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DfT's permanent secretaries meetings, July to September 2024
Updated 30 January 2025
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| Senior Official's Name | Date | Name of individual or organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernadette Kelly | 2024-07-26 | Emma Loxton McKinsey | Introductory informal chat between Bernadette and Emma, who leads McKinsey consulting?s transport and infrastructure practice in the UK. |
| Bernadette Kelly | 2024-08-08 | Tim Johnson (City of Wolverhampton Council) | Introductory meeting as the new Chair of the West Midland Executive Board |
| Bernadette Kelly | 2024-08-08 | Marie Machancoses (Midland Connect) | Meeting to discuss infrastructure priorities for the Midlands. |
| Bernadette Kelly | 2024-08-15 | Nick Ansell | Nick works for LSE and is conducting a review on the impact of the ?Navigating the Labyrinth? social mobility report. Bernadette is Permanent Secretary Social Mobility champion so he met with her to discuss. |
| Bernadette Kelly | 2024-09-10 | Caroline Simpson | Introductory chat between Bernadette and Caroline as the new CEO of GMCA. |
| Joanna Shanmugalingam | 2024-07-18 | Heathrow bilat | Regular catch up with senior Heathrow team |
| Joanna Shanmugalingam | 2024-09-06 | Pete Dyson | Introductory meeting in connection to the INTS |
| Joanna Shanmugalingam | 2024-10-09 | Alison Irvine (Transport Scotland) | Stakeholder meeting with Transport Scotland |
| Joanna Shanmugalingam | 2025-07-31 | John Flint (UKIB) | Regular catch up with UKIB |
| Alan Over | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Conrad Bailey | 2024-07-16 | Adept (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport | Introductory meeting with Hannah Bartram (East Sussex), Ann Carruthers (Leicestershire County Council), Amy Harhoff (Durham County Council) |
| Conrad Bailey | 2024-07-19 | Vernon Everitt, Greater Manchester Combined Authority | Regular meeting with Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
| Conrad Bailey | 2024-07-19 | Steve Montgomery, First Rail | Regular meeting with First Rail |
| Conrad Bailey | 2024-07-19 | Janette Bell, First Bus | Regular meeting with First Bus |
| Conrad Bailey | 2024-07-22 | Richard McGuckin, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | Introductory meeting with Liverpool City Region Combined Authority |
| Conrad Bailey | 2024-07-25 | Caroline Simpson, Greater Manchester Combined Authority | Introductory meeting with Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
| Conrad Bailey | 2024-07-30 | Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester | Introductory meeting in Conrad's new capacity as Director General for Public Transport and Local Group |
| Conrad Bailey | 2024-07-31 | Andy Bagnall, Rail Partners | Attending Rail Partners Passenger Council meeting |
| Conrad Bailey | 2024-09-09 | Andy Bagnall, Rail Partners | Regular catch up with Rail Partners |
| Conrad Bailey | 2024-09-10 | Miguel Parras, Matt Carney, Go Ahead | Regular catch up with Go Ahead |
| Conrad Bailey | 2024-09-11 | Miguel Parras, Go Ahead | Follow up on GTR |
| Conrad Bailey | 2024-09-13 | Civil Service Leadership Group | Planned Event |
| Conrad Bailey | 2024-09-16 | West Yorks Combined Authority | Joint Sponsorship Board for the West Yorkshire Mass Transit Programme. The Board is chaired jointly between DfT and WYCA?s Senior Responsible Officer. This was the first meeting of the series. Outside of WYCA and DfT - attendees were government departments and bodies or agencies such as IPA, HMT, Network Rail. |
| Nicholas Joyce | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Cavendish Elithorn | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Claire Wren | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Emma Ward | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Hannah Newell | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Henry Shennan | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Paul Rodgers | 2024-07-15 | US State of Carolina | Roundtable Event to support Department of Business and Trade |
| Paul Rodgers | 2024-08-22 | KPMG - Mike Mason-Williams, Hari Pillai, Melanie Knight and Blayne Hawkins | To discuss the progress of several on-going consultancy services from a strategic perspectiveÿ |
| Peter Wilkinson | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Russ Macmillan | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Julie Lennard | 2024-08-29 | Angus Eaton, CEO & Nick Robbins Chief Technical Director of MIB | Meet new CEO of Motoring Insurance Bureau |
| Emma Ward | 2024-08-29 | Volkswagen factory tour | Meeting stakeholders on automated vehicles |
| Emma Ward | 2024-08-30 | nVida | Meeting stakeholders on automated vehicles |
| Emma Ward | 2024-08-30 | Federal Motor Transport authority (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt ? KBA) | Meeting stakeholders on automated vehicles |
| Emma Ward | 2024-08-01 | Meeting with Jaguar Land Rover | Met with Jaguar Land Rover to discuss the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate. |
| Emma Ward | 2024-08-02 | Meeting with Tesla | Met to discuss Tesla's autonomous vehicle technology. |
| Caroline Low | 2024-07-12 | Tesla: Natahsa Mahmoudian | Discussion with Tesla following election |
