2017 Alarm Conference
 
Sunday 25/06/2017
17:30 - 18:00 - Conference freshers [More Info]
Chairman's welcome reception
18:00 - 19:00 - Chairman's welcome reception [More Info]
19:30 - 23:00 - Zurich Municipal evening at the Alarm National Conference [More Info]
 
Monday 26/06/2017
08:00Registration and exhibition opens
09:00 - 09:15Alarm welcome
09:15 - 10:15Keynote session one - Messes, problems and puzzles [More Info]
Gerald Ashley, Risk behaviour expert
10:15 - 10:45Refreshments / exhibition
10:45 - 11:452A - The risk manager of 2020 [More Info]
Alix Bedford, Risk Relationship Consultant, Zurich Municipal
Kevin Morris ACII, Regional Director, Zurich Municipal
10:45 - 11:452B - Housing: an interactive claims game [More Info]
Perry Hill, Partner, Insurance, DWF LLP
10:45 - 11:452C - How to deal with a major loss [More Info]
Peter Farrelly ACII ACILA ACIArb AInst LM, Director, Head of Public Sector and Education, Vericlaim UK Ltd
Richard Sheridan, Director , Vericlaim UK Ltd
10:45 - 12:002D - Panel debate: claims developments [More Info]
Paul Edwards, National Head of Costs , Hill Dickinson LLP
Bridget Tatham, Partner, Browne Jacobson
Henry Bermingham, Partner, BLM
Ron Ruston, Partner, Kennedys Law
10:45 - 12:002E - Risk and reward in companies owned by the public sector [More Info]
Robin Porter, Corporate Director, Customer and Commercial, Luton Borough Council
10:45 - 12:002F - Alarm bells (and sirens) [More Info]
Paul Tarne, Partner, BLM
Natalie Puce, Partner, BLM
10:45 - 12:002G - Claims trends in the public sector [More Info]
Philip Farrar, National Development Director, Risk Management Partners
12:00 - 13:00Delegate lunch / exhibition
12:45 - 13:453A - Will you sink or swim? It’s all in the planning [More Info]
Martin Nixon ACII BA (Hons), Risk Manager, Rochdale Borough Council
Ron McKnight PG Dip, CMIOSH, RRP, Senior Risk Consultant, Travelers Insurance Co Ltd
12:45 - 13:453B - Ng homes response to risk management within housing stock and community [More Info]
John Devine, Director of Regeneration, ng homes
12:45 - 13:453C - DPA, HRA, DOL, FOI - post Brexit [More Info]
Kella Bowers, Head of Social Care and Abuse Team, Forbes Solicitors
Lucy Harris, Associate, Forbes Solicitors
13:00 - 14:003D - Trials and tribulations - trial preparation and conduct [More Info]
Alex Foster, Barrister, Parklane Plowden Chambers
Catherine Souter, Barrister, Parklane Plowden Chambers
13:00 - 14:003E - Commercialism: the different options [More Info]
Mandy Knowlton-Rayner, Insurance and Risk Lead , Lincolnshire County Council
13:00 - 14:003F - The caveman speaker – blue light stress [More Info]
Carl Rosier-Jones, Author and life coach, The Caveman Principles
13:00 - 14:003G - Prudence: a simple approach to risk culture [More Info]
Alasdair Marshall, Risk Management Lecturer, Southampton University
14:00 - 14:30Break / exhibition
14:15 - 15:154A - The City of London Corporation’s risk management odyssey [More Info]
Paul Dudley, Corporate Risk Advisor, City of London Corporation
14:15 - 15:154B - Challenges of an ageing population: opportunities and risks [More Info]
Yvonne Castle, Executive Director of Customer Services, Johnnie Johnson Housing Trust
14:15 - 15:154C - Motor fleet management [More Info]
Steve Vachre, Motor Specialist, JLT Specialty Ltd
Paul Hilton, Claims Executive, JLT Specialty Ltd
14:30 - 15:304D - Local authority litigation update [More Info]
Chris Webb-Jenkins, Partner, Weightmans LLP
14:30 - 15:304E - Commercialism - the reality [More Info]
Ken Lyon, Head of Commercialism, Birmingham City Council
14:30 - 15:304F - Emergency response: Shoreham air crash [More Info]
Marvin Smith, Operational Training Manager , West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service
14:30 - 15:304G - Know your opposition - how to influence claimant lawyers [More Info]
Ray Chitty, Head of Tri-borough Insurance Service, Tri-Borough Insurance Services
15:30 - 16:00Refreshments / exhibition
15:45 - 16:455A - Hacked - not if, when? [More Info]
Debbie Bowring, Principal Risk Officer, Lincolnshire County Council
Helen Bettesworth CII, Principal Insurance Officer, Lincolnshire County Council
15:45 - 16:455B - Merger - the hidden risks [More Info]
Richard Gormley, Director, PSI Ltd
15:45 - 16:455C - What if? The great flood of London [More Info]
David Damsell MBA IEng AMIStructE MCIOB FCILA FUEDI-ELAE, Director, Major & Complex Loss, Crawford & Company
16:00 - 17:005D - Carrying the can: liability for the torts of third parties [More Info]
Lisa Dobie, Barrister, 1 Chancery Lane, Chambers of John Ross QC
Andrew Warnock QC, Barrister , 1 Chancery Lane, Chambers of John Ross QC
16:00 - 17:005E - Working in a new shared service [More Info]
Sally Coates, Senior Risk Management Advisor, Gloucestershire Council
16:00 - 17:005F - Management of risk in law enforcement - implementing [More Info]
Kath Holder, Organisational Risk Manager, West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner
Simon Whincup, Higher Analyst, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner
16:00 - 17:005G - Insurance pitfalls of alternative service delivery models [More Info]
Alison Goodwin, Director - Public Sector, Aon UK Limited
Deborah Ball, Client Director, Aon UK Limited
Alarm Risk Awards dinner
19:30 - Alarm Risk Awards dinner
 
