BLPN

BLPN 2023

7th - 8th November, Horwood House, Milton Keynes

  • Day 1
  • Day 2

07 November 2023

  • 8:00 am - 9:00 am

    Main Room

    Registration

  • 9:00 am - 9:10 am

    Main Room

    Chair's Opening Remarks

    Jason Thelwell

    Chief Fire Officer
    Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

    Welcome to the Blue Light Partnership Network!

  • 9:10 am - 9:55 am

    Main Room

    Panel Discussion: Changing the perception of the emergency services

    Jason Thelwell

    Chief Fire Officer
    Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

    Simon Weldon

    Chief Executive
    South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust

    Nicola Haywood-Cleverly

    Chief Digital and Information Officer, Director of Digital and Data
    Lincolnshire Police

    Jason Hogg

    Chief Constable
    Thames Valley Police

    This panel will explore the importance of transforming public opinion.

    By enhancing the visibility and transparency of emergency services, we can effectively attract the right talent, ensuring candidates understand the expectation...

  • 10:00 am - 10:20 am

    Main Room

    Headline Sponsor Presentation

  • 10:20 am - 10:40 am

    Main Room

    Dragons' Den

    Our signature ‘Dragons’ Den’ session provides each solution provider with an opportunity to deliver a short pitch, explaining why they are here and how their services can help tackle some of the sector’s ongoing challenges.

  • 10:45 am - 12:00 pm

    Main Room

    Coffee break and business meetings

    15 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.

  • 12:05 pm - 12:25 pm

    Main Room

    Inclusive culture and leadership

    Jayen Parmar

    Deputy Head of Digital, Data and Technology
    College of Policing

    Through real-world examples of successful diversity initiatives, we will showcase the positive impact of embracing inclusivity in emergency services.

    Join us to discover effective strategies for cultivating an inclusive culture an...

  • 12:30 pm - 12:50 pm

    Main Room

    Gold Sponsor Presentations

  • 12:55 pm - 1:15 pm

    Main Room

    Navigating cloud transformation

    This short workshop session will focus on strategies, case studies, and best practices in the cloud transformation to optimise operations, data management, and communication while ensuring security and compliance.

  • 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm

    Main Room

    Networking Lunch

  • 2:05 pm - 2:25 pm

    Main Room

    Platinum Sponsor Presentation

  • 2:30 pm - 2:50 pm

    Main Room

    Building a customer-centric, collaborative culture

    Ann Millington

    Chief Executive
    Kent Fire and Rescue Service

    Kent Fire and Rescue Service have successfully embedded a programme of transformational change over the last seven years centred around the words “customer” and “colleague”. In this session, Ann Millington will share how this has...

  • 2:55 pm - 3:15 pm

    Main Room

    Gold Sponsor Presentations

  • 3:20 pm - 3:40 pm

    Main Room

    Strengthening community and business engagement

    Vicki Sellick

    Chief Experience Officer
    St John Ambulance

    In this keynote address, Vicki Sellick will share the experience of St John Ambulance in elevating community and business involvement. Discover innovative strategies to foster trust, collaboration, services – internally within the orga...

  • 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

    Main Room

    Coffee break and business meetings

    15 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.

  • 5:05 pm - 5:35 pm

    Main Room

    Driving efficiency, productivity and value for money across the emergency services

    ACC Owen Weatherill

    National Mobilisation Coordinator
    National Police Chiefs’ Council

    Reflecting on a stellar career spent leading inter-agency collaboration at a national level, ACC Weatherill will share strategies to enhance efficiency, boost productivity, and maximise value for money across the tri sector.

  • 5:45 pm - 7:30 pm

    Main Room

    Hotel check-in/Free time

  • 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

    Main Room

    Drinks reception and Networking dinner

    Networking sessions – throughout the event we host a networking lunch as well as a dinner and drinks reception to give you ample opportunity to connect with your peers and suppliers over the learnings from the event. Dinner is served i...

  • 12:55 pm - 1:15 pm

    Breakout Room 1

    Automation for efficiency improvement

    Reflecting on the deployment of RPA in emergency services with a particular emphasis on efficiency and productivity gains and return on investment, as well as improved response times and resource allocation for safer communities.

  • 2:30 pm - 2:50 pm

    Breakout Room 1

    Embedding digital skills within the organisation and community

    Discover strategies to integrate essential digital skills, enhancing service efficiency, communication, and community engagement. Transform your agency into a techsavvy, responsive force.

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BLPN 2023

7th - 8th November, Horwood House, Milton Keynes