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DSIT senior officials’ meetings, October to December 2025
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| Senior Official's Name | Date | Name of individual or organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Jones | 02/10/2025 | Whittle Laboratory, University of Cambridge | Regular update meeting |
| Alexandra Jones | 17/10/2025 | Airbus | Meeting to discuss space related issues |
| Alexandra Jones | 18/11/2025 | University of Liverpool | Visit and speaking commitment |
| Alexandra Jones | 01/12/2025 | Confederation of British Industry | Regular update meeting |
| Angela McLean | 27/10/2025 | Imperial College | To discuss economic impact of R&D |
| Angela McLean | 04/11/2025 | Imperial College | Discussion on using epi-econ models in government |
| Angela McLean | 06/11/2025 | Deep Science Ventures | Engineering biology discussion |
| Angela McLean | 06/11/2025 | British Academy | Regular update call |
| Angela McLean | 08/11/2025 | COP 30 | Representing the UK at COP30 |
| Angela McLean | 20/11/2025 | Academy of Medical Sciences | Regular update call |
| Angela McLean | 01/12/2025 | Midlands Innovation | To discuss R&D investment summit |
| Angela McLean | 04/12/2025 | Alan Turing Institute | General update |
| Angela McLean | 04/12/2025 | Academy Of Social Sciences | To discuss an AcSS report |
| Chris Johnson | 01/10/2025 | Kings College | To strengthen links with the senior research team, better understand the DSIT approach to research funding and its funding priorities. |
| Chris Johnson | 07/10/2025 | Institute of Physics | To discuss report which calls on Government to put in place a plan to tackle the shortage of in-field physics teachers in schools in England. |
| Chris Johnson | 26/11/2025 | Science Wise | Introductory meeting with new Programme Director of Sciencewise. |
| Chris Johnson | 26/11/2025 | Royal Society | Introductory meeting with CEO of Policy. |
| Chris Johnson | 03/12/2025 | Imperial University | To give a keynote speech at the Alumni Connections event. |
| Chris Johnson | 16/12/2025 | PsiQuantum | Meeting with PsiQuantum representatives to understand more about their work. |
| Chris Johnson | 16/12/2025 | Leeds University | To discuss proposal to EPSRC for establishing a National Fluid Mechanics Hub and explore how they align with DSIT priorities. |
| Chris Johnson | 17/12/2025 | N8 Strategic Executive Group | To discuss implications for the R&D landscape. |
| Christine Bellamy | 03/10/2025 | FDM Group | 30 minute virtual meeting, as part of early supplier engagement pending the commercial process, to discuss GDS current priorities including Capability / SOC |
| Christine Bellamy | 03/10/2025 | KPMG | 30 minute virtual meeting to discuss the recent Digital Identity Announcement |
| Christine Bellamy | 10/10/2025 | UK Finance, Barclays, Nationwide, Santander, Lloyds, HSBC, Natwest | Virtual roundtable with Banking Sector Officials to discuss the Digital Identity Scheme. |
| Christine Bellamy | 24/10/2025 | Pendragon | Discussion on involvement in the 2026 Innovation event which is Co-hosted by the UK Government, Civil Service, Cabinet Office, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology and the Government Digital Service. |
| Christine Bellamy | 03/11/2025 | Lloyds | 30 minute virtual meeting to align on the agenda for the Senior Executive Workshop on Digital Identity with Financial Services on the 20th November. |
| Christine Bellamy | 18/11/2025 | IF | Early supplier engagement pending the commercial processes, and discussion of in-flight work. |
| Christine Bellamy | 20/11/2025 | Banking Sector and UK finance | 3 hour workshop on use cases for digital identity |
| David Smith | 01/10/2025 | Cornerstone | Visit to explore UK photonics capabilities further |
| David Smith | 03/10/2025 | National Robotarium | To discuss concerns about the proposed approach for the robotic adoption hubs. |
| David Smith | 03/10/2025 | Confederation of British Industry | General discussion focused on tech adoption |
| David Smith | 07/10/2025 | Imperial College, UKQuantum, University College London, Photonics Scotland, Csconnected, Wave Photonics, Cornerstone, Pragmatic Semiconductor, Evident Insights AI, Enzai AI, Arwen AI, CSA Catapult, ARM, techUK, Leonardo UK, Hewlett Packard | To strengthen bilateral collaboration on technology and innovation between government and industry leaders |
| David Smith | 09/10/2025 | The Institution of Engineering and Technology | To bring together stakeholders to discuss technology convergence and its implications for innovation, policy, and industry collaboration. |
