Speakers 2026

Jon Charters

CFO, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service

Jon Freegard

Client Delivery Director, Workforce Development Trust

Jon Goddard

Vehicle Lead Officer, Mountain Rescue England & Wales

Jon Linde

Prevention Crew Manager, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

Jonathan Smith

Commissioner, London Fire Brigade

Julie Burns

Endometriosis Friendly Employer Scheme Manager, Endometriosis UK

Keith Dorrington

Assistant Director Digital - Chief Clinical Information Officer, Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust

Keith Nevitt

Founder/Director, Excalibur EPRR

Keith Still

Director, Crowd Risk Analysis

Lanna Deamer

Deputy Editor, Emergency Services Times

Laura Schell

Client Services Director, Workforce Development Trust

Laura Southgate

Senior Lecturer - Politics and International Relations, Aston University

Lauren Merritt

Health and Wellbeing Manager, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Lee Berry

ACC, National Police Air Service

Lorna Hayes

Head of Community Response, East of England Ambulance Service

Lottie Robinson

Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue

Lucy Easthope

Director, Whatevernext

Lucy Macleod

Borough Commander, London Fire Brigade

Luke Martin

Local Resilience Forum Coordinator, West Midlands Police

Lynn Thomas

Medical Director, St John Ambulance

Mark Evans

Interim Community Engagement Lead, North West Ambulance Service

Mark Marsden

Emergency Medical Practitioner | UNISON representative & Joint Chair, Service Partnership Forum | Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust

Martin Leslie

Head of Coastguard resources, HM Coastguard

Matt Barker

Head of Procurement, Yorkshire Ambulance Service

Matt Cullen

Watch Manager, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

Matt Tully

Lead Incident Response Manager, Elizabeth Line

Michael Ayres

Managing Director, Flexible Power Systems

Nathan Hazlehurst

Emergency Planning and Business Continuity Manager, Worcestershire County Council

Nick Searle

Chief Fire Officer, Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service

Paige Williams

Station Manager, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service

Pat Goulbourne

Assistant Commissioner for Operational Resilience and Control, London Fire Brigade

Peter Arnevall

Chief Fire Officer, Stockholm Fire Brigade

Rob Grayston

Facilitator, Independent

Robyn Knox

Director, VCS Emergencies Partnership

Roger Abbott

Senior Research Associate in Natural Disasters, The Faraday Institute, Cambridge

Sara Mills

Head of Culture and OD, Welsh Ambulance Service

Simon Petts

Chief Fire Officer, Gatwick Airport Fire Service

Sophy Brough

Deputy Paddlecraft Lead, High Risk Search Team

Steph Parker

Assistant Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police

Stephanie Buller

Co-Chair for Disaster Science, ICPEM