As Worldwide Partner of the Olympic Games and exclusive provider of a range of innovative products and services, GE works closely with organising committees, local municipalities and other Olympic Partners to understand their needs and deliver solutions.
The summit, which takes place in London on January 19 and 20, will deliver an intensive knowledge and experiencing sharing opportunity around the procurement requirements for sports events ranging from domestic competitions to world championships.
FranC'ois Dequenne, GE Security’s vertical marketing director for the EMEA region, said: “Our goal is to develop technologies that are quick to deploy, easy to use and cost-effective such as the Itemiser FX, a portable explosives trace detection system with finger imprint screening for security checkpoints.
"We are delighted to join the ISSS and we firmly believe it will give us more insight into what the sport security community is looking for.”
The Summit’s speaker line up includes many of the leading practitioners in sports security.
Peter Ryan, who masterminded security at the Sydney Olympic Games of 2000 and is the International Olympic Committee’s retained security consultant heads a list of speakers which includes representatives of the United Nations, FIFA, UEFA, the ICC Cricket World Cup, the State of Mississippi Department of Homeland Security, the University of Mississippi and a range of police and intelligence services as well as sports federations risk sector specialists.
Details of the summit programme, speakers, booking and exhibition opportunities can be found at www.sportssecuritysummit.com
