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DESNZ senior officials' meetings, April to June 2026

Updated 24 September 2026
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Senior Official's Name Date Name of individual or organisation Purpose of Meeting
Alex Milward 07/05/2026 Northeastern Endurance Partnership Liaison Committee Meeting
Alex Milward 08/05/2026 Low Carbon Contracts Monthly update meeting
Alex Milward 08/05/2026 Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) Monthly update meeting
Alex Milward 08/05/2026 Uniper Monthly update meeting
Alex Milward 08/05/2026 eni Audit discussions on Liverpool Bay CCS
Alex Milward 28/05/2026 Ashurst Update meeting
Alex Milward 03/06/2026 Jacobs Update meeting
Alex Milward 05/06/2026 NEP Sponsors’ Event – Delivering Mission 2026
Chris Stark 21/04/2026 Northern Powergrid To discuss electricity distribution narrative
Chris Stark 21/04/2026 Solar Energy UK bi-monthly meetings with CEO
Chris Stark 21/04/2026 National Grid To discuss recent updates on Further & Faster announcement
Chris Stark 22/04/2026 MODO Energy Podcast on Clean Energy
Chris Stark 22/04/2026 Singapore Enterprise To discuss the UK's energy transition
Chris Stark 23/04/2026 Observer Business Roundtable Opening remark
Chris Stark 23/04/2026 Microsoft To discuss data centres in the UK.
Chris Stark 27/04/2026 Renewable UK Catch up with CEO
Chris Stark 28/04/2026 Innovation Zero Keynote
Chris Stark 29/04/2026 Jenny Hill General Catch Up
Chris Stark 29/04/2026 Bluefield & CBI Keynote
Chris Stark 30/04/2026 Sky News Interview on Grid connections
Chris Stark 06/05/2026 RIG To discuss progress of their work ; Gate 2 offers and BESS oversupply
Chris Stark 13/05/2026 Association of Decentralised Energy To discuss opportunities to collaborate on wider work on CP2030
Chris Stark 13/05/2026 BellTown Tower To discuss repowering
Chris Stark 13/05/2026 AECOM To discuss Newhaven integrated Community Energy System
Chris Stark 13/05/2026 Nadara To discuss SSEP, RNP and future of CfD Allocation Rounds
Chris Stark 14/05/2026 Community Energy To discuss CP2030
Chris Stark 14/05/2026 Onshore Wind Group CP2030 Update
Chris Stark 19/05/2026 Energy Revolution Podcast on Clean Energy
Chris Stark 19/05/2026 Masdar To discuss AR8 timeline, grid connections and progress of DBS across the DCO and TCE leasing process
Chris Stark 19/05/2026 Merlin To discuss Power Strategy; Crisis response and Grid Connections
Chris Stark 20/05/2026 Well-Adapted UK Launch Attendance and listen on how UK can be better protected from Climate Change
Chris Stark 21/05/2026 WRI Polsky Energy Summit 2026 Keynote address
Chris Stark 26/05/2026 Adair Turner To discuss CP2030
Chris Stark 26/06/2026 Retail Market To discuss the Energy UK report on retail market
Chris Stark 27/05/2026 ElectrifyBritain General Catch Up
Chris Stark 28/05/2026 UK Climate Assembly Interview on CP2030
Chris Stark 28/05/2026 NKT To discuss CP2030
Chris Stark 03/06/2026 Barclays Bank Prep for speaking engagement on 24/6/26
Chris Stark 05/06/2026 Public First To discuss the wholesale electricity market
Chris Stark 08/06/2026 FT Prep for keynote speech on 18.6.26
Chris Stark 09/06/2026 MACE Follow Up meeting with DBT
Chris Stark 10/06/2026 Renewable UK To discuss onshore wind projects
Chris Stark 10/06/2026 ReNews Podcast on Clean Energy
Chris Stark 11/06/2026 CBI /Impax Asset Management Participation on Clean Energy Investor Roundtable
Chris Stark 15/06/2026 FredOlsen Intro meeting to discuss Floating Offshore Wind
Chris Stark 16/06/2026 Energy Futures Group Discussion on What now for British Energy Policy
