Schiller, who is based in New York, will examine the security issues facing sports and other major events in the US post 9/11 and the lessons to be drawn from the US experience.
There are few people with greater depth of knowledge of the US sports sector. He is acting chairman of the Management Committee for the NYC 2012 Olympic Bid Committee and a former executive director of the USD Olympic Committee.
Schiller’s extensive experience includes being chairman and CEO of YankeeNets, a sports conglomerate involving the New York Yankees, New Jersey Nets and New Jersey Devils, and a stint as vice president of sports programming for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS). Schiller was also president of Turner Sports, Inc.
In December 1994, Schiller was awarded the prestigious Olympic Order, the highest decorated honor presented to an individual by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). He also worked directly in support of the planning and award of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games to the city of Atlanta.
The International Sports Security Summit is the most comprehensive and authoritative event ever staged for professionals in sports security and those whose technology, systems and services are designed to ensure they succeed in an increasingly challenging and complex task.
Its objective is to provide an intensive knowledge-sharing forum at a time when security has risen to the very top of the major events agenda.
Over two days, acknowledged experts from sports federations, police and intelligence services, government departments and the global security services sector swill draw on their first-hand experience to present papers and lead discussions that examine the wide-ranging issues around major event security.
Other confirmed speakers represent major sports properties and governing bodies, police and intelligence services, the private security sector and others who contribute to establishing and maintaining safety and security at sports events.
Complimenting the conference will be a select exhibition of leading-edge products and services designed to play critical roles in the battle to ensure the security of the millions of athletes, officials and spectators who attend events each year.
SportBusiness is media partner to the International Sports Security Summit. Further details of the programme, speakers and exhibition are available at www.sportssecuritysummit.com
