Held at The National Museum of Computing in Bletchley Park, home of the code breakers, the theme for the day was all about connecting technology with legislation to help mitigate the risk of managing different spaces through smarter working.
Topics of the day included:
Delegates learnt more about how effective risk management and mitigation, asset protection, regulatory compliance and cost reduction can be achieved via the use of innovative technologies.
Abdul Rahim, Community Safety Manager for Buckinghamshire Council, who was one of the events panellists commented “It was certainly an interesting event and good to network with the industry face to face.”
Another panellist, Alan Oliver, provided his thoughts on the event, “A big shout out to Cortech, Nedap & Geutebruck for inviting me to be a part of an informative and forward-thinking event. Coupled with the ability to network with likeminded professionals and discuss what can only be, one of the most important pieces of legislation to be introduced in our time, certainly made any delegates attendance worthwhile.”
Nick Aldworth, Director of Risk to Resolution, presented attendees with the very latest updates on Protect Duty, and what this new UK wide legislation will mean for those responsible for certain publicly accessible locations, and more importantly what needs to be considered to protect the public from the threat of terrorism.
Mark Cavies, Director of Optimise Asset Protection provided delegates with the opportunity to learn and discuss threat, vulnerability, risk assessments (TVRAs) and hostile vehicle mitigation, along with best practices for implementing these modules to mitigate risk to your space, assets, and people.
Global Partner Manager for Nedap, Oliver Lacey, provided the following reflection, “The first Open Event was a brilliant start to the series and provided a great foundation for future events too. The format encouraged a number of open and interesting discussions from industry professionals, discussing the latest security trends and challenges. These sessions being moderated by subject matter experts on these trends provided invaluable guidance and advise.”
To close the day delegates were treated to a private tour of The National Museum of Computing, home to the world’s largest collection of historic computers. The tour included seeing a working rebuild of the world’s first modern computer, Colossus, the world’s oldest working digital computer, the Bombe, the Enigma codebreaker, the 1950s Harwell Dekatron / WITCH, computers of the 1960s-1980s, the development of microcomputers, personal computers and handhelds from the 1980s to the present, and an explanation of the technology of the internet in the NPL gallery.
Jason Blundell, Head of Sales and Marketing at Cortech concluded, “In the initial planning stages we set out to make this an event like no other, the main aim of open discussion and sharing of information to enable both attendees, speakers, and panelists to all get something to take away was key. The result, after a year in the planning, completely exceeded my expectations. I cannot thank those enough who braved the weather, engaged, discussed, and helped to make the day such a success.”
