ALARM Conference 2023 - Sustainability: The human element

Hannah Beddis

Principal Associate, Weightmans

Alix Bedford

Risk Proposition Manager, Zurich Municipal

Louise Bedford

Partner, Kennedys

Louise is a Partner at Kennedys within the Local Authority and Abuse Team. She specialises in claims involving allegations of historic child abuse including issues around vicarious liability, duty of care and neglect. Louise’s work involves high profile and sensitive matters, advising on safeguarding issues and reputational risk.

Louise has spent a number of years working with one local authority client in the drafting and operational management of a redress scheme, a form of alternative dispute resolution which compensates survivors of historic abuse. She also has experience of dealing with claims involving allegations of stress, bulling and harassment, as well as general employers’ liability, occupiers’ liability and highways claims.

Charlie Bolton

Insurance & Risk Officer, Lincolnshire County Council

Kella Bowers

Partner and Head of Social Care, Forbes Solicitors

Katrina Boyd

Partner, DWF

Nigel Brook

Partner, Clyde &Co

Helen Brown

Partner, Weightmans

Ian Carroll

Head of Abuse, Keoghs

Andy Catley

Director - Cyber Security, EMEA, Aon

Sarah Chapman

Assistant Head of Insurance Services, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Andrew Clarke

Partner, Weightmans

Andrew is a Partner in the Local Government team based in Weightman's Leicester office. He acts for many local authorities, police and fire services, housing providers and education establishments across the country in relation to a wide range of issues.

Andrew specialises in complex, high value, multi-party litigation and has significant experience of stress, bullying, assault and harassment claims, as well as flooding, subsidence and highway winter maintenance claims.

Jonathan Clay

Partner, Clyde & Co

Based in Clyde & Co's Manchester office, Jonathan is a Partner and Public Sector Lead for casualty claims. He manages client relationships and has experience in both public and employers’ liability claims. Jonathan’s experience has evolved throughout the years. He now advises clients on managing risks and improving the risk experience in employers’ and public liability claims, providing policy advice and legal risk services.

Paula Clowes

Head of Assurance, Essex County Council

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James Coe

Partner, Wonkhe

Simon Colvin

Partner, Weightmans

Chris Coyne

Audit Manager, National Audit Office

Carol Dalton

Partner, Kennedys

Tim Devine

Regional Managing Director; Government, Housing, Education and Public Sector, Gallagher

Steve Dickson

Lead Emergency Planning & Resilience Consultant, Essex County Council

Richard Done

Commercial Operations Director, Polygon Group

Paul Dudley

Carl Dunckley

Risk Control Manager, Risk Management Partners

Paul Edwards

Director, Keoghs

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Sarah Erwin-Jones

Partner, Browne Jacobson

Phil Farrar

National Development Director, Risk Management Partners

Joshua Faulkner

Sales Engineer, Cybereason

Ian Gibbs

National Technical Manager, Sedgwick

John Goodman

Partner, DAC Beachcroft

Alison Goodwin

Public Sector Practice Leader, Aon

Andy Gray

Risk Engineer, Protector Insurance

Chris Griffin

Head of Risk and Resilience, University of Warwick

Carolyn Halpin

Head of Assurance and Compliance, Thirteen Housing Group

Jack Harding

Barrister, Deka Chambers

Olivia Hart

Associate, Plexus Law

Russell Heppleston

Risk Manager, National Audit Office

Perry Hill

Partner, DWF

Andy Hopkin

Partner, Browne Jacobson

David Knapp

Partner, DAC Beachcroft

David is a Partner at DAC Beachcroft's London office and leads the Specialist Liability Team. For over 35 years he has been valiantly defending local authorities and emergency services. David has successfully defended a wide variety of claims. These include abuse, assault, bullying and harassment, human rights claims, data protection, unlawful arrest and detention, and misfeasance in a public office.

