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DBT's senior officials' meetings, January to March 2025
Updated 26 June 2025
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| Senior Official's Name | Date | Name of individual or organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Brooks | 06/01/2025 | Deloittes | Discussion on UK trade strategy |
| Amanda Brooks | 24/01/2025 | Rock Creek | Progressing a trade deal between the UK and the US |
| Amanda Brooks | 27/01/2025 | European Government Business Relations Council | Discussion on UK Trade Strategy |
| Amanda Brooks | 29/01/2025 | TechUK | Panellist at TechUK's International Conference |
| Amanda Brooks | 27/02/2025 | Sussex Law School | Participated in plenary panel on UK-US trade |
| Amanda Brooks | 05/03/2025 | Adam Marshall | UK Trade Strategy and Free Trade Agreements Programme |
| Amanda Brooks | 11/03/2025 | DG Trade Update Forum | Update on Trade Strategy and Free Trade Agreement negotiations |
| Amanda Brooks | 19/03/2025 | Diageo | UK Trade Strategy and Free Trade Agreements Programme |
| Amanda Brooks | 25/03/2025 | 5654 & Company | Discussion on UK Trade Strategy |
| Bidesh Sarkar | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Caleb Deeks | 14/01/2025 | Trade Association Leaders Group (Tech UK, The City UK, FDF, UK Hospitality, REC, BRC, SMMT, Energy UK) | Discussion between DBT and Trade Association Leaders Group on Make Work Pay. |
| Caleb Deeks | 28/01/2025 | National Grid | Discussion of government's Skills agenda. |
| Caleb Deeks | 29/01/2025 | Ray Shostak | Discussion of delivery of government economic policy. |
| Caleb Deeks | 03/03/2025 | UK Hospitality | Discussion of the Employment Rights Bill. |
| Caleb Deeks | 03/03/2025 | British Chambers of Commerce | Discussion of the Employment Rights Bill. |
| Caleb Deeks | 04/03/2025 | Water UK | Discussion of issues facing the water sector and UK’s approach to economic regulation. |
| Carl Creswell | 22/01/2025 | Advisory Board - Lord Arbuthnot, Lord Beamish, Professor Chris Hodges, Professor Richard Moorhead | To review progress on Horizon redress and seek comments from the Board |
| Ceri Smith | 13/01/2025 | Centarus Group | Meeting to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 13/01/2025 | Andalus Holdings Limited | Lunch to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 14/01/2025 | InfraZamin, Chartered Bank Pakistan, Deustche Bank, United Bank Limited | Lunch with financial institutions in Pakistan to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 14/01/2025 | State Bank of Pakistan | Meeting to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 14/01/2025 | Business dinner with leading Pakistani conglomerates | Dinner to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 15/01/2025 | Woot-Tech | Meeting to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 15/01/2025 | Overseas Investers Chambers of Commerce | Meeting to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 15/01/2025 | Systems Limited and Pakistan Software Houses Association | Meeting to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 15/01/2025 | Business Recorder | Interview on the theme of trade for economic growth |
| Ceri Smith | 28/01/2025 | Society of Chemistry | Meeting to discuss investment in life sciences |
| Ceri Smith | 30/01/2025 | AP Wireless | Meeting to discuss barriers to investment |
| Ceri Smith | 04/02/2025 | Thinking Ahead Institute | Meeting to discuss report on pension funds written by Thinking Ahead Institute |
| Ceri Smith | 06/02/2025 | Safran | Appearance at ENGENeUS-100 certification celebration Safran Electrical and Power |
| Ceri Smith | 19/02/2025 | Marubeni Energy | Meeting to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 19/02/2025 | Metro Dynamics | Meeting to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 20/02/2025 | Syngenta | Meeting to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 24/02/2025 | Mars Incorportated | Meeting to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 26/02/2025 | Tryg Trade | Meeting to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 12/03/2025 | CK Hutchinson Holdings | Meeting to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 13/03/2025 | Clearstone Energy | Meeting to discuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 19/03/2025 | Foresight Group | Meeting to dicuss investment |
| Ceri Smith | 26/03/2025 | Maple 8 | Roundtable on Investing in the UK, and Investable Opportunities in Infrastructure |
| David Bickerton | 07/01/2025 | British Steel; Liberty Steel; Macegagalia Steel; Sheffield Forgemasters; Tata Steel; UK Steel; British Metals Recycling Association; Materials Processing Institute; WMG High Value Manufacturing Catapult; GMB; Community Union; | Inaugural meeting of the Steel Council chaired by Secretary of State |
| David Bickerton | 16/01/2025 | Chorl Group | Discussion on the ZEV mandate with SoS & Speaker of the House |
