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Applications for our 2025 Innovation Zone are now open.
We are now accepting applications from councils, and organisations working with councils, to be part of the Innovation Zone. Applications are open to all councils (and organisations working with councils) with bold and innovative ideas to share.
Submit your application for the Innovation Zone 2025
Each year, the LGA Conference Innovation Zone showcases the outstanding, innovative work of councils across a range of service and policy areas. We are now accepting applications from councils, and organisations working with councils, to be part of the Innovation Zone at the LGA Conference in Liverpool.
The Innovation Zone offers a vibrant, creative space and programme within the LGA’s Annual Conference and Exhibition, which will take place from 1 – 3 July 2025 in Liverpool.
The Innovation Zone is the space at LGA Conference for councils to showcase their new ideas and solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing local government. We are aiming to share excellent practice that all delegates can learn from and utilise to create tangible, positive impact in their own councils and communities.
Applications are open to all councils (and organisations working with councils) with bold and innovative ideas to share. We encourage relevant applications from all regions and even internationally. We are keen to ensure a diversity of experiences are represented in our programme, and the LGA encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
Organisations who are not councils will need to deliver their sessions in collaboration with councils they have worked with or supported.
What are we looking for?
Applications on all topics are welcomed and encouraged. If you are unsure if your idea is relevant or applicable, please contact us via [email protected] and we would be happy to provide guidance!
Successful applicants will need to present in-person at the conference in Liverpool. Sessions should be as interactive as possible, so please think about ways in which you could tell your story creatively (while not essential, technology can be a helpful tool here).
Sessions will be approximately 30 - 45mins in length (including time for Q&A).
Previous successful applications have included ideas focussed on public engagement in net-zero solutions, digital tools to manage workplace stress for the sector, and using theatre to further community involvement in local democracy.
The close date for applications has been extended to Monday 17 February 2025.
We look forward to reading your submissions!
Submit your application for the Innovation Zone 2025
Example application questions
- What does your project involve? (Max 250 words)
- In what ways is your project innovative? (Max 250 words)
- What impact has your project had? Examples of positive outcomes could be improved service delivery, improved outcomes for residents, or increased savings and/or value for money. (Max 250 words)
- In what ways is your project relevant to councils? (Max 250 words)
- Please outline how you would engage our local government conference delegates. How would you make your Innovation Zone session interactive? Technology, gadgets and other story-telling tools are welcome and encouraged. (Max 250 words)