LTL Summit

Calvin Bailey was born in Zambia and raised in Southeast London. An RAF scholar, he read Engineering and Engineering Management at the University of Exeter. He was elected as the MP for Leyton and Wanstead in July 2024 and appointed Minister for Veterans and People in the Ministry of Defence in June 2026.

He commissioned as a pilot into the RAF in 1999, flying predominantly C-130 and A400M aircraft. He deployed on operations worldwide, including time in Afghanistan, Haiti, Cyprus, Sudan and Iraq. He also helped established the Armed Forces Chronic Conditions and Disabilities Network and chaired the RAF Ethnic Minorities Network.

As a Parliamentarian he has been a member of the House of Commons Select Committee on Defence, Chair of the Armed Forces Community All Party Parliamentary Group.

Martin the Chief Executive Officer for Medical Devices Technology International Ltd (MDTi), a company that specialises in the commercialization of NHS medical devices innovation.
Martin has spent over 18 years as a leading expert in the field of Medical
Innovation and Structural Healthcare.
Prof Levermore has been published widely in several academic and medical
journals; he holds a Senior Associateship with the Royal Society of Medicine.
Martin Chairs Medilink Midlands the regions’ largest industry body for MedTech companies, and he is an Executive Committee Member of Greater Birmingham Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce.
Prof Levermore is a Member of the British Empire (MBE) for Services to West
Midlands’ Businesses in 2013 and was commissioned as a Deputy Lieutenant
(DL) to Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands in 2018.

With personal connections to the Windrush generations through his parents who migrated to the UK from Jamaica in 1959, Reverend Foster brings both lived experience and professional expertise to the role of Windrush Commissioner.

Reverend Foster is a senior pastor at the Pilgrim Church in Nottingham and founder of the Nottingham Windrush Support Forum. He also serves as vice chair of the Windrush National Organisation where he volunteers.

Reverend Foster believes the Windrush generations should not be defined by a scandal, but by their extraordinary contribution to the UK.

Clive was appointed as the first Windrush Commissioner in June 2025.

Martin is a Visiting Professor for Health, Education and Life Sciences at
Birmingham City University and an Honorary Consultant for Health Innovations with the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. In addition to holding the position as
Chief Executive Officer for Medical Devices Technology International Ltd (MDTi), a company that specialises in the commercialization of NHS medical devices innovation.
Martin has spent over 18 years as a leading expert in the field of Medical
Innovation and Structural Healthcare.
Prof Levermore has been published widely in several academic and medical
journals; he holds a Senior Associateship with the Royal Society of Medicine.
Martin Chairs Medilink Midlands the regions’ largest industry body for MedTech companies, and he is an Executive Committee Member of Greater Birmingham Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce.
Prof Levermore is a Member of the British Empire (MBE) for Services to West
Midlands’ Businesses in 2013 and was commissioned as a Deputy Lieutenant
(DL) to Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands in 2018.