UK Resilience: Preparing Scotland

08:15, 1 - 2 Mar 2007
Savoy Place, London, WC2R 0BL

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Day One – Thursday 1 March 2007

08.15 – 08.55 Registration & Refreshments

08.55 – 0900 Administrative Remarks

0900 – 0905 Welcome.
• Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold CB FRAeS, Director, RUSI

0905 – 1015 Keynote Session.
Chair: Dr. Sandra Bell, Director, Homeland Security & Resilience Department, RUSI

• UK Resilience: A Scottish Perspective
 Bruce Mann, Head of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat, Cabinet Office
Ian Walford, Head of the Fire and Civil Contingencies Unit, Scottish Executive

1015 – 1045 Morning Refreshments

1045 – 1215 Session One: Preparing a Resilient Scotland.
Chair:  Christopher Samuel, Associate Fellow, RUSI

• A Framework for Preparing a Response
Ian Jordan, Fire and Civil Contingencies Unit, Scottish Executive and author of “Preparing Scotland”

• A Framework for Success?
Andrew Sinclair, Commercial Director, Glen Abbot Ltd.

1215 – 1315 Lunch

1315 – 1445 Session Two: Threats and Strategies – Facing up to Terrorism.
Chair: Professor John Grant, Lewis and Clark Law School and Emeritus Professor University of Glasgow

• Understanding the Threat from ‘New Terrorism’
Dr. Peter Lehr, Research Fellow, Centre for Study of Terrorism & Political Violence, St. Andrews University

• UK Counter-terror Strategy in Context: July 7 and Beyond
Malcolm Baker, Superintendent, SO15 Counter-terrorism Command, Metropolitan Police
• Scotland and Counter-terror Strategy

• John Corrigan, Asst. Chief Constable, Coordinator for Counter-terrorism,
Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland, Strathclyde Police

1445 – 1515 Afternoon Refreshments

1515 – 1645 Session Three: Mass Events – Looking to 2014.
Chair: Dr Sandra Bell, Director, Homeland Security & Resilience Department, RUSI

• The Role of Industry in Securing Mass Events
Tim Otter, Vice President Business Development, Smiths Detection

• Managing Crowds at Large Events
Simon Ancliffe, Managing Director, Evacuation Strategies

• Geographic Information - Core Data for Mass Events
John Kimmance, Head of Public Sector and Utilities, Ordnance Survey

1645 – 1730 Keynote Session.
Chair: Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold CB FRAeS, Director, RUSI

• Scotland’s Resilience: An Alternative Perspective
Ian Stewart, Deputy Editor, The Scotsman

1730 – 1930 Evening Reception – Our Dynamic Earth

Day Two – Friday 2 March 2007

0845 – 0915 Registration & Refreshments

0915 – 1045 Session Four: An All-Hazards Approach – Comparative Examples.
Chair: Neil Ellis, Head of Resilience, Homeland Security & Resilience Department, RUSI

• Grangemouth Spillage: Demonstrating Preparedness & Response
Andrew Cameron QPM BA, Chief Constable, Central Scotland Police

• The Buncefield Disaster: Emergency Response
John Clarke, Head of Public Protection, Dacorum Borough Council

1045 – 1105 Morning Refreshments

1105 – 1220 Session Five:  Corporate Resilience.
Chair:  David Lonsdale, Assistant Director, CBI (Scotland)

• The Maturity of Scottish Corporate Resilience
Gordon Mackie, Chairman, Scottish Continuity Group

• Resilience in Practice: A Utility Company Perspective
Gordon Irving, Director of Group Security, Scottish Power

• People and the Work Area: Building Resilience
Mike Osborne, Managing Director Business Continuity, ICM Computers Group plc

1220 – 1305 Lunch

1305 – 1430 Session Six: Cohesion of Emergency Services.
Chair: Brigadier Davey Kirk CBE, Commander, 51 (Scottish) Brigade

• View from the Police Service
John Vine QPM, Chief Constable, Tayside Police

• View from the Ambulance Service
Michael Herriot, General Manager Risk & Resilience, Scottish Ambulance Service National Risk & Resilience Department

• View from the Fire Service
David Wynne MBA, Chief Fire Officer, Dumfries & Galloway Fire & Rescue Service

1430  Closing Remarks & Departure. 

• Dr. Sandra Bell, Director, Homeland Security & Resilience Department, RUSI