Roundtable dinner discussion: 5 October 2021, 7pm for 7.30pm to 9.30pm

Resilience First, in conjunction with the National Preparedness Commission, will be holding a private members’ dinner on 5 October. The guest speaker will be Roger Hargreaves, Director of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) in the Cabinet Office.

Roger joined the CCS in 2020 following his time as Maritime Director at the Department for Transport. Roger has wide experience in the government and commercial sectors. He is currently leading the implementation of the government’s Integrated Review and he will be addressing this topic at the dinner.

 

Attendance by special invitation only.

 

Should the dinner have to be cancelled because of the pandemic, a webinar will be held in the afternoon of 5 October with Roger as a guest speaker.

 

For any queries, please get in touch at contact@resiliencefirst.org

 

 

 

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