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DSIT senior officials’ meetings, January to March 2026
Updated 25 June 2026
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| Senior Official's Name | Date | Name of individual or organisation | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aimee Smith | 2026-01-13 | Public.io | Discussion on speaking engagement at Gov Tech Summit 2026 |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-01-14 | National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC); College of Policing | Pre-meeting regarding upcoming speaking engagement at Culture & Inclusion conference |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-01-21 | Cognizant | Introductory meeting |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-01-22 | National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC); College of Policing | Speaking Engagement at Culture & Inclusion conference |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-01-30 | Public.io | Data landscape review work |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-02-06 | Public.io | Data landscape review work |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-02-12 | CA Partners Consulting | Leadership coaching |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-02-12 | icloud | Career paths |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-02-17 | Women in Data | Planning session for upcoming speaking engagement at Violence Against Women & Girls public protection conference 2026 |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-02-18 | National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC); College of Policing | Briefing session for upcoming National centre for violence against women and girls and public protection conference |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-02-20 | Women in Data | Planning session for upcoming speaking engagement at National centre for violence against women and girls and public protection conference |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-02-23 | Quantexa | Introduction to Quantexa |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-02-23 | Connected by data | To discuss responsible AI panel |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-02-24 | Information Commissioner's Office | Introductory meeting |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-02-24 | Global Government Forum | Judges' meeting for the Civil Service AI & Data Challenge event |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-02-26 | College of Policing | Speaking Engagement at the National centre for violence against women and girls and public protection conference |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-03-03 | Women In Data | Planning session for Women in Data Flagship event |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-04-04 | Public.io | Data landscape work |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-03-10 | Gartner | DSIT/Gartner partnership |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-03-10 | Global Government Forum | Panel briefing for Innovation 2026 |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-03-11 | Think Digital Partnership | Speaker briefing for upcoming event |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-03-16 | Connected by data | Roundtable discussion National Data Library |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-03-16 | CA Partners Consulting | Leadership coaching |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-03-17 | Women In Data | Speaking Engagement at Think Digital, Women in Digital Government event |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-03-24 | Global Government Forum | Civil Service AI & Data Challenge event Semi Finals |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-03-25 | Global Government Forum | Speaking Engagement - Innovation 2026 event |
| Aimee Smith | 2026-03-26 | Women in Data; CapGemini | Women in Data Flagship Event |
| Alexander Jones | 2026-01-14 | Tony Blair Institute for Global Change | i.AI |
| Alexander Jones | 2026-01-20 | Education Endowment Foundation | i.AI |
| Alexander Jones | 2026-01-21 | Smart Data Research UK | Connecting SDR UK and i.AI |
| Alexander Jones | 2026-02-03 | esynergy | i.AI |
| Alexander Jones | 2026-02-13 | Tony Blair Institute for Global Change | i.AI |
| Alexander Jones | 2026-02-27 | Apolitical | Case studies discussion |
| Alexander Jones | 2026-02-27 | Cambridge University | Centre for Science and Policy follow-up |
| Alexander Jones | 2026-02-27 | Return on Security | i.AI |
| Alexander Jones | 2026-03-13 | Better Purpose | i.AI |
| Alexander Jones | 2026-03-23 | Gates Foundation | i.AI and the Gates Foundation |
| Alexandra Jones | 2026-01-09 | Various preclinical research companies | Discussion of wider climate for life sciences research |
| Alexandra Jones | 2026-01-14 | Airbus | Reception for Airbus - other space companies there too and government representatives |
