Paul Budden has over 23 years’ experience in health and safety, fire safety and event safety, working across a wide range of industries, venues and live events in the UK and internationally. His career has encompassed senior leadership, strategic consultancy and operational delivery within sport, leisure and other complex environments. His expertise includes health and safety management, fire risk assessment, event safety planning, risk management, emergency preparedness and contingency planning. Within event safety, Paul has experience supporting events throughout their full lifecycle, from initial concept and feasibility through planning and preparation, to live delivery, post-event debrief and review. Paul works with senior management, event organisers, local authorities, operational teams and key stakeholders, providing strategic advice and senior safety oversight throughout the planning and delivery process. His experience includes working within multi-agency environments and supporting complex decision-making, while maintaining a clear understanding of how safety arrangements need to work effectively in practice. Paul is also an experienced industry trainer, delivering training across his areas of expertise and using his practical experience to bring real-world context into the learning environment. His approach focuses on making technical knowledge relevant and applicable to the situations professionals face within their own roles and organisations. “Safety Never Sleeps” is at the heart of Paul’s approach and reflects the commitment he brings to his work.