Patrick is one of the leading exponents of leadership, management and organisational change. Having worked with some of the major companies in the UK and beyond for over 40 years, Patrick’s unique blend of innovation and delivering on targets makes the consultancy a first choice in this area.

Former Chief Inspector Andrew Brown is an internationally renowned negotiator with specialist experience in kidnap for ransom and hostage/crisis incidents. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Management and Security Institutes and a Fulbright Alumnus, as well as an Advisor to the Editorial Boards of a range of journals including those in Criminal Psychology, Forensic Research and Crisis Response.

Morten is the founder and Managing Director of ConCom Safety and has a BA (Hons) in Crowd Safety Management. Morten is one of the leading experts for crowd safety management in Scandinavia and is Head of Security, Health & Safety at Roskilde Festival. Morten started Eventskolen in 2012 and has educated staff from venues in Denmark, as well as crowd safety steward, supervisors and managers at Roskilde Festival. Furthermore he is an external lecturer at University College Metropol.

Steve is the Managing Director at Laudation Consulting creating the company after leaving Dreamland as Chief Operating Officer. He spent 12 years at the O2, London, and West Ham United Football Club, both as Operations Director. Steve has experience across all operational functions with a commercial and strategic focus as part of senior leadership groups and at board level.

Katharina is the Safety and Security Manager for FIFA and is a recognised subject-matter expert in people movement and behaviour in complex and dynamic built environments. With almost 20 years experience in the events industry, she has a track record at some of the world’s most iconic venues and events, including the Commonwealth Games 2014, European Games 2015, and Rugby World Cup 2015.

Sam Oldham is the Venue Director of the O2 and was the Venue Director of the Roundhouse Trust in Camden. She also serves as Chair for the Board of Camden Town Unlimited, one of the UK’s leading Business Improvement Districts (BID). This explores the potential of using the BID model to foster inclusive growth and community innovation alongside traditional place-making and BID member services.

Karina Gimlinge is a safety and security consultant as Roskilde Festival Group. With a bachelor’s degree in Emergency and Risk Management, her career in events began in 2013. Advising clients in safety and security planning, Karina creates risk assessments and writes safety, emergency, and contingency plans. She has worked in Copenhagen to develop, update and maintain the municipality’s contingency and emergency plans.

Sofie Dahl works with both planning and safety operations at events of all sizes and is an advisor for organisers and festivals. She was Dansk Live’s representative looking at the challenge of developing a national framework for safety plans, including event risk assessments and emergency plans. Sofie holds an FdA and BA honours degree in Crowd Safety Management from Buckinghamshire New University.