The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives Ambulance Leadership Forum (ALF) 2025:
11-12 March, The Queen’s Hotel and The Park Plaza Hotel, Leeds, UK
Transforming workplace culture, maximising digital opportunities and improving strategic leadership in the ambulance service are just some of the topics on the agenda for the hottest ticket in the annual NHS ambulance sector calendar – the Association of Ambulance Chief Executive’s Ambulance Leadership Forum 2025, to be held at The Queen’s Hotel and The Park Plaza Hotel in Leeds between 11-12 March 2025.
Organised and managed by AACE this prestigious event offers senior managers, suppliers and others with an interest in ambulance services the opportunity to join forces and share ideas and best practice in a supportive and high-profile environment. Delegates from both the UK and overseas can look forward to two days of exceptional speakers and presentations.
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Places at ALF always go fast, so don’t delay! As ever with this high-level conference and networking opportunity, ALF 2025 is open to all with an interest in pre-hospital urgent and emergency care – clinicians and senior managers through to directors and board members of NHS and associated healthcare bodies, as well as suppliers.
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Speakers
The Ambulance Leadership Forum has become one of the most significant dates in the ambulance service calendar with a high-profile line-up of speakers planned for 2025. Keep an eye on this page for updates as the conference agenda is finalised.
Day one will focus on the main conference programme while the morning of day two will feature several separate breakout sessions across concurrent conference streams to allow focused groups to learn and exchange ideas of particular interest. Then, all conference delegates come together on the afternoon of day two for a plenary and final keynote speakers.
The Awards Dinner 2025
On the evening of Tuesday 11 March 2025, ALF will host an Awards Dinner. Dress code is business suit / smart casual (uniform or black tie is not required). As always, the Awards Dinner will be an excellent opportunity for Ambulance Leadership Forum attendees to applaud excellence, discuss developments from the last year, and network with colleagues.
However, most importantly, the evening provides an opportunity for AACE and colleagues to recognise staff and volunteers from across all UK ambulance services who have provided outstanding service, in a variety of categories that represent the whole breadth of service delivery.
Research papers
As in previous years at ALF we will feature presentations at conference of research papers relevant to ambulance service delivery and leadership (watch this space for a call for abstracts). This welcome addition to the already busy agenda will provide a prestigious platform for those seeking to provide evidence for development and change.
The venues – The Queen’s Hotel and The Park Plaza Hotel, Leeds, UK
To accommodate the growing ALF event, AACE are pleased to announce two venues which are situated adjacent to each other close to the main Leeds railways station. It will be the first time ALF has been staged in Leeds and we anticipate it being particularly popular with ALF delegates.
Accommodation with be allocated at one of our conference hotels and confirmed in February 2025. Book now to avoid disappointment.
Getting there
Leeds has fast become one of the most accessible and well-appointed conference cities in Yorkshire, being close to major road networks and containing an abundance of hotels and restaurants.
For those preferring to let the train take the strain, we are excited to announce a special partnership with LNER, offering ALF 2025 delegates an exclusive 25% discount on rail fares. This partnership through Conference Leeds provides an excellent opportunity for seamless, sustainable travel to Leeds, enhancing your conference experience.
Click here to book and use your 25% off discount password: Conlee2024.
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Additional details
For more details about key speakers and updates to the agenda, keep an eye on this page, follow us on X or contact alf@aace.org.uk.
Thanks to our sponsors
We are delighted to announce that our conference partner for ALF 2025 will be Priority Dispatch and our key sponsor will be the Ortus Group. We also thank our full range of wider sponsors for supporting the event.
Did you attend ALF 2024?
If you did and would like a recap, simply log in using your existing delegate details and you’ll be able to view speaker presentations (in the ‘Documents’ section), as well as the on-demand videos and sponsor information.
If you have any queries, please contact a member of the ALF team at ALF@aace.org.uk
>> Get a recap of the previous face-to-face ALF conference (2023) here