| David Smith | 13/10/2025 | The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales | To focus on empowering entrepreneurs by sharing insights, strategies, and experiences that help founders overcome barriers and unlock growth opportunities. |
| David Smith | 14/10/2025 | National Compsites Centre | To align with Innovate UK on key milestones, governance, and timelines for the Agentic AI Prize Fund, finalize branding concepts, and agree next steps for launching the Expression of Interest phase. |
| David Smith | 16/10/2025 | National Composites Centre | Discussing National Composites Centre (NCC) capabilities and interaction across the Catapult network |
| David Smith | 21/10/2025 | University of Liverpool (Materials Innovation Factory) | To learn more about the work that the Materials Innovation Factory is conducting and what government might need to do to support this work. |
| David Smith | 21/10/2025 | Whittle Labs | To introduce the AI for Science team to Rob Millar from Whittle Labs and the work he is conducting. |
| David Smith | 21/10/2025 | British Council | To view a panel about why technology needs artists. |
| David Smith | 22/10/2025 | Royal Academy of Engineering | To provide updates on Agentic AI, explore RAEng’s role in circular economy engagement, and discuss opportunities for a dinner or breakfast to review and refine key messages from the IfM report |
| David Smith | 22/10/2025 | Confederation of British Industry | To discuss technology adoption sentiment in industry |
| David Smith | 22/10/2025 | Cerestrial | To informally catch up. |
| David Smith | 23/10/2025 | King's College London | To gather detailed response to the central arguments and evidence in the IfM report and uncover policy solutions he draws from his historical perspective on UK innovation challenges |
| David Smith | 23/10/2025 | Advanced Research and Invention Agency | To discuss AI for Science work, and explore synergies with DSIT initiatives such as Whittle Labs and the Agentic AI Prize. |
| David Smith | 29/10/2025 | Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult | To engage with leadership on their role in advancing UK offshore wind innovation and discuss strategic developments |
| David Smith | 29/10/2025 | Tharsus | To learn about advanced robotics and manufacturing capabilities and explore its role in driving innovation and regional economic growth |
| David Smith | 30/10/2025 | SMD | To discuss the company’s subsea engineering capabilities, recent regional investments, and its role in advancing autonomous and remotely operated technologies. |
| David Smith | 30/10/2025 | Digital Catapult | To join a roundtable on driving digital adoption and skills development in the North East, while marking the launch of NICD’s latest AI Skills Report and shaping how Digital Catapult can support regional innovation. |
| David Smith | 31/10/2025 | ARM | To discuss strengthening UK–India collaboration on technology security through the Technology Security Initiative, focusing on critical and emerging technologies, talent mobility, trade facilitation, and joint innovation opportunities. |
| David Smith | 05/11/2025 | Indian Institute of Science | To secure commitment and agree next steps toward jointly establishing a UK–India Centre of Excellence in Engineering Biology (Bioprinting). |
| David Smith | 05/11/2025 | NatWest | To bring together UK and Indian industry leaders to deepen strategic dialogue on innovation, fintech, AI and digital infrastructure in the context of the UK?India FTA and identify opportunities for collaborative growth. |
| David Smith | 05/11/2025 | ARM | To understand ARM India’s expansion and semiconductor strategy while exploring concrete UK–India collaboration opportunities in advanced chip design, AI hardware, and supply?chain resilience. |
| David Smith | 05/11/2025 | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advance Scientific Research | To strengthen UK–India collaboration on carbon capture, utilisation and storage by aligning with JNCASR’s role as India’s National Centre of Excellence and agreeing priority areas and next steps for joint research and innovation under the Net Zero Innovation Partnership. |
| David Smith | 11/11/2025 | Confederation of British Industry | To share and test the key findings of the IfM report on the UK innovation system with the CBI R&D subgroup, and invite discussion on potential improvements. |
| David Smith | 13/11/2025 | Kaipability | To discuss the Embedded Experts role with a potential applicant, exploring suitability and alignment with DSIT’s technical advisory needs. |
