One Response - How Blue Light Services Succeed Together in Terror Events and Major Incidents

01 Jul 2026
Theatre 1
Collaboration & Interoperability , Current & Emerging Challenges
Terror attacks and major incidents test every aspect of the emergency services—leadership, communication, trust, and inter-agency capability. This senior panel brings together national leaders from across the Blue Light Services to reflect on what truly makes collaboration work when everything is at stake. Drawing on experience from real-world incidents, the speakers will explore the barriers that still exist between organisations and the behaviours that break them down. Delegates will gain strategic insight into how executive leadership, shared accountability, and cultural alignment create the conditions for effective, life-saving partnership.
Chairperson
Pete Wakefield
Pete Wakefield, Founder - Fire Fighters Podcast
Speakers
Phil Garrigan
Phil Garrigan, Chair - National Fire Chief's Council
Jason Killens
Jason Killens, Chair - Association of Ambulance Chief Executives
Gavin Stephens
Gavin Stephens, Chair - National Police Chiefs' Council