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Lunchtime Briefing

Lunchtime Briefing with Becky Wood, Chief Executive Officer, National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA)

Join us for this Lunchtime Briefing to explore the establishment of NISTA, and the role cross-sector collaboration can play in supporting national growth across the UK.

Date & time

04 Nov 2025

11:30 - 13:30

Attendance type

Hybrid (Online and In Person)

Where

Central London and Virtual

Price

Free

Theme(s)

New partnership on infrastructure

Industrial strategy and growth

When registering for this event you can choose whether you would prefer to attend in-person or virtually. Please note in-person capacity is limited, and any members we are unable to accommodate face-to-face will be offered the opportunity to join virtually. The livestream will run from 12:00 - 13:00.

With the UK’s 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy soon to be published, we are delighted to welcome Becky Wood, Chief Executive of the newly established National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA).

Join us to explore NISTA’s objectives, its role in shaping long-term infrastructure planning, and how it will work with partners across the public, private, and civil society sectors to support delivery and innovation.

By attending on the day, you will:

  • Gain insight into NISTA’s strategic priorities and vision for national infrastructure
  • Explore how cross-sector collaboration will support long-term delivery
  • Understand the wider context of infrastructure planning and transformation across the UK

Speaker

Becky Wood is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA).

Before taking up this role, she was a partner at the consultancy firm EY, and prior to that was a Commercial Advisor at the Infrastructure and Projects Authority. For ten years Becky oversaw major infrastructure developments at the Department for Transport, serving as the Senior Responsible Officer for the Crossrail, Thameslink and Intercity Express programmes. She also has valuable international experience, having worked on significant infrastructure programmes across both public and private sectors in Australia and New Zealand.

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Date & time

04 Nov 2025

11:30 - 13:30

Attendance type

Hybrid (Online and In Person)

Where

Central London and Virtual

Price

Free

Theme(s)

New partnership on infrastructure

Industrial strategy and growth

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