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Chief Executives came together to share insight, discuss sector developments and hear from Rebecca Bauers, Director of Learning Disability and Autism at CQC.

A month marked by leadership and governance discussions, growing interest in benchmarking and executive reward, continued scrutiny of digital systems and suppliers, and ongoing efforts to strengthen organisational resilience amid sustained financial pressures.

A focused period highlighting operational pressure points — from crisis response to digital system challenges — alongside early AI adoption and continued cost scrutiny.

The 2026 conference tackled the issues that matter most to leaders right now — from financial resilience and risk to workforce challenges, innovation and AI.

From rising financial pressures and workforce redesign to growing collective advocacy and shared problem‑solving, this snapshot captures the key issues shaping the sector. Drawing on live CEO conversations, it offers a concise pulse check on emerging challenges, priorities and opportunities.

Welcome to the latest edition of CEO Connect — VODG’s new newsletter created exclusively for our member chief executives.

We’re excited to announce that the first meeting of the new Yorkshire and Humber CEO Peer Group is currently being arranged and will take place at St Annes Community Centre.

This resource has been created to give chief executives a clear, strategic window into the issues, conversations and collective expertise emerging across our CEO community.

This new resource has been created to give chief executives a clear, strategic window into the issues, conversations and collective expertise emerging across our CEO community.