| Alexandra Jones | 2026-02-12 | Kew Gardens | Update on work Kew Gardens does with Government Office for Tech Transfer and HMG more widely |
| Alexandra Jones | 2026-03-25 | Birmingham University | Regular update meeting |
| Alexandra Jones | 2026-03-25 | British Academy | Regular update meeting |
| Alexandra Jones | 2026-03-27 | Ditchley | Introductory meeting |
| Alexandra Jones | 2026-03-27 | Royal Society | Regular update meeting |
| Angela McLean | 2026-01-12 | University of Cambridge | Climate engineering research discussion |
| Angela McLean | 2026-02-02 | The Royal Society | Misinformation discussion |
| Angela McLean | 2026-02-02 | Science Media Centre | Update call |
| Angela McLean | 2025-02-16 | Longitude Committee | Update call as unable attend recent committee meeting |
| Angela McLean | 2026-02-17 | Sense About Science | Science in government discussion |
| Angela McLean | 2026-03-13 | Royal Society | Regular update call |
| Angela McLean | 2026-03-16 | Royal Academy of Engineering | Regular update call |
| Angela McLean | 2026-03-23 | British Geological Survey | Introductory call |
| Angela McLean | 2026-03-23 | British Academy | Regular update call |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-01-06 | King's College London | Meeting with senior stakeholder regarding the research community |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-01-07 | British Science Association | Meeting with British Science Association and UKRI representatives to discuss Public Attitudes to Science |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-01-12 | British Transport Police | Meeting to discuss use of drones in British Transport Police |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-01-12 | NPL | Regular catch-up meeting |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-01-13 | Midlands Innovation | Meeting ahead of UK Global R&D and Science Investment Summit, organised by Midlands Innovation, to discuss as the planning for the event progresses |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-01-14 | Turing Institute | Catch-up meeting with Chief Scientist |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-01-19 | University of Swansea | ENCYRCLE Advisory Board |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-01-28 | Nuclear Innovation and Research Office (NIRO) | Meeting following the publication of the NNL R&D Landscape report |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-01-29 | Craxel | Catch-up with Belfast-based AI Company to learn more about their work |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-02-03 | Nokia | Introductory meeting with Government Relations and Head of Strategy |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-02-03 | Royal Society | Catch-up meeting with Director of Policy |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-02-04 | Met Police | Discussion on Grenfell |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-02-10 | University of Manchester | Embedded Experts discussion |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-02-11 | NATS | Catch-up to discuss potential areas for collaboration |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-02-12 | British Science Association | Meeting with British Science Association and UKRI representatives to catch up on Public Attitudes to Science |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-02-23 | University of Liverpool | Meeting following N8 Strategic Executive Group meeting in December |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-03-03 | British Science Association | Catch-up meeting with Chief Executive |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-03-04 | Manchester Metropolitan University | Meeting to discuss how Manchester Metropolitan University is working with DSIT and where they might be able to further strengthen their engagement |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-03-04 | IPSOS | Catch up on Public Attitudes to Science |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-03-23 | Queen's University Belfast and Tyndall National Institute | Attended the 2nd UK-Ireland ACT Workshop in Belfast |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-03-25 | Royal Society | Catch-up meeting with Director of Policy |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-03-26 | Royal Society | To give opening remarks at the UK-Ukraine ResearchBridge programme event |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-03-26 | Gw4 | Catch-up meeting with the new Director of the GW4 Alliance to discuss ways in which the GW4 Alliance can help give access to on-the-ground insights |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-03-26 | Blue Sky Tech | Regular catch-up meeting |
| Chris Johnson | 2026-03-30 | University of London | Guest lecture of Social Aspect of Computer Networks |
