City Security and Resilience Networks (CSARN) is an independent, not-for-profit, UK-based business membership group dedicated to promoting business security, resilience and staff safety across the UK.
The organisation provides security and business continuity briefings, training workshops and intelligence/advice for Britain’s business communities and emergency services and is funded overwhelmingly by business community representatives.
Following the sporadic devastation caused by the recent rioting, and in the build-up year to the Olympic Games (where there are some 650 training locations outside the capital), CSARN has determined to deliver free business continuity and business security briefings up and down the country in order to support established businesses and SMEs.
As CSARN chief executive Richard Bingley states: “The rioters will not be allowed to impact our country’s great entrepreneurial heritage.”
Forthcoming events to support the business community
(1) Briefing
This event brings together expert opinion to discuss the policing of public disorder, building and facilities protection, gathering intelligence on fast-moving social networking, the preparative work of the civil contingency secretariat and further solutions for the business community.
To attend free of charge register via: [email protected]
Location: The Carthusian Suite, City of London
Time: 9.00 am-noon
Date: Wednesday 24 August 2011
(2) Briefing
Presenters from Government, the police and the corporate security world will give briefings on UK and Ireland domestic security risks covered in the fortnightly CSARN Business Risk Monitor.
They will cover Olympics security, Northern Ireland, international terrorism in the UK, the resurgent far right and Trade Union strike schedules and planning.
This event will be run association with Esoteric, CSARN strategic partners and technical surveillance counter-measures experts.
Registered CSARN members and invited stakeholders only may attend this event.
To enquire about booking please contact: [email protected]
Location: The Carthusian Suite, City of London
Time: 9.00 am-noon
Date: Wednesday 21 September 2011
(3) Training
Covering open source and Government help, insurance and liability, kidnap and ransom, risk assessment and due diligence, executive protection, handling the media and planning media for a major incident as well as a live interactive exercise.
To enquire about booking please contact: [email protected]
Venue: exact location given to booked delegates (City of London, near Barbican tube)
Date: 5 October 2011
(4) Conference
Threats and organisational vulnerabilities from Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear hazards present complex challenges for business and employers in relation to staff safety, business continuity and public recovery.
To enquire about booking please contact: [email protected]
Venue: City of London
Date: 7 October 2011
(5) Training
Threats, risks and opportunities across social media to business (and the advent of countering fraud and terror funding through ‘wargaming’) are covered by CSARN’s experienced cyber security trainer and advisor to UK and international police forces.
What are the risks to your business? How do you positively harness social media, yet remain secure? What is the best way to develop a realistic social media security strategy?
To enquire about booking please contact: [email protected]
Venue: exact location given to booked delegates (City of London, near Barbican tube)
Date: 14 October 2011
(6) Briefing
CSARN brings a panel of national security, business continuity and crisis management presenters together to share good practice.
Speakers from Merseyside will showcase the region’s expertise in dealing with major events management and the protection of CNI and iconic sites.
National presenters will cover UK and international threats from terrorism, organised crime, fire and flooding resilience issues, crisis leadership, business continuity, Olympics security and national security/resilience planning.
This event will be run in association with Liverpool City Council and Merseyside Police.
To attend free of charge register at: [email protected]
Venue: City of Liverpool (venue tbc, hosted by Hill Dickinson LLP)
Date 19 October 2011
(7) Conference
Featuring senior level presenters and attendees from across corporate, Government and police backgrounds including public order commanders, representatives from the Olympic Security Directorate, hospitality, banking, facilities, close protection and counter-fraud professionals.
Event run in association with Deloitte and BT.
To enquire about booking please contact: [email protected]
Venue: Deloitte hq, City of London
Date: 31 October 2011
(8) Briefing (CSARN members only)
CSARN’s quarterly intelligence update briefing from the CSARN research team and Government partners on global and domestic terrorism, political violence and extremism in the UK and cyber security/organised crime.
To enquire about booking please contact: [email protected]
Venue: AXA, City of London
Date: November 2011
(9) Briefing
MPs, Lords and business leaders gather together for CSARN’s bi-annual assessment to Parliament of international business risks impacting UK plc from different regions of the globe including the Middle East, Latin America and South Asia with particular focus on the ‘BRIC’ countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China).
Elements to include physical security, multi-hazards risk mitigation and the new Bribery Act.
To enquire about booking please contact: [email protected]
Location: Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London
Date: November 2011
(10) Conference
The annual CSARN North West Conference in partnership with the Manchester Business Continuity Forum involves key national and international practitioners in security, resilience and crisis leadership who’ll share lessons in major events planning, crisis recovery, corporate security, executive safety and protection and business continuity planning.
To enquire about booking please contact: [email protected]
Venue: Manchester City Hall
Date: 8 December 2011
(11) Briefing
To enquire about booking please contact: [email protected]
Venue: Houses of Parliament
Date: January 2012
Unscheduled ‘fast time’ CSARN briefing events by demand
In addition, CSARN runs breakfast and evening briefings giving accurate and timely assessments of unfolding news events and business risks (members only).
During the past calendar year topics have included: the UK riots, crowd disorder, business travel safety, cyber security, CBRN, mobile phone security, aviation and transport security.
Parliamentary briefings and business security briefings are also run by CSARN in India and the USA .
Indeed, CSARN welcomes members establishing their own branches and meetings with prior authorisation from headquarters.
CSARN’s networks actively connect together more than 15,500 highly engaged, senior UK business security leaders, and encompass more than 150 corporate ‘member partners’ across UK core cities (including many global legal, financial, professional, logistical, transport and hospitality organisations).
Some – including AEG The 02, AON, BT, Barclays, Berwin Leighton Paisner, Clifford Chance, Deutsche Bank, DLA Piper, Eversheds, EON, First Group, Herbert Smith, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Nomura Bank, Marsh and McLennan, MITIE, UK National Counter-Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO), Sodexo, SNR Denton, Takeda pharmaceuticals, Virgin Atlantic and the Victoria BID – choose to be profiled on CSARN’s website.
Many large UK public sector organisations including national assemblies, city councils, Government departments and emergency services also sit within CSARN membership in their own right.
Governance: what happens at CSARN?
CSARN is overseen by an international Advisory Council, open to application from within its membership, and is presently chaired by Lord Harris of Haringey.
Toby Harris recently replaced CSARN’s esteemed inaugural chairman Sir David Veness, former UN Under-Secretary for Safety and Security.
CSARN runs annual member events oversees including the Transatlantic Resilience Exchange with USA cities and members. The next will be to Chicago and Charlotte in March 2012.
This series of educational and networking was launched in April 2011 in partnership with the business group Chicago First, AON, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the City of Chicago Emergency Management Office.
During 2009 and 2010, CSARN ran a members’ tour delivering resilience and networking briefings across India’s seven largest cities in partnership with Bombay First and the Confederation of Indian Industry. Member partners are encouraged to initiate, present at and host CSARN events overseas if this is useful for them.
For further information access CSARN’s website (a dedicated link is provided at the foot of this page)
