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Defra's senior officials' meetings, April to June 2024

Updated 28 November 2024
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Senior Official's Name Date Name of individual or organisation Purpose of Meeting
Emma Campbell Nil return Nil return Nil return
Sue Bateman Nil return Nil return Nil return
Dianne Jeans Nil return Nil return Nil return
Nicola Bettesworth Nil return Nil return Nil return
David Hallam Nil return Nil return Nil return
Sebastian Catovsky Nil return Nil return Nil return
Mark Thompson Nil return Nil return Nil return
Gerry Kaspers Nil return Nil return Nil return
Colin Dingwall Nil return Nil return Nil return
James Cruddas Nil return Nil return Nil return
Colin Banno Thornton 2024-05-14 Cognizant Meeting with Client Partner for discussion on end of year challenges and learnings
Colin Banno Thornton 2024-06-07 Tata Consultancy Services  Attended workshop with Head of Strategic Deals - UK Public Sector, workshop objective: Generate actionable items to accelerate digital transformation for Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
Ceri Morgan Nil return Nil return Nil return
James Greenway Nil return Nil return Nil return
Sarah Homer Nil return Nil return Nil return
Kate Smaldon Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Kirsty Wildgoose Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Tessa Jones 2024-05-14 Downing Street Farm to Fork Summit with Prime Minister, government official, stakeholders and businesses bring them all together
Toby Nation 2024-05-14 Downing Street Farm to Fork Summit with Prime Minister, government official, stakeholders and businesses bring them all together
Charlotte Baker Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Christine Middlemiss Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Sally Randall Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
David Hill Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
David Hill Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
David Hill Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
David Hill Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Gabrielle Edwards Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Deborah Hankins Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
David Hallam Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Sebastian Catovsky Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Andrea Ledward Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Mike Rowe Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Edward Barker Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Edward Barker Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Edward Barker Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Edd Parry Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Christian Cubbitt Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Chris Howes 2024-04-02 National Audit Office (NAO) To discuss NAO digital corporate strategy
Chris Howes 2024-04-19 Finyx For Finyx to present tooling they are developing to assist with data gathering and dashboard reporting
Chris Howes 2024-05-23 Gartner Participating in the Q&A and presenting a keynote speech at the Gartner 'More Sustainable IT’ in the Public Sector event.
Janet Hughes 2024-04-18 Lynster Farmers Group To discuss the development of the groups Catchment Improvement Strategy.
Janet Hughes 2024-04-25 Agricultural Industries Confederation, Country Land and Business Association, Green Alliance, National Trust, National Farmers' Union, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Tenant Farmers Association Senior Stakeholder Roundtable: to update, discuss and answer questions on the departments agricultural schemes and services
Janet Hughes 2024-05-30 Agricultural Industries Confederation, Country Land and Business Association, Green Alliance, National Trust, National Farmers' Union, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Tenant Farmers Association Senior Stakeholder Roundtable: to update, discuss and answer questions on the departments agricultural schemes and services
James Stone Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Emma Bourne 2024-04-08 Environmental Services Association UK Discussion regarding environmental permits and waste incineration facilities
Emma Bourne 2024-04-11 Tetra Pak, Brand2Life Meeting with Sustainability Director (Tetra Pak) and Associated Director (Brand2Life) to discuss environmental policy
Emma Bourne 2024-04-30 CT Group, Veolia Environmental Services UK, EDC Energy, Infinis Energy Landfill Gas to Energy (LFGTE) Chief Executive Officer Delegation meeting to discuss methane abatement and the use of waste
Emma Bourne 2024-04-30 Viridor Meeting with Chief Sustainability Officer to discuss temporary permit halt and recycling
Emma Bourne 2024-05-03 Beyondly Introductory meeting with Regulatory Affairs leader on resouces and waste
Emma Bourne 2024-05-08 Whitehall lndustry Group Speaking event at Whitehall Industry Group - Collaborating acorss the sectors to implement Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)
Emma Bourne 2024-05-08 Industry Council for Packaging & the Environment Catch-up meeting with Chief Executive Officer and simplier recycling updates on additional consultations
Emma Bourne 2024-05-08 British Retail Consortium Catch-up with the Director and simplier recycling updates on additional consultations
Emma Bourne 2024-05-10 pEPR Scheme Administrator Advisory Group Monthly catch-up meeting with the Chair on resources and waste
Emma Bourne 2024-05-21 Eviden Introductory meeting resources and waste
Emma Bourne 2024-05-24 Food & Drink Federation Catch-up meeting with Director of Corporate Affairs and Packaging on resources and waste
Emma Bourne 2024-06-12 pEPR Scheme Administrator Advisory Group Monthly catch-up meeting with the Chair on resources and waste
Emma Bourne 2024-06-17 Veolia UK, (r-e-a net) Discussion with Landfill Gas Manager (Veolia UK) and Head of Renewable Energy Association (r-e-a-net) regarding landfill gas
Emma Bourne 2024-06-17 Food & Drink Federation Catch-up meeting with Director of Corporate Affairs and Packaging on resources and waste