| Christine Bellamy | 2026-01-12 | KPMG | Priority work in Digital product |
| Christine Bellamy | 2026-01-15 | Netcompany | Ongoing dialogue around Mailbox capability |
| David Smith | 2026-01-12 | PA Consulting | To receive an update and give advice on DSIT?funded CHERI Secure?by?Design adoption programme |
| David Smith | 2026-01-12 | Cambridge University | To discuss communications and next steps on the UK innovation system report, scope a potential project on institutional diversity, and explore the role and gaps in international benchmarking |
| David Smith | 2026-01-13 | Ecoware, University of East London | To follow up after ESTIC to discuss UK–India collaboration on sustainable innovation |
| David Smith | 2026-01-13 | Deep Science Ventures | To receive an update on the scaling of the Venture Science Doctorate and the proposed DeepTech event series |
| David Smith | 2026-01-19 | Tony Blair Institute | To share interests in agentic AI, innovative procurement, and the UK’s industrial innovation ecosystem |
| David Smith | 2026-01-19 | Royal Academy of Engineering | To discuss potential govt workstreams of AI within Engineering, including key stakeholders, events and engagement and next actions |
| David Smith | 2026-01-22 | Airbus | To hold a cross government workshop focusing on aligning strategic priorities |
| David Smith | 2026-01-26 | India Global Forum | To build relationships with industry across industry and government, enforcing UK-India bilateral cooperation |
| David Smith | 2026-01-29 | Cambridge University | To discuss plans for the opening of the Whittle Lab opening including potential missions and discussing alignment with wider stakeholders |
| David Smith | 2026-02-10 | Sana Labs | To discuss growth, AI adoption challenges, and understand the company's scale up journey |
| David Smith | 2026-02-10 | Lovable | To understand the company's rapid scale?up journey and AI adoption priorities, and compare Swedish and UK support models |
| David Smith | 2026-02-10 | AI Sweden | To exchange insights on accelerating AI adoption, and compare Swedish and UK support models |
| David Smith | 2026-02-10 | FOI Swedish Defence Research Agency | To strengthen UK–Sweden S&T ties and explore collaboration on defence innovation. |
| David Smith | 2026-02-10 | Norrsken VC | To gain insight into Swedish VC trends and the innovation ecosystem. |
| David Smith | 2026-02-11 | Techarena | To publicly showcase the UK’s technology leadership and position the UK as a key partner for Sweden and Europe. |
| David Smith | 2026-02-11 | Cornerstone | Discussion on UK photonics sector |
| David Smith | 2026-02-19 | CPI | To engage with leadership and tour its key sites to understand how its capabilities support scale?up, Catapult objectives, and government priorities across advanced manufacturing, engineering biology, and regional growth |
| David Smith | 2026-02-23 | Aston University | To engage with the neuromorphic computing centre and understand its national role, capabilities, and related government priorities. |
| David Smith | 2026-02-26 | QuantumBlack | Develop relationship with QuantumBlack team and discus work on agentic AI and AI for engineering work. |
| David Smith | 2026-03-02 | Quantum Exponential | To identify opportunities for UK government engagement to support a UK?based quantum investment ecosystem. |
| David Smith | 2026-03-02 | Royal Academy of Engineering | Introductory chat with the new CEO of the Royal Academy of Engineering, to align on priorities, and explore opportunities for collaboration between DSIT and RAEng. |
| David Smith | 2026-03-03 | CBI | Seek input on Japanese business ahead of meetings in Japan |
| David Smith | 2026-03-04 | University of Bristol | To align with UK stakeholders on objectives for the REWIRE Japan workshop and ensure remarks best support the UK’s priorities |
| David Smith | 2026-03-06 | Rapidus | To build senior-level rapport ahead of strategic discussions, and deepen understanding of Rapidus’ scale?up ambitions to identify future UK–Japan partnership opportunities |
| David Smith | 2026-03-09 | University of Nagoya | Attend the Japan/UK REWIRE Innovation and Knowledge Centre workshop on compound semiconductors for electric vehicles (EVs) at Nagoya University . |
| David Smith | 2026-03-10 | AI Robot Association | To explore UK–Japan collaboration between robotics companies in healthcare and identify ways to accelerate adoption of robotic technologies in patient care |
| David Smith | 2026-03-10 | Keidanren Europe Committee | To follow up on recent UK–Japan engagements, reinforcing the UK tech and cyber security proposition and exploring next steps for deeper strategic collaboration |
| David Smith | 2026-03-11 | Toyota | To build a relationship with a key new contact while understanding Woven Lab's mobility technology priorities, development approach, and how it connects to the wider Toyota innovation ecosystem |
