Control Risks, which operates from 18 offices on five continents, provides a range of risk and security services for governments, NGO’s and the corporate sector as well as organisers of high profile sports events. Since 1975 the company has worked for more than 5,000 clients - including most of the Fortune 100 companies - in 130 countries.
They join Cleanevent and Infostrada Sports as Silver Partners of the two-day event which will become the premier meeting place for the cream of the world’s sports governing bodies, rights owners, event management experts and specialist service companies.
In addition to sponsoring the event, Control Risks’ Nigel Churton will share fresh thinking and best practice ideas as a speaker in the keynote session of the security stream of the conference programme.
Nigel Churton said: “Control Risks has a long and proven track record in the field of major sporting event security, working for candidate cities, organising committees, delivery authorities/partners and controlling bodies providing a range of security risk management advice, design solutions, assurance programmes and employee screening.
Secondly, for stakeholders such as insurers, advertisers and sponsors providing investment decision support in areas such as risk assessments and due diligence. Finally during the event itself, Control Risks works for various participants providing security assessments, security coordination and executive protection.”
Nigel Rushman, Managing Director of ISEMS organisers Rushmans believes the involvement of Control Risks is a clear endorsement of the status of the event.
He said: “We are delighted to welcome Control Risks to ISEMS and our team of world- class Silver Partners. They will play a key role in an event which provides unique high- level networking opportunities as well as a conference which will focus on the key issues facing the events sector with unparalleled authority and clarity.”
ISEMS, which has been developed in conjunction with leading industry figures, will deliver multiple networking opportunities, a major exhibition, conference and seminar streams focusing on event planning and management, security, marketing and the media.
The event will be attended by representatives of national and international sports governing bodies, specialist event management companies, local authorities, stadium and facility owners and operators, media companies, sports marketing agencies, police and intelligence services and the companies which provide the technology, infrastructure and services which make events tick.
