Co-located with The Emergency Tech Show

ESS 2025 Content Programme

Building resilience – strategy, capacity and capability

18 Sep 2025
Protecting the Protectors Stage Sponsored by Texport
Fire , Police , Ambulance
In this final morning panel, experts will explore how the UK can strengthen resilience in the face of complex and evolving threats. Drawing on real-world experience, emerging best practices, and the government’s National Security Strategy and Resilience Action Plan, the discussion will focus on strategic approaches to enhancing national capacity and capability.
Speakers
Fiona Gaffney
Fiona Gaffney, Deputy Director - Cabinet Office
Amanda Coleman
Amanda Coleman, Consultant - Amanda Coleman Communications
Alex Woodman
Alex Woodman, Chief Fire Officer - Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Beverley Griffiths
Beverley Griffiths, Senior Lecturer - Buckinghamshire New University