Jim Sloman was Chief Operating Officer of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games with ultimate responsibility for the overall planning and execution of all aspects of Games operations and at Games time had overall operational command and control of the events.
Through his company MI Associates he continues to provide top level consultancy to advice to events including the Rio de Janeiro 2007 Pan American Games, the recent Doha 2006 Asian Games, Athens 2004 Olympic Games, the Manchester 2002 and Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and the Rugby World Cups 2003 and 2007.
He advised the London 2012 bid, works with London’s Olympic Delivery Authority and continues to provide advice to the IOC .
At the International Sports Security Summit, at London’s Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, he will discuss the importance of effective integration of governing bodies, police services, security services and private contractors and the relationship between effective security and crowd control.
His presence will further strengthen a programme which is geared up to set the agenda for 2007 as international sport prepares for another year of high profile events which face ever changing risks and threats
Peter Ryan, the consultant who has overseen five Olympic Games and a host of other major events including the recent Asian Games in Qatar, will assess the changing threat to events, spectators and the brands which support them in an opening keynote address which will draw on the well of knowledge of perhaps the most experienced individual in the sector.
Over two days he will be joined by a raft of speakers, each expert in a particular discipline or event, and the security issues they face.
Rory Steyn, security advisor of ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007, will share his insight into the security challenges around one of the most complex sports events ever staged while Andre Pruis, Deputy National Police Commissioner for South Africa and head of South Africa's joint security operations and intelligence structure for FIFA World Cup 2010, will outline his organisation’s approach to their task.
In one of a series of case-study themed sessions which underscore the breadth of the security challenge facing sports governing bodies, their advisers and contractors, Jeremy Troughton of the Volvo Ocean Race will explain how the threat of piracy as well as property and sponsor protection are real considerations in a 21st century security assessment.
Specialist sessions will focus on security and safety in football and the evaluation, specification, acquisition and successful implementation of a range of leading edge technologies to enhance security effectiveness.
“This is a programme which doesn’t simply reflect issues and concerns in sports security….because of the quality of the speakers and the nature of their insight it will help set the agenda for 2007 and well beyond,” said Nigel Rushman, Managing Director of organisers Rushmans.
“The range of sports events studied and the fast-moving technological areas which will come under the microscope in our sessions, make this a must-attend event for anyone who needs to know about the sports security sector.”
The International Sports Security Summit will be held at London’s premier venue, the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster on the 24th & 25th January 2007.
The Summit is presented by Rushmans and partnered by SportBusiness International, the leading magazine serving the global sports sector.
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 sports events each year.
