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DSIT senior officials’ meetings, January to March 2024
Updated 5 September 2024
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| Senior Official's Name | Date | Name of individual or organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Jones | 16/01/2024 | UKRI Board | UKRI Board dinner |
| Alexandra Jones | 17/01/2024 | UKRI Board | UKRI Board meeting |
| Alexandra Jones | 19/01/2024 | PWC | Catch up meeting |
| Alexandra Jones | 05/02/2024 | Academy of Medical Sciences, GSK | Mission Stocktake Session (held with Dept of Health and Office of Life Sciences) |
| Alexandra Jones | 12/02/2024 | Glasgow University, Academy of Medical Sciences, GSK | Mission Stocktake Session (held with Dept of Health and Office of Life Sciences) |
| Alexandra Jones | 13/02/2024 | Southampton University, Academy of Medical Sciences, GSK | Mission Stocktake Session (held with Dept of Health and Office of Life Sciences) |
| Alexandra Jones | 19/02/2024 | Imperial College, Academy of Medical Sciences, GSK | Mission Stocktake Session (held with Dept of Health and Office of Life Sciences) |
| Alexandra Jones | 14/03/2024 | Royal Academy of Engineering | Senior Policy Fellowships meeting |
| Alexandra Jones | 19/03/2024 | UKRI Board | UKRI Board dinner |
| Alexandra Jones | 20/03/2024 | UKRI Board | UKRI Board meeting |
| Alexandra Jones | 09/02/2024 | Scale Up | Science and innovation policy discussion |
| Angela McLean | 09/01/2024 | Centre for Science & Policy, University of Cambridge | Overview of the Policy Leaders Fellowship |
| Angela McLean | 11/01/2024 | Magdalena Skipper, Nature, Editor in Chief | Introductory meeting |
| Angela McLean | 11/01/2024 | a16z | Introductory meeting and venture capital discussion |
| Angela McLean | 11/01/2024 | 25/25 | Introductory meeting and information on their work |
| Angela McLean | 29/01/2024 | Resolution Foundation, Queen Mary University of London | Discussion on graphene |
| Angela McLean | 29/01/2024 | Google Deepmind | Discussion on AI |
| Angela McLean | 31/01/2024 | University of Cambridge | Evidence and policy making discussion |
| Angela McLean | 07/02/2024 | Asimov Labs | Engineering biology discussion |
| Angela McLean | 15/02/2024 | National Preparedness Commission | Introduction to the work of the commission |
| Angela McLean | 26/02/2024 | University of Chicago | AI and quantum discussion |
| Angela McLean | 26/02/2024 | British Academy | Regular update call on UK science policy |
| Angela McLean | 06/03/2024 | Turing Institute | Regular update call on UK science policy |
| Angela McLean | 25/03/2024 | Nuffield Council on Bioethics | Bioethics policy and strategy discussion |
| David Smith | 04/01/2024 | IQVIA | To learn about engineering biology and how government policy can support this sector |
| David Smith | 10/01/2024 | Illumina | To discuss Illumina's work across the genomics space and the ways in which they can support the advancement of healthcare innovations – leveraging the potential of the biotech sector to drive growth |
| David Smith | 10/01/2024 | Royal Academy of Engineering | A regular meeting to discuss Centres for Doctoral Training and Setting up a CTO Forum for the UK |
| David Smith | 10/01/2024 | Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Society | Introductory meeting to discuss areas of common interest |
| David Smith | 15/01/2024 | Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) | To discuss how the NTA can support opportunities for technology to transform hearing health in the NHS |
| David Smith | 18/01/2024 | University of Edinburgh | To discuss Edinburgh science |
| David Smith | 23/01/2024 | NOKIA | To discuss R&D activity in the UK to support our ambition to become a science and tech superpower by 2030 |
| David Smith | 25/01/2024 | Royal Society | General conversation about science |
| David Smith | 30/01/2024 | ADS Group | Industry annual dinner |
| David Smith | 31/01/2024 | Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge | Introductory meeting to discuss later keynote speech |
| David Smith | 31/01/2024 | RMR Consultants | To discuss aerospace policy |
| David Smith | 05/02/2024 | Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) | Continued discussion on how the NTA can support opportunities for technology to transform hearing health in the NHS |
| David Smith | 08/02/2024 | Queen's University Belfast | To discuss technology in Northern Ireland |
| David Smith | 08/02/2024 | Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) | To discuss how the IET could support the DSIT Expert Exchange Programme |
| David Smith | 08/02/2024 | Telecoms Supply Chain Diversification Advisory Council | Introductory meeting discussing outcomes from telecoms discussions held during Finland trip |
| David Smith | 12/02/2024 | PA Consulting | Workshop hosted by PA Consulting: "Innovative Public Sector" strand of the Science & Technology Framework |
| David Smith | 14/02/2024 | NHS England, Genomics England | To gain insight into the state of technology innovation in the healthcare sector |
| David Smith | 15/02/2024 | University of Cambridge | Discussing manufacturing in the UK |
| David Smith | 16/02/2024 | Westminster Business Forum | Keynote speech on semiconductors |
| David Smith | 20/02/2024 | Genomics England | To discuss what more Genomics England and DSIT/Government Office for Science could do together in order to turbocharge existing work on Eng Bio |
| David Smith | 22/02/2024 | Henry Royce Institute | Site visit, to learn more about the research which is taking place at the institute |
| David Smith | 22/02/2024 | Digital Catapult | To discuss work of Digital Catapult and innovation in Manchester |
