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Andy Hayman was the Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary and latterly Assistant Commissioner at New Scotland Yard, responsible for protecting the Royal Family, government ministers, visiting diplomats in London, counter terrorism and security at UK airports. As the police service lead for counter terrorism, he led the investigation into the 7/7 London bombings and all terrorist plots between 2005 and 2008. In 2006, Andy was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his handling of the 7/7 investigation. In 2007, Andy led the challenging operation to prevent the bombing of seven transatlantic flights from London to the US. Andy oversaw the successful convictions of perpetrators and the prevention of further planned attacks.

Andy’s varied police career has given him experience in dealing with major criminality, corruption, security and management development at board level.

Since his retirement, he has utilised his background and reputation to support global and UK private sector organisations to tackle business continuity issues and improving market share. This area of expertise has been complemented with a successful media presence as author, television and radio commentator, onscreen documentary contributor and consultant.

Andy has been a retained columnist and security commentator for The Times, LBC news and ITV news, where his insights into policing, security and terrorism has provided unique perspectives on past and unfolding events. He has interviewed with the late Sir David Frost (Over the World, Al Jazeera), Stephen Sacker (Hardtalk, BBC) and Sir Trevor McDonald (Tonight, ITV).

Andy has presented and co-produced a three-part radio documentary Policing Britain, broadcast on BBC radio 4, which examined the challenges facing policing in Britain. He advised the production team for the BBC 2 four-part documentary 7/7: The London Bombings and featured as a contributor. This series told the full story of the London terrorist attacks, the aftermath and the failed attacks on London on 21st July 2005 as well as the fatal shooting of John Charles de Menzes.

He performed a similar role in the production of Amazon Prime TV documentary Real line of Duty. The series tells the true story of an undercover New Scotland Yard police unit, led by Andy, that targeted the Met’s corrupt police officers in the 1990’s.

Andy performed a unique role as production consultant for Disney Plus, for the docuseries Suspect. Their aim was to write and produce a drama documentary depicting the events and aftermath of 7/7 London Bombings. The production team were keen to use leading film actors to portray the main characters dealing with the bombing incident – some had Hollywood status. Max Beesley, an award-winning British actor played the part of Andy.

Andy is a successful author publishing The Terrorist Hunters in collaboration with Margaret Gilmore. This book offers an inside look at the UK’s counter terrorism efforts from the early 2000’s and 2008. It details Andy’s role in leading the response to these events and other major terrorist investigations.

Andy is a regular conference and after dinner speaker, offering both serious and light-hearted insight and reflection on his work with the government, royalty and managing major events.

He was awarded the Queens Police Medal (QPM) in 2004, an honour succeeded by CBE two years later.

When he’s not writing or speaking, Andy volunteers at local schools, which he finds very rewarding. He loves his time in the gym and at the theatre.

Jon Kay is a Chief Presenter on BBC Breakfast, the UK’s most-watched morning show. He co-hosts the live programme Monday to Wednesday every week – providing more than five million viewers with their daily fix of breaking news, political interviews, features, finance and fun.

Since joining the famous red sofa as a full-time host in 2022, Jon has played a key role in the BBC One team anchoring live coverage of major national events including the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the Coronation of King Charles III. Jon co-presented Breakfast’s special programme on the Post Office scandal in 2025, which won a BAFTA for the team’s news coverage of the event – the first ever BAFTA win by a breakfast television programme.

A true all-rounder who is interested in everything and everyone, Jon has fronted a wide range of live programmes including BBC One’s Crimewatch, Radio 4’s Saturday Live, 5 Live Drive – and a mid-Atlantic edition of The One Show marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster.

Jon has been a journalist for more than thirty years. You name it, he’s covered it – from crime scenes to courtrooms, riots to red carpets. He has worked as a correspondent in Los Angeles and Washington, as well as reporting from South Africa, Australia, Central America, Iraq – and every part of the UK.

With a first-class degree in Politics from Exeter University, Jon has interviewed the Prime Minister inside 10 Downing Street and criss-crossed the United States presenting a series of road-trip reports for the US Presidential election. Straight-talking and unstuffy, Jon is highly experienced at interpreting and explaining complex and challenging subjects for global and national audiences.

