Threat and risk continually transform, like a virus, suddenly breaking out and almost inevitably surprising and catching us on the back foot.
The globalisation of business has led to the globalisation of threat and risk, and it’s therefore vital for both security professionals and business leaders to work together in attempting to moderate the ‘almost inevitable’ into the ‘nearly predictable’.
The most effective way forward is surely in shared experiences and knowledge.
The need to constantly adjust our focus and have the flexibility necessary to react to the changing face of the evolving threat demands that we continue to develop our risk assessment skills in concert with technological advances.
This year, Consec’s eminent speakers assembled by the Association of Security Consultants (ASC) provide a wealth of expertise and experience gained in the diverse fields of IT, the Armed Services, security design and the police service.
While it’s true to say that each business approaches security from a different perspective, the speakers at Consec will share and explore their own particular experiences. The pooling of that knowledge is a key element to maintaining safety, security and the continuity of business.
Who should attend?
Consec 2008 will be of interest to consultants and employees of Government, the police service, commerce, finance, retail and the industrial sectors as well as security professionals, architects, designers, contractors. Anyone, in fact, with a direct responsibility for security and safety of their staff and company assets should attend.
The Conference Programme
09:30 – 10:10 Registration and Coffee
10:10 – 10:20 Introduction, Programme and House Rules. Chairman: Peter Clarke CVO OBE QPM (former assistant commissioner, specialist operations for the Metropolitan Police Service)
10:20 – 10:45 Keynote Speaker. Lord James Bethell (Patron of the ASC)
10:45 – 11:15 How to realise the massive investment in CCTV’. Mick Nevillle (detective chief inspector, Metropolitan Police Service)
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee
11:30 – 12.00 ‘Design guidance and building resilience against terrorist attack’. John Haddon (director of Arup and leader of Arup Security Consulting)
12.00 – 12:45 ‘Explosive effects mitigation’. Dr John Wyatt (chairman, technical director and principal lecturer, SDS Group)
12:45 – 13:00 Presentation by major sponsor, Lenel
13:00 – 14:15 Luncheon and Exhibition
14:15 – 14:45 ‘Threat horizon – information security threats of the future’. Andy Jones (senior research consultant, Information Security Forum)
14:45 – 15.15 ‘Policing a fractured society: the lessons of Iraq’. Kevin Hurley (chief superintendent, Metropolitan Police Service)
15:15 – 15:30 Closing remarks from the chairman, afternoon tea
Consec 2008: The Speakers
Lord Bethell
Lord Bethell is communications director for Policy Exchange, the Westminster ‘Think Tank’ described by The Daily Telegraph as “the largest, but also the most influential think tank on the right”. James was formerly managing partner of Portland, the communications agency with clients like Google, Apple, Porsche and Vodafone.
He has five year’s journalistic experience as staff reporter at The Sunday Times and other national newspapers and political experience as Conservative Parliamentary candidate, working for US Senator Robert Dole and EU Commissioner Lord Brittan.
Peter Clarke
Peter Clarke joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1977 after graduating in Law from Bristol University. Twenty years later, he assumed command of the Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Department with responsibility for the protection and security of the Royal Family and their residences, the diplomatic community in London and the Houses of Parliament.
In June 2002, Peter was appointed head of the Anti-Terrorist Branch at New Scotland Yard and national co-ordinator for terrorist investigations. He retired from the Metropolitan Police Service earlier this year as assistant commissioner, specialist operations and is now working as an independent consultant.
John Haddon
John Haddon is a director of Ove Arup and Partners, a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of The Security Institute and the practice leader of Arup Security Consulting. John has practised security engineering since his appointment as a graduate engineer at Arup in 1978.
He served as a visiting professor at the University of Cranfield, Shrivenham Campus in October 2003.
Dr John Wyatt MBE MIMgt MIExpE PhD
John Wyatt spent over 25 years in the British Army, for the most part as a bomb disposal officer. He has been intimately involved in the follow-up investigations of many bomb incidents in which people have been killed or seriously injured, and has seen at first hand what measures are likely to reduce these effects.
Over the past 20 years, John has been providing advice and training to central and local Government and commercial organisations on how to mitigate the effects of explosive devices. He is the UN’s blast consultant for Europe and North Africa, and lectures regularly to professional institutions. John’s PhD is in explosives engineering.
Mick Neville
Mick Neville served in the Royal Military Police and joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1989. As a dedicated informant controller in south London, he introduced a successful system of using sources to identify suspects in CCTV images.
Neville was the senior investigating officer for the fox hunting demonstration which occurred in Parliament Square. Much use was made of video and CCTV evidence, and he introduced systems to use victims of offences to view footage.
Mick is currently the detective chief inspector in charge of Operation Javelin, where he has been instrumental in turning CCTV evidence into the so-called ‘Third Forensic Discipline’.
Andy Jones BSc MBA CISSP
Andy Jones is a senior research consultant with the Information Security Forum – an independent, not-for-profit association of 300 of the worlds’ leading organisations.
Andy joined the Forum back in 2004, bringing a solid industry background within information security. He has over 20 years’ experience within the IT industry working in a number of roles ranging from programming to technical strategy for blue chip companies.
Prior to joining the Forum, Andy was head of information security at a major UK retailer, having previously been a security consultant for a large international airline.
Andy holds a CISSP qualification, an MBA from Lancaster University and a BSc from Southampton University. He is also an associate member of the American Bar Association.
Kevin Hurley
Kevin Hurley boasts 28 years’ service with the Metropolitan and City of London Police. Currently the Borough Commander for Hammersmith and Fulham, he has served with the police in both uniform and CID in a variety of roles including the Regional Crime Squad and the National Criminal Intelligence Service.
While with the City of London Police he held various posts, including those of head of territorial policing and head of counter-terrorism and public order.
Kevin has served two tours in Iraq as a Territorial Army officer. As part of his first tour he was deployed to Camp Bucca Detention Camp with the overall responsibility for the interrogation of insurgent suspects. During his second posting, Kevin was deployed in the rank of assistant chief constable as the head of the Law and Order Pillar for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Basra. He later transferred to Baghdad in order to advise on the production of a strategic policing plan for the country.
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