Chris Stark 16/06/2026 Standard Life To discuss Standard Life's updated Net Zero Transition Plan
Chris Stark 16/06/2026 FT Prep discussion for speaking engagement on 18/06/26
Chris Stark 17/06/2026 Grissan To discuss large scale green gas
Chris Stark 17/06/2026 Constructive To discuss technologies to be focused on Carbon Capture and Storage and LDES
Chris Stark 18/06/2026 FT Speaking engagement on CP2030
Chris Stark 18/06/2026 Montel News Interview on CP2030
Chris Stark 18/06/2026 Forestry Commission Deliverables on Solar
Chris Stark 19/06/2026 RESET Connect Prep for keynote panel on 24/06/26
Chris Stark 24/06/2026 GFI & WRI Keynote address for Climate Week
Chris Stark 24/06/2026 Barclays Bank To speak at Barclays Board Sustainability Committee
Chris Stark 24/06/2026 Earthfest To discuss Energy Security
Chris Stark 25/06/2026 Royal Bank of Canada Keynote speech on CP2030
Chris Stark 25/06/2026 Masdar Roundtable - Next Watt: System Resilience and Deployment
Chris Stark 26/06/2026 Centrica Roundtable - Powering Growth in a Grid-Constrained Britain
Chris Stark 30/06/2026 Priestley Centre Attendance at 10th Anniversary of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures event
Clive Maxwell 07/05/2026 Rolls Royce/HMG Strategic Dialogue roundtable: Nuclear, SMR & AMR Programmes, R&D, Skills and Industrial Base To discuss Civil Aerospace, Narrowbody Opportunity
Clive Maxwell 03/06/2026 Salford Media Site CSLG Regeneration site visit and tour
Clive Maxwell 24/06/2026 Port of Aberdeen Site visit and tour
Clive Maxwell 25/06/2026 Edinburgh University Site visit and tour
David Thomas 23/04/2026 Scottish Power Introductions and discussion on shared priorities
David Thomas 07/05/2026 Salix Discussion on shared priorities
David Thomas 14/05/2026 Cambridge University Series of meetings to discuss shared areas of work on heat networks, sustainability and heat pumps
David Thomas 22/05/2026 Energy UK Discussion on shared priorities
David Thomas 05/06/2026 Energy stakeholders Energy roundtable
David Thomas 16/06/2026 Salix Discussion on shared priorities
David Thomas 16/06/2026 Scottish Power Discussion on shared priorities
David Thomas 17/06/2026 SPEN Discussion on shared priorities
David Thomas 17/06/2026 National Theatre of Scotland Site visit to see biomass boiler funded through a DESNZ scheme
David Thomas 18/06/2026 Cambridge University Discussion to improve knowledge sharing
Emily Shuckburgh 14/04/2026 Imperial College London Meeting with external stakeholder
Emily Shuckburgh 14/04/2026 AI for Decarbonisation Virtual Centre of Excellence (ADViCE)  Meeting with external stakeholder
Emily Shuckburgh 16/04/2026 Innovation Zero Meeting with external stakeholder
Emily Shuckburgh 27/04/2026 University of Oxford Meeting with external stakeholder
Emily Shuckburgh 28/04/2026 Cleantech stakeholders Meeting with a group of external stakeholders
Emily Shuckburgh 29/04/2026 Energy Research Partnership Meeting with a group of external stakeholders
Emily Shuckburgh 19/05/2026 University of Oxford Meeting with external stakeholder
Emily Shuckburgh 29/05/2026 E3G Meeting with external stakeholder
Emily Shuckburgh 01/06/2026 Science Media Centre Meeting with external stakeholder
Emily Shuckburgh 08/06/2026 The Royal Society Meeting with a group of external stakeholders
Emily Shuckburgh 15/06/2026 Carbon Trust Meeting with external stakeholder
Emily Shuckburgh 16/06/2026 Cusp.AI Meeting with external stakeholder
Emily Shuckburgh 17/06/2026 Climate Action Meeting with external stakeholder
Emily Shuckburgh 18/06/2026 University of Cambridge Meeting with external stakeholder
