Steve Allen has a degree in crowd safety management, a level 6 diploma in Occupational Safety and health and an Advanced Fire Safety Diploma. He has managed safety and security at major events for over 30 years spanning 48 countries, on behalf of global brands.

Steve has toured with multiple global artists as the head of security and crowd safety, including; Oasis, Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Eminem, Shakira, Dixie Chicks, Beastie Boys and many others.

Steve is a Fellow member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management, a full member of the institute of fire engineers, a member of the UKCMA and Global Crowd Management Alliance and a Registered Safety Consultant on the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants register.

Steve has provided expert witness services in both criminal and civil cases and has designed and delivered training for crowd safety, event safety and fire safety management for international organisations.

Steve is the pioneer of the Showstop® Procedure which is now recognised worldwide and also by the UK health and safety executive (HSE).

Steve has implemented the Showstop® Procedure at over 30 shows worldwide, where tragedy has been averted.

Steve has designed the groundbreaking Showstop® Procedure course to assist the Pink Bows Foundation with their endeavours to avert another concert tragedy and make concerts, festivals and events safer for audiences.

The Showstop® Procedure course has been approved by the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management, CPD and the Pink Bows Foundation.

Steve Allen Fda FIIRSM MIFireE RSP

CEO

With over 50 years’ experience in security, and crowd management worldwide, Mark has acquired considerable knowledge and understanding of the unique requirements for keeping, spectators, audiences, participants and performers safe at a wide range of events and venues worldwide.

Mark was Managing Director of Ground Operations, with responsibility for 16,000 security personnel deployed over 19 months across 132 venues at the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. In addition to the multiple strategic levels which Mark has operated at throughout his career, Mark has also held the post of Head of the international Center for Crowd Management and Security studies at Bucks New University and was a board member and trustee with European and USA sections of the International Association of Venue Managers.

Since 1989, Mark has been the Security Advisor to MPL communications Ltd, the music publishing and live music business, wholly owned by Sir Paul McCartney. Mark continues to be the Security Director for all of Sir Paul McCartneys worldwide concert tours.

Dr. Mark Hamilton Fda MA (Dist.) Hon DUniv.

Crowd Safety Management & Security Expert

Dr Steve Frosdick has two postgraduate degrees (MSc and PhD) as well as qualifications in spectator safety and project management. He has been involved in academia since 1991 and has published five books and over 140 other papers.

He has consulted on sports safety and security projects for clients in over 30 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Steve has worked extensively as an independent expert developing and delivering knowledge products for international organisations, including over eleven years with UEFA National Associations Division. He also advises individual stadiums and clubs, as well as operating as an event safety officer for sporting events.

Dr Steve Frosdick

Sport Safety and Security Expert

Simon Clegg is one of the UK’s most experienced sports businessmen and leaders.

He has managed British athletes at 12 Olympic and Olympic Winter Games, including leading Team GB to its most successful Olympic Games for 100 years in Beijing in 2008. He was Chief Executive of the British Olympic Association (1997 to 2008) and Ipswich Town Football Club (2008 – 2013) having previously been a member of the Chelsea FC Advisory Board (2006 – 2009). As Chairman of Great Britain Badminton (2013 – 2016) he oversaw the sport’s first Olympic medal in 12 years in Rio de Janeiro.

From 1997 to 2002 he led the national political and PR campaigns to persuade the British Government and Mayor of London to bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, subsequently joining the boards of the Olympic bid and Organising Committees. He was one of three British signatories on the host city contract when London won the bid in 2005.

In 2013 he left the UK to become the Chief Operating Officer of the USD 1Bn inaugural European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan leading a team of 2500 professional staff and 12,000 volunteers and achieving a global television footprint of 823 million households. He subsequently took up a similar position at the USD 7Bn Expo 2020 in Dubai.

Simon now acts as an independent globally acknowledged expert consultant and business advisor from his base in Dubai in the fields of sport, major events and tourism.

Simon Clegg CBE

Major Events Strategist

A consultant at law firm Fieldfisher LLP for the last year, Simon was previously Head of London Office at Osborne Clarke, which he joined in 1996 as a Partner and in 2005 spent eight months working as UK Interim Legal Director at Vodafone.

He has more than twenty-five years’ experience advising digital business clients on all aspects of their operations, delivering corporate and commercial advice covering everything from legal strategies for business growth through to the exploitation of intellectual property.

Many of the clients he has acted for are based overseas, so a large proportion of his work has been cross-border. He has acted for businesses including Yahoo!, EE, Electronic Arts and VeriSign, and has worked with Facebook on its international growth, having advised on its expansion into 10 new jurisdictions in recent years. He is also a recognized expert in the mobile payments’ arena.

Simon Rendell

Legal Counsel