ISNR London has appointed Brett Lovegrove to head the 2008 Advisory Council for the security exhibition and conference.
Brett has just stepped down as Head of Counter-Terrorism for the City of London Police to set up his own security advisory consultancy.
Show organisers say that the ISNR London Advisory Council has been created to ensure that the show continues to address the issues affecting the security industry.
As head of the Advisory Council Brett Lovegrove policing and national security experience after 30 years with the Metropolitan and City of London Police. His career has spanned uniformed, academic, strategic and detective duties. He has been involved in many counter-terrorism operations in both Northern Ireland and Europe as well as being in charge of Londonโs high security Paddington Green police station.
Brett transferred to the City of London just over five years ago. As Head of Counter-Terrorism for the City, his remit included overseeing the capitalโs Counter-Terrorism Section, Emergency Planning and Business Continuity, CBRN, Police Search Advisors and Architectural Liaison divisions. His units undertook both overt and covert operations aimed at protecting the City from potential terrorist attacks. He was also heavily involved in orchestrating and co-ordinating the Cityโs response to the July 7 bombings in 2005.
Commenting on his appointment, Brett Lovegrove said: โWe live in a world where threats to security and resilience โ whether they are a result of terrorist activity, natural disaster, pandemics or a breach of information security โ continue to be a major challenge to society. It is essential that businesses and communities work together with government, the emergency services and industrial bodies to ensure effective planning and responses to a full range of potential scenarios. ISNR London draws all these strands together and is an important highlight of the security calendar.โ
Richard Clarke, Event Director of ISNR London, said: โWeโre delighted that Brett has agreed to steer our Advisory Council. His insights into the national and international security and resilience sectors will be invaluable to helping us ensure that ISNR London focuses on the issues that matter most to those involved with the protection of people, businesses and assets.โ
ISNR Londonโs 2008 Advisory Council is made up of people drawn from across the security and resilience spectrum. Government departments, police and emergency response services, transport bodies, security end users and industry suppliers are represented. Participants include: Royal Mail Group Security, the London Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Kingfell, London First, Esoteric, Momentum Security, G4S, Crisis Response Journal and Press Alert.
About ISNR
ISNR brings together government, public sector, police and emergency response, transport and critical national infrastructure stakeholders with commercial and private security organisations. ISNR London runs on December 2 and 3 2008 at the National Hall, Olympia. For further information – visit