During the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, Jon co-presented a series of prime-time BBC One special programmes explaining the lockdown rules to an anxious nation. He has also fronted live outside broadcasts dealing with the cost-of-living crisis – chairing debates which include economists, politicians, business leaders and members of the public.

His style is reassuring, relatable, human and, when appropriate, cheeky. He famously discovered “Brenda from Bristol” while conducting vox-pops in the street during the 2019 General Election (“Not ANOTHER one!”)

People are always at the heart of Jon’s work. A trusted and empathetic broadcaster, he has led the BBC’s news coverage of the Madeleine McCann case and won a Royal Television Society documentary award for his BBC Panorama investigation which reunited a young man from Baghdad with the family he thought had been killed in the Iraq War.

Jon’s award-winning true-crime series Fairy Meadow – about the mysterious disappearance of Cheryl Grimmer from an Australian beach – is one of the BBC’s most popular podcasts, with millions of global downloads. Judges at the British Podcast Awards praised Jon’s compassion and sensitivity. His online articles about this story and many others regularly appear in the most-read section of the BBC website.

Jon is passionate about children’s literacy and is currently the face of the UK’s biggest writing competition, 500 Words. In that role, he has promoted the contest across the media, in schools across the UK and is chairing the final judging panel at Buckingham Palace.

Born in Hull and brought up near Manchester, Jon has lived and worked all over the UK. He now splits his time between Salford and Bristol, where he lives with his wife, three children and elderly cocker spaniel.

Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe was the most senior police officer in the UK. As Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (from 2011 to 2017), he led the Metropolitan Police, an organisation of nearly 50,000 people with a budget of £3.2 billion. He reported directly to the Home Secretary, was supervised by parliamentary committees and had national responsibilities, including leading counter terrorism policing throughout the UK and protecting the Royal Family and senior members of the government both at home and abroad.

He has used his expertise to report for Dispatches on Channel 4. In 2018, he presented Dispatches – Cannabis: Time to End the Ban?. In the programme, Bernard travelled to Colorado, to investigate whether the UK should follow in Colorado’s footsteps and legalise cannabis. After filming, Bernard called for the UK government to establish an expert commission to examine the evidence provided by the programme.

In 2019, he presented Dispatches – Britain’s Knife Crime Crisis: Young, Armed and Dangerous. In the programme, Bernard came face to face with a masked gang member carrying a blade.

Bernard continues to make regular appearances on television (ITV, Sky), radio (LBC), and podcasts.

Bernard’s career has been characterised by high achievement, having successfully delivered numerous strategic objectives and efficiency improvements while holding weighty appointments with substantial responsibilities. He has a wealth of experience in creating cultural change as well as developing and implementing new strategies to transform corporate identities. He has built his success on the simple strategy of Total Policing. This involves a war on crime and care for victims.

During his five-year tenure as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and as Chief Constable of Merseyside he delivered significant reductions in crime. In London, 20% and Merseyside, 36%. In both regions he reduced the murder rates, in London by 25%. Despite a £600 million decrease in police budget, Bernard maintained police officer numbers in the capital – while the rest of England and Wales lost 20,000.

Bernard faced significant challenges when he took command in 2011. London had been rocked by large-scale riots only a month prior, and the organisation was in crisis, having lost half the management board. In spite of these, he planned and delivered a safe city, a safe Olympics and saved £600 million.

During the next five years, the national threat level was set at ‘severe’ and attacks occurred throughout Europe. In the UK, only one terrorist attack got through during his command. He has continued to build the UK police and Security Service partnership, which is recognised as the best in the world with its profound links to neighbourhood-based community policing.

Bernard has extensive experience of policing major public events. These include the successful 2012 Olympics Games, 2008 Liverpool European City of Culture, state visits, the state opening of parliament, many major sporting events, and multiple large-scale political protests on the streets of London.

Bernard was made a life peer in October 2017 and has since taken up his role as a crossbencher in the House of Lords.

