This year’s agenda for the ever-popular Expertise & Guidance Theatre at FIREX will cover issues ranging from the challenges of lithium-ion battery fires to a panel of residents discussing their experiences of the building safety crisis.
Below, we’ve outlined the full agenda taking place over the three days of the show between 16-18 May on the FIREX Expertise & Guidance Theatre – this year, sponsored by Aico.
Tickets to FIREX are free, and give access to IFSEC, Safety & Health Expo and Facilities Show too, which all have their own theatre agendas.
FIREX Expertise & Guidance Theatre: Tuesday 16 May
11:00-11:30: We’re not fire safety experts. Fire safety measures – the resident’s view
- Deepa Mistry, CEO, Building Safety Crisis
- Nichola Venables, CEO, New Build Database
- Ian Moore, CEO, Fire Industry Association (Chair)
11:45-12:15: Male allyship in the fire safety industry: Is it the right thing to do? Is it going too far?
- Dexter Allen, Trust Fire Safety Manager, RSCH Brighton Helideck Manager, Facilities and Estates Directorate
- Kevin Day, Programme Leader of Fire Risk Engineering, Glasgow Caledonian University
- Benjamin Ralph, Partner and Head of Fire Safety, Foster & Partners
- Alan Wheal, Group CEO, EA-RS Group
12:30-13:00: Golden years. Where does the Golden Thread lead?
- Andrew Cooper, Managing Director, Global HSE
- Robert Norton, UK Lead, PlanRadar
13:15-13:45: Someone mentioned height, what about risk instead? Fire safety – back to basics!
- Andy Frankum, Chair, National Social Housing Fire Strategy Group
- Jan Taranczuk, Vice Chair, London and South East Group
14:00-14:30: How new technology can improve compliance, reduce install times and carbon footprint
- Ross Markham, Director, Cygnus and Bull Products
14:45-15:15: Individual competence: Proving, maintaining, renewing
- Trevor Jenks: SSAIB National Training Manager
15:30-15:45: How to ensure your risk and compliance management is fit for future
- Colin Simpson, COO, Risk Warden
- Brent Young, CTO, Risk Warden
16:00-16:30: Closing the gaps and driving up standards of specification and installation of cavity barrier systems
- Ashley Phillips, Business Development Manager, FSi
FIREX Expertise & Guidance Theatre: Wednesday 17 May
11:00-11:30: Is our reliance on lithium ion batteries safe or sustainable?
- Matt Humby, Senior Technical Sales Consultant, Firechief Global
11:45-12:30: Time to talk. Mental health awareness in the fire sector
- Michelle Agius, Managing Director, Eurotech
- Stephen Haynes, Mates in Mind
- James Jones, Managing Director, Vimpex
- Tom Simmonds, CEO, Allsaved
- Ian Moore, CEO, Fire Industry Association (Chair)
12:45-13:15: What’s next for PEEPs?
- Elspeth Grant, CEO/Specialist PEEPs Advisor & Trainer, Triple A Solutions
- Liz Kimber & Joe Dowd
- Samantha Shimmon, Strategic Lead – Housing Services, East Suffolk Council
13:30-14:00: What’s new in BS 8629 – an overview of the 2023 amendment to the Code of Practice for Evacuation Alert Systems
- Andy Scott, Projects Director, C-Tec
14:15-14:45: The European classification system explained
- Peter Barker, Technical Manager, Warringtonfire
15:00-15:30: Raising standards and competence in the fire and security industry
- Tom Brookes, Chairman, Fire & Security Association
- Trevor Jenks, National Training Manager, SSAIB
- Andy Reakes, Director of Growth & Development, JIB
15:45-16:15: Firestopping in high risk buildings
- Alastair Brockett, Code & Approval Manager, Hilti
- Paolo Mininni, Firestop Product Manager, Hilti
- Michal Skrna, Technical Marketing Manager, Hilti
FIREX Expertise & Guidance Theatre: Thursday 18 May
11:00-11:30: Building Safety Act – Knowing your new responsibilities
- Adrian Mansbridge, Legal Director, Addleshaw Goddard
- Natalie Sellar, Managing Associate Global Investigations, Addleshaw Goddard
11:45-12:15: Preparing a safety case for a higher-risk building: Arguments and evidence for building safety assurance
- Luke Emmet, Principal Consultant, NCC Group
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