The conference was interesting and informative and the speakers were excellent
Martin Oldknow, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
Emergency Services Show 2009
The Conference
Planning, Response, Recovery
This two day Conference is aimed at those with a responsibility for emergency planning, response and recovery for their organisation.
The Programme provides an insight into current strategic thinking and the practical methods of improving co-responding. Presentations will be delivered on past, present and future challenges faced by the emergency services and their partners.
Confirmed Speakers
| DAY ONE – Tuesday, 24th November: | |
|---|---|
| Time | Programme |
| 08.30 - 09.00 | Registration |
| 09.00 - 09.10 | Introduction by Chair Peter Streets, Emergency Planning Manager, Coventry City Council |
| 09.10 – 09.40 | Keynote Presentation - Civil Contingencies in 2009 and Beyond Bruce Mann, Head of Civil Contingencies Secretariat, Cabinet Office |
| 09.40 – 10.10 | Civil Contingencies Act Performance Development Framework Kathy Settle, Deputy Director of Civil Contingencies Secretariat - Local Response Capabilities, Cabinet Office |
| 10.10 – 10.40 | Improving Preparedness: Communications Interoperability the Vital Link Detective Chief Superintendent Michael Hallowes, Head of Strategic Operations, National Policing Improvement Agency |
| 10.40 – 10.55 | Break |
| 10.55 – 11.25 | The Fire & Resilience Programme Update – Meeting the Provisions for Major Incidents Ian Wakeling, Fire & Resilience Programme Integration Director, Communities & Local Government |
| 11.25 -11.55 | The Twenty First Century Demands a Twenty First Century Response Chief Fire Officer Vij Randeniya, West Midlands Fire Service |
| 11.55 -12.25 | Working with Business to Make the Work of Terrorists More Difficult – The UK Crowded Place Strategy DCI Chris Phillips, Head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, NaCTSO |
| 12.25 - 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 - 14.30 | An Integrated Approach to Delivering a Safe and Secure Olympic and Paralympic Games Commander Ian Quinton, Head of Security Architecture & Design, Olympic Security Directorate, Home Office |
| 14.30 - 15.00 | Delivering a Resilient Olympic and Paralympic Games – Approach of the London Resilience Partnership Lorraine Shepherd, Head of the London Resilience Team, Government Office for London |
| 15.00 - 15.30 | Working Together to Manage Incidents on the Highways Agency Network David Stones, Group Leader – Programme Delivery Group, Highways Agency |
| 15.30 - 15.45 | Break |
| 15.45 – 16.15 | An Overview of Inter-Hospital Mutual Aid in the Event of an Evacuation Dr. Penny Bevan, Director Emergency Preparedness and Dept of Health Dr Ganesh Suntharalingam, Clinical Director of Anaesthetics and Critical Care and medical Lead for N.W. London Critical Care |
| 16.15 – 16.45 | HART Two Years On Russ Mansford, Strategic Ambulance Adviser, Dept of Health |
| 16.45 - 17.15 | CFOA Specialist Response Week - Developing Modern Specialist Operational Capabilities Mr Peter Crook, Group Manager: Civil Resilience and Specialist Response, USAR Team Co-ordinator, Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service |
| Close | |
| DAY TWO – Wednesday, 25th November: | |
|---|---|
| Time | Programme |
| 08.30 - 09.00 | Registration |
| 09.00 - 09.05 | Introduction by Chair Peter Streets, Emergency Planning Manager, Coventry City Council |
| 09.05 – 09.35 | Keynote Presentation - The The British Red Cross Contribution to the Response to the Flu Pandemic Vanessa Spiller, Head of Emergency Planning & Response, The British Red Cross |
| 09.35-10.05 | Responding to the H1N1 Pandemic – Did it all Work? Professor Nigel Lightfoot, CBE, Chief Advisor, Health Protection Agency |
| 10.05 -10.35 | Crowd Behaviour for Mass Emergency Evacuations Dr G. Keith Still, Chief Technical Officer, Crowd Dynamics Ltd |
| 10.35 – 10.55 | Break |
| 10.55 -11.25 | The Government Decontamination Service – The Evolving Service Nigel Wilson, Head of the Emergency Response and Recovery Programme, Government Decontamination Service |
| 11.25 -11.55 | ShelterBox - Offering Post Disaster Support to UK Resilience Mr Mervyn Kettle, ShelterBox |
| 11.55 -12.45 | Lunch |
| 12.45 – 13.15 | National Resilience Extranet – An Overview John Harrison, Project Manager – National Resilience Extranet, Cabinet Office (CCS) |
| 13.15 – 13.45 | The Resilience Chain – Aligning Continuity Through the Community Russell Price, Chairman, Continuity Forum |
| 13.45 – 14.15 | Taking Resilience to the Next Level Stephen Grogan, Head of Birmingham Resilience Team, Birmingham City Council |
| Close | |
THE ORGANISERS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO AMEND THE PROGRAMME WITHOUT NOTICE
To register for the conference please click here - credit card payment required
To apply for discount or to be invoiced please download and complete the registration form (PDF: 406KB). To discuss any queries please contact Alison Green 01483 237230.