| David Smith | 14/11/2025 | Royal Academy of Engineering | To gather views on the UK’s approach to Agentic AI in manufacturing, explore what government should do to facilitate progress, and identify the right RAEng contacts and networks to engage on this topic. |
| David Smith | 17/11/2025 | National Physical Laboratory | To strengthen collaboration between DSIT and UKTL by engaging with technical teams, touring the facility, and sharing insights on the strategic role of advanced connectivity technologies in the UK’s telecoms ecosystem. |
| David Smith | 18/11/2025 | Warwick University | To showcase the UK’s semiconductor innovation strategy through REWIRE, fostering collaboration between government, academia, and industry to drive research commercialisation and support net zero ambitions. |
| David Smith | 18/11/2025 | Royal Academy of Engineering | To welcome and celebrate new Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering, with a briefing and networking session followed by a formal dinner and short personal speeches highlighting each Fellow’s journey and achievements in engineering. |
| David Smith | 19/11/2025 | Confederation of British Industry | General discussion focused on tech adoption |
| David Smith | 19/11/2025 | KeyLogic | To discuss interest in the Embedded Experts role with a potential applicant and explore how experience and expertise align with the position’s requirements. |
| David Smith | 21/11/2025 | University of Bristol | To have a brief discussion about the Embedded Experts role with a potential applicant and her interest and suitability for the position. |
| David Smith | 21/11/2025 | Abertay University Dundee | To have a short discussion about the Embedded Experts role with a potential applicant and explore interest and relevant expertise in digital transformation and emerging technologies. |
| David Smith | 24/11/2025 | Catalyst, First Derivative, Software NI, Amazon Web Services, Angoka | To understand NI’s innovation strengths and challenges so government can better support the region’s tech ecosystem and its ability to scale. |
| David Smith | 24/11/2025 | Artificial Intelligence Collaboration Centre, Momentum One Zero, Advanced Manufacturing Innovation, Queen's University Belfast, Innovation City Belfast, Digital Catapult, Belfast Metropolitan College, Ulster University | Not set |
| David Smith | 24/11/2025 | Thales | To review capabilities and discuss the challenges and support |
| David Smith | 25/11/2025 | Seagate | To tour Seagate’s Springtown facility and discuss its photonics and advanced R&D capabilities, recent investment plans, and how government can support future innovation and growth. |
| David Smith | 27/11/2025 | Confederation of Indian Industry | To build a strong relationship with CII as India’s key industry partner, advance collaboration on the UK?India Technology Security Initiative and Research & Innovation Corridor, and position the UK as a trusted, high?value science and tech partner for future joint activity. |
| David Smith | 01/12/2025 | Warwick University | To informally catch up. |
| David Smith | 01/12/2025 | CuspAI | To discuss proposals and explore government support |
| David Smith | 01/12/2025 | 25x25 | To understand how emerging technologies are reshaping leadership decision?making, talent planning, and organisational capability so that leadership teams can better assess value, manage skills, and drive business transformation. |
| David Smith | 01/12/2025 | Royal Academy of Engineering | To celebrate the CEO's career and conclusion to their post. |
| David Smith | 02/12/2025 | Council for Science and Technology | Quarterly meeting of the Prime Minister's Council for Science and Technology. |
| David Smith | 03/12/2025 | Cambridge University | To speak to one of the expert panel to support policy development and provide technical advice for the National Data Library. |
| David Smith | 08/12/2025 | King's College London | To exchange ideas on the role of primes in international innovation systems, particularly in the Far East, and to explore whether to introduce the institutional diversity project concept. |
| David Smith | 08/12/2025 | Loughbrough University | To brief on current agentic AI work with a focus on academia’s role, government’s role, and UK strengths and gaps. |
| David Smith | 09/12/2025 | University of Strathclyde | To informally catch up. |
| David Smith | 09/12/2025 | Tony Blair Institute | To have an open ideas?exchange about the Lovelace Labs concept and its links to our institutional?diversity work, following involvement in the proposal and receipt of the IfM report. |