| David Bickerton | 20/03/2025 | Rock Group | To discuss how Rock can help DBT with rail strategy (with Jaee Samant) |
| David Bickerton | 25/03/2025 | Strategy International | To understand role & how Strategy International can help DBT |
| Gareth Davies | 07/01/2025 | PwC | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 07/01/2025 | M&G | Introductory meeting to discuss Industrial Strategy and joint working between HMG/DBT and M&G |
| Gareth Davies | 13/01/2025 | Manchester University | Introductory meeting to discuss joint working between HMG/DBT and Manchester University |
| Gareth Davies | 13/01/2025 | Temasek | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 13/01/2025 | Vodafone | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 13/01/2025 | Global Counsel | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 14/01/2025 | Fingleton | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 14/01/2025 | Crown Estate | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 14/01/2025 | PwC | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 14/01/2025 | CBI | Roundtbale discussion on Industrial Strategy |
| Gareth Davies | 15/01/2025 | City of London | Roundtbale discussion on Industrial Strategy |
| Gareth Davies | 15/01/2025 | Sainsbury's | Meeting to discuss latest business updates and Employment Rights Bill |
| Gareth Davies | 16/01/2025 | Chartered Management Institute | Regular catch up for executive coaching |
| Gareth Davies | 21/01/2025 | Economist | Accompanying SoS for Roundtable discussion at WEF Davos |
| Gareth Davies | 21/01/2025 | Siemens | Accompanying SoS for discussion at WEF Davos |
| Gareth Davies | 21/01/2025 | Al Fanar | Accompanying SoS for discussion at WEF Davos |
| Gareth Davies | 21/01/2025 | Saudi Basic Industries Corporation | Accompanying SoS for discussion at WEF Davos |
| Gareth Davies | 21/01/2025 | Anglo American | Accompanying SoS for discussion at WEF Davos |
| Gareth Davies | 22/01/2025 | Bloomberg | Accompanying SoS for discussion at WEF Davos |
| Gareth Davies | 22/01/2025 | RWE | Accompanying SoS for discussion at WEF Davos |
| Gareth Davies | 22/01/2025 | Amazon Web Services | Accompanying SoS for discussion at WEF Davos |
| Gareth Davies | 22/01/2025 | Merck Sharp & Dohme | Accompanying SoS for discussion at WEF Davos |
| Gareth Davies | 22/01/2025 | Vestas | Accompanying SoS for discussion at WEF Davos |
| Gareth Davies | 22/01/2025 | Standard Charted | Accompanying SoS for discussion at WEF Davos |
| Gareth Davies | 22/01/2025 | Carlsberg | Accompanying SoS for discussion at WEF Davos |
| Gareth Davies | 22/01/2025 | Oliver Wyman | Event attendance at WEF Davos |
| Gareth Davies | 22/01/2025 | Shein | Introductory meeting at WEF Davos |
| Gareth Davies | 23/01/2025 | PwC | Meeting at WEF Davos to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 23/01/2025 | Workday | Meeting at WEF Davos to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 23/01/2025 | KPMG | Meeting at WEF Davos to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 23/01/2025 | McKinsey | Meeting at WEF Davos to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 28/01/2025 | Industrial Strategy Council Chair | Meeting to discuss Industrial Strategy Council |
| Gareth Davies | 28/01/2025 | Tech UK | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 28/01/2025 | PwC | Chair/CEO Roundtable discussion |
| Gareth Davies | 30/01/2025 | Whitehall and Industry Group | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 31/01/2025 | Franco British Colloque | Attendance at Franco-British Colloque 2025 |
| Gareth Davies | 03/02/2025 | Lloyd Banking Group | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 04/02/2025 | City Of London | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 04/02/2025 | Revolut | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 05/02/2025 | Oliver Wyman | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 06/02/2025 | Rothschild | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 07/02/2025 | Kaya Partners | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 10/02/2025 | Peel Hunt | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 10/02/2025 | National Grid | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 11/02/2025 | Boston Consulting Group | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 12/02/2025 | Oxford Science Enterprises | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 13/02/2025 | Robert Devereux | Meeting to discuss talent development |
| Gareth Davies | 17/02/2025 | Airbus | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 18/02/2025 | Global-Counsel | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 18/02/2025 | Oxford University | Career discussion with Master of Public Policy student |
| Gareth Davies | 19/02/2025 | Bank of England | Breakfast meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 19/02/2025 | EY | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 24/02/2025 | PwC | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 25/02/2025 | Confederation of British Industry | Attending CBI President’s Committee |
