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Due to the recent unavailability of some government speakers, this event is unfortunately going to be rescheduled.
FloodFighters 2010
Helping Business Communities to Survive Floods
Industry groups, regulators, emergency planners and other interested parties will be brought together by City Security and Resilience Networks (CSARN) to offer their views on how best to protect business, staff and critical infrastructure from severe weather and flooding scenarios.
Sir Michael Pitt's 2007 review into the UK floods concluded that the Government should “establish a systematic, coordinated, cross-sector campaign to reduce the disruption caused by natural events to critical infrastructure and essential services”. An estimated £3bn of damage was caused during the 2007 floods which generated the largest peacetime rescue operation in the UK, according to Fire and Rescue Services.
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Agenda
| Chair of the Day / Brett Lovegrove |
| 09:00 |
Andrew Gilligan / London Editor
Daily Telegraph
Broadcaster keynote: Human impact of flooding
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| 09:30 |
Emergency Planning Officer / tbc
Role of Business in Economic Recovery |
| 10:00 |
Senior Speaker / Zurich Insurance
Insurers Perspectives: Steps for Employers to Consider
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| 10:30 |
Chief Fire Officer Paul Hayden, MA, MSc, MIFireE /
Hereford and Worcestershire Fire Service
Search and Rescue Optimising Multi-Agency Working and working with the private sector to build business resilience |
| 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:30 |
Chief Officer Steve McGuirk /
Greater Manchester [GMC] Fire Service
Chief Fire Officer Perspective: Encouraging business planning; response parameters and how business can most effectively engage with First Responders |
| 12:00 |
Tim McGarr / Risk & Business Continuity
The BSI National Standards
Safer Business through national standards: the BSI approach to business continuity |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 13:30 |
Malcolm Weatherall / UK Met Office
The Pitt Review: Government response to flooding and civil defence: Implementing the Severe Weather report recommendations two years on - with the outcome of giving delegates information about the severe weather warning service now coming online.
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| 14:00 |
Nick Haycock / Haycock Associates
Addressing the problem of flood risk information for incident and business management - what sources are available and what do they say, what can responders and business do - a case study from Cumbria.
Sir Michael Pitt expressed concerns about the quality and availability of flood risk information available, what can be done about this?
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| 14:30 |
UK Cabinet Office (tbc)
The Flood and Water Management Bill 2010, how it will provide better, more comprehensive management of flood risk for people and businesses. |
| 15:00 |
Q & A
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| 15:30 |
Close |
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Awaiting Reschedule
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FREE to CSARN Members
Delegate fee £225 + VAT
Third and Public Sector £165 + VAT
+44 (0) 1306 876 856
mail@csarn.org |
