Speaker/s
Lee Goodenough, Executive Director, Harmony Fire
Lord Gary Porter, Political Leader and National Voice on Housing Safety
Kevin Bolt MBA, Managing Director, Step-Change Management
Eleanor Kelly, Former Chief Executive
Session Outline and Objectives
How do you save £20 million and shave six years off your building safety programme—without cutting corners?
That’s exactly what Edinburgh Council achieved using the Life Safety First Framework: a board-level toolkit that turns unknown risk into full assurance, with resident safety at its core.
In a post-Grenfell world, regulators, residents, and boards are demanding answers. Downgrades, budget chaos, and blind compliance are leaving councils exposed. And while AI and smart tech promise breakthroughs, without a solid safety framework they can create more confusion than clarity.
This high-energy panel brings together:
Lee Goodenough, CRO, who shaped the framework now transforming safety across the UK.
Lord Gary Porter, political leader and national voice on housing safety.
Takeaways
A proven roadmap – how downgraded councils can restore credibility and regulatory confidence.
Smarter investment – the £20m/6-year lesson: spending the right money on the right risks.
Future-ready safety – why AI and smart tech only work when built on a strong, accurate analytical base.
Come curious, leave equipped: this is not another policy talk—it’s a practical, regulator-aligned framework that could transform your council’s safety strategy, balance sheet, and reputation.
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