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The Security Institute Annual Conference

Author: Frank Cannon CSyP FSyI

Offical Press Release

On Thursday 26th October 2023, The Security Institute hosted their Royal Patron, Her Royal Highness The
Princess Royal at their Annual Conference.

Held in the Edwardian building that has served as the home of the Royal Society of Medicine since 1912,
the conference provided a proportionate blend of learning and networking opportunities for two hundred
Institute members and distinguished guests.

The Security Institute Chair, Julie Nel MSyI, opened the conference and promptly invited The Security
Institute’s President, Baroness Ruth Henig of Lancaster CBE, to share her considerable insight and sector
knowledge and she, as always, left the audience with much to reflect upon.

What followed throughout the day was engaging, thought provoking, and meaningful discussion around
the evolving challenges that lie ahead for the public and private security profession.

As should be the case, the conversation commenced with a senior representative from the National
Protective Security Authority sharing the strategic perspective on the adversarial threat assessment and
showcasing a library of tools to help the security practitioner address the subsequent risks.

After a busy networking session over a cup of coffee, the delegates returned to the auditorium to listen
to Rob Kennedy CSyP FSyI, from the Protective Security Centre, debate the need to develop tomorrow’s
security professionals. Chairing a panel of experts, they discussed the merits of a Level 4 Apprenticeship
that converges the four traditional strands of protective security to provide the student with an awareness
across the profession for those at an early stage of their career.

Toward the end of the day, the conference delegates were reminded of the consequences of a successful
terrorist attack when Pauline Cranmer QAM recited her personal experience of being the London
Ambulance Service Gold Command during the Westminster Bridge terror attack that occurred on 22nd
March 2017. She spoke of her learnings when coordinating the emergency medical response to an
incident that resulted in the loss of life for five members of the public and one on-duty police officer who
was protecting the Houses of Parliament.

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