Agenda Summary

08.30

Registration and Refreshments

09.00

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Phil Kidner, CEO, TETRA Association

09.10

Examining the new generation of Control Rooms in Denmark as a result of the implementation of TETRA in Danish emergency services

Søren Ipsen, Chief Fire Officer, Danish Fire Service

09.40

Identifying the prerequisites for significantly reducing the number of Command & Control Centres as Sweden is looking at a future merger of all Swedish police forces into one police force

Per-Ove Povén, Chief Inspector, Stockholm County Police

10.10

Reacting to a fast changing operational environment – leveraging control room communications to keep the railway running

Alistair Montgomery, Operational Task Manager, London Underground

10.40

The rising digital pressure - How next-generation 112 systems can use new digital information and share it with field units

Chuck Richards, Head of Emergency Management – UK, Cassidian Systems

11.10

Morning Refreshments

11.40

Turning information into intelligence – examining the Real Time Intelligence Centre project of the Dutch police

Martien Hoogebeen, VTS Police Netherlands

12.10

Examining how the co-location of police, ambulance and fire services can significantly improve inter-agency cooperation and field operations

Bo Edström, Senior Fire Officer, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency

12.40

Optimising communications between field and Command & Control rooms

Hanna-Miina Sihvonen, Project Manager in Public Safety and Security Projects, Laurea University of Applied Sciences Finland

12.10

Lunch

14.10

Exploring the need for a better and safer coordination between all the Danish emergency services

Line Laudrup, Project Coordinator, SINE (Safety Network) 

14.40

Highlighting recent developments in European Public Safety mobile communications

Hans Borgonjen, Vice Chairman, Tetra Association & Member, LEWP-RCEG (Radio Communication Expert Group of the Law Enforcement Working Party of the European Council)

15.10

Assessing how mobile broadband communications can change Control Room operations

David Taylor, Lead Consultant, Analysys Mason

15.40

Modern Cloud technologies for Control Rooms - fact or fiction?

Robin Davis, Project Director, Actica Consulting

16.10

Afternoon Refreshments

16.30

Examining how end users are leveraging new technology to optimise Control Room operations and enhance inter-agency cooperation and collaboration

In this session the speakers will determine what impact new technology will have on Control Rooms in terms of physical design technological design, organisational design, changes in operations and the changing role of the operator. The presentation will be followed by an interactive discussion session.

Kevin Gregory, Deputy VTS (Vessel Traffic Services) Manager, London Port Authority

Steve Perman, Head of Technical Strategy and Common Services Engineering Service Delivery, NATS (National Air Traffic Services)

Reinard Van Loo, Usability Specialist, Frequentis

18.30

Chair’s Closing Remarks

18.40

End of Conference Day One

Networking Drinks Reception

IIR would like to invite you to join speakers, sponsors and supporters at an informal drinks reception, where you can discuss the issues of the day in a relaxed atmosphere.

CONFERENCE DAY TWO - 2ND DECEMBER 2011