Page 9 - SyI Quarterly 9 final

congestion and crush, threats from fire and
hostile actors, and the management of disorder
and emergency incidents. Since the start of the
pandemic, another dimension has been
introduced - the need to consider the risk of
virus transmission. Aoife provided an
introduction on how owners and operators plan
for crowded spaces in normal and emergency
conditions, highlighting some of the latest
research findings and explaining why the
current guidance should always be taken in
context. Aoife finished her presentation with a
look to the future and what the current
pandemic might bring, including a fourth wave
and how this could impact crowded spaces one
more. Simon then joined the audience on the
stage to answer a detailed Q&A, before the final
speaker of Part Three took to the stage: DCI
Steve McGrath MSyI, Head of Information
Capability & Engagement at the National
Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO)
who delivered a presentation titled ‘NaCTSO
- Working in partnership with Business’. Steve
provided an overview of NaCTSO’s engagement
with business and how this is used to put
business requirements into NaCTSO advice,
guidance and products to promote security and
resilience. Steve introduced the history of
NaCTSO which is now in its 20th year, following
the challenges of Terrorism and to help and
guide the UK through these challenges. Steve
advised the audience on ‘The Four P’s’ – Protect,
Prepare, Prevent, Pursue, and how the UK’s
focus on terrorism has changed quite
dramatically over the past 20 years. Finally,
Steve also spoke about the influence NaCTSO
will hopefully have on the future of the UK’s
fight against terrorism, and what the future
holds when it comes to changing and adapting.
It was then time for more networking and
afternoon refreshments before re-joining in the
auditorium for Part Four: Inspirational
Leadership.

First to start the last session of the day was
Professor Michael Mainelli, Executive Chairman
at Z/Yen Group. Michael was presenting on a
topic titled ‘A Richer Approach To The
Economics Of Security’, which focussed on the
theory that Security professionals will get to the
board room if they focus on three financial
metrics – risk reduction, reward enhancement,
and increased certainty. Using risk/reward
options and good security functions can value
the increased certainty they provide. Michael
started by observing how “seriously” security is
taken by Boards, using his recent publication
“The Price of Fish” and an interesting story
regarding a tin of sardines to make a very valid
point that expectations need to be managed,
and how they matter, as well as the importance
of taking risk, and how this can lead to
increasing your security budgets.
The final speaker of the day, Chris Smith CSyP
FSyI, who is Head of Security Resilience at WPP
plc, closed the day’s sessions with an insightful
discussion raising the question - What does it