| Caroline Low | 2024-07-12 | Toyota: Chris O'Keefe | Discussion with Toyota following election |
| Caroline Low | 2024-07-12 | BMW: Tom Hollick, Glenn Schmidt, Markus Grueniesl | Discussion following election |
| Caroline Low | 2024-08-01 | SMMT: Mike Hawes, Konstanze Scharring, Anna Lindt | Discussion re ZEV Mandate |
| Caroline Low | 2024-08-02 | Charge UK: Vicky Read, Dan Simpson | Discussion with Change UK following election |
| Caroline Low | 2024-08-06 | Toyota: Chris O'Keefe, Scott Thompson | Discussion with Toyota following election |
| Caroline Low | 2024-08-07 | SMMT: Matthew Ogg, Konstanze Scharring, Anna Lindt | Discussion re ZEV Mandate |
| Caroline Low | 2024-08-08 | Nissan: Marc Pooler, Qudrat Khan, Christian Kemp, Chris Broadway John Strang | Discussion with Nissan following election |
| Caroline Low | 2024-08-08 | Voltempo: James Garman, Michael Boxwell | Discussion re ZE HGVs |
| Caroline Low | 2024-08-30 | Rock Infrastructure: Charlie Johnson-Ferguson, David Rose, Gary Birmingham, Jake Liver | Discussion re bus depot charging infrastructure |
| Caroline Low | 2024-09-04 | Tesla: Natahsa Mahmoudian, Sonia Oster, Stefano Mottarelli | Discussion with Tesla following election |
| Caroline Low | 2024-09-12 | Roadchef: James Muirhead, Paul Corner | Discussion re Project Rapid Pilot |
| Caroline Low | 2024-09-19 | SMMT: Mike Hawes | General catch up with SMMT |
| Caroline Low | 2024-09-20 | Toyota: Chris O'Keefe, Matt Harrison | Discussion re ZEV Mandate |
| Caroline Low | 2024-09-20 | JLR: Murray Paul | Discussion re ZEV Mandate |
| Richard Bruce | 2024-07-01 | SMMT: Mike Hawes, Konstanze Scharring | General catch up with SMMT |
| Richard Bruce | 2024-07-18 | Stellantis: Sally Clift, Clara Ingen-Housz | Discussion re ZEV Mandate |
| Richard Bruce | 2024-07-22 | Stellantis: Sally Clift, Clara Ingen-Housz | Discussion re ZEV Mandate |
| Richard Bruce | 2024-07-22 | JLR: Murray Paul | Discussion with JLR following election |
| Richard Bruce | 2024-07-23 | Ricardo: Andrew Ure, Conall Martin, Nikolas Hill | Presentation on electricity in the RTFO |
| Richard Bruce | 2024-07-23 | Ford: Nicola Walker, Andrew Johnson | Discussion with Ford following election |
| Richard Bruce | 2024-07-24 | Stellantis: Sally Clift | Discussion re ZEV Mandate |
| Richard Bruce | 2024-07-29 | Stellantis: Sally Clift | Discussion re ZEV Mandate |
| Richard Bruce | 2024-09-03 | Stellantis: Sally Clift | Discussion re ZEV Mandate |
| Richard Bruce | 2024-09-04 | Tesla: Natahsa Mahmoudian, Sonia Oster, Stefano Mottarelli | Discussion with Tesla following election |
| Richard Bruce | 2024-09-09 | ICCT: Drew Kodjak | General catch upwith ICCT |
| Richard Bruce | 2024-09-16 | ICCT | General catch upwith ICCT |
| Richard Bruce | 2024-09-30 | Charge UK: Vicky Read, Dan Simpson | Discussion re public ChargePoint regulations |
| Julie Lennard | 2024-08-29 | Angus Eaton, CEO & Nick Robbins Chief Technical Director of MIB | Meet new CEO of Motoring Insurance Bureau |
| Anthony Bisson | 2024-07-02 | Ben Still (West Yorkshire Combined Authority) | To discuss Northern rail enhancements |
| Anthony Bisson | 2024-07-09 | Martin Tugwell (Transport for North) | To discuss NPR co-sponsorship matters |
| Anthony Bisson | 2024-07-19 | Katie Day (Transport for North) | To discuss economic analysis |
| Anthony Bisson | 2024-07-26 | Sarah Carling (Bradford Council), Richard Hollison (Bradford Council), David Shepherd (Bradford Council), Susan Hinchcliffe (Bradford Council), Simon Warburton (West Yorkshire Combined Authority), Angela Blake (Bradford Council) | To discuss Bradford station |
| Anthony Bisson | 2024-08-06 | Richard McGuckin (Liverpool City Region Combined Authority), Jamie Ross (Liverpool City Region Combined Authority) | To discuss Northern rail enhancements |
| Anthony Bisson | 2024-08-06 | Martin Tugwell (Transport for North) | To discuss NPR co-sponsorship matters |
| Anthony Bisson | 2024-08-27 | Simon Warburton (West Yorkshire Combined Authority), Rob Leech (West Yorkshire Combined Authority), Rebecca Cheung (West Yorkshire Combined Authority), Neil Moore (West Yorkshire Combined Authority), Tim Lawrence (West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Luke Albanese (West Yorkshire Combined Authority), Stacey White (West Yorkshire Combined Authority), Ruth Jackson (RJP town planners), | To discuss Northern rail enhancements and West Yorkshire Mass Transit |
| Anthony Bisson | 2024-09-03 | Tobyn Hughes (North East Combined Authority), Tracey Hives (North East Combined Authority), Dawn Badminton-Capps (North East Combined Authority) | To discuss Northern rail enhancements, including Leamside line |
| Anthony Bisson | 2024-09-11 | Ben Still (West Yorkshire Combined Authority), Martin Tugwell (Transport for North), Helen Ellerton (West Yorkshire Combined Authority), Rebecca Cheung (West Yorkshire Combined Authority), Simon Warburton (West Yorkshire Combined Authority) | To discuss Leeds station |
| Anthony Bisson | 2024-09-16 | Santana Deen (West Yorkshire Combined Authority - WYCA), Simon Warburton (WYCA), Rob Leech (WYCA), Sima Alavi (WYCA), Tim Lawrence (WYCA) | To discuss West Yorkshire Mass Transit |
