Government transformation and improving public-service delivery is one of the toughest jobs policymakers have to face. How can they implement wide-sweeping reforms and gain the support of their people, often in the face of opposition? What are the best ways that government leaders can solve big problems?

• Professor Christopher Hood, Emeritus Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford
• Dato’ Sri Idris Jala, Chief Executive Officer of the Performance Management and Delivery Unit, Prime Minister’s Office, Government of Malaysia
• Dr Gerald Z LAN, Professor, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
• Chaired by Professor Ngaire Woods, Dean, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford

This is event was part of The Challenges of Government Conference, held on 19-20 May 2016 at the Blavatnik School of Government.

The Challenges of Government Conference is the Blavatnik School of Government’s annual high-level conference. Since 2011, the Challenges of Government Conference has been bringing together a global, multidisciplinary and cross-sector audience to Oxford. From rapid urbanisation to citizens activism, the Conference brings together the brightest minds in government, the private sector, and academia to discuss policies, strategies, and ultimately real-world solutions to some of the world’s toughest challenges.