| Gareth Davies | 05/03/2025 | HSBC | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 05/03/2025 | Joseph Rowntree Foundation | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 06/03/2025 | Rolls-Royce | Meeting to discuss latest business updates |
| Gareth Davies | 06/03/2025 | Competition Regulation Roundtable | Meeting with industry leaders to discuss discuss how UK competition regulation can support growth |
| Gareth Davies | 11/03/2025 | Trade Association Leaders | Regular meeting with Trade Association Leaders to discuss economic growth Industrial Strategy |
| Gareth Davies | 11/03/2025 | KPMG | Meeting to discuss Professional & Business Services engagement |
| Gareth Davies | 11/03/2025 | Make UK | Dinner roundtable discussion to discuss Industrial Strategy and the manufacturing sector |
| Gareth Davies | 13/03/2025 | Herbert Smith Freehills | Breakfast meeting to discuss latest business updates and developments |
| Gareth Davies | 13/03/2025 | Oliver Wyman | Phone call to discuss a potential event proposal |
| Gareth Davies | 13/03/2025 | PwC | Meeting to discuss latest business updates and developments |
| Gareth Davies | 18/03/2025 | Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec | Meeting to discuss latest business updates and developments |
| Gareth Davies | 18/03/2025 | Resolution Foundation | Introductory meeting with new CEO of RF to discuss joint working between HMG/DBT and RF |
| Gareth Davies | 18/03/2025 | CSA Group | Meeting to discuss CSA's capacity building project. |
| Gareth Davies | 18/03/2025 | Norton Rose Fullbright | Introductory meeting to discuss joint working between HMG/DBT and Norton Rose Fullbright |
| Gareth Davies | 19/03/2025 | CVC Capital Partners | Breakfast meeting to discuss latest business updates and developments |
| Gareth Davies | 19/03/2025 | British Academy | Joined as panellist for the British Academy's Policy History event |
| Gareth Davies | 20/03/2025 | M&G plc | Breakfast meeting to discuss latest business updates and developments |
| Gareth Davies | 20/03/2025 | Bunq | Introductory meeting to discuss joint working between HMG/DBT and Bunq |
| Gareth Davies | 20/03/2025 | EY | Joined Ministerial meeting with EY to discuss UK's Trade and Investment Agenda. |
| Gareth Davies | 20/03/2025 | Heathrow Reimagined campaign | Meeting with representatives to discuss the Heathrow Reimagined Campaign |
| Gareth Davies | 25/03/2025 | Bank of England | Meeting to discuss latest business updates and developments |
| Gareth Davies | 26/03/2025 | Natwest | Meeting to discuss NatWest's support of business growth, access to finance and the Industrial Strategy |
| Gareth Davies | 26/03/2025 | Jefferies LLC | Meeting to discuss global and US specific macroeconomic views, industrial strategy and US-UK trade flows and business sentiment |
| Gareth Davies | 27/03/2025 | Chartered Management Institute | Regular catch up for executive coaching |
| Gavin Lambert | 10/01/2025 | Chartered Management Institute | Discussion of the government’s skills agenda. |
| Gavin Lambert | 15/01/2025 | Sainsburys | Meeting between Perm Sec and Sainsburys to discuss Employment Rights Bill. |
| Gavin Lambert | 16/01/2025 | The Recruitment & Employment Confederation | Discussion of Employment Rights Bill. |
| Gavin Lambert | 30/01/2025 | The Whitehall & Industry Group | Preparation for Roundtable discussion on Make Work Pay agenda. |
| Gavin Lambert | 31/01/2025 | TheCityUK | Discussion of government's regulation and growth agenda. |
| Gavin Lambert | 13/02/2025 | The Whitehall & Industry Group (Hutchison Whampoa, Berkeley Group, PA Consulting, Boots UK, Royal Mail Group, Lidl, Rolls-Royce, Amazon UK, IAG, Sainsburys, Addleshaw Goddard, Tesco) | Roundtable discussion on the Make Work Pay agenda hosted by the WIG with UK businesses. |
| Gavin Lambert | 26/02/2025 | Hutchison Whampoa | Discussion of regulation policy. |
| Gavin Lambert | 27/02/2025 | National Grid | Discussion of government's skills agenda. |
| Gavin Lambert | 06/03/2025 | Trade Association Leaders Group (Tech UK, The City UK, UK Hospitality, BRC, FDF, REC, SMMT, Energy UK) | Discussion between DBT and Trade Association Leaders Group on Make Work Pay. |
| Gavin Lambert | 06/03/2025 | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Discussion of AWS’s perspective on UK regulation. |
| Isobel Stephen | 04/03/2025 | His Majesty's Ambassador Lord Mandelson | Discussion on DIME work with North America network |
| Isobel Stephen | 10/03/2025 | Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government | Discussion on national strategy and Local Growth Plan priorities. |
| Isobel Stephen | 10/03/2025 | UK Infrastructure Bank | Update on the National Wealth Fund |
| Isobel Stephen | 19/03/2025 | Peter Oppenheimer | Beyond Whitehall meeting - strategy session to discuss UK economy growth. |
