” in our evolving world. Connect, learn, and shape the future of IA, UX and AI!
Connect with your peers in UCD, learn from UX rockstars and experts 👇🏻, and discover innovative solutions for navigating the ever-changing landscape of information architecture.
We'll discuss it all, from AI's impact to future-proofing our discipline. Be part of the conversation shaping the future of IA. See you there! #WIAD2025 #WIAD
Venue, parking and transit
📍Location
Government Digital Service, The White Chapel Building, 10 Whitechapel High St, London, E1 8QS
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- Step-free access
🪪 Bring ID
You will need to...
- register with your legal name
- bring photo ID (passport, driving licence or national ID card) that matches
...so that security can verify who is attending this government hosted space.
🥪 Food and drink
Nibbles, coffee and tea will be available for attendees in the already allocated areas of all GDS office locations. We are unable to ensure the ingredients, we will make attempts to display the packaging. If you have any allergies, make sure you check the ingredients before consumption.
Program/Schedule
🕡Schedule
- Doors: 1800
- Chatting with your peers: 1800 to 1830
- Speakers: 1830
- Break: 2000-2020
- End: 2100
👨🎤Programme
- Welcome and introduction
- Becky Ashley, Lead Information Architect at Government Digital Service (GDS)
- Keynote: Challenging Changes: Adapting Information in an Evolving World
- Andrea Resmini, Associate Professor of Experience Design and Information Architecture at Halmstad University
- From Script to Schema: Mapping Stories with AI Knowledge Graphs
- Mike Atherton, Content Design, Graph and GenAI Specialist at Brandburner Ltd
- Intelligent Navigation: Reimagining First Contact in Healthcare
- Imogen Levy, Head of Product at NHS England
- Towards a knowledge graph for the House of Commons Library
- Silver Oliver, Head of Information Architecture at Data Language
- Anya Somerville, Head of Indexing and Data Management at House of Commons
- The symbiosis of IA and AI
- Sally Creasey, Senior Information Architect at Government Digital Service (GDS)
- Rich Eveson, Senior Data Scientist at Government Digital Service (GDS)
- A redux of an assignment, the use of Generative AI at university, and the wider usage of LLMs by practitioners
- Lou'Ay Souleimani, Student, MSc in Human-Computer Interaction, City St George's, University of London
Local Partners and Sponsors
Government Digital Service (GDS)
The Government Digital Service (GDS) is responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government. We serve the public, central government departments and the wider public sector.
