— All registrations for the Fire Chiefs Forum are closed —

7 October 2025 | 9:30 AM-5.30PM | Novotel Stevens Hotel, Singapore

Chair: Gillies Crichton, Head Assurance (Retired) AGS Airports, Managing Director, Resilire Assure Ltd

Agenda

1. Welcome and Opening Remarks
   – Introduction by Chair
   – Overview of the Forum
   – Acknowledgment of Distinguished Guests
   
2. Group Terms of Reference
   – Chair: Gillies Crichton
   
3. Presentation: Cancer Awareness and Fire Fighter Safety (30 mins)
   – Speaker: John Lord, Training Specialist and Crisis Incident Management
   – Insights from a leading Trainer and Practitioner
   
4. Presentation: Tactical Approach to Firefighting in modern and future composite aircraft (45 mins)
   * Speaker: Kim Olsen
   * Following the lessons learnt from the Haneda Tokyo airport crash involving a A350 aircraft, the Speaker will share the response tactics and resources to deal with modern composite made aircraft fires.
   
5. Workshop: Responding to Challenges in the ARFF Industry
   * Issues and impact for future of the ARFF; (20 mins)
   * Fluorine free foams – the good and bad points; (20 mins)
   * ARFF education standards and competence; (20 mins)
   * Human factors in aircraft crashes; (10 mins)
   * Safety Management Systems; (15 mins)
   * Business resilience in the ARFF; (10 mins)
   
6. Panel Discussion: Global Best Practices in Airport Fire Safety
   – Moderator: [Gillies Crichton]
   – Panelists: (to be confirmed)
   
7. Closing Remarks and Future Directions
   – Summary of Key Takeaways
   – Vote of Thanks
   
8. Networking Break
   – Refreshments
   – Networking Opportunities

Hotel Accommodation:
Special rates for the following hotels below are offered for delegates for a limited time only. Please click on the links below to book your hotel accommodation in Singapore.

Novotel Singapore on Stevens: https://bit.ly/iafpa-novotel
Mercure Singapore on Stevens: https://bit.ly/iafpa-mercure

Note 1: The Fire Chiefs Forum precedes the 2-day IAFPA conference scheduled for 8-9 Oct 2025.

Note 2: There are limited spaces for this Fire Chiefs workshop, and we urge all interested Fire Chiefs to register with IAFPA Administrator for an invitation. We are 60% to capacity as of 27 May 2025.

Note 3: [Updated – 26 August 2025] Fire Chiefs Forum on 7th October 2025 is fully booked. Seats are still available for 8th and 9th October 2025.

Registration: Fire Chiefs forum, please contact IAFPA Administrator – sue.dharan@iafpa.asia or WhatsApp at +65 96739091