Women Talking Fire Technical Conference 2026

Women Talking Fire are delighted to invite you to this year's Technical Conference on Friday, 19th June 2026.  Join us to talk, listen and learn at this one-day fire safety event designed to inspire, inform and develop delegates.  

There will be a pre-Conference welcome dinner on Thursday, 18th June.

Conference tickets cost £150.  Tickets for the welcome dinner are £50 and can be purchased with the Conference tickets.

Earlybird Conference tickets available at a 20% discount until 1st May 2026.

This year's Technical Conference will be hosted by Jude Evans, Fire Engineer and host of the Not All Fire podcast.

Conference Programme:

    8.30am     Tea and coffee on arrival

    9.00am     Welcome by Jude Evans

    9.15am     Keynote by Dame Judith Hackitt

    10.15am   Coffee break

    10.30am   A Fire Service Perspective on Statutory Consultations by Lynsey Seal, 

                       Principal Fire Engineer at London Fire Brigade

    11.30am   Reform of the Fire Engineering Profession by Dr Barbara Lane, Arup Fellow

    12.30pm   Lunch

    1.30pm     Beechmere Retirement Village Fire by Kris Clowes and Hayley O'Keefe at

                       Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service   

    2.30pm     Let's Talk Lifts! by Martin Chadwick and Val Champion at Stannah Lifts

    3.30pm     Coffee break

    3.45pm     Applying for Engineering Council Registration with CABE by Amy Chatfield, 

                       Head of Membership Services at the Chartered Association of Building Engineers

    4.30pm     Closing remarks by Jude Evans and Close at 4.45pm

Welcome Dinner

A Welcome Dinner will be held on Thursday, 18th June 2026 at the Norton Park Hotel at 7pm with pre-dinner drinks at 6.30pm and a quiz after dinner.

Tickets for the dinner are £50 and can be purchased with the Conference tickets.

Getting to the Conference

Norton Park Hotel is approximately 8 miles from Winchester. The nearest mainline train station is Winchester. We will be providing a minibus taxi service from Winchester train station on Friday morning and back on Friday afternoon. Please email women@talkingfire.co.uk if you would like to book a minibus seat. The hotel has free car parking. See the hotel website for more details: Directions | Norton Park Hotel, Spa & Manor House, Sutton Scotney

Overnight Accommodation

Available on Thursday, 18th June 2026.  Can be booked at a discounted rate of £132 per person (including VAT) per room for bed and breakfast (based on single occupancy). Quote ‘Women Talking Fire’ when contacting Norton Park directly by phone on 01962 763000. Online hotel booking websites may offer cheaper rates.

Cancellation Policy

Tickets are non-refundable however we will transfer the the ticket to another attendee up to 24 hours before the event. It is not possible to amend dietary requirements or meal choices when tickets are transferred.