| Isobel Stephen | 24/03/2025 | Goldman Sachs | Wilton Park debrief session to discuss the Wilton Park Small Business Strategy conference and the next steps. |
| Isobel Stephen | 26/03/2025 | Global Institute | Industrial Strategy paper discussion |
| Isobel Stephen | 26/03/2025 | Jefferies LLC | To discuss US-UK trade flows and business sentiment, and present the UK’s pitch for stability, growth, and industrial strategy. |
| Jaee Samant | 11/02/2025 | Sir Steve Smith International Education Champion | Discussion on the International Education Strategy (IES) |
| Jaee Samant | 11/02/2025 | Pierre Pyun - Vice President of Government and Industrial Affairs, Bombardier | To discuss Bombardier’s interest in acquiring the parts of Spirit AeroSystems not being acquired by Airbus. |
| Jaee Samant | 20/03/2025 | Mark Swindel, CEO of Rock Group | To discuss economic impact of undervaluing rail investment |
| Joanna Crellin | 14/01/2025 | Arup | Stakeholder engagement meeting with Tom Bridges CEO of Arup based in the North East. |
| Joanna Crellin | 15/01/2025 | King's Awards Office | Panel discussion to review nominations for the King's Award |
| Joanna Crellin | 30/01/2025 | Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government | To discuss devolution to Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
| Joanna Crellin | 04/03/2025 | His Majesty's Ambassador Lord Mandelson | To discuss the work DIME are doing in the North America network |
| Joanna Crellin | 28/03/2025 | Russell Group | To discuss how Russell Group universities can support trade delegations |
| Kate Joseph | 11/02/2025 | Denis Redonnet (European Commission) | Trade dialogue with EU Commission. |
| Kate Joseph | 25/02/2025 | British American Business Conference | Speech at a conference, regarding US tariffs. |
| Kate Joseph | 03/03/2025 | US Mid West Staffers | Meeting with US Senators and Representatives, to discuss US trade relations. |
| Kate Joseph | 13/03/2025 | Denis Redonnet (European Commission) | Trade dialogue with EU Commission. |
| Kate Joseph | 19/03/2025 | Howard Lutnick (USTR) | US Trade negotiations |
| Kate Joseph | 20/03/2025 | Jamieson Greer (USTR) | US Trade negotiations |
| Kate Joseph | 21/03/2025 | Bryant Trick (USTR) | US Trade negotiations |
| Michael Warren | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Sam Lister | 10/01/2025 | Mouvement des entreprises de France | To discuss international business engagement |
| Sam Lister | 11/01/2025 | HVM Catapult | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 14/01/2025 | Russell Group | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 16/01/2025 | Associated British Ports | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 20/01/2025 | EDF Energy | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 22/01/2025 | Flint Global | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 28/01/2025 | 5654 & Company | Roundtable event to discuss the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 04/02/2025 | Anthropy | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 04/02/2025 | Local Globe | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 06/02/2025 | Rothschild & Co. | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 13/02/2025 | Lloyds Banking | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 17/02/2025 | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy | |
| Sam Lister | 18/02/2025 | IBM | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 19/02/2025 | Xlinks | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 24/02/2025 | British Academy | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 27/02/2025 | Vodafone | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 28/02/2025 | International Business and Diplomatic Exchange | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 04/03/2025 | Institute of Directors | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 05/03/2025 | Federation of Small Business | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 06/03/2025 | Tony Blair Institute | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 06/03/2025 | The Crown Estate | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 06/03/2025 | Catapult | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 12/03/2025 | KPMG | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 13/03/2025 | techUK | Stakeholder engagement on the Industrial Strategy |
| Sam Lister | 27/03/2025 | Shearwater | Roundtable event to discuss the Industrial Strategy |
| Tara Smith | 11/02/2025 | Public Digitial | Discussion on Digital Transformation opportunities |
| Tara Smith | 04/03/2025 | Deliotte | Discussion on Cyber Security |
| Tara Smith | 18/03/2025 | PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) | Discussion on DBT's priorities for 2025 |
| Tara Smith | 24/03/2025 | Deliotte | Follow-up call on Cyber Security |
| Tara Smith | 26/03/2025 | Beyond Unity | Discussion on leadership |
| Tara Smith | 28/03/2025 | Workday | Discussion on Social Value Proposition |