Emma Bourne 2024-06-17 Industry Council for Packaging & the Environment Monthly catch-up meeting with Chief Executive Officer on resources and waste
Emma Bourne 2024-06-18 Green Alliance Monthly catch-up meeting on resources and waste
Emma Bourne 2024-06-18 Food & Drink Federation Catch up meeting with Director of Corporate Affairs and Packaging on collection & packaging reforms
Emma Bourne 2024-06-20 Environmental Services Association UK Catch-up meeting with Executive Director on resources and waste
Iain King Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Lucy Smith Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Chris Hobley Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Sarah Adcock Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Christian Cubitt Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Gideon Henderson 2024-04-02 Matthew Harwood Meeting with Matthew Harwood stepping away as Non-Executive Director from Natural Environment Research Council and wants to continue to support the UK around the connections between science and innovation
Gideon Henderson 2024-04-02 David Craig (co-chair of the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures) To discuss the state of the green finance market, specifically regarding data and the role of government in addressing any issues in the availability and quality of environmental data
Gideon Henderson 2024-04-03 Forest Research Board Introductory discussion with new Commissioner for the Forestry Commission's Forest Research Board. The Commissioner wanted to understand the science commissioning and Gideon's role in overseeing this
Gideon Henderson 2024-04-08 International Advisory Group of the State of Carbon Dioxide Removal Annual meeting to gain member's strategic perspective on the launch and the dissemination of the second edition of the Carbon Dioxide Removal report
Gideon Henderson 2024-04-23 Dr Jen Vanderhoven (Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association) An introductory meeting and discussion about the bioeconomy
Gideon Henderson 2024-04-24 Fera Science Ltd Board meeting which the Chief Scientific Adviser attends
Gideon Henderson 2024-04-24 National Oceanography Centre (NOC) Networking event
Gideon Henderson 2024-04-26 British Academy Roundtable on Public Trust in Science-for-Policymaking
Gideon Henderson 2024-04-29 Sophie Gill Discuss Isometric and carbon removal
Gideon Henderson 2024-04-30 Dr Jacobs-Young, Under-Secretary for the US Department of Agriculture Meeting with US counterpart to discuss areas of collaberation ahead of the G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists
Gideon Henderson 2024-05-01 Professor Leon Terry (Cranfield University) Discuss collaboration on and future use of Cranfield's soil data map
Gideon Henderson 2024-05-23 UN Decade Advisory Board Meeting Attended advisory board on the UN's Ocean Decade Programme
Einan Ben-Yehuda Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Joanne Bradshaw Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Andrew Willetts Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Anna Caffyn Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Tamara Finkelstein 2024-04-02 Sainsburys Catch up with new President of the Institute of Grocery Distribution
Tamara Finkelstein 2024-04-03 Cornish Fish Producers Organisation, National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations, Newlyn Harbour Commissioner, South West Handline Fishermen’s Association, Stevenson’s Fishing Introduction to key stakeholders in the fisheries business of the southwest
Tamara Finkelstein 2024-04-04 Cornish Fish Producers Organisation (CFPO) Roundtable discussion with Board members on fisheries policy
Tamara Finkelstein 2024-04-09 Institute for Government Public event on Policy Profession
Tamara Finkelstein 2024-04-25 Onward Speaking event on Women in Westminster
Tamara Finkelstein 2024-05-28 Pro bono Economics, Whitehall Industry Group (WIG), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Discuss the need for further collaboration between the not-for-profit sector and public sector
Tamara Finkelstein 2024-05-30 FDA Trade Union, Prospect, Public and Commercial Services Union Discussions with Trade Unions on Civil Servants pay
Tamara Finkelstein 2024-05-31 Derrick Anderson Discussion on his experience working as Chief Executive, Lambeth Council
Tamara Finkelstein 2024-06-18 Green Finance Institute (GFI) Informal meeting on GFI relationship with Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
Rachel Ainsworth Nil return Nil return Nil return
Nick Joicey 2024-04-12 Sopra Steria UK Ltd Introduction meeting with Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs service provider's new Chief Executive Officer to build relationship
Nick Joicey 2024-04-16 Michael Seals Discussion with key stakeholder in food & farming industry regarding Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs Group activity
Nick Joicey 2024-04-24 Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Discussion with BCG Partner as key stakeholder in food & farming industry regarding Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs Group activity
Nick Joicey 2024-04-25 Public Digital Discussion regarding the Farming and Countryside Programme (FCP) and the work public digital have done to review, also discussed an event both Nick and Public Digital Partner attended as speakers.
Nick Joicey 2024-05-13 Atos Meeting with Atos Board Member to discuss Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs services at Cody Park data centre outage and the steps that Atos could take to help in the priority 1 incident.
Nick Joicey 2024-05-14 Kyndryl Meeting with Kyndryl Chief Executive Officer to discuss Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs services Cody Park data centre outage and the steps that Kyndryl could take to help in the priority 1 incident.
Nick Joicey 2024-05-14 IBM Meeting with IBM Chief Executive Officer to discuss Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs services Cody Park data centre outage and the steps that IBM could take to help in the priority 1 incident.