A week after announcing his retirement after four years leading UK policing against terrorism, Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley has confirmed he will be among speakers at the World Counter Terror Congress, during Security & Counter Terror Expo. It runs at London Olympia on March 6 and 7.
As Britain’s most senior anti-terror police officer, Rowley has served in the police for over three decades and is credited for working alongside intelligence services to foil 23 terror attacks in the UK since 2013, as well as doubling the number of arrests by counter terrorism officers in the last year.
Rowley, pictured, due to retire in March, joins a diverse speaker list at SCTX 2018, from the most nations in the event’s history, including the UK, United States, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, the Netherlands, EU and NATO.
Aligned with the UK’s CONTEST strategy, the conference will deliberate best practice, highlight the importance of collaboration and provide updates on counter terror strategy, operations and policy, examining the key areas of Prevention, Pursuit and Protection.
Richard Walton, UK Security Week Special Advisor and former Head of Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) at New Scotland Yard, said: “SCTX is the leading national event which is why so many leading figures want to attend and share their views. Bringing Mark Rowley as speaker will help nations around the world learn from his unique experiences in leading the UK response to the terrorist atrocities of 2017 so they can evolve their own strategies.”
The Expo will include over 100 conference sessions and a number of networking events; and its exhibition will have more than 350 suppliers, and 3,000 products on display.
For more information and to register for access to SCTX, the World Counter Terror Congress, Ambition, Forensics Europe Expo and The People Movement and Management Show, visit www.sctx.co.uk/registration and use guest code UKSW18.
