Is Your Business Ready to Respond?
As the UK moves towards enacting Martyn’s Law, Milton Keynes City Centre is taking proactive steps to ensure businesses are prepared for any emergency. With security and crisis resilience becoming a top priority for organisations of all sizes, MyMiltonKeynes (My-MK) is bringing together industry experts, law enforcement, and local businesses for a Business Breakfast at Unity Place—a pivotal event designed to help businesses understand protective security, improve their response to the risk of terrorism and help save lives.
Location:
Unity Place
200 Grafton Gate Milton Keynes MK9 1UP
Date:
Thursday 27th March
Time:
7:30am - 10am
Speakers
Jill Farnsworth
CEO, MyMiltonKeynes
Jill is responsible for the day-today management of the BID. She works in partnership with the Board of Directors and is responsible for setting the strategic vision of My-MK.
Sergeant Rob Duffy
Thames Valley Police
Thames Valley Police is one of the 43 police forces in England and Wales and is the largest non-metropolitan force. It covers over 2,200 square miles and three counties: Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
Chief Inspector Matthew Sulley
Thames Valley Police
Matthew chairs the Local Resilience Group, which is a multi-agency partnership made up of representatives from local public services, including the emergency services, local authorities, the NHS, the Environment Agency and others.
Professor Sir Keith Porter
citizenAID
Keith Porter is a leading British trauma surgeon, renowned for his contributions to both civilian and military trauma care.
Nick Cook
Counter Terrorism Policing
Counter Terrorism Policing is a collaboration of UK police forces working with the UK intelligence community to help protect the public and our national security by
preventing, deterring, and investigating terrorist activity.
Panel discussion
Our panel discussion, led by Paul Davis, Chair of My-MK Board, will bring together Roger Young, Head of Operations at centre:mk, Milton Keynes City Council's Emergency Team Leader Chris Londy and Henry Parsons and Julie Orr from MK University Hospital, to talk through how their organisations prepare for an emergency.
Agenda
7:30am
Arrive for coffees, pastries and networking
8:00am
Jill Farnsworth, CEO of My-MK
Brief welcome and introduction
8:05am
Chief Inspector Matthew Sulley, Thames Valley Police.
Matthew chairs the Local Resilience Group, which is a multi-agency partnership made up of representatives from local public services, including the emergency services, local authorities, the NHS, the Environment Agency and others. He will outline the work that this group undertakes to ensure Milton Keynes is prepared in the event of an emergency.
8:15am
Nick Cook, Counter Terrorism Policing
Martyn’s Law is expected to be enacted in 2025, meaning public facing premises will have to adopt measure to protect against potential threats.
Nick will outline the wealth of advice, guidance and learning your business can access for free to ensure you and your staff understand protective security and improve your response to the risk of terrorism.
8:30am
Sergeant Rob Duffy, Thames Valley Police
Find out about Project Servator, a policing tactic that aims to disrupt a range of criminal activity, including terrorism, while providing a reassuring presence for the public. The approach relies on police working with the community – businesses, partners and members of the public – to build a network of vigilance and encourage suspicious activity to be reported.
8:40am
Professor Sir Keith Porter, citizenAID
Keith Porter is a leading British trauma surgeon, renowned for his contributions to both civilian and military trauma care. Passionate about education and public preparedness, he co-founded Trauma Care, a charity focused on trauma treatment education, and citizenAID, which empowers the public to respond effectively in emergencies before professional help arrives.
9:00am
Panel discussion, led by Paul Davis, Chair of My-MK Board
Join representatives from the City Council and the business community, including centre:mk, to talk through how their organisations prepare for an emergency.
9:30-10:00am
​Grab another cup of coffee and visit our speakers and other local stakeholders at their stands to find out more.
Exhibitors include:
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Thames Valley Police
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Safer MK / MK City Council
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Office for Police Crime Commissioner
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Counter Terrorism Policing
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citizenAID