Stuart Lambert

Account Director - Public Sector, Cybereason

Kevin Lane

Principal Risk Officer, Lincolnshire County Council

Wynne Lawrence

Legal Director, Clyde &Co

Dominic Lion

Director & Head of Sustainable Real Estate, Gallagher

Dr Fran Longstaff

Head of Psychology, Fika

Chris Lowe

Barrister, Ropewalk Chambers

Garth Marshall

Head of Climate Change and Sustainability, Zurich Municipal

Carl May-Smith

Partner, Browne Jacobson

James McDowell

Head of Fine Art, Aon

Beverley Nichol

Head of Risk Management & Insurance, West Yorkshire Police

Lauranne Nolan

Associate, Keoghs

Sue Nugent

Risk Manager, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service

Kathryn Oldfield

Partner, Kennedys

Kathryn is a Partner in Kennedys' Local Authority and Abuse Team. Kathryn specialises in public sector and liability defence work, with considerable experience dealing with catastrophic injury and abuse matters, as well as having particular expertise in employers’ and public liability work.

Gary Oxley

CBT and EMDR Psychotherapist,

Janice Oxley

Partner, Dawson & Burgess

Penelope Page

Business Continuity Manager, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary

Lucy Porter

Graham Precey

Chair of the Sounding Board, Social Value Portal

Simon Protano

Fleet Risk Consultant, Risk Management Partners

Simon has worked in the driver training industry for the last 31 years initially as an approved driving instructor progressing to management roles with a number of high-profile driver training companies. He has always been passionate about driver development and improving road safety and since moving into the fleet industry almost 20 years ago has worked with some of the largest UK and international mixed fleets. This included designing and implemented a range of highly successful driver training and fleet risk solutions. 

Simon regularly acts as a guest speaker for Fleet News and the Health & Safety Executive, explaining the benefits of occupational road risk management, including creating a positive driver culture, developing fleet policies, the use of in-vehicle CCTV and implementing a robust road traffic collision investigation process.  

Steve Rayner

Head of Insurance, Norfolk County Council

Paul Redington

Property Major Loss Team, Zurich Municipal

Starting his insurance career as a graduate trainee, Paul has been handling customer’s losses for over 31 years. His claims experience at some of the UK’s leading Insurers has also encompassed managing large motor, casualty and professional indemnity exposures. This has included experience in setting and maintaining head office claims handling technical best practices.

He also contributes to the company’s output on various risk topics, looking to share insight and loss management advice. As a 'Sustainability Influencer' within Zurich, Paul helps to further the Insurer’s efforts in reducing the carbon footprint of claims fulfilment, and to help customers improve their resilience to a range of property risks, including those impacted by the effects of climate change

Julia Reffell

Managing Director - Public Sector Practice, Marsh

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Christine Rishton

Principal Associate , Weightmans

Christine is a commercial solicitor with an extensive range of experience, but a particular focus on advising upon long-term energy infrastructure projects aimed at delivering the Government’s Net Zero Strategy. Christine helps clients with energy performance contracts and decentralised energy schemes and is looking forward to advising clients on offtake arrangements (in particular corporate power purchase agreements) as more and more non-fuelled energy power stations come on line.

Ruth Rule-Mullen

Partner, Forbes Solicitors

John Shaftoe

Managing Director, Maven Public Sector

Helen Snowball

Partner, Kennedys

Helen leads Kennedys' Local Authority and Abuse Team. Helen is a dispute resolution and defendant personal injury lawyer. Her specialism is handling high-value and complex risk litigation involving allegations of historic child sexual abuse and neglect. Her expertise in this area of risk involves a number of high-profile Court of Appeal and High Court cases, and she works closely with clients to provide crisis management in respect of press and media interest. 

Bobby Talalay

Barrister, 5 Essex Court Chambers

Bridget Tatham

Partner, Browne Jacobson

Rebekah Tomlinson

Partner, Plexus Law

Isabelle Turnnidge

Solicitor, DAC Beachcroft

Chris Walker

Head of Risk Management, Durham University

Richard Wood

Head of Sales, Zurich Municipal