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Counter Terrorism Conference 2018
''By working together, with the police, security and intelligence agencies, the private and public sectors, civil society, international partners, and of course the public, we will make sure that terrorists cannot and will not change our way of life''- Sajid Javid, home secretary, foreword to the launch of the revised CONTEST strategy, June 2018.
The threat posed by terrorism is as serious, varied and destructive as it has ever been. Not only does the UK face a multitude of threats on a daily basis but it has also been the victim of a number of terror attacks in the last year. Just as that threat increases and diversifies so to must our ability to detect, react and stop the plans of terrorists from becoming deadly actions.
One of the core elements of the revised CONTEST strategy is to establish new multi-agency approaches at the local level – initially in London, the West Midlands and Greater Manchester – which will enable MI5 and Counter-Terrorism Policing to share more information with a broader range of partners, including government departments, Devolved Administrations, and local authorities. This, along with the recommendations of Lord Kerslake's report into the Manchester Arena attack, are designed to address the threat, better understand how we cam combat it and how best to respond when attacks take place.
Join us for the Counter Terrorism Conference 2018 to hear the very latest insights from leading experts in the field of national security. Learn how the intelligence services are preparing for potential attacks on the UK, the implications of new Government legislation on combating terrorism and how the third sector can help prevent radicalisation.
Overview
Why attend?
- Benefit from insights into the latest developments in counter terrorism and learn how to protect your organisation from the regional, national and global terror threat
- Have your questions answered by leading counter terrorism experts
- Learn how professionals working in education, local government and the private sector can play a vital role in public safety and detecting the early signs of radicalisation
- Develop your understanding of the recently revised CONTEST strategy and how it is your organisation can better share information regarding suspected terrorists with relevant authorities
- Discover the extent to which the emergency services were prepared for, and responded to, the Manchester Arena attack
- Network with other delegates from various sectors and discuss potential solutions to shared problems
Agenda
| 09:00 | Registration, Refreshments and Exhibition |
| 10:00 | Opening Remarks from Chair Hanif Qadir, Director, Active Change Foundation
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| 10:10 | Bob Wahl, Counter Terrorism Security Advisor, National Counter Terrorism Security Office PROTECT PREPARE Keeping communities and crowded places safe. Providing help, advice and guidance to government and industry to protect from terrorist threat; Crowded places throughout the UK, Hazardous sites and dangerous substances, Critical national infrastructure and Personal security
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| 10:40 | Dr Hugh Deeming,Research Consultant, Senior Research Fellow, Emergency Planning College Contributing panel member of the independent review into the preparedness for,
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| 11:05 | Refreshments & Networking Break |
| 11:30 | Temitope Olodo Esq., Preventive Terrorism Consultant/Author; President, Africa Security Forum The concept of diaspora radicalisation
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| 12:00 | Emma Webb, Research Fellow at the Centre for the Response to Radicalisation and Terrorism, the Henry Jackson Society How institutions are abused by extremists to spread their ideology
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| 12:25 | Lunch & Networking |
| 13:25 | Professor Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Lecturer in Psychology and a Visiting Fellow with the Criminal Justice Hub at the University of Salford Totalistic Identity Theory - an Evidence Based Model to Explain and Tackle the Psychological Processes involved in Radicalisation and Extremism
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| 13:50 | Hanif Qadir, Director, Active Change Foundation The role of community organisations in combating extremism
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| 14:15 | Refreshments & Networking Break |
| 14:45 | Audience Q&A and Panel Discussion
Hanif Qadir, Director, Active Change Foundation Bob Wahl, Counter Terrorism Security Advisor, National Counter Terrorism Security Office Dr Hugh Deeming,Research Consultant, Senior Research Fellow, Emergency Planning College Temitope Olodo Esq., Preventive Terrorism Consultant/Author; President, Africa Security Forum Emma Fox, National Organiser for Student Rights, The Henry Jackson Society Professor Rod Dubrow-Marshall, Lecturer in Psychology and a Visiting Fellow with the Criminal Justice Hub at the University of Salford |
| 15:25 | Closing Remarks from Chair Hanif Qadir, Director, Active Change Foundation |
| 15:30 | Conference Close |
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Learning outcomes
- Understand the risk posed by modern terrorism and the evolving nature of extremism
- Understand the implications for the emergency and intelligence services following the recently revised CONTEST strategy
- Understand what improvements in multi-agency coordination and communication have been made since the Manchester Arena attack
- Understand the key role that people working across the public and private sector have to play in preventing and responding to terrorist attacks
Who should attend?
Emergency Services, Ambulance Services, Fire Brigades, Neighbourhood Commanders, Policy Advisors, Resilience Officers, Academia, Youth Workers, Prison/Probation Services, Community Cohesion Teams, Police, members the MOD and the Armed Forces, Local Authorities, Local Government, Border Control and Immigration, Transport services, University staff