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Joint techUK/UKspace Positioning, Navigation and Timing Committee 2024 Q2 Meeting

Name: Joint techUK/UKspace Positioning, Navigation and Timing Committee 2024 Q2 Meeting
Start: 2024-06-20T09:30:00
End: 2024-06-20T13:00:00
Location: techUK, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD

9.30am – 1pm 20 June 2024 London and Online techUK, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD

The joint techUK / UKspace Positioning, Navigation and Timing Committee (PNTC) is a cross industry group that focusses on the technology, regulatory and policy issues related to the current and future global PNT roadmap. The group also leads on assessing the development and investment opportunities within the infrastructure domain and the exploration of emerging applications and services enabled by location-based technologies.

Members of techUK and/or UKspace are free to register for this meeting.

The Committee is chaired by Martin Bransby, Telespazio UK; Dan Veal, Exotopic is Vice Chair.

Time Slot	Agenda Item
09:30 - 09:40	Welcome & Intro – Martin Bransby, PNTC Chair
09:40 - 12:55	Topics for discussion: Review of previous minutes and actions – Martin Bransby, PNTC Chair Update from UKspace – Colin Baldwin, UKspace Time and Frequency NPLTime – Chris Cobb/Elena Parsons, NPL Update from the MoD – Mark Stevens, UKDSC Future GPS policy – Steve Vance, CGI Update PNT Roadmap – Joanna Hart, Space Partnership Update RIN events – Andy Proctor/Richard Bowden, RIN Industry interaction on UK SBAS – Craig Needham/Chris Campbell, UKSA Update from techUK – Tales Gaspar, techUK
12:55 - 13:00	AOB & Close – Martin Bransby, PNTC Chair

If you have any questions or comments, please contact the team below.

Jaynesh Patel

Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy, techUK

Jaynesh Patel is Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy, leading the Communications Infrastructure and Services Programme at techUK and overseeing the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.

Jaynesh has extensive experience in the sector, having worked for CityFibre (a full fibre broadband company) and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) on digital infrastructure policy. Most recently Jaynesh led on policy and public affairs in the UK and Ireland for ChargePoint (an EV charging network).

Prior to this Jaynesh worked in the Cabinet Office for more than five years, including over two years at the Government Digital Service (GDS) supporting the digital transformation of UK Government.

Jaynesh has a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Email:: [email protected]
LinkedIn:: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayneshpatel/

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Josh Turpin

Programme Manager, Telecoms and Net Zero, techUK

Josh joined techUK as a Programme Manager for Telecoms and Net Zero in August 2024.

In this role, working jointly across the techUK Telecoms and Climate Programmes, Josh is responsible for leading on telecoms infrastructure deployment and uptake and supporting innovation opportunities, as well as looking at how the tech sector can be further utilised in the UK’s decarbonisation efforts.

Prior to joining techUK, Josh’s background was in public affairs and communications, working for organisations across a diverse portfolio of sectors including defence, telecoms and infrastructure; aiding clients through stakeholder engagement, crisis communications, media outreach as well as secretariat duties.

Outside of work, Josh has a keen interest in music, painting and sailing.

Email:: [email protected]
Phone:: 020 7331 2038
LinkedIn:: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-turpin/

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Matthew Wild

Programme Assistant - Markets, techUK

Matthew joined techUK in August 2023 as a Programme Assistant.

Tales Gaspar

Programme Manager, UK SPF and Satellite, techUK

Tales has a background in law and economics, with previous experience in the regulation of new technologies and infrastructure.

In the UK and Europe, he offered consultancy on intellectual property rights of cellular and IoT technologies and on the regulatory procedures at the ITU as a Global Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).

Tales has an LL.M in Law and Business by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and an MSc in Regulation at the London School of Economics, with a specialization in Government and Law.