Communicating the truth in crisis when wading through AI slop

16 Sept 2026
Protecting the Protectors Stage Sponsored by MSA Safety
Protecting the Protectors
In a world where no conversation is complete without at least one reference to AI, how do those who are responding to crisis know what is true and what is not? Generating nonsense, hallucinating and responding to questions may all be in a day’s work for some AI applications but are we all critical enough of what we read and what we see – is that video authentic? Are those voices the people we think they are? It’s a moment at the show to reflect with our experts from the Emergency Planning Society on how to communicate the truth when all is not what it seems.  
Chairperson
Jeannie Barr
Jeannie Barr, Chair - EPS
Speakers
Stephen Arundell
Stephen Arundell, Head of Civil Protection Service - London Borough of Redbridge
Andy Holdsworth
Andy Holdsworth, Founder & Director - Holdsworth Consultancy Ltd
Keith Still
Keith Still, Professor of Crowd Science - Crowd Risk Analysis