Emily Shuckburgh 18/06/2026 Cambridge Zero Meeting with external stakeholder
Jonathan Brearley 01/04/2026 Sainsbury's To discuss the response to events in the Middle East
Jonathan Brearley 01/04/2026 BP To discuss the response to events in the Middle East
Jonathan Brearley 02/04/2026 Shell UK Ltd To discuss the response to events in the Middle East
Jonathan Brearley 09/04/2026 Upstream O&G Roundtable: OEUK, Harbour Energy, Serica, Adura, Equinor, Ithac, UK Shell, BP UK, ENI. To discuss the response to events in the Middle East
Jonathan Brearley 22/04/2026 Vitol To discuss the response to events in the Middle East
Jonathan Brearley 27/04/2026 IEA To discuss the response to events in the Middle East and UK/IEA relationship
Jonathan Brearley 30/04/2026 EDF Energy To discuss Sizewell B, Hinkley Point and Sizewell C
Jonathan Brearley 05/05/2026 Fuel Retailers Roundtable: Sainsbury's; Tesco; Asda; Rontec; Petrol Retailers Ass; Motor Fuel Group; Certas Hosted in the context of the Middle East conflict which has brought fuel supply into significant focus.
Jonathan Brearley 08/05/2026 Flint Consultancy Informal meeting with ex-colleague
Jonathan Brearley 14/05/2026 Energy Suppliers Roundtable: Octopus Energy; Scottish Power; Centrica; Utilita; Energy UK; Utility Warehouse; EDF Hosted in the context of the Middle East conflict and delivery of intervention options
Jonathan Brearley 14/05/2026 SSE To discuss the impact of Middle East conflict, affordability, ED3, AR8/9 and gas storage.
Jonathan Brearley 27/05/2026 Iberdrola To discuss global investor perspectives on the clean energy sector
Jonathan Brearley 03/06/2026 Manchester Airports Group Site visit to discuss infrastructure investment, regeneration
Jonathan Brearley 09/06/2026 National Energy Dominance Council To discuss shared goals on nuclear and growth
Jonathan Brearley 09/06/2026 Atlantic Council Conference Keynote speech
Jonathan Brearley 09/06/2026 Terrapower To discuss nuclear framework and regulation
Jonathan Brearley 10/06/2026 GE Verona To discuss nuclear framework and capacity market.
Jonathan Brearley 11/06/2026 Type One Energy To discuss Nuclear technology, investment and regulatory environment
Jonathan Brearley 11/06/2026 X-energy To discuss nuclear framework and regulation
Jonathan Brearley 16/06/2026 National Grid To discuss connections and energy supply chains
Jonathan Brearley 23/06/2026 2030 Prosperity Alliance Growth Summit Discussion on what it will take to drive UK growth through the 2030s
Jonathan Brearley 25/06/2026 Masdar London Climate Action Week Roundtable, Next Watt: System Resilience & Deployment
Jonathan Brearley 25/06/2026 Private Roundtable with UK Climate Businesses; Renewable Energy Ass; Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, the Confederation of British Industry, UK Finance, and the British Chambers of Commerce London Climate Action Week roundtable discussion
Jonathan Brearley 29/06/2026 National Wealth Fund Introductory meeting to discuss NWF priorities, collaboration and networks investment.
Jonathan Brearley 29/06/2026 Pinewood Group To discuss Pinewood’s grid connection.
Jonathan Mills 01/04/2026 Gatwick Airport To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis.
Jonathan Mills 08/04/2026 Greenergy To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 08/04/2026 Sainsburys To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 09/04/2026 Tesco To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 14/04/2026 National Energy System Operator Regular catch-up meeting between DG Energy Markets and Supply and NESO Chair to discuss NESO-DESNZ joint work and relationship.