Bernard enjoys horse riding and football – he plays five-a-side and supports Sheffield Wednesday. He also loves opera.

Ayesha is a highly respected award-winning solicitor with more than 25 years of experience in the legal field. She runs her own law firm in Manchester which covers personal injury, family law, criminal injuries compensation, will writing and civil litigation, among more. She is acclaimed for providing clear, no-nonsense advice when it comes to divorce, child contact and domestic abuse.

Ayesha is a legal expert on the BBC One programmes Rip Off Britain and Morning Live. She has also contributed to Good Morning Britain, Sunday Morning Live, BBC Breakfast, The Victoria Derbyshire Show, Steph’s Packed Lunch, The One Show and Sky News. She has written articles for numerous publications and blogs. She has her own live call in show on a local radio station where she gives legal advice.

Ayesha co-presented Crime, Are We Tough Enough?, a five-part series for BBC One. In the programme, she examined why many believe the criminal justice system has broken down. Ayesha, who has represented many victims of crime, advocated for a tougher system with longer sentences, harsher prison environments and increased police powers to restore law and order on the streets. Ayesha interviewed victims, former criminals, prison officers, doctors and spent time with police on the front line. The programme was a widespread ‘pick of the week’ in the press.

Ayesha combines a warm and empathetic interviewing style with a firm pursuit of the truth, cross examining and grilling interviewees. She can explain legal concepts in a clear, accessible way, providing useful take home advice for audiences.

In 2019, she received awards for Best Business Women Awards and The English Asian Awards at the Law Society’s Excellence Awards.

Ayesha is proud of her working-class heritage and roots in Manchester. As a Pakistani Muslim woman, she is strong in her faith and commitment to issues that affect ethnic minorities.

Parm Sandhu is one of the UK’s foremost voices on policing, criminal justice, and leadership. With over 30 years of frontline and senior command experience in the Metropolitan Police Service, Parm broke barriers as the first—and to date only—Asian female Chief Superintendent in the force’s history. At this highly senior level, she led thousands of officers across complex, high-risk environments, directed major investigations into organised crime and counterterrorism threats, and commanded large-scale public order operations in London. She became known for her ability to make critical decisions under pressure, inspire confidence in her teams, and deliver results in the most challenging circumstances.

Since leaving policing in 2020, Parm has become a sought-after broadcaster, consultant, and motivational speaker. She delivers keynote talks to corporate, policing, and academic audiences worldwide on executive leadership, resilience, decision-making under pressure, and inspiring others to achieve against the odds. Her compelling personal journey—rising from a difficult childhood to one of the highest ranks in British policing—combined with her operational expertise, makes her one of the most in-demand speakers on leadership and human resilience today.

Parm is a regular presence across national media, providing expert commentary for BBC News, Sky News, ITV News, Channel 4, Channel 5, LBC, Radio 4, Times Radio, and Good Morning Britain. She is widely recognised for her authoritative contributions to major crime documentaries, including: Social Media Monsters (Channel 4); Thomas Ewan Documentary (Channel 5); I’ll Be Watching You – The Dr Lam Hoe Yeoh & Neil Corbel Case (Channel 5 True North); Evil Killers – India Chipchase; Vanished; A Killer Makes a Call – Wag Documentary; Jay Slater Documentary; Vanished – The Hunt for Britain’s Missing People (6-part series); Nicola Bulley Documentary; Police 999: Clear and Present Danger (Channel 5); Stephen Port Documentary; and Murder Island (6-part series).

Her memoir, Black and Blue, offers a rare inside account of reaching the upper echelons of British policing while overcoming discrimination, adversity, and the realities of high-stakes law enforcement.

Today, Parm continues to influence the future of policing as Managing Director of the London Policing College. In recognition of her outstanding contribution to public service and leadership, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters (D Litt) by the University of West London.

Recognised internationally as a trailblazer, inspirational leader, and authoritative voice on policing, Parm Sandhu combines operational credibility with motivational storytelling. Whether on screen, in print, or on stage, she brings authenticity, authority, and inspiration—making her a trusted expert and a highly sought-after figure in both media and professional forums.