Speakers at the Global MSC Security Conference and Exhibition 2018 on Tuesday, November 13 include the Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Tony Porter, pictured. Also invited to speaker are representatives from the data protection watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Avon and Somerset Police, besides security practitioners and a university criminologist, to discuss ‘GDPR, Surveillance and Security’.
Managing Director of Global MSC Security, Derek Maltby says: “The GDPR has been EU law since May 2018, but there is still much confusion and misinformation regarding what the new data protection regulation means for the surveillance and wider security sector. We are bringing together the experts for a one-day conference in the hope of providing clarification as to the best way forward, in order to safeguard people and assets whilst adhering to the law.”
The 20th annual Global MSC Security Conference and Exhibition, now in its 14th year runs at the Bristol Hotel, in the city centre. Confirmed speakers include:
– Tony Porter MSyl is the Surveillance Camera Commissioner, whose role is to encourage compliance with the surveillance camera code of practice.
– Anne Russell is Senior Policy Officer at the ICO and will discuss GDPR in the context of the security and surveillance sector.
– Peter Spindler MSyI is Director of Soter Protective Services and he will draw on the learning from Operation Yewtree to provide insight into the role security professionals can play in safeguarding the vulnerable and how GDRP is applied.
– Sgt Chris Green from Avon and Somerset Police will be talking about reducing harm in the community by maximising the benefits of CCTV, and how covert methods and body worn video cameras are having a dramatic effect on the policing of complex problems.
– Jim Guiton is the Community Control Room Manager at Dacorum Borough Council and will explain how he ensures the council complies with GDPR in relation to its 350-strong surveillance camera network.
– Prof Pete Fussey of the University of Essex specialises in surveillance and society.
The Global MSC Security Conference & Exhibition is free-to-attend for all delegates and they will receive double CPD points from the Security Institute for attending the conference. For more and to register visit: https://www.globalmsc.net/seminars-2/.