| David Smith | 11/12/2025 | D Group | Networking reception |
| David Smith | 18/12/2025 | Royal Academy of Engineering | To have a final 1:1 with the CEO and signal the wish to maintain the same regular cadence of 1:1s with their replacement for continuity once they step into the role. |
| Emily Middleton | 01/10/2025 | Sky | Discussion and exchanging ideas on driving AI adoption in large organisations |
| Emily Middleton | 21/10/2025 | EY | Informal discusssion on Government Digital Service (GDS) and Digital Transformation priorities |
| Emily Middleton | 23/10/2025 | Demos | Informal discusssion on digital transformation of the state, insights from Demos' work |
| Emily Middleton | 23/10/2025 | Connected by Data | Informal discusssion on Government Digital Service (GDS) and Digital Transformation priorities, with a focus on responsible data and AI |
| Emily Middleton | 04/11/2025 | TechUK | Informal discusssion on Government Digital Service (GDS) priorities, and recent work and priorities of techUK |
| Emily Middleton | 04/11/2025 | Ada Lovelace Institute | Regulate to Innovate panel event |
| Emily Middleton | 16/12/2025 | The PSC | Informal discusssion on Government Digital Service (GDS) and Digital Transformation priorities |
| Emily Middleton | 16/12/2025 | Deloitte | Transforming health, transforming delivery roundtable |
| Emran Mian | 02/10/2025 | Intel | Discussion with Intel’s CTO and AI leader to learn about their AI plans. |
| Emran Mian | 06/10/2025 | Space Forge | Discussion of company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 07/10/2025 | Uber | Discussed a range of topics including autonomous driving vehicles |
| Emran Mian | 08/10/2025 | Apolitical | Speaker at Apolitical Day |
| Emran Mian | 09/10/2025 | Skills England | Discussed digital skills and inclusion |
| Emran Mian | 09/10/2025 | UK Finance | Stakeholder engagement on digital identity |
| Emran Mian | 10/10/2025 | Clifford Chance | Discussed AI and legal liability |
| Emran Mian | 10/10/2025 | NSPCC | A catch up focused on online safety |
| Emran Mian | 10/10/2025 | Tim Davie, Director General, BBC | Discussion on AI and copyright |
| Emran Mian | 14/10/2025 | Open Cosmos | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 15/10/2025 | Faculty AI | Pre-brief with CEO ahead of away day presentation |
| Emran Mian | 16/10/2025 | Databricks | Discussion on company's work in UK |
| Emran Mian | 22/10/2025 | Yann Coatanlem | Discussion on innovation policy |
| Emran Mian | 27/10/2025 | Rolls Royce | Pre-meeting to RR strategic dialogue, focusing on nuclear and aerospace |
| Emran Mian | 28/10/2025 | Charity for Civil Servants | Discussion on the Charity for Civil Servants |
| Emran Mian | 28/10/2025 | Paragraf | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 28/10/2025 | CMR Surgical | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 28/10/2025 | Quantinuum | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 28/10/2025 | Start up Coalition | Regular catch up |
| Emran Mian | 29/10/2025 | Capita | Discussion of AI adoption in UK |
| Emran Mian | 03/11/2025 | Edinburgh University | Discussion on supercomputing at Edinburgh University |
| Emran Mian | 03/11/2025 | Tech UK | Regular catch up |
| Emran Mian | 03/11/2025 | Pragmatic | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 06/11/2025 | Tech She Can | Catch up on work of Tech She Can |
| Emran Mian | 07/11/2025 | Quantum Showcase | Emran gave the keynote speech at the Quantum Showcase |
| Emran Mian | 07/11/2025 | Global Governance Forum | To discuss the Civil Service Data & AI Challenge, alongside Innovation 2026 |
| Emran Mian | 07/11/2025 | Barclays | Discussion of Barclay's digital strategy |
| Emran Mian | 12/11/2025 | Google Cloud | Meeting with Google Cloud's COO to discuss shared priorities |
| Emran Mian | 14/11/2025 | General Catalyst | Discussion on UK Scale-up |
| Emran Mian | 25/11/2025 | Atalanta | Discussion on UK start up and scale up economy |
| Emran Mian | 26/11/2025 | Synthesia | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 27/11/2025 | GSK | To understand GSK views on a range of issues across the life sciences sector |
| Emran Mian | 03/12/2025 | Touchlight | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 04/12/2025 | Projects by IF | Conversation about what support the organisation could provide the department. |
| Emran Mian | 05/12/2025 | Michael Mainelli | Space Debris |
| Emran Mian | 08/12/2025 | Accenture | AI and Digital Adoption in the Private Sector |
| Emran Mian | 10/12/2025 | Quantexa | Discussion of the UK government’s digital transformation agenda |
