An award-winning conference programme

In 2025 The Blue Light Show won Best Content Programme by delivering a sector-shaping educational programme including a defining and historic moment, coming from Figen Murray OBE who took to the stage to share a significant moment for public safety and venue security in the UK.

In 2026 the bar has been set even higher.

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93% of visitors met their education objectives via the award-winning programme

More world-class training & education available in 2026

Martyn's Law Conference 

Get clear, practical guidance on the Protect Duty, including:

  • legal and operational expectations,
  • how agencies and venue operators collaborate on readiness,
  • real case studies on coordinated incident response,
  • actionable steps to prepare people, places and processes.

A must-attend programme for anyone responsible for public protection and operational resilience.

A Powerhouse Panel

Hear from all three chairs of the Chief Executive Associations in panel where they will be discussing the future and necessity of collaboration within Blue Light Services. This will be a first of its kind: 

Phil Garrigan - Chair: National Fire Chiefs Association

Gavin Stephens - Chair: National Police Chiefs Association 

Jason Killens - Chair: Association of Ambulance Chief Executives and CEO London Ambulance

Enhanced Operational Training

Education is our superpower and in 2026 we are expanding the amount of training available. Access five streams across nine theatres, including brand new streams, zones and platforms:

The Critical Response Theatre in partnership with British APCO

Public Safety & Threat Mitigation Zone in partnership with Westminster Group

Forensics Europe Expo returns under new leadership, bigger, broader & built for the future

Conference streams include:

Future resilience demands seamless collaboration. Understanding how services work as one is key to improving readiness and protecting the public. This theme focuses on cross-agency coordination, shared solutions to common challenges, effective communication frameworks, and lessons learned from major incidents.

With demand and pressure rising, safeguarding the workforce is now a strategic priority directly linked to retention, performance and service delivery. This stream explores proactive wellbeing strategies, trauma support, protection in toxic environments and organisational approaches that protect mental health and build long-term resilience in high-pressure environments.

Budgets are tightening while expectations are growing; those who understand new procurement frameworks and funding allocations will be best placed to secure investment. Sessions will examine strategic sourcing, sustainable supply-chains, collaborative purchasing models, and effective resource planning for future service demands.

Organisational strength starts with people – this theme explores leadership, inclusion, professional standards and skills for the future frontline. It highlights adaptive training, ethical practice, talent pipelines and initiatives that support a competent, confident and diverse public-service workforce.

From Martyn’s Law to AI, climate events and geopolitical risk – staying ahead of evolving threats is essential to strategic planning. This track offers insight into horizon scanning, policy shifts, operational risk, and innovative solutions to strengthen resilience across rapidly changing threat landscapes.

Two days of powerful, practical participation for senior leaders & frontline teams

This event is not about theoretical best practice. It is about real situations, real lessons and real outcomes.

Practical insights from real cases and incident debriefs
Clarity on legislation including Martyn's Law
Access to new technology & tools designed specifically for the emergency services
Knowledge you can take back to your organisation and put into immediate action

A programme for the sector, shaped by the sector

The Blue Light Show is shaped in collaboration with a prestigious group of partners and an advisory board that truly reflects the priorities and needs of the frontline community.

The result? A world-class, expert-led, CPD-accredited conference, free to attend, ensuring high-value engagement, built around the real challenges and priorities of the emergency services.

 

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Registration will open for tickets in January 2026 and if you would like to secure a group booking for your team to attend it is advised to complete the registered interest form.

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Meet and engage with over 5,000 of the most senior members of the emergency services over two days of untapped networking opportunities.

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