Jonathan Mills 16/04/2026 Greenergy To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 17/04/2026 Energy UK Not set
Jonathan Mills 22/04/2026 Greenergy To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 22/04/2026 Russell Hardy, Vitol To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 23/04/2026 Innovation Zero Follow up on Innovation Zero World Congress - Panel Briefing Call
Jonathan Mills 24/04/2026 BP To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 29/04/2026 Greenergy To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 05/05/2026 Fuel providers Fuel retailers roundtable
Jonathan Mills 05/05/2026 EDF Follow up meeting from WIG roundtable. Discussion of UK and French electrification policies.
Jonathan Mills 06/05/2026 Greenergy To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 07/05/2026 Tesco To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 13/05/2026 Asda To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 13/05/2026 Greenergy To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 14/05/2026 Energy suppliers Energy Suppliers Roundtable
Jonathan Mills 18/05/2026 Stonehaven Follow up from UCL forum on reforming the energy system, to hear more about Stonehaven analysis on UK energy system trading and potential inefficiencies, and what could be done to address these.
Jonathan Mills 20/05/2026 Greenergy To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 21/05/2026 Tesco To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 21/05/2026 Vitol To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 28/05/2026 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) Regular stakeholder engagement meeting with major UK energy investor, as relationship lead with OTPP for DESNZ, to hear their perspective on the investment landscape.
Jonathan Mills 05/06/2026 Tesco To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 09/06/2026 National Gas Regular catch-up meeting between DG Energy Markets and Supply, and National Gas COO.
Jonathan Mills 10/06/2026 Greenergy To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 16/06/2026 National Energy System Operator, Octopus Energy To discuss flexibility
Jonathan Mills 17/06/2026 Greenergy To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Jonathan Mills 18/06/2026 National Energy System Operator Regular catch-up meeting between DG Energy Markets and Supply and NESO Chair to discuss NESO-DESNZ joint work and relationship.
Jonathan Mills 18/06/2026 Tesco To discuss impacts of the Middle East energy price crisis - regular call initiated as part of wider departmental external stakeholder engagement plan.
Lee McDonough 10/04/2026 EDF Energy Meeting in regard to Sizewell C
Lee McDonough 20/04/2026 Urenco Regular catch up discussion on shared projects
Lee McDonough 30/04/2026 Rolls Royce Regular catch up discussion on shared projects
Lee McDonough 07/05/2026 Boccard Meeting on shared nuclear interests
Lee McDonough 14/05/2026 Sizewell C Regular catch up discussion on Sizewell C
Lee McDonough 15/05/2026 Rapidan Energy Group Meeting on shared international interests
Lee McDonough 19/05/2026 International Finance Corporation (IFC) Meeting on international climate finance
Lee McDonough 27/05/2026 Terrapower Meeting on shared interest in nuclear projects
Lee McDonough 27/05/2026 Urenco Regular catch up discussion on shared projects
Lee McDonough 03/06/2026 Rolls Royce Regular catch up discussion on shared projects
Lee McDonough 29/06/2026 Urenco Regular catch up discussion on shared projects
Mark Leigh Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return
Paro Konar 01/04/2026 BlackRock To discuss investing in hydrogen and Carbon Capture and Storage projects
Paro Konar 10/04/2026 CCSA Catch up on the Carbon Capture and Storage market
Paro Konar 13/04/2026 Exxon Carbon accounting and mandatory product standards
Paro Konar 14/04/2026 Technip Energies UK Supply Chain
Paro Konar 21/04/2026 Maquarie To discuss industry and international investment community
Paro Konar 27/04/2026 Worley to discuss Carbon Capture and Storage and infrastructure investment in the UK
Paro Konar 28/04/2026 Harbour Energy To discuss Harbour's investment in Carbon Capture and Storage
Paro Konar 04/05/2026 Harbour Energy To discuss Harbour's investment in Carbon Capture and Storage
Paro Konar 06/05/2026 Harbour Energy To discuss Harbour's investment in Carbon Capture and Storage
Paro Konar 15/05/2026 Harbour Energy To discuss Harbour's investment in Carbon Capture and Storage
