Oral evidence transcripts

Work Work of Ofcom (Non-inquiry session)

Witnesses Dame Melanie Dawes (Chief Executive at Ofcom), and Natalie Black (Group Director, Networks and Communications at Ofcom)

Inquiry Innovation showcase

Witnesses Dr Majid Al-Kader (CEO at mXreality), and Jason Holt CBE (Co-founder at Metaverse Learning)

Inquiry Digital centre of government

Witnesses Phil Rumens (Digital Services Manager at West Berkshire Council), and Councillor Sunita Gordon (Lead Member for Resources at London Borough of Sutton)

Inquiry Innovation showcase

Witnesses Julie Todd (Head of Administration at Rocoil)

Inquiry Innovation, growth and the regions

Witnesses Neil Lee (Professor of Economic Geography at London School of Economics (LSE)), and Mathias Rauch (Director and Chair of the Board at Fraunhofer UK)

Inquiry Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms

Witnesses Mark Bunting (Director, Online Safety Strategy Delivery at Ofcom), and Information Commissioner's Office

Inquiry Innovation showcase

Witnesses Jake Davies (Managing Director at CoolLED)

Inquiry Innovation showcase

Witnesses Itxaso Ariza (Chief Technology Officer at Tokamak Energy)

Work Pre-appointment hearing: Innovate UK chair (Non-inquiry session)

Witnesses Tom Adeyoola (Tech entrepreneur and founder at Metail)

Inquiry Innovation, growth and the regions

Witnesses Dan Norris (Mayor of the West of England at Mayoral Combined Authority), Councillor Mary Ann Brocklesby (Cardiff Capital Region Chair and Leader at Monmouthshire County Council), and Mayor Kim McGuiness (Mayor of the North East of England at North East Combined Authority)

Inquiry Innovation showcase

Witnesses Dan Cathie (CEO at Silveray)

Inquiry Digital centre of government

Witnesses Laura Gilbert CBE (Head of AI for Government, Ellison Institute and Visiting Professor in Practice at London School of Economics), and Richard Pope (Director at Richard Pope and Partners)

Inquiry Innovation showcase

Inquiry Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms

Witnesses Dr Karen Middleton (Senior Lecturer in Marketing at University of Portsmouth and Advisor to the Conscious Advertising Network), and Phil Smith (Director General at Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA))

Inquiry Innovation showcase

Witnesses Professor Svetan Ratchev (Professor of Production Engineering and Director of the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, Faculty of Engineering at University of Nottingham)

Inquiry Innovation, growth and the regions

Witnesses Duncan Johnson (CEO at Northern Gritstone), and Irene Graham OBE (CEO at The ScaleUp Institute)

Inquiry Innovation showcase

Witnesses Dr Jennifer Fleming (Coordinator at Protein Data Bank in Europe, EMBL-EBI)

Inquiry Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms

Witnesses Chris Yiu (Director of Public Policy for Northern Europe at Meta), Ali Law (Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs, UK and Ireland at TikTok), and Wifredo Fernandez (Senior Director for Government Affairs at X (formerly known as Twitter))

Inquiry Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms

Witnesses Amanda Storey (Managing Director, Trust & Safety at Google EMEA at Google)

Inquiry Innovation showcase

Witnesses Dr Olusola Idowu (Founder at Hexis Lab)