We are delighted to announce the support of the British Red Cross for the second year running. This invaluable partnership reinforces the importance of developing new relationships and working together with the aim of improving emergency planning, response and recovery.
NB. Please note that delegates will have ample opportunity to visit the Exhibition over the course of the two days.
Conference Prices
Delegate Rates – includes lunch and refreshments:
- Day 1: £195 + VAT
- Day 2: £165 + VAT
- Both Days: £290 + VAT
Discounts available to:
- Multiple registrations of 3+ receive a 5% discount via online registration
- 10% discount – member of Emergency Planning Society
- 10% discount – member of IFE/FPA
- 10% discount – member of The College of Paramedics
- 10% discount – member of a Local Resilience Forum
- 10% discount – member of the APAP
- Discount available to charitable/voluntary organisations/students – price on application
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Organisations Previously Attending
Police
- British Transport Police
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary
- Devon & Cornwall Police
- Greater Manchester Police
- Hertfordshire Constabulary
- Lancashire Constabulary
- Lincolnshire Police
- Metropolitan Police Service
- Port of Tilbury Police
- South Yorkshire Police
- Cambridgeshire Constabulary
- States of Jersey Police
- Tayside Police
- West Mercia Constabulary
- West Midlands Police
Fire & Rescue Services
- Bucks Fire and Rescue Service
- Cambs Fire & Rescue Service
- Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service
- County Durham & Darlington Fire
- Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service
- East Sussex Fire & Rescue
- Fire Service College
- Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue
- Hampshire Fire & Rescue
- Isle of Man Fire & Rescue
- Kent Fire & Rescue
- Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service
- London Fire Brigade
- Notts Fire and Rescue Service
- Royal Berkshire Fire
- South Wales Fire & Rescue Service
- South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue
- Strathclyde Fire & Rescue
- Suffolk Fire and Rescue
- The Fire Brigades Union
- Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue
- Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Service
- West Midlands Fire Service
- West Sussex Fire & Rescue
- Wiltshire Fire & Rescue
Ambulance Services
- East of England Ambulance Service
- Great Western Ambulance Service
- Guernsey Ambulance Service
- Isle of Wight Ambulance Service
- London Ambulance Service
- Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
- Staffordshire Ambulance Service
- States of Jersey Ambulance Service
Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts
- B'ham East & North PCT
- BPR PCT
- East Lancs PCT
- Hillingdon Hospital
- NHS London
- Nottingham City PCT
- Nottingham University Hospital
- ORH
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation
- Royal Devon Foundation Trust
- Southend University Hospital
Maritime & Coastguard Agency
- Maritime & Coastguard Agency
- Rescue 3 (UK)
MoD
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Defence Police
- RAF Mountain Rescue Service
- RAF Search & Rescue
- Royal Navy
NGOs and the Voluntary sector
- Ambulance Service Association
- British Red Cross
- Oxfam GB
- RSPCA
- St John Ambulance
- The Salvation Army
- WRVS
Local Government Authorities
- Belfast City Council
- Birmingham City Council
- Bromley Council
- Charnwood Borough Council
- E Hampshire District Council
- Essex County Council
- Harlow Council
- Government Office East Midlands
- Government Office for London
- HMFSI - Scottish Government
- HMFSI-DCLG
- Isle of Man Government
- Dublin Civil Defence
- Lincolnshire County Counil
- London Borough of Camden
- London Borough of Enfield
- London Borough of Hackney
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Kirklees Social Services
- L B Hackney
- Scottish Government
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf County Concl
- West Sussex County Council
- London Resilience
- DCLG
- NISCC
Local/Regional Resilience Teams
- Go-East
- GOSE
Utility Operators
- International Nuclear Services
- Kellogg Brown & Root
- National Grid
- RWE Npower
- Sellafield Ltd
Transport and Port Authorities
- First Scot Rail
- Transport for London
Government Agencies
- Cabinet Office
- Centrex
- Civil Contingencies Secretariat
- Department for Transport
- Department Communities & Local Gov
- Environment Agency
- Fire & Resilience Directorate
- Fire and Civil Contingencies
- Health Protection Agnecy
- Highways Agency
- HM Fire Service Inspectorate
- Police National Information Agency
- NCALT/NPIA
Other
- Airwave Solutions
- Alertcomms
- Arco
- Assetco
- Atkins
- Christopher Samuel Associates
- DSTL
- Fortek Computers Limited
- HBS Business Services Group
- Historic Royal Palaces
- ICT
- Lloyds TSB
- Mott Macdonald
- Ofcom
- Optomise Systems Ltd
- Ordnance Survey
- Serco
- SFL Ltd
- Telent Technology Services Ltd
- Terrington Management
- Thales UK
- Tvea
Training Companies
- Bray Leino Learning
- Cast (UK Ops)
- Link Associates International
- Readiness Partnership
- University of Wales