| David Smith | 22/02/2024 | Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub | Site visit, to learn about the research taking place at the institute and how innovative technologies for high-value manufacturing to sustainably produce pharmaceuticals, chemicals, materials and advanced synthetic fuels are developed |
| David Smith | 23/02/2024 | Medicines Discovery Catapult | Site visit, to understand more about the research taking place at the catapult |
| David Smith | 26/02/2024 | PA Consulting | To agree next steps following the IPS workshop on Monday 12th Feb |
| David Smith | 26/02/2024 | Siemens | To have a general discussion exploring possible areas for future collaboration |
| David Smith | 29/02/2024 | BIA | To understand their members' issues in the Engineering Biology sector in the UK |
| David Smith | 05/03/2024 | Riverlane | To discuss the UK's options around purchasing a Quantum Computer |
| David Smith | 06/03/2024 | Royal Academy of Engineering | Regular meeting to discuss areas of common interest including the Business Innovation Forum |
| David Smith | 11/03/2024 | Manchester Prize judging panel | Judging panel for Manchester AI prize |
| David Smith | 19/03/2024 | Digital Catapult | Site visit, deep dives into Gaming (metaverse) and virtual environments |
| David Smith | 20/03/2024 | National Physical Laboratory | Site visit |
| David Smith | 20/03/2024 | University of Cambridge | To discuss spinouts from universities |
| David Smith | 20/03/2024 | Deep Science Ventures Deep Tech Ecosystem | General innovation discussion |
| David Smith | 25/03/2024 | Royal Society of Arts | To discuss manufacturing in the UK and the Science & Technology framework (innovative public sector strand) |
| David Smith | 26/03/2024 | Struc UK | To discuss IT for charities |
| David Smith | 27/03/2024 | IBM | To introduce the role of the NTA and discuss the Innovative Public Sector stand of the S&T Framework |
| Emran Mian | 22/01/2024 | Octopus Energy | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 22/01/2024 | Pinsent Masons | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 22/01/2024 | Microsoft | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 22/01/2024 | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities | |
| Emran Mian | 22/01/2024 | KPMG | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 22/01/2024 | National Audit Office | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 22/01/2024 | Universal Music Group | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 02/02/2024 | Ombeline Gras | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 08/02/2024 | Three | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 15/02/2024 | Global Switch | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 26/02/2024 | Netizency | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 26/02/2024 | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities | |
| Emran Mian | 01/03/2024 | OpenAI | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 01/03/2024 | AI Now Institute | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 06/03/2024 | Silver Lake | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 18/03/2024 | Mark Machin | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 20/03/2024 | Platia | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 26/03/2024 | Nokia | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Emran Mian | 26/03/2024 | Meta | Discussion on government digital and technology policy priorities |
| Felicity Burch | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Freya Guinness | 15/01/2024 | British American Tobacco | Half day away day event on Shared Services, organised by Matrix for Cluster COOs. There was a discussion of shared services, various analytics and processes, success stories, learnings, experiences from BAT with Q&A |
| Freya Guinness | 19/02/2024 | Reform Think Tank | This Roundtable was focused on 'An innovation mindset' with Sarah Munby, Permanent Secretary, DSIT |
| Jessica Mitchell | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Leah Sparks | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Robert Nixon | 20/03/2024 | Global Government Forum | ExCel, Innovation 2024 Event |
| Sarah Munby | 03/01/2024 | Airbus | Cross-Government briefing on Airbus UK plans |
| Sarah Munby | 12/01/2024 | Oxford Blavatnik School | Guest lecture on policymaking |
| Sarah Munby | 25/01/2024 | Franco-British Colloque | Guest speaker/participant on Artificial Intelligence: How to balance innovation with regulation? |
| Sarah Munby | 08/02/2024 | Royal Academy of Engineering, Tech UK, Resolution Foundation | To discuss DSIT business case review |
| Sarah Munby | 19/02/2024 | Reform Think Tank | To chair roundtable on innovation in Government |
| Sarah Munby | 28/02/2024 | IBM | To discuss requirements for DSIT’s Corporate Risk & Project Reporting tool |
| Sarah Munby | 29/02/2024 | Tencent | To discuss upcoming AI priorities |
| Sarah Munby | 01/03/2024 | The British Academy | To discuss shared priorities and build relationship between Department and British Academy |
| Sarah Munby | 06/03/2024 | Kings College London, Strand Group | To deliver lecture on Policy Making for the Age of AI |
| Sarah Munby | 14/03/2024 | Alan Turing Institute | To discuss working relationship between the department and ATI |
| Sarah Munby | 14/03/2024 | Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge | Policy Leaders Fellowship (PLF) course, intro meeting |
| Sarah Munby | 27/03/2024 | Institute of Physics, The Whitehall & Industry Group | Guest speaker, to share insights into the priorities for our department |
| Tim Sparrow | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |