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Mike Croll is a Senior Lecturer in Security, Resilience, and Intelligence at Buckinghamshire New University. More a pracademic than an academic, he has held senior security appointments with the FCO, the EU, the UN and with Facebook. He has also worked in humanitarian mine clearance and was an Army Bomb Disposal Officer. Earlier this year he published “The Rise of Security: And Why We Always Want More” which explains how security became a $500bn global business.

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Overview:

An accomplished professional with over two decades of experience in strategic security management, operations, and training in high-risk environments.

Proven expertise in leading large-scale teams, managing multi-million euro budgets, and handling security operations for blue-chip clients and high-net-worth individuals. 

Adept at implementing complex security protocols, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. 

Skilled in business development with a successful track record in tender management and client acquisition. 

Previously managed the security function for some of the largest global multi-national security contracts.

Excellent analytical, project management and communication skills along with strong people management capabilities across multi-cultural organisations. 

Security Experience:

Commercial Manager/ Security Consultant, Manguard Plus Ltd (July 2015 - Present)

Operations Director, SAR Security Ltd (Dec 2014 – July 2015)

Commercial Manager, Manguard Plus Ltd (Feb 2014 – Nov 2014)

National Security Manager, The Resource Group (Nov 2010 – Jan 2014)

Operations Manager, Synergy Security Solutions (Jan 2010 – Nov 2010)

Quality, Training and Recruitment Manager, The Rapier Group (Jan 2009 – Jan 2010)

Regional Security & Operations Manager, Lifestyle Sports Ltd (1994 – 2008)

Security Organisation Milestones:

2021 - Chartered Security Professional (CSyP) on the Register of Chartered Security Professionals in the UK

2022 - Chair of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (Irish Chapter) 2022 & 2023

2020 - Former Vice-Chair of ASIS Ireland Chapter 216 – (2020 & 2021)

2011 - Director, Board Member and Senior Lecturer with the Security Institute of Ireland (Since 2011)

2017 - Peace Commissioner (PC) appointed by the Minister for Justice and Equality in Ireland - 2017

2020 - Fellow of the Security Institute (FSyI)

2020 - Fellow of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management (F.ISRM)

2023 - Fellow of the Security Institute of Ireland (F.Sec.I.I)

2019 - Appointed as a member of the SIA “Expert Committee” to redesign the current SIA Close Protection Syllabus by Tracey Lilley of the SIA (following submission of my MSc Dissertation entitled “How can the current SIA syllabus be improved to meet the needs of the contemporary Close Protection Officer?”)

2022 - Chair of the Committee to design the Physical Intervention Training Standard for the Private Security Authority (PSA) in Ireland on behalf of the Security Institute of Ireland.

Member of the Emergency Management Institute of Ireland (EMII-M)

2022 - Member of the International Foundation of Protection Officer (IFPO) Security Advisory Board. https://internationalsecurityjournal.com/ifpo-uk-adds-to-advisory-board/

2022 - Judge appointed by the OSPA’s (Outstanding Security Performance Awards) in Ireland for 2022 https://ie.theospas.com/judges/

2022 - Member of the Industrial Advisory Board, School of Computing at the University of Portsmouth 

2022 - Council Member of GLG  (Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.) which is the world’s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, expert witnesses and the foremost subject matter specialists.

 2022 - Appointed as a “Special Advisor” to the Board of Executive Protection Professionals (BEPP) in the US to create a nationally recognised certification for executive protection. https://www.ep-board.org/specialadvisors

2023 – Appointed as a member of the ASIS Physical Security Steering Com

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Kai Roer
CEO
Widely considered as the leading authority on the topic of security culture, Kai Roer is a best-selling author, an award-winning speaker, and a serial entrepreneur. 

Currently serving as CEO at Praxis Security Labs, an innovative security software company which he co-founded in 2023, Kai has been providing actionable advice grounded in empirical evidence to public and private organizations around the world since the 1990s. 

Kai is dedicated to improving the knowledge and understanding of the human factors that influence security and the organizational impact they have, and in recent years has focused on helping organizations understand what culture they currently have, what culture they would like to have, and more importantly, how to get there. In 2010, he created the Security Culture Framework (SCF), a framework and methodology to build and maintain security culture, which he later gifted to the open-source community. The SCF evolved into several spin-offs, including the Cybersecurity Culture Framework by The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). 

In 2015, Kai founded CLTRe, the world’s first SaaS-platform built to measure and manage an organization’s security culture, which was acquired by KnowBe4 in 2019. After which, Kai served as their Chief Research Officer, where he led a team of researchers that focused on bridging the gap between theory and practice and collaborated with both academia and other industry leaders on numerous well-received publications. 

As best-selling author, an award-winning speaker, and guest expert lecturer, Kai works with the information security community on a global stage. He has written and co-written several best-selling books, including The Security Culture Playbook (Wiley, 2022) and Build a Security Culture (IT-Governance, 2015), which are recognized globally as the leading resources for industry leaders and practitioners to understand and learn how to improve security culture. Thanks to his invaluable contributions to the industry and unique background which combines leadership, communication, and technology, he is a popular keynote speaker, expert lecturer and makes frequent appearances in national and international media (newsprint, radio and TV) and on a variety of podcasts. 

Kai focuses on presenting complex challenges in easy-to-understand language, and explains security in ways that resonate with non-security people. Throughout his career, Kai has received several awards, including the Ron Knode Service Award by the Cloud Security Alliance CSA for his extensive volunteer work for the security community around the world. 

When Kai is not working, he enjoys spending time outdoors, riding his motorcycles and BBQing with his family and friends. 

You can connect with Kai at www.linkedin.com/in/kairoer.

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Darryn Frost QGM

Moved to UK from South Africa in 2005.

Worked for PR Newswire, then moved to Northampton Probation as Business Development Manager.

In 2010 moved to the London Head Office for Prisons and Probation as National Communications Manager.

Managed many internal campaigns, such as suicide prevention and the 10 Prisons project for then Prisons Minister Rory Stewart.

Was involved in the Fishmonger’s Hall attack in 2019 and set up Own Merit CIC with cofounder Steve Gallant in 2021.

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Fishmongers' Hall: Usman Khan unlawfully killed Cambridge graduates - BBC News

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Thomas (Tom) Pecora has more than 30 years in the security profession and is a former CIA Senior Security Officer who retired after 24 years of service working in various security positions as a Multi-Discipline Security Officer in support of Agency operations. He managed large security programs and operations on multiple continents and in multiple war zones. Experienced in protective operations, crisis management, personnel/physical security, and counterterrorism, he served as Chief of Security for the CIA in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq other parts of the Philippines.

He has been intimately involved in leading security teams and larger elements as they provide subject matter expertise in the areas of cybersecurity, physical and technical security, personnel and physical security, as well as workplace violence and active shooter program development and implementation. For 2 years, Tom led a large security staff responsible for securing the NRO’s largest mission ground station, supporting 3,700 people and more than a million square feet of SCIF spaces. As the chair of the Workplace Violence Assessment Team for the NRO site, he was involved in investigating and adjudicating workplace violence issues as well as building appropriate workplace violence policy.

While at the CIA, Tom provided leadership training and mentorship for new CIA support personnel as well as teaching crisis management and specific security skill sets to Agency employees. In the private sector, Tom has conducted security assessments, created workplace violence policy and procedures, conducted active shooter training, as well as providing personal safety training for employees. His real-world experience with crisis management has been put to good use in advising clients on how to prepare for and then address security crisis situations.

During his government career, Tom received the Intelligence Star, the CIA’s second highest honor for valor awarded “for a voluntary act or acts of courage performed under hazardous conditions or conditions of grave personal risk”. He also received the Career Intelligence Medal for exceptional achievements that substantially contributed to the mission of the CIA.

Tom is currently doing consulting work in Asia as well as being the situational awareness curriculum specialist and chief trainer for Arcuri Group LLC (https://arcurigroupllc.us/index.html).  He is an Adjunct Professor for Wright State University where he provides Situation Awareness training.  Tom is the author of the book, “GUARDIAN – Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA’s War on Terror”- a historical memoir of his career in the CIA.

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Website https://thomaspecora.wordpress.com/about/

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About

WHAT I DO: I systematically analyze the risks in your operations, design and implement solutions in context covering the areas where risk exposure has been identified. 

WHY IT WORKS: High-value cargo losses are mostly a result of organized crime and insider collusion. These risks can be greatly reduced by using the services offered by Secure Logistics designed as a multi-layered approach to protect staff, management responsibilities and high-value cargo.

WHAT MAKES MY COMPANY DIFFERENT: Secure Logistics' service solutions have been carefully designed by utilizing 25 years of industry experience paired with the knowledge of specialists to provide our clients with the most effective solutions to protect their high-value cargo. Secure Logistics has a proven track record of 99.9% in securing clients' cargo since its inception in 2009. Our holistic approach to cargo protection is what separates us as a leader in our industry.

We are a TAPA EMEA member and Andre is a member of the African Association of Threat Assessment Professionals ( AFATAP) and the TAPA WG Lead for South Africa.

Andre’s Profile

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Website

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Paul Timm, Director of Education Safety at Allegion, is a board-certified Physical Security Professional (PSP) and the author of “School Security: How to Build and Strengthen a School Safety Program.”

He was named one of the Most Influential People in Security in 2020 by Security Magazine.

In addition to conducting numerous vulnerability assessments and his frequent keynote addresses, Paul is an experienced School Crisis Assistance Team volunteer through the National Organization for Victims Assistance (NOVA).

He serves on the Campus Safety Conferences Advisory Board, the Advisory Council for the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools, the ASIS International School Safety and Security Council, and the Illinois Association of School Business Officials Risk Management Committee.

He is certified in Vulnerability Assessment Methodology (VAM) through Sandia National Laboratories and the ALPHA vulnerability assessment methodology.

Paul holds a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Moody Theological Seminary.

Here is the link for the Secret Service study - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TVdrr4Hu1Q.

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Alex Wood is a Cybercrime, Social Engineering and Counter Fraud Speaker

Alex Wood’s early career was in the music industry. From the age of 13 he toured the world as a violin soloist and performed under the greatest conductors of the modern era. He was awarded prestigious scholarships to attend the Purcell School, the Royal Academy of Music, and the Royal College of Music, winning an array of prizes along the way and becoming a regular guest at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle

At the age of 24 his career was abruptly halted by the onset of repetitive strain injury (RSI) in his right hand. Faced with mounting debts and no source of income, his criminal career began. His life spiralled out of control, culminating in several years spent in prison for dishonesty offences – everything from impersonating the 13th Duke of Marlborough to committing multi-million-pound cybercrime.

“I barely heard the judge’s words when he sentenced me to seven years. I felt like the most disgusting person on this planet. How could I have inflicted such unthinkable, irreparable pain and grief upon an innocent man and the business he and his family had worked tirelessly to build?”

As Alex Wood listened to the victim impact statements during his final sentencing hearing, so began his redemption journey. Since his release from jail in early 2022, Alex has turned his life around and become an immensely powerful force in the Counter Fraud profession.

In February 2023 he was a Keynote Speaker at Counter Fraud 2023 (organised by the Cabinet Office, GovNet and the Public Sector Fraud Authority). In March 2023 he spoke at the LBFIG (London Boroughs’ Fraud Investigators’ Group) AGM at Pinsent Masons’ HQ. In May 2023, Alex was the Keynote Speaker at the National Investigations Conference (NICONF23) in Birmingham, where he presented a speech entitled ‘Inside the Mind of a Criminal’ and in June 2023, he was the Keynote Speaker at the LA Financial Investigators Forum, talking about everything from social engineering to underworld banking.

In addition to Public Sector speaking, he delivers speeches and consultation to leading global financial institutions (including Tier 1 banks such as NatWest PLC, insurance providers, law firms and risk experts such as Experian PLC) to enable a deep understanding of the ‘Fraud Mindset’ as well as sophisticated ‘Social Engineering’ techniques.

Alex’s story is unique and enthralling as he takes the audience on a journey to glimpse into the world of the criminal mind. He is deeply committed to atoning for his crimes and campaigns tirelessly to educate future generations and institutions on the dangers and risks of fraud. Alex is working on a national strategy, in partnership with leading financial institutions, lawyers, Police forces and Government to educate children about the risks of involvement in mule activity.

Alex Wood has been nominated for the awards of ‘Newcomer of the Year’ and ‘Outstanding Contribution’ in the Public Sector Fraud Awards 2024 (sponsored by the Cabinet Office).

Whilst in prison, Alex was signed by the world-leading literary agent Andrew Lownie. His story is now the subject of a major documentary (in production) by the multi award-winning film makers Chris Atkins and Louis Theroux (Mindhouse Productions).

SPEAKING TOPICS 

• Combatting Fraud by Eliminating Mule Accounts:  How can we detect and close Mule Accounts prior to a Fraudulent Event?
• Future Threats for Generative AI: An Opportunity for Bad Actors?
• Underworld Banking: What are the Cross-Border Threats posed by the likes of Hawala and Daigou?
• Inside the Mind of a Criminal: From the Fraud Mindset to the Psychopathy Spectrum.
• Deep Social Engineering:  I am not the Duke of Marlborough and nor am I calling from your Bank!

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Chris Cubbage

Director and Executive Editor 

With over 30 years experience, Chris is a leading security and technology journalist and a multi-certified security professional (CPP, CISA, GAICD) with a formative 15 years policing background, including as a Homicide Detective and Australian Crime Commission Senior Investigator. Chris is author of Corporate Security in the Asia Pacific Region, Security Risk Management in Corporate Governance and publisher of Cyber Risk Leaders by Shamane Tan. Chris is host of MySec.TV, Cyber Security Weekly Podcast, Australia in Space TV and editor of the Australian Cyber Security Magazine, Cyber Risk Leaders Magazine and Australia in Space Magazine. 

Key websites

Media: www.mysecuritymedia.com

Marketplace: www.mysecuritymarketplace.com

Consulting: www.amlechouse.com

Conference: www.spaceandearthconference.com

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Kate is a Coaching Psychologist, Trauma-Informed specialist, and British Psychological Society Graduate Member (GMBPsS). She actively destigmatises real mental health, and brings practical wisdom from the field of trauma to life. She helps leaders and managers faced with delivering sustained high-performance under pressure to achieve goals – but not “at all costs”. 

Unlike many coaches, Kate has learnt to work WITH trauma, because she knows whether acknowledged or not, it is present all around us. Trauma isn’t only what most people think it is (the event, that happens to us), but is instead a reaction (what happens inside of us). This is why two people can be in the same event, one gets traumatised, the other bounces back.

This gives space not only for the Big traumas that people experience in events, but the background chronic traumas such as racism, sexism, bullying, that happen all  around us… and indeed mini exposures that add up over time such as those experienced by First Responders – these together add up to chronic trauma.

Kate began working life as a British Army Logistics officer, her first command age 21 was of 50 people. She has since worked in public and commercial sectors, and as an Expert Witness on Employability after injury. Her own trauma occurred giving birth to her first child and sparked a career change into positive psychology and traumatology that she will never regret. She runs her private practice from Luxembourg, working with 1:1 clients worldwide.

You can continue the conversation with Kate on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/kate-brassington and read more about her work (and listen to her podcast Moving Beyond Trauma) on her website: https://katebrassington.com/

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