| David Smith | 2026-03-11 | Nissan Research Centre | To learn about future technology roadmap and identify existing and potential areas for UK–Nissan collaboration, including in autonomous driving and software?defined vehicles |
| David Smith | 2026-03-12 | G-QuAT | To showcase UK strengths in next? and post?next?generation quantum computing and explore concrete UK–Japan partnerships, including potential joint projects on next?generation error correction |
| David Smith | 2026-03-12 | NEDO | To agree next steps for deeper UK–Japan innovation collaboration, including a successor to Eureka Globalstars, with a focus on joint commercial R&D funding, quantum technologies, and startup collaboration |
| David Smith | 2026-03-12 | Softbank Group | To understand robotics priorities and explore opportunities for UK–SoftBank partnership, including potential strategic investments to support growth of ARM and the UK robotics ecosystem |
| David Smith | 2026-03-17 | Cambridge University | To contribute to the launch of UK Innovation Report 2026, joining a panel discussion about innovation systems, and reflection on the previous work on UK innovation system/value capture |
| David Smith | 2026-03-17 | National Composite Centre | To join an open discussion on the Industrial Strategy, accelerating AI/digital engineering adoption for productivity, and strengthening UK advanced materials leadership |
| David Smith | 2026-03-20 | Royal Academy of Engineering | To examine how engineering ways of thinking and delivery expertise can be better embedded in government to improve policymaking, major project delivery, and the attraction and retention of engineering skills |
| David Smith | 2026-03-26 | Royal Academy of Engineering | To discuss the potential for a joint event looking at the role of AI within engineering |
| David Smith | 2026-03-26 | Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) | Introductory meeting with new ITRI President |
| Emily Middleton | 2026-01-06 | Octopus Energy | To discuss and progress a developing partnership between DSIT and Octopus, including formalising the relationship and exploring collaboration across secondments, expert support, workshops, and shared approaches to service transformation. |
| Emily Middleton | 2026-01-12 | Gartner | To discuss Emily’s potential involvement in Gartner’s upcoming ‘Women in Leadership’ events and explore how she could contribute to future sessions |
| Emily Middleton | 2026-01-12 | London School of Economics and Political Science | An introductory discussion to explore alignment between the LSE’s work on responsible AI and Emily’s leadership on public sector AI rollout, and to identify how both teams could collaborate to support AI capacity building and digital government initiatives |
| Emily Middleton | 2026-01-15 | Octopus Energy | To attend the launch of CustomerFirst, a new GDS initiative delivered in collaboration with Octopus Energy, focused on transforming public services to be faster, simpler and more user?centred through modern technology and new ways of working. |
| Emily Middleton | 2026-01-19 | Use the Human Voice | Initial meeting to discuss a proposal for writing coaching at GDS, focused on helping teams adopt a clearer, more direct and human tone in internal documents, and to consider how the planned sessions, lunch-and-learn, and coaching support could best meet GDS’s needs |
| Emily Middleton | 2026-02-17 | Tap'd Solutions | To discuss reflections on driving people transformation in central government |
| Emily Middleton | 2026-03-05 | Apolitical | To discuss trends in AI adoption in governments around the world, and strategies for boosting responsible AI adoption in the civil service |
| Emily Middleton | 2026-03-18 | Boston Consulting Group | Meeting to discuss BCG reflections on recent transformation work in the public sector, and lessons learned |
| Emily Middleton | 2026-03-25 | ITN | To hear more about the digital transformation work at ITN and gather lessons and advice that could help shape CustomerFirst as it develops at pace, with a focus on building something ambitious and distinct from a traditional government unit |
| Emran Mian | 2026-01-08 | Slingshot AI | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 2026-01-08 | Giant Ventures | Discussion on scaleups |
| Emran Mian | 2026-01-12 | Bharti | Discussion of the telecomms sector |
| Emran Mian | 2026-01-16 | Lucideon | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 2026-01-20 | BCG | Introductory discussion |
| Emran Mian | 2026-01-21 | Amazon Web Services | Introductory meeting |
| Emran Mian | 2026-01-21 | Xyme | Discussion on company strategy |
| Emran Mian | 2026-01-21 | Gina Raimondo and Jim Moore | Discussion of AI adoption with Secretary of State |
| Emran Mian | 2026-01-23 | Eutelsat | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 2026-01-23 | Zoom | Discussion on AI, competition |
| Emran Mian | 2026-01-26 | Bharti | Discussion of the telecomms sector |
