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Conventional wisdom is that business life wont be quite the same for at least a while. But how does the security world plan for whatever comes next? Some things we cant know but some perhaps we can, and this webinar focusses on these issues. It will explore the relationship between security and strategic initiatives and the pressures on budgets and how they might be managed. If economic hardship follows, as seem likely, how can security prepare? How can it retain budgets if not increase them? What are the strategic routes to adding value? Points covered will include:
 
How far can we predict what the ’new normal’ will look like?
In what ways can security think constructively about adding value?
Where does security look to for support?

Panelists:
Dan Sauvageau, SVP & Chief Security Officer, Fidelity Investments (USA)
Glenn Farrant, CEO & Founder at CriticalArc (USA)
Les Allan, Director of Safety, Security and Logistics at Heriot-Watt Univeristy (UK)
Esther Hoban, Programme Manager, Estates and Facilities, Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)


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Previous webinars have painted a mixed picture of the performance of corporate security departments during the crisis. On the one hand it has highlighted their value as a key stakeholder in organisational response, underlining why they are important to the business and all its operations. Where this is the case, will it last? For others it has shown that security departments are too narrowly focussed, that business contingency/crisis managements experts have been the real gainers and security has been shown to up to be of lesser importance. There is a mixed message too on which other corporate professionals have been shown to be important to security and the future implications including for the role of suppliers. This webinar will examine these issues, specific points to be covered will be:

What do we know now about corporate security we didn’t know before this crisis?
What are the implications for internal (other professionals) and external relationships (suppliers)?
How have crisis management plans fared in the crisis and what are the implications for corporate security?

Panelists:
Bob Hayes, Managing Director, Security Executive Council (US)
Martin Dunckley, Director of Security at Royal Mail (UK)
Glenn Schoen, CEO at Boardroom@Crisis BV (Netherlands)
Jayne King, Head of Security and Site Services at Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust (UK)


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In previous webinars the realities of a flourishing environment of opportunities for different types of economic crime offenders was laid bare. We should not be surprised that early statistics on crime patterns are bearing this out. We know many types of offenders seek new opportunities, fraudsters in particular perhaps, and a context where people are scared, unsettled, looking for answers/help/reassurance is ripe for knowledge fraudsters to exploit their trade. In this webinar we invite panellists who have been involved in judging or winning the Tackling Economic Crime Awards (TECAs) to assess the current state of affairs, how they are likely to unfold, and the implications for tackling offending post Covid-19. Topics to be discussed include:

What does the latest evidence tell us about patterns of offending?
How well or badly have those responsible for preventing economic crime performed in the crisis?
What should happen post Covid-19 and why?




Panelists:
Mike Haley, Chief Executive Officer at CIFAs (UK)
Marc McAuley, Head of Counter Fraud Operations at Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (UK)
Claire Jenkins, Forensic Accountant at Companies House (UK)
David Clarke, Director, Head of Integrity and Multilingual CDD at Guildhawk and Chairman at Fraud Advisory Panel (UK)


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We are all acutely aware that things will be different as we return, gradually, to a state that approaches a new normal. One of the prime concerns of all parties, indeed the main one, is keeping people safe when they are in locales that involve meeting others, this includes public spaces, offices, stores, leisure facilities and so on. Protecting people is the raison d’être of security, but how will this be approached? What will be the guiding framework? How can we define the guiding principles? This webinar will include the expertise of designers and architects to discuss:

What immediate issues has the coronavirus pandemic presented for public and private spaces, and how have these issues had an impact on security?

Longer term, what significant changes might we expect in how public and private spaces are used and planned, and how might these changes influence security What measures have been implemented, in different settings, that have made a significant difference and what design and security issues will need to be addressed in the near- and long-term?

Panelists:
Kevin Bingham, Council Member of International Union of Architects (South Africa)
Natalie Mossin, Head of Institute, Institute of Architecture and Technology, KADK (Denmark)
Thomas Vonier, President, International Union of Architects (France)
Emiel Blanckaert, Head of Security, FPC Antwerp at Securitas (Belgium)


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Our previous webinars have generated considerable debate around the role of manned guarding. Some have raised concerns at massive cutbacks in personnel and wonder if they will ever be re-engaged in the same way especially, if seems likely, a tough economic climate ensues, worse still a recession. Others have pointed to the enormous opportunities the crisis has provided for showing just how important manned guarding is and will be. Even the relationship between security and technology has been suggested as a double-edged sword; some arguing that it reduces the need for people others that it is enhancing their value. In this webinar we will discuss:

What have manned guarding companies learnt about their service in this crisis?
Are clients more positive or negative about manned guarding and why?
What are the potential opportunities and dangers for manned guarding post Covid-19?

