Olympic and Paralympic Security Conference 2012

25 January 2012 – RUSI, London

The Olympic and Paralympic Security Conference 2012 was a major RUSI conference organised in conjunction with the Home Office's Olympic Security Directorate.

Sponsored by Finmeccanica company, SELEX Systems Integration, the conference offered a unique opportunity to engage with key decision-makers and stakeholders from the UK's security community. With an international audience of 200 senior experts, the event provided strategic and operational insight into all aspects of Olympic security policy and planning, revealing how the UK is preparing itself to deliver the best Olympic Games experience ever.

As the last major conference before the summer of 2012, this milestone event highlighted how the UK could capitalise on a successful Olympic Games to strengthen national security and develop a lasting legacy for UK business and industry.

The conference was divided into four sessions:

  1. Successfully Managing the Security Challenge
  2. Ensuring Security and Resilience at Games Time
  3. Working with Other Key Partners
  4. The Legacy of London 2012: Opportunities for London and the UK

Amongst the speakers was the Home Secretary, Theresa May, and Charles Farr, Director General, Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Home Office.

Finmeccanica UK Ltd Vice President Strategic Marketing, Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge, chaired the session about 'Ensuring Security and Resilience at Games Time', with panellists including: Air-Vice Marshal Clive Bairsto, Director of Integration and Readiness, Government Olympic Executive; Colonel Chris Scott, Head of Prepare Programme, Olympic Security Directorate, Home Office; Tony Smith, Senior Director, London 2012 Olympic Programme, UKBA; Assistant Chief Constable Stephen Thomas, Head of Olympic planning, British Transport Police; Detective Chief Superintendent Jim Busby, Lead, Olympic Site and Venue Security Project, Metropolitan Police; and Ian Thomas, Head of Security and Resilience, LOCOG.

Other speakers at the Olympic and Paralympic Security Conference included:

  • Robert Raine, Director of Olympic Safety and Security, Home Office
  • Sir Ian Johnston, Director of Security and Resilience, LOCOG
  • Commander Bob Broadhurst, Operational Planning, London 2012, Metropolitan Police
  • David Evans, Project Director 2012, BSIA
  • Sir David Veness, Chairman Security and Policing Advisory Board, London First
  • Andrew Huddart, Head, NLA Olympic and Paralympic Resilience Team
  • Vince Fihosy, Director, London 2012 City Operations, GLA
  • Sir David Omand GCB, Vice President, RUSI
  • Ben Fletcher, Head of Policy and Communication, Olympic Security Directorate, Home Office
  • Commander Richard Morris, Olympic Policing Coordinator, Metropolitan Police Service
  • Ian Horseman-Sewell, Director, Major Events, G4S Secure Solutions
  • Jason Killens, Deputy Director of Operations, London Ambulance Service
  • General Sir Nick Parker, Commander in Chief, Land Forces, Ministry of Defence
  • Sir John Scarlett KCMP OBE, Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute

For more information about our involvement in this event, please contact Finmeccanica.

Further information about this event can be found on the Olympic and Paralympic Security Conference 2012 website.