Business Sentinel is the title of a police and business counter terror conference at Manchester Town Hall on March 21.
Speakers include Rob Dyson, Business Crime Manager, Cityco; Mike Owens, of Corporate Security at BNY Mellon and a member of the Manchester Business Continuity Forum; and Det Chief Supt Tony Porter, Head of the North West regional Counter Terror Unit. Sponsors are the guarding company Securitas. <br><br>Attendance at Business Sentinel is free. To request a place, contact: at Greater Manchester Police, Amy Rutter – email [email protected]. <br><br>Note: Places at Business Sentinel are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis therefore early registration is recommended. The closing date for registration is Monday, March 7.<br><br>Organisers say that over the past decade, the threat from international terrorism has become increasingly severe, with countries across the world remaining on high alert to the threat that it poses. In the UK, tackling terrorism is not simply the responsibility of the police and security services – it is about organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors working together to make the UK a hostile place for terrorists to operate in and further enhancing the resilience of our communities. With this in mind, the North West Counter Terrorism Unit, with CityCo, Securitas and the Manchester Business Continuity Forum are running the Business Sentinel inaugural event. It seeks to bring together the police service, local authorities and Greater Manchester businesses to build relationships and identify new ways of tackling terrorism together.