| Emran Mian | 2026-02-02 | Cusp AI | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 2026-02-03 | Lego | Discussion on Lego's recent AI Roundtable on Understanding the Impact of Generative AI on Children |
| Emran Mian | 2026-02-04 | Ark Data Centres | Discussion on cloud infrastructure |
| Emran Mian | 2026-02-09 | Bharti | Discussion of the telecomms sector |
| Emran Mian | 2026-02-11 | YouTube | Discussion on safety and online harms |
| Emran Mian | 2026-02-11 | Fluidstack | Discussion on data centres |
| Emran Mian | 2026-02-24 | Regular discussion between Google and DSIT | |
| Emran Mian | 2026-02-24 | SaxaVord | Introductory meeting with Allegra Stratton |
| Emran Mian | 2026-02-24 | Navio | Discussion on procurement and scaleup marketplace |
| Emran Mian | 2026-02-27 | Leo Academy | Visit to the Leo Academy to see the trust's innovative use of IT |
| Emran Mian | 2026-03-02 | HSBC | Discussion on innovation and growth |
| Emran Mian | 2026-03-04 | Sitehop | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 2026-03-04 | Kings College London | Introductory meeting |
| Emran Mian | 2026-03-06 | National Oceanographic Centre | Visit to BOSCORF, workshops and meeting to outline NOC’s scientific and strategic goals |
| Emran Mian | 2026-03-12 | Filtronic | Discussion on company strategy and growth potential |
| Emran Mian | 2026-03-13 | Vodafone | Discussion of the telecomms sector |
| Emran Mian | 2026-03-18 | Royal Academy of Engineering | Introductory meeting |
| Emran Mian | 2026-03-23 | Infravia/Telefonica/Liberty Global | Discussion of the telecomms sector |
| Emran Mian | 2026-03-23 | Amazon | Discussion on competition |
| Emran Mian | 2026-03-23 | Be the Business | Discussion of AI adoption |
| Emran Mian | 2026-03-25 | Future of Childhood and Adolescence Breakfast Briefing | Discussion of Future of Childhood and Adolescence |
| Emran Mian | 2026-03-27 | Vodafone | Discussion of the telecomms sector |
| Freya Guinness | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Kalbir Sohi | 2026-01-21 | Codurance | Introductory meeting to exchange views on digital and AI capabilities, and discuss areas of mutual interest |
| Kalbir Sohi | 2026-02-10 | Beam | Introductory meeting to discuss Beam’s AI product (Magic Notes), its use in local government, challenges faced engaging with central government, and to exchange views on AI adoption and productivity in public services |
| Kalbir Sohi | 2026-02-13 | Google Deep Mind | Discussion on senior technical leadership roles within AI, and applied engineering and cross-government AI delivery |
| Kalbir Sohi | 2026-03-04 | OpenUK | Introductory meeting ahead of the publication of an OpenUK paper on open?source AI. Discussion on open?source AI, and OpenUK’s work with UKRI and government |
| Kalbir Sohi | 2026-03-10 | Spotify | Workshop to prepare for a talk on asynchronous AI coding |
| Nicholas McGrath | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |
| Oliver Ilott | 2026-02-06 | Corewave | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 2026-02-26 | Intel | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 2026-02-26 | Anthropic | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 2026-03-02 | Spaceforge | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 2026-03-02 | Corewave | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 2026-03-05 | Starling Bank | Stakeholder engagement |
| Oliver Ilott | 2026-03-10 | Anna Jones, Telegraph; Rhodri Davies, BBC; David Rhodes, Sky; Jon Slade, FT; Anna Bateson, Guardian | Accompanied Secretary of State |
| Oliver Ilott | 2026-03-10 | Musicians Union | Accompanied Secretary of State |
| Oliver Ilott | 2026-03-10 | Equity | Accompanied Secretary of State |
| Oliver Ilott | 2026-03-11 | Bjorn Ulvaeus | Accompanied Secretary of State |
| Oliver Ilott | 2026-03-12 | Playground VC | Stakeholder engagement |
| Rebecca Evernden | 2026-02-05 | CGI | Introductory meeting |
| Rebecca Evernden | 2026-03-04 | Clydespace | Space Comm Expo Europe |
| Rebecca Evernden | 2026-03-11 | European Space Agency | Introductory meeting |
| Rebecca Evernden | 2026-03-11 | Sustainable Markets Initiative; European Space Agency; Rwanda Space Agency; NASA; Maldives Space Research Organisation; | Space Economy (Astra Carter Delivery) |
| Rebecca Evernden | 2026-03-17 | European Space Council | Quarterly European Space Agency Council meetings |
| Rebecca Evernden | 2026-03-18 | European Space Council | Quarterly European Space Agency Council meetings |
| Rebecca Evernden | 2026-03-23 | Frazer Nash Consultancy; European Space Agency; Spiritaero | Invictus Discussion |
| Rebecca Evernden | 2026-03-24 | Lochheed Martin | Attending meeting with Minister |
| Rebecca Evernden | 2026-03-31 | Airbus | Quarterly update meeting |
| Robert Nixon | 2026-01-06 | PA Consulting | Unlocking Critical Tech Adoption through Commercial Innovation |
| Tim Sparrow | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |