10 An expert panel meeting was held on the 5th July 2007. The objective of the meeting was to gain, from the defence, financial and advisory community, a wider perspective on the issues covered by the study and to help put these in context. The issues discussed were:
■ the Department's attitude to risk in PFI procurement projects
■ success in risk transfer in PFI projects; and
■ management of risks in the operational phase of projects
11 The format consisted of the NAO introducing a series of issues, based on previous NAO and PAC findings and established good practice. The Panel were invited to discuss these issues in the context of their experiences of working with the Department on PFI projects. Members of the NAO study team and a representative of the Private Finance Unit were in attendance as observers.
25 | Expert Panel attendees | |
| Attendee | Organisation |
| David Finlay (Chair) | National Audit Office (NAO) |
| Andreas Crede | Serco |
| Caroline Baetz | Thales |
| Chris Nicholson | KPMG |
| Darryl Murphy | HSBC |
| Duncan Dickinson | Carillion |
| Libby Johnson | PWC |
| Michael Codner | RUSI |
| Nicholas Bliss | Freshfields |
| Nick Wright | BAE Systems |
| Simon Allan | Berwin Leighton Paisner |
| Simon Young | Willis |