| Anthony Bisson | 2024-09-23 | Angela Blake (Bradford Council), Alex Ross-Shaw (Bradford Council), Rebecca Poulsen (Bradford Council), Susan Hinchcliffe (Bradford Council), Dave Shepherd (Bradford Council), Dan Mansfield (UK Infrastructure Bank), Henri Murrison (), Jason Mason (West & North Yorkshire Chamber), Joe McTigue (Northern Railway), Liz Hunter (West Yorkshire Combined Authority), Lorraine O'Donnell (Bradford Council), Richard Hollison (Bradford Council), Simon Warburton (West Yorkshire Combined Authority), Steve Gilley (Bradford Council), Tom Bridges (ARUP), Haroon Khan (Bradford Council), Will Ridley-Ellis (Bradford Council), Sarah Carling (Bradford Council), Nigel Foster (Hydrock), Mark Hindmarsh (Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust), Alison Roberts (Bradford Council), Laura Marchant (ARUP), Rob Leech (West Yorkshire Combined Authority) | To discuss Bradford station |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-01 | Manchester Airports Group | To discuse Airport policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-02 | Various Aviation representatives | Aviation Roundtable on Liquids |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-03 | Norton Rose Fulbright | To discuse Maritime policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-03 | Air BP | Sustainable Aviation Fuel Policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-03 | Touristik Union International | To discuse Airline policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-05 | International Civil Aviation Organization Canadian Representative | Women in Aviation Internationally |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-05 | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Europe) Limited | To discuseLiquids Policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-09 | Heathrow | General Election outcome, Next Generation Security Checkpoint, Airspace Modernisation |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-10 | Boeing | Safety in Aviation |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-15 | NATS/Civil Aviation Authority | NATS report |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-17 | Civil Aviation Authority | NATS report, Farnborough, Non-Executive Directors |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-18 | Jet2 | To discuse Airline policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-18 | Internation Air Transport Association | Sustainable Aviation Fuel, New Government, Emissions Trading Scheme |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-18 | National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers/Nautilus | Seafarers Charter, Skills and Training, Growing the UK Maritime Industry |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-18 | UK Chamber of Shipping | To discuse Maritime policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-18 | Heathrow | Next Generation Security Checkpoint, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Airspace Modernisation, Tax Free Shopping |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-22 | Airlines UK | Economic Value of Aviation to UK, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Airspace Modernisation, Net Zero, Skills |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-22 | Airports UK | Economic Value of Aviation to UK, Next Generation Security Checkpoint |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-22 | Various Aviation stakeholders | Sustainable Aviation Fuel |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-22 | Decarbonisation Organisations | Decarbonisation and Sustainable Aviation Fuel |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-22 | British Airways | Tour of new plan with Secretary of State |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-22 | Various Aviation stakeholders | To discuseAviation policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-23 | Natural England | Accident Investigation Bureaus Review |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-24 | General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia | Aviation security, Decarbonisation, UK-Saudi Air Services |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-24 | Maritime UK | Introduction meeting with Minister |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-25 | Trovio Group | Sustainable Aviation Fuel |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-25 | British Ports Association | To discuse Maritime policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-25 | Trinity House | To discuse Maritime policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-26 | Airlines UK | To discuse Aviation Policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-07-30 | Turkish Director General for Civil Aviation | Air Services Agreement, Euro control, International Civil Aviation Organization and European Civil Aviation Conference, Ukraine, Aviation Security, Decarbonisation and Safety |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-08-07 | Maritime UK | To discuseMaritime Policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-08-08 | Civil Aviation Authority | Liquids, Post-Election Ministerial Engagement, NATs, Airline Accessibility, Doncaster/Manchester Airspace Change Portal |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-08-12 | Gatwick Airport | To discuse Airport Policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-08-12 | Companies House | Accident Investigation Bureaus Review |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-08-13 | UK Major Ports | Port Policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-08-13 | Airports UK | To discuse Liquids, Airport Policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-08-15 | Virgin | To discuse Airline Policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-08-16 | Rolls Royce | Technology, Decarbonisation |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-04 | European Civil Aviation Conference | Meeting of the European Civil Aviation Conference Coordinating Committee |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-05 | European Civil Aviation Conference | 73rd Special meeting of Directors General of Civil Aviation |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-06 | European Civil Aviation Conference | 73rd Special meeting of Directors General of Civil Aviation |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-09 | Sustainable Aviation | Sustainable Aviation |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-11 | UK Major Ports | Secretary of State introduction |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-16 | Heathrow | Heathrow Leadership Group - Border Force, Summer Wash Up |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-16 | British Airways | Heathrow Leadership Group - Border Force, Summer Wash Up |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-16 | Virgin | Heathrow Leadership Group - Border Force, Summer Wash Up |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-16 | US Transportation Security Administration | One Stop Security |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-17 | Civil Aviation Authority | Secretary of State introduction |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-17 | Companies House | Accident Investigation Bureaus Review |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-17 | JPMorgan Asset Management's Global Transportation Group | Opportunities for expanding business model |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-17 | Civil Aviation Authority | Grant to the Civil Aviation Authority, Framework Document, Managing Public Money, Independent review of NATs, Civil Aviation Authority board appointments |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-17 | Various Maritime Stakeholders | LISW25 Launch Reception |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-18 | NATs | Introduction meeting |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-23 | Civil Aviation Authority | Grant to the Civil Aviation Authority, Framework Document, Managing Public Money, Independent review of NATs |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-24 | Euro control | Euro control pension liability, Euro control budgets, Summer Resilience, Ukraine Solidarity Fund |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-25 | Marshall Islands | Marshall Islands relationship at International Maritime Organization, Positions at upcoming Maritime Environment Protection Committee |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-26 | Various Maritime Stakeholders | World Maritime Day Reception |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-27 | UK Chamber of Shipping | To discuse Maritime policy |
| Rannia Leontaridi | 2024-09-30 | Maritime and Coastguard Agency | Maritime and Coastguard Agency Updates |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-07-01 | Central Beds Council | Discuss East West Rail Programme |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-07-02 | PA Consulting | Discuss efficiency in the rail industry |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-07-04 | Deutsch Bahn | Discuss the East Coast Digital Programme |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-07-11 | Govia Thameslink Railway | Discuss the East Coast Digital Programme |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-07-12 | Hitachi Rail | Discuss the East Coast Digital Programme |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-07-16 | Rial Operations Group | Discuss the East Coast Digital Programme |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-07-16 | Boston Consulting Group Partner | General discussion about the Rail Sector |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-07-17 | Siemens | Discuss the East Coast Digital Programme |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-08-20 | Thales | To discuss technology in Rail |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-08-20 | Xrail Group | To discuss Connected Leaders rail leadership programme |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-08-23 | Boston Consulting Group Partner | General discussion about the Rail Sector |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-09-16 | Freightliner | Visit to Southampton Site |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-07-19 | Neos Networks, InfraCapital | To discuss Telecoms in Rail |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-09-20 | Freightliner | To see freight locomotive fitment for digital programme |
| Cavendish Elithorn | 2024-09-30 | Expedition | General discussion about efference in the Rail Sector |