Hosted by Kennedys in Birmingham, the Midlands Committee welcome you to their third in-person event of 2024. The main themes for this event are learning, resilience and personal development, with sessions including a legal update presented by Denise Brosnan from Kennedys followed by Paul Donnelly from DWF hosting a session on artificial intelligence. To round up the day, Julia Reffell from Marsh, Denise Brosnan from Kennedys and Carol Fox from Shropshire Council bring you a panel session on approaches, recruitment, retention and wellbeing.
Registration and refreshments
Welcome
Registration and refreshments
9.30am – 10am BST, 19 September 2024 ‐ 30 mins
Welcome
Session 1 - Legal update
Session
Session 1 - Legal update
10am – 10.45am BST, 19 September 2024 ‐ 45 mins
Session
Denise Brosnan, Legal Director at Kennedys will be providing a general legal update to cover recent and interesting developments in the public sector over the last year or so.Speakers
Session 2 - Artificial intelligence
Session
Session 2 - Artificial intelligence
10.45am – 11.30am BST, 19 September 2024 ‐ 45 mins
Session
Simon will begin with an explanation of Artificial Intelligence (AI), providing a foundational understanding of what AI is and how it functions. We will then explore the role of AI in risk management, highlighting its transformative potential in processing large amounts of data quickly and accurately, and offering predictive analytics to foresee potential risks.
Following this, Simon will delve into specific use cases, starting with AI in tree damage inspection. Here, we will discuss the current challenges of traditional methods and how AI, through the use of drones and AI-powered cameras, can automate and enhance the inspection process, leading to timely and accurate data collection and proactive maintenance.
Lastly, Simon will examine AI in highways inspection, addressing the difficulties in maintaining and inspecting highways and how AI solutions, such as machine learning algorithms and high-resolution cameras, can detect and predict road defects, thereby improving safety and reducing the risk of accidents
Speakers
Break & refreshments
Refreshments
Break & refreshments
11.30am – 11.45am BST, 19 September 2024 ‐ 15 mins
Refreshments
Session 3 - How best to navigate a new renewable energy risk landscape
Session
Session 3 - How best to navigate a new renewable energy risk landscape
11.45am – 12.30pm BST, 19 September 2024 ‐ 45 mins
Session
With a clear focus now on climate change, clean air and energy security and with local authorities playing a crucial role in helping this transition this creates a new and complex risk landscape for those embarking on new project(s).
Carl will look to cover some of the differing challenges some technologies bring and how these risks can be mitigated and transferred to ensure we continue to deliver on our net zero targets whilst maintaining stakeholder confidence.
Speakers
Lunch and networking
Refreshments
Lunch and networking
12.30pm – 1.45pm BST, 19 September 2024 ‐ 1 hour 15 mins
Refreshments
Session 4 - Approaches, recruitment, retention and wellbeing
Session
Session 4 - Approaches, recruitment, retention and wellbeing
1.45pm – 3pm BST, 19 September 2024 ‐ 1 hour 15 mins
Session
This session will look at approaches to recruitment, retention and wellbeing. It will be an open discussion led by three panel members Julia Reffell, Managing Director Public Sector Practice, Marsh Ltd, Denise Brosnan, Legal Director, Kennedys and Carol Fox, Occupation Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager, Shropshire Council.Speakers