09:00 - 09:45
REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING

SESSION ONE: INDUSTRY UPDATE
Chair: Savannah Coombe, Editor, letsrecycle.com

09:45 - 10:00
PRIORITISING FIRE RISKS
Jacob Hayler, Executive Director, Environmental Services Association

10:00 - 10:15
TACKLING THE WASTE FIRE ISSUE
Nicola Hopley, Deputy Director Circular Economy Growth Plan, Defra

10:15 - 10:30
PROTECTING PEOPLE AND PREVENTING BATTERY FIRES: AN OPERATOR'S PERSPECTIVE
Joseph Powell, Senior Manager, Veolia

10:30 - 10:45
Question & Answer

10:45 - 11:15
Tea, Coffee & Networking

SESSION TWO: HEALTH & SAFETY
Chair: Savannah Coombe, Editor, letsrecycle.com

11:15 - 11:30
RISK MANAGEMENT FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
Louise Mansfield, Legal Director (Criminal Regulatory), Bevan Brittan
Emma Hall, Associate (Criminal Regulatory), Bevan Brittan

11:30 - 11:45
UPSTREAM WASTE PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY
Chris Jones, Director of Risk Management and Compliance, Cory Group | Former WISH Chair

11:45 - 12:00
RISK MANAGEMENT FROM AN ENGINEER/PROJECT MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE
Raihan Noor, Technical Director, Waste Infrastructure, SLR Consulting

12:00 - 12:15
Question & Answer

12:15 - 13:15
Lunch & Networking

SESSION THREE: ANTICIPATING FIRE RISKS
Chair: Guy Kefford, Business Development Specialist, Blazequel

13:15 - 13:30
ANTICIPATING RISK: A RISK-BASED APPROACH TO FIRE PROTECTION
Keith Picton, Director, Blazequel

13:30 - 13:45
AN INSURER’S PERSPECTIVE ON FIRE PROTECTION: ADEQUACY, RELIABILITY AND SPEED OF RESPONSE
Adrian Simmonds, Insurance Risk Engineer, AJSimmRisk

13:45 - 14:00
FIRE ROVER IN ACTION: FM APPROVAL AND PROVEN PERFORMANCE
Will Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer, Fire Rover

14:00 - 14:15
Question & Answer

14:15 - 14:45
Tea, Coffee & Networking

SESSION FOUR: KEY CHALLENGES AND CASE STUDIES
Chair: Beth Jones, Reporter, letsrecycle.com

14:45 - 15:00
MOVING VEHICLES/TECHNOLOGY
Jonathan Davies, Industry Manager, Finning UK & Ireland

15:00 - 15:15
VAPES: HAS THE BAN WORKED?
James Wallace, Group Fire Safety Manager, Biffa
Luke Walter, Regional Manager, MRFs, Biffa

15:15 - 15:30
FIRES IN WASTE: IT'S A MATTER OF WHEN, NOT IF
Warwick Hooper, Director, Smartrium
Ian Wilkinson, Group Operations Director, Sortera

15:30 - 15:45
ONE SPARK. ONE FIRE. ONE MAJOR DISRUPTION
Jonathan Hamill, Managing Director, Fagus GreCon

15:45 - 16:00
Question & Answer

16:00
Chair's Closing Remarks