Safer Crowds, Safer Venues Conference Programme 2025
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We are delighted to return to Middlesbrough for the second edition of Safer Crowds, Safer Venues: the UKCMA conference for everybody who is involved in commissioning, planning, or delivering events and festivals, who works in sports stadiums and cultural venues, or who has responsibilities for safety in the public realm.
Our 2025 programme brings together an international line-up of specialists, academics, and thought leaders, to deliver sessions covering the most important topics of the day, alongside interactive, hands-on training.
There will also be plenty of opportunities for networking and socialising, and the chance to make new contacts and collaborations at our evening drinks event and networking breakfast – so make sure you book your tickets for these!
Programme
Programme – Day One
| Start Time | Speakers | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Registration and coffee | ||
| 13:00 | Welcome | ||
| 13:10 | BJ Harrington | Chief Constable, Essex Police | Keynote addressThe Widening Police Mission and the Role of Technology and Data in Policing and the Policing of Public Space | |
| 14:00 | Chris Simpson | DCI – Head of Engagement | NaCTSOMichael Kill | Chief Executive | NTIAEric Stuart | Director | Gentian EventsAnne Marie Chebib (Chair) | Managing Director | Select Security and Stewarding Ltd and Chair of the UKCMA | Protests, Social Disorder, CT, and the Rise of Social Media | |
| 15:00 | Crowdguard | Russ Phillips | Meet the Supplier | |
| 15:10 | Tea Break | ||
| 15:40 | Michelle Russell | Chief Executive | SIA | Keynote address | |
| 16:30 | Paul Kinkaid | Managing Director | Forensic Outcomes Robert Kaiser | Founder and CEO | PPSS Group Satia Rai | CEO | IPSABecky Stevens (Chair) | Managing Director | Hybred Events | Creating Safe Spaces: Building the Culture, Setting the Narrative | |
| 17:30 | Serco | Ben Crabb | Meet the Supplier | |
| 17:40 | Setting the scene for Day Two | ||
| 17:45 | Networking Drinks Event(tickets required) |
Programme – Day Two
| Start Time | Speakers | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 | Networking Breakfast(tickets required) | ||
| 10:00 | Philip Kolvin, KC | Keynote addressSafety, Security, Service – and Science. | |
| 10:50 | Ian Baird | Outdoor Events Development Manager | Brighton and Hove City CouncilIra Rosen | President and CEO | Ira L Rosen, LLCMiriam Stone | Director of Operations | Official ASM GlobalTim Roberts (Chair) | Owner/Director | TESS | Safer Crowds, Safer Venues: Learnings from the Recent Past | |
| 11:50 | Emma Parkinson | Course Director | Coventry University | Snakes on a Plane: Crisis Management and Crisis Comms | |
| 12:50 | CrowdCows | Sander Teunissen | Meet the Supplier | |
| 13:00 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 | Welcome back and The Confessional Box | ||
| 14:15 | Eric Stuart | Director | Gentian EventsEmma Stuart | Events and Operations Manager | What could possibly go wrong? A TTX based on real life scenarios. | |
| 15:30 | Anne Marie Chebib | Chair of the UKCMA | Managing Director | Select Security and Stewarding Ltd | In Conversation with the Home Office | |
| 16:15 | Thanks and Close |
