ASIS has announced that Bernard Hogan-Howe QPM, Metropolitan Police Service Commissioner in London, will welcome delegates at the ASIS 11th European Security Conference & Exhibition on Monday 16 April 2012. The event is set to take place in London on 15-17 April 2012.
After four years working in the health service, he joined South Yorkshire Police aged 22. He worked across the South Yorkshire area in uniform, CID, traffic and personnel. During this time he policed Doncaster’s mining community during the miners’ strikes.
In 1997, he joined Merseyside Police as ACC Community Affairs before taking responsibility for Area Operations in 1999. He was Gold Commander during the national Petrol Disputes of 2000/2001.
Mr Hogan-Howe joined the Metropolitan Police Service as Assistant Commissioner in July 2001, with responsibility for Human Resources. During this time he helped the Metropolitan Police to attain 20% growth, reaching 30,000 officers, the largest ever in the history of the Metropolitan Police.
He re-joined Merseyside Police in 2004 on appointment to Chief Constable, where he introduced the force Total Policing model focussing on crime, victims and professionalism. This approach led to crime reducing by a third, a 26% reduction in anti-social behaviour and the highest level of criminal asset recovery outside of London (more than £20 million over 3 years).
In October 2009 he was appointed Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary with responsibility for the London and National Office. This included inspections of the MPS, City, BTP, SOCA and PSNI. He was also lead HMI on thematic areas of policing such as the Olympics, counter terrorism and serious organised crime. Since January 2011 he has led the review of the national domestic extremism units.
He has vast experience in crime investigation and strategic leadership of major public events, public disorder and organised crime, particularly involving the use of firearms.
On 25th July 2011 Bernard became the Acting Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service, and is Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service since 12 September 2011.
The ASIS 11th European Security Conference & Exhibition is expected to attract around 500 senior security executives from all over Europe and the world.
The event will kick off on Sunday 15 April with a reception for first time attendees and new members. It will continue on 16 and 17 April with 44 high-level educational sessions divided over 4 parallel tracks. Featured speakers are:
- Baroness Angela Harris of Richmond, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords and Patron of ASIS UK Chapter 208
- Adrian Kendry, Senior Defence Economist and Head of Defence and Security Economics, Political Affairs and Security Policy Division, NATO HQ
- James Brokenshire MP, UK Minister for Crime and Security
- Sir Ian Andrews, Chairman of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)
- Stephen Cooper OBE, Head of Security for the Olympic Park and Village
The ASIS 11th European Security Conference & Exhibition will also feature sessions dedicated to Chief Security Officers (CSOs) organised by the CSO Roundtable of ASIS International, an enlarged exhibition featuring the latest in security technology and services, and unrivalled networking opportunities at the President’s Reception, business lunches and networking breaks.
The event will be closed by a spectacular reception at the House of Lords, organised by the ASIS UK Chapter and hosted by Baroness Angela Harris of Richmond
