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Conference Speakers

Danny Martland

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Director Safety, Health & Environment Military Air & Information

BAE Systems

Nigel Whitehead

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Group Managing Director Programmes & Support

BAE Systems

Karl Carter

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Technology Director

British Sugar plc

Karl Carter is a main Board Director of British Sugar with responsibility for Technology throughout the British Sugar Group which has interest in the UK, Spain, Africa and China.

The Technology agenda includes replicating best practice across the Group but also includes developing new processes and products such as biofuels and other renewable products.

Karl has worked for British Sugar for 39 years and has been responsible for Operations and Agriculture at Board level.

British Sugar is one of the largest sugar producers in the world and is recognised as being the best in its class, within the markets it operates in.

Frank Sykes

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HSE Inspector

Health and Safety Executive

Frank has been a HSE Inspector since 1979 covering a range of work from agriculture to heavy chemicals and the non licensing side of nuclear power stations - just about everything except construction.

Between 1991 and 1993 he worked in the HSE Policy Division in a section which dealt with the classification of chemicals including negotiations at EC National Expert Meetings in Brussels and Milan.

He worked on the first version of the Chemicals Hazards Information and Packaging Regulations 1991 (CHIP) and wrote all the initial guidance.

Since 1993 he has been a Principal Inspector based in Norwich managing a wide variety of operational work in East Anglia.

Paul Verrico

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Solicitor-Advocate

Eversheds

Paul is an Associate in the Eversheds Regulatory group, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Member of the Solicitors' Association of Higher Court Advocates.

Specialising in corporate criminal defence, his experience covers health and safety, environment, road traffic and education disciplines.  He regularly defends proceedings brought by the HSE, EA, Local Authorities and VOSA.  Paul is part of the BAE advice team at Eversheds.

Paul's recent experience includes acting for a contractor following an electrical explosion, advising a primary industry business following a quarry fatality, advising a steelworks following a slinging fatality, acting for a bus company and their transport manager following a double wheel loss at a Public Inquiry before the Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain, acting for a white goods distributor following radiation exposure at a warehouse, representing a food company following a factory explosion, representing an individual following a traffic fatality, advising a leisure operator following a rat infestation and representing a mining company at a lengthy inquest in North Yorkshire.  Paul is currently involved in advising on seven different fatal incidents.

Paul conducts his own advocacy whenever possible and in 2010 achieved a highly favourable conclusion for a tourism company following an inquest into a holiday park death.

Paul has written numerous articles for major trade publications and national newspapers.  Paul designed and leads the Health and Safety Training team which educates Eversheds' clients on regulatory matters, and in the past year he has personally trained over 1,700 delegates both on public courses and in-house with outstanding feedback.  He also holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Education and was awarded the Lincolnshire Award of Merit in Education for outstanding contribution to that sector in his previous career as a lecturer.

Subash Ludhra

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President Elect

IOSH

Subash, a chartered fellow of IOSH, has a wealth of experience in risk management, having worked across sectors and disciplines in a truly diverse 23 year career to date.

His dedication to the occupational health and safety sector saw Subash voted IOSH President Elect in November 2010.

Qualified as an Occupational Hygienist, Subash now specialises in Risk Management and Loss Control.

Having started his career in local government, Subash then moved to the brewing industry, working for Grand Metropolitan and Courage Brewing as their southern region H&S Advisor.  His next career move lead him to Rentokil Initial where he worked within several divisions including Textile Services and Catering Services where he was one of the board directors.

In 2002, Subash founded a successful risk management and loss control consultancy that has provided services to blue chip companies, as well as SME's in the UK and around the world.

An experienced trainer, Subash regularly contributes to a number of health and safety publications and has been involved with the production of several health and safety documents for trade associations and the Health and Safety Executive.

Subash is firmly committed to helping reduce unacceptable risk in all walks of life and the associated injuries, ill health and suffering it can bring through technical and behavioural management programs.

Richard Haddon

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Chief Executive Fountains Group

& Chairman of Haddon Consultants Ltd

  • Richard Haddon is an experienced CEO who specialises in high risk industries
  • He leads all improvement initiatives with safety as a true value which is paramount in all that he does
  • He has proven on all his business improvement initiatives that concentrating on safety has the consequences of dramatically increasing profit, customer satisfaction and compliance
  • Company reputation is greatly enhanced, high morale, mutual respect and trust are evident throughout the business
  • Richard shares his experiences and techniques through his own company.  He minimises his activities in this area to around 20 days per year, concentrating more time on his CEO responsibilities
  • He does not consider himself a Consultant, rather a person who is actively practicing the approaches that he enjoys sharing with others
  • Richard has won Industry safety Awards for all the companies that he has managed over the last twenty years, whilst leading them to record financial performances, proving that safety does not cost, it actually saves money as well as lives

Dr Deborah Allen

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Managing Director Corporate Responsibility

BAE Systems

Simon Howison

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Engineering Director Military Air & Information

BAE Systems

Tim Bannerman

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Director

AKT Productions Ltd

Following graduation with an M.A. in English at Cambridge University, Tim trained as a journalist and subsequently worked as a freelance contributor to several publications, both national and provincial.  An Equity card with a Theatre-In-Education company led to the graduate course at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and a subsequent theatrical career.

Ten years ensued in repertory, radio, films, corporate videos and TV.  Tim wrote and directed several plays and TIE programmes, during this time and was Artistic Director of the Young National Trust Theatre Company.

While living and working in France as a teacher, writer and actor, Tim discovered the work of the distinguished French industrial consultant and philosopher, Michel Fustier and together they collaborated in the refining of an original approach to change and development.

Tim is a founder Director of AKT with primary responsibility for development, programme design and facilitation.  He is a fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commence for his contribution to the cross-fertilisation of Arts and Business.

About AKT Productions

AKT Productions Limited is the UK's premier provider of theatre-based learning resources.  With an unequalled track-record of delivery, AKT has been developing high quality learning and development programmes for over 15 years.

At AKT we work with our clients to create unique learning and development courses.  Each training intervention is designed to the client's own specification.

In addition to skilful facilitation and tuition, we use a range of techniques such as roleplay, theatre and video to ensure that participants find learning memorable, engaging and effective.

Andrew Davies

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Managing Director Maritime

BAE Systems

Chris Boardman

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Managing Director, Military Air & Information

BAE Systems

 

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