| Wednesday 11 November 2026 |
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Exhibition, Networking & Registration |
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Welcome
Darryl Keen, Chair, British APCO |
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One Standard, One Platform, One Contact: Accelerating the AI‑Driven Transformation of Public Safety Communications
Chris Philpott, Assistant Chief Officer, Humberside Police
This session explores how policing is developing an integrated, AI‑powered contact and deployment platform that will streamline information flow, strengthen decision‑making, and support a reformed, future‑ready policing model. |
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Public Safety after AI: What must change?
Chris Philpott, Assistant Chief Officer, Humberside Police; Aaron Page, Principal Consultant, Actica Consulting; Robert Hogg, CEO Black Marble; Dave Jackson, Data & AI Lead , NPCC Public Contact Portfolio |
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When Risks Collide: Lessons from public safety, resilience and national security
Dr Egbe Manners, Market Development Lead (National Security and Resilience) & Jonathan Allsup, Geospatial Analyst, Ordnance Survey
Drawing on practical examples from across public safety, resilience and national security, this session explores how organisations are using authoritative OS data and capabilities available through the PSGA to support planning, situational understanding and response. It will examine the lessons when disruption crosses organisational and sector boundaries, before turning to the question of collective readiness. |
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Exhibition, Networking & Lunch |
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Breakout Session 1a: How do you plan to use ESN?
Kevin Partridge, Head of Campaigns, ESN - Home Office
This workshop will invite attendees to discuss some of the potential ESN tools that users and first responders could use, as well as opportunities for ways in which their day-to-day roles could be made easier once they are transitioned to ESN.
Breakout Session 1b: Beyond Response: Building multi-agency readiness for an increasingly unpredictable world
Dr Egbe Manners, Market Development Lead (National Security and Resilience) & Jonathan Allsup, Geospatial Analyst, Ordnance Survey
As risks become more connected and their consequences move across organisational boundaries, what does genuine multi-agency readiness require? This interactive breakout will explore emerging and interconnected risks, critical dependencies and the barriers to sustained preparedness. Participants will share experience and identify practical priorities for strengthening collective readiness across public safety, resilience and government. |
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Breakout Session 2a: MAIT - Open Forum
Tony Bracey, Head of Programmes Civil Contingencies and National Security Division / Welsh Government; Darryl Keen, Chair, British APCO
An interactive discussion reviewing the current position of the rollout, including members’ experiences, lessons learned, and opportunities to support wider adoption. The session will also provide an update on website development, encourage greater engagement and registration, and explore priorities for continuous improvement.
Breakout Session 2b: ESN Transition: Modernising with Confidence
Dawn Griffiths, BDD UK + Benelux, Sepura & Luke Stanley, Head of Pre Sales Engineering, Sepura
As ESN moves closer to reality, public safety organisations are balancing the desire for new broadband-enabled capabilities with the need to maintain trusted operational communications. This interactive breakout session explores the opportunities and challenges of transition, including organisational readiness, risk management, the coexistence of TETRA and broadband services, and long-term migration planning. Delegates will be invited to share their own experiences, concerns and lessons learned, creating an open discussion on what successful transition looks like in practice.
2c AI and why the human must have the final say
Sebastien Guyot, CEO, Systel; Ian Taylor, Soaring Rose Ltd |
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Exhibition, Networking & Refreshments |
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Cyber conversations: AI, safety and threat actors, are we doing enough?
Gillian Fyfe, Cyber Resilience Lead, NFCC ; Daniella Thorpe, Humberside Fire; Mark Rice, Cyber Security & Information Manager, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service; Michelle Ohren, Director, The Cyber Resilience Centre for West Midland;
Cyber isn't just the responsibility of the IT dept, and they doesn’t start after an attack. Our panel will discuss how fire and rescue services are considering both physical and cyber security to get the balance right when they want to make fire stations open community assets but safe from harm. If AI is lowering the bar for cyber attacks, making it easy for threat actors to get into systems, what conversations should services be having to get ahead of the game? |
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What happens when the technology fails: Human in the Loop
Susan Whyte, Emergency Management and Resilience Manager, University of Wolverhampton; Rich Bell, Resilience Consultant; Nick Gargan, Keep Up Consultancy; Phil Kennelly, Business Development Manager, Zebra Technologies
Scenario: There has been a complete failure of police technology. There is an ongoing large scale major incident in a major city with casualties…we examine the
importance of cyber specific response plans and the intersection of running a physical major incident and a cyber attack incident. |
| 1800-2100 |
Evening Social & Networking Reception in the Royal Armouries War Gallery
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