| Emran Mian | 10/12/2025 | Stemettes | Gather insights and recommendations for advancing the Women in Tech agenda within government |
| Emran Mian | 10/12/2025 | Pinterest's management of AI-generated content, its experience with the Online Safety Act (OSA), and the UK's evolving stance on AI regulation | |
| Emran Mian | 10/12/2025 | Founders Factory | Regular catch up |
| Emran Mian | 11/12/2025 | Beyond Blue | Discussion about UK research base |
| Emran Mian | 11/12/2025 | Eutelsat | Meeting with Chair of Eutelsat |
| Emran Mian | 12/12/2025 | Discussion of tech policy | |
| Emran Mian | 12/12/2025 | BT | Discussion of telecoms policy |
| Emran Mian | 12/12/2025 | PQ Shield | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 15/12/2025 | UK Tech Cluster Group | Discussion on the progress of the Regional Tech Booster (RTB) programme |
| Emran Mian | 16/12/2025 | Silverlake | Discussion on AI innovation, adoption and growth in the UK. |
| Emran Mian | 17/12/2025 | All.Space | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Freya Guinness | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Nicholas McGrath | 08/10/2025 | Cognizant, Workday, Deloitte, Veran | Supplier (and Other Government Departments) meetings |
| Nicholas McGrath | 22/10/2025 | Cognizant, Workday, Deloitte, Veran | Supplier (and Other Government Departments) meetings |
| Nicholas McGrath | 17/11/2025 | Workday, Cognizant | Conference |
| Nicholas McGrath | 20/11/2025 | Cognizant, Workday, Deloitte, Veran | Supplier (and Other Government Departments) meetings |
| Nicholas McGrath | 03/12/2025 | Cognizant, Workday, Deloitte, Veran | Supplier (and Other Government Departments) meetings |
| Nicholas McGrath | 09/12/2025 | Cognizant, Workday, Deloitte, Veran | Supplier (and Other Government Departments) meetings |
| Nicholas McGrath | 17/12/2025 | Cognizant, Workday, Deloitte, Veran | Supplier (and Other Government Departments) meetings |
| Oliver Ilott | 17/12/2025 | World Labs | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 16/12/2025 | University of Cambridge, A&O Shearman, Digiphile, RELX, WPP plc and AstraZeneca | Stakeholder workshop |
| Oliver Ilott | 16/12/2025 | Anthropic | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 05/12/2025 | Center for Data Innovation | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 05/12/2025 | Astralis | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 05/12/2025 | Wavespace | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 03/12/2025 | OpenAI | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 02/12/2025 | BBC, University of Glasgow, Sony Music, Publishers, Google, OpenAI, StartUp Coalition, BT, Motion Pictures, BFI , DMG Media, Cloudflare, Meta and British Library | Stakeholder engagement - technical working group |
| Oliver Ilott | 20/11/2025 | Universal Music Group | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 10/11/2025 | Stanford University | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 07/11/2025 | Brookfield | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 07/11/2025 | Tom Lowe | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 07/11/2025 | Tom Blomfield | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 06/11/2025 | Apple | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 06/11/2025 | Pure Data Centers Group | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 04/11/2025 | Microsoft | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 04/11/2025 | Stanford University | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 29/10/2025 | Loughborough University | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 28/10/2025 | Tech UK | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 27/10/2025 | Blavatnik school for government | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 24/10/2025 | Flint Global | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 24/10/2025 | Amazon | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 23/10/2025 | Advanced Research and Invention Agency | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 22/10/2025 | Lawrence Lundy Bryan | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 21/10/2025 | Policy Exchange | Stakeholder engagement |
| Robert Nixon | 04/11/2025 | PWC | DSIT/PWC update meeting |
| Robert Nixon | 06/11/2025 | Baringa | Baringa and DSIT Commercial Check In |
| Robert Nixon | 02/12/2025 | Baringa | Baringa and DSIT Operating Model Work |
| Robert Nixon | 11/12/2025 | Baringa | Baringa and DSIT 0.3 Discussion |
| Tim Sparrow | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |