It will take place during a key session at the summit which takes place at London’s Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on January 19 and 20.
Richard Knowlton, senior vice president of Olive Group, the global security company responsible for the safety of England’s cricketers, officials and support staff during their recent tour of Pakistan, will examine the role of intelligence and risk assessments in providing security measures for sports personalities and their dependents.
He will also review case studies of recent attacks on high visibility sports personalities against the intelligence and risk assessment methodology, and draw out the lessons from these incidents.
His contribution will be complemented by Bob Nicholls, director of South Africa based Nicholls Steyn & Associates, which has handled VIP and specialist protection at a range of major international events around the world and for touring sports teams in southern Africa and the Asian sub-continent.
He headed the security inspection and protection operation for the first cricket tour to Pakistan after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan had caused a two-year cessation of cricket tours to that country.
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 also 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 and risk sector specialists.
International Sports Security Summit ’06 will focus on the continuing security challenges facing event owners, managers, promoters and their partners and associates in local and national government and the intelligence and security services.
Details of the summit programme, speakers, booking and exhibition opportunities can be found at www.sportssecuritysummit.com
