Speakers

Stephen Arundell is the current head of the Civil Protection Service for the London Borough of Redbridge, holding the role since October 2022. He leads the resilience agenda across the organisation that employees 3,500 members of staff in an operational budget of £240M. Prior to the he worked in the National Health Service (NHS) UK at several Trusts (BHRUT, UCLH, RFFT and at NHS England). He holds a wide range of certifications in emergency Planning and response. Including a PgCert from the University of Wolverhampton. Stephen has been a member of the Emergency Planning Society (UK) since 2008 and achieved full membership via upgrade assessment in 2011. Since 2018 and following nomination to the board, he has severed as the Director of Governance, and since 2022, he has held the position of Vice Chair of the Society. In addition to membership of the Emergency Planning Society (UK) Stephen is a member of the following professional bodies: Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Member; Institute of Civil Protection and Emergency Management (ICPEM) Fellow; Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh Faculty of Prehospital Care (RCSED) Member; Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) Associate Member; International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Member.