IIPP Forum 2025 - Rethinking the State

UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose’s  Rethinking the State Forum is taking place from 18–20 June 2025, over three days, we’ll convene global thinkers, policymakers, students, and practitioners to explore how states can build the capacity to drive inclusive, green, and digital transformations.

Now in its third edition, the Rethinking the State Forum has become a landmark event in the IIPP calendar, showcasing our commitment to reimagining how public purpose is conceived, designed, and delivered.

Through a dynamic mix of public panels, workshops, and interactive dialogues, we’ll explore urgent questions around governance, knowledge systems, and economic power—from decolonising public administration to reclaiming digital sovereignty. Let’s listen, co-create, and reimagine what public purpose means in today’s world.

An outline of the initial programme is available below.
Full programme and registration coming soon.

18th of June – 16:00pm- 17:30pm – UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Reimagining the Welfare State (public event)

18th of June – 18.00pm- 19:30pm – UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Decolonising Public Administration: Rethinking Public Governance and Policy (public event)

19th of June – 10:30am-17:30pm – Senate House, University of London
A New Economy Movement for a World in Transformation (workshop on invitation)

19th of June – 14:30pm – 16:00pm – UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
IIPP's Practice-Based Theorizing and Applied Learning with Global Governments (on invitation)

19th of June – 18:00pm - 19:30pm – Senate House, University of London
Building State Capacity to Implement Green Industrial Strategy (public event) – Followed by drinks

20th of June – 10:00am -11:30am – Senate House, University of London
Beyond the Chainsaw: Rethinking Efficiency in Government (public event)

20th of June – 12:00 – 13:30pm – Senate House, University of London
From Digital Feudalism to Digital Sovereignty (public event)