Tuesday 27/06/2017
09:00Registration and Exhibition opens
09:30 - 10:15Session six plenary - The future is coming - the future is now [More Info]
Sarah Pearson MBA, MCIM, Strategic Risk Practice Leader , Zurich Municipal
Tilden Watson CPFA, IIA, MBCI, Head of Education , Zurich Municipal
10:15 - 10:30Alarm AGM
10:30 - 11:00Refreshments / exhibition
11:00 - 12:007A - Assessing multiple impacts of service changes [More Info]
Heather Delonnette, Sustainable Futures Office, Powys County Council
Caroline Evans, Risk and Assurance Manager, Powys County Council
11:00 - 12:007B - Mitigating the risk of escape of water [More Info]
Richard Parslow, Risk Analyst, Zurich Risk Engineering
Paul Redington BA(Hons) ACII Chartered Insurer, Major Loss Team, Zurich Insurance
11:00 - 12:007C - Emerging risks [More Info]
Ron Ruston, Partner, Kennedys Law
10:45 - 11:457D - Managing your major losses - your questions answered [More Info]
Keith Howell, Major Loss Adjuster , AIG Property Casualty
Warren Forbes BDMA Ins.Tech., Complex Claims Adjuster, AIG Property & Casualty
10:45 - 11:457E - Key issues for insurance officers in a world where councils are no longer delivering services directly [More Info]
Nick Hurley, Solicitor, Browne Jacobson
10:45 - 11:457F - The Policing & Crime Act - the first six months [More Info]
Martin Forshaw, Parner, Weightmans LLP
Malcolm Gerry, Estates Programme Manager, Cheshire Constabulary
10:45 - 11:457G - Before the flood: insurers’ risks and preparedness [More Info]
Dr Jim Glockling, RISCAuthority Director and FPA Technical Director, RISCAuthority and Fire Protection Association
12:00 - 13:00Delegate lunch and exhibition
13:00 - 14:008A - Ensuring your alternative service delivery model is a healthy organisation [More Info]
Marc Eyre, Senior Assurance Manager (Governance, Risk and Special Projects), Dorset County Council
13:00 - 14:008B - Don't be chicken: putting risk appetite into practice [More Info]
Dr Simon Ashby, Associate Professor, Plymouth University
Janie Buckley, Risk and Assurance Manager, Pymouth Community Homes
13:00 - 14:008C - Back to school - managing the complex risks [More Info]
Carol Dalton, Partner and Head of the Public Sector Unit, Langleys LLP
Caroline Elson, Associate Solicitor, Langleys LLP
Sarah Dalton, Associate Solicitor, Langleys
13:00 - 14:008D - Litigants in person: how to win cases and influence decisions [More Info]
John Goodman, Partner, CSG - DAC Beachcroft LLP
Tom Walshaw, Partner, CSG - DAC Beachcroft LLP
Tracey Tarr, DAC Beachcroft
13:00 - 14:008E - Risk management - a battle not a war [More Info]
Denise Abel, Risk Manager, Essex County Council
13:00 - 14:008F - Emergency services: sirens, and the rocks of recent law [More Info]
Simon Hills, Partner, Head of Public Sector, Plexus Law
Matt Smith, Partner, Plexus Law
14:00 - 14:30Break / exhibition and prize draw
14:30 - 15:309A - A strategic approach to the mitigation of financial and human resourcing risks [More Info]
Richard Luckman, Head of HR, Sandwell Council
Narinder Phagura, Business Partner, Sandwell Council
Mark Stanley, HR Business Partner – Resourcing, Sandwell Council
14:30 - 15:309C - Crisis management – the changing face of terrorism [More Info]
Justin Priestley GM, Head of Crisis Management Consulting Practice, Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance Brokers Ltd
14:30 - 15:309D - Managing your claims handler [More Info]
Philip Farrar, National Development Director, Risk Management Partners
Ian Ross-Bain, Business Development Manager, Gallagher Bassett Ltd
14:30 - 15:309F - Staying ahead of the PACE - a police law update [More Info]
Lauren Ireland, Associate, Hill Dickinson LLP
Mark Stanger, Barrister, Hill Dickinson LLP
15:30Conference close