Paro Konar 15/05/2026 SSE SSE's investments in Hydrogen and Carbon Capture and Storage
Paro Konar 29/05/2026 Harbour Energy To discuss Harbour's investment in Carbon Capture and Storage
Paro Konar 02/06/2026 BP Regular catch up
Paro Konar 05/06/2026 Carbon Clean Catch up on the Carbon Capture and Storage market
Paro Konar 11/06/2026 Equinor To discuss Equinor’s projects in the East Coast Cluster
Paro Konar 25/06/2026 SSE SSE's investments in Hydrogen and Carbon Capture and Storage
Paro Konar 26/06/2026 BP Regular catch up
Sarah Redwood 29/04/2026 Shell To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 05/05/2026 Ørsted To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 07/05/2026 NeoNext To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 12/05/2026 RWE To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 12/05/2026 Santander To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 14/05/2026 Schneider Electrict To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 18/05/2026 Scottish Power To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 18/05/2025 Offshore Energies UK To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 18/05/2026 Scottish Power To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 21/05/2026 National Grid To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 03/06/2026 National Grid To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 03/06/2026 UK PowerNetworks, CKI, ENGIE To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 09/06/2026 Aurora To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 10/06/2026 RenewableUK To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 10/06/2026 Energy UK To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 11/06/2026 Vestas To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 11/06/2026 Aviva Investors To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 17/06/2026 PD Ports To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 18/06/2026 National Grid To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 23/06/2026 HiTHIUM Site visit during official visit to China
Sarah Redwood 23/06/2026 BYD Site visit during official visit to China
Sarah Redwood 23/06/2026 Huaneng Group Meeting at UK-China National Day delivered by British Embassy and China's National Energy Administration. Discussion covered clean power, energy storage, system flexibility.
Sarah Redwood 24/06/2026 China National Nuclear Cooperation Site visit to Fusion Research Centre during official visit to China
Sarah Redwood 29/06/2026 Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Sarah Redwood 30/06/2026 Shell To discuss Energy Infrastructure
Selvin Brown 15/04/2026 National Housing Federation Speaking at Quality Housing Conference 2026
Selvin Brown 05/05/2026 Centrica Catch up with stakeholders
Selvin Brown 06/05/2026 Chartered Institute of Housing Catch up with stakeholders
Selvin Brown 12/05/2026 Futurebuild Speaking at Housing event
Selvin Brown 14/05/2026 SWIP Ltd Visit to SWIP offices
Selvin Brown 02/06/2026 KPMG Immersive Leadership Event
Selvin Brown 04/06/2026 Allure energy Catch up with stakeholders
Selvin Brown 05/06/2026 Mitsubishi Attend a site visit in Basingstoke
Selvin Brown 09/06/2026 Energy Efficiency Association Speaking at the event Warm Homes Working group
Selvin Brown 15/06/2026 Energy Systems Catapult Visit of Energy Systems Catapult offices
Selvin Brown 15/06/2026 Management Consultancies Association Attending awards meeting online
Stefanie Murphy 14/04/2026 Summit Evolution & Progressive Energy Projects Update
Stefanie Murphy 14/04/2026 Hydrogen Energy Association Monthly Catch Up
Stefanie Murphy 20/04/2026 NWF Fuels Bi Monthly Catch Up
Stefanie Murphy 22/04/2026 Hydrogen UK Monthly catch up
Stefanie Murphy 27/04/2026 Octopus Energy Generation Project Check In
Stefanie Murphy 27/04/2026 National Gas Project Check In
Stefanie Murphy 12/05/2026 Hydrogen Energy Association Monthly Catch Up
Stefanie Murphy 13/05/2026 Northern Gas Networks Project Check In
Stefanie Murphy 14/05/2026 Equinor Bilateral Meeting
Stefanie Murphy 04/06/2026 NWF Fuels Bi Monthly Catch Up
Stefanie Murphy 08/06/2026 EE Transition Catch Up
Stefanie Murphy 09/06/2026 Macquarie; Caden Gas Hydrogen Blending Discussion
Stefanie Murphy 11/06/2026 Equinor Catch Up
Stefanie Murphy 17/06/2026 Hydrogen UK Monthly catch up
Stefanie Murphy 23/06/2026 Hydrogen Energy Association Monthly Catch Up
Stefanie Murphy 30/06/2026 Eni Introductory Meeting