Panelists:
Jason Towse, MD Soft Services, Mitie (UK)
Dr. Nicholas Le Saux PhD, CPP, Managing Partner at Atao consulting and European Advisory Council Chairman, ASIS International (France)
Sean Goldrick, Director Strategic Partnerships at Southern Cross Protection (Australia)
Graeme Hughes, Managing Director, Innovise Software Ltd (UK)


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Any period of upheaval presents opportunities for offenders, and what was clear from a previous webinar is that this is true for fraudsters and cyber criminals. Governments have reported seeing a growing use of COVID-19 related themes by offenders, while the move to remote working is facilitating the opportunity for offenders to exploit known vulnerabilities in VPNs and other remote working tools and software. It has been said they have counterfeited equipment designed to tackle the virus exploiting people’s fears in the process. But what has been happening in this prolific field of activity that has largely escaped public focus and what do we do now?

What sorts of crimes are taking place in this period of upheaval?
What approaches are offenders taking? How are they different?
What are we learning about how we can best respond?

Panelists:
Mick Creedon QPM – Strategic Adviser, Altia-ABM (UK)
Neil Redfern – Founder and Managing Director, Redfern Retail Risk (Australia)
Katy Worobec – Managing Director Economic Crime, UK Finance (UK)
Dr. Peter Schimmel – Senior Fraud Specialist (Netherlands)


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Despite its numerical advantage and its role in protecting the national infrastructure very little has been heard from Governments (local and national) around the world about the important role security personnel are playing in this crisis, this area has been silent, or has it? This webinar will exam the perceived lack of interest by local and national Governments. Does this highlight the lack of standards and credentials within the security sector nationally and globally? In a different way does it signify the lower status of security professionals compared to other corporate roles within organisations, and the lower value based on security suppliers compared to other services companies buy? Or is there plenty of evidence that Governments are engaging security when you look for it?  This webinar will focus on:

The attitude of Governments towards the security sector in this time of crisis
The extent to which the security sector is an important partner for Governments
The potential for security to play a bigger role, and the means of doing so

Panelists:
Neill Catton – Managing Director at CIS Security (UK)
Sandi Davies – Executive Director at International Foundation for Protection Officers (USA)
Dr. Declan Garrett – Director of Security Institute Ireland (Ireland)
Dr. Glen Kitteringham – Security Consultant and Research Criminologist (Canada)


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While technologies are changing society dramatically and security too, this is far from an unqualified good. For example, offenders use technology too and exploit users’ vulnerabilities for their own nefarious aims. The ultimate test for technologies – not least in a security context – rests on them performing well in testing environments, so what are we learning? To what extent is technology offering new opportunities for better security and where is it floundering? How are technologies interacting with people? Post the crisis will there be more or less interest in technology? and What are the learning points? Key questions this webinar will cover are:

What are we learning about security technologies as this pandemic unfolds?
To what extent are offenders exploiting technologies?
Where are the opportunities for security technologies?

Panelists:
Mike Bluestone (UK) – Director of Security Consulting, Corps Security
Chris Cubbage (Australia) – Director and Executive Editor, My Security Media Pty Ltd
Mark Folmer (Canada) – Vice President, TrackTik
Monica Verma (Norway) – Board Member, CSA Norway and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

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Special Webinar on India: Private Security Industry and Covid19 – experiences in India
In collaboration with CAPSI and ICISSM, and Securitylinkindia as Media Partner

These are challenging times. In India businesses are cost cutting. Security is emerging as one of the first groups to bear the brunt of austerity practices.

Agencies are being asked to withdraw security officers. A rough estimate from security experts suggests approximately 60% or perhaps more security services have been downsized. Yet the Union Home Ministry had asked private security agencies not to lay off guards or deduct their salaries lockdown period announced to combat coronavirus. Since the lockdown has now further extended and the number of positive cases of Covid19 is ever increasing, it is uncertain what the near future looks – especially for small companies – and for the 9 million people who work as Security Guards in India. There are predictions of unrest, there are possibilities of conflict. In this webinar we will address:

What is the likely fate of the 9 million security personnel in India?
What is the route to supporting business in these troubled times and once life normalises?
What are the best practices that can be followed, what can be learned from what is happening globally?

Panelists:
Kunwar Vikram Singh – Chairman, Central Association of Private Security Industry (CAPSI)
Vikram Mahurkar – Founder, Checkmate Services Pvt. Ltd.
Vishwanath Katti – CMD,  Guardwell Prime Services Pvt. Ltd
Capt S B Tyagi – Chief Councillor, International Council for Industrial Security and Safety Management (ICISSM)
Simon Pears – Global Security Director, Sodexo

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If the security sector is at its most important in times of adversity, then its moment has come, but what messages is it sending out? What images are the security sector presenting to its various stakeholders, and are they the right ones? How can those messages be improved? Will staff have more faith in its security personnel? Will Boards appreciate its contribution? Will customers (internal and external) recognise this value proposition? In short, what difference will be noticed and by whom? Key questions this webinar will cover are:

What impressions of the security sector are being formed?
Which stakeholders are seeing security positively and which negatively and why?
What needs to happen for security to be and show itself as being effective?

Chuck Harold (US) – Host of Security Guy TV
Andrew Seldon (South Africa) – Editor of Hi-Tech Security Solutions
Brian Sims (UK) – Editor, Security Matters and Fire Safety Matters


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