BSIA Midlands Forum - Thought Leadership & Best Practice

The BSIA's Regional Forum (Midlands) is a great opportunity to gain insights into emerging trends within the security industry, network with C-suite executives from the biggest security companies in the UK, stay ahead of the competition, learn from Industry experts and boost your professional credibility by exposing yourself to new ideas and proven strategies that can be implemented in your own work.

Venue - MAN Commercial Protection: Highlands Court, Cranmore Ave, Shirley, Solihull B90 4LE.
This two-day event is split over the following:

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Wednesday 5th March: Updates on Training Solutions, Cyber Awareness, HR Laws and URN updates for the Security Sector

Thursday 6th March: Security Officer Services

Speakers:

10.30: Welcome from BSIA’s CEO
Mike Reddington | BSIA

10.35: MAN Commercial; Training Solutions
MAN Commercial Protection

10.50: Keeping Your Business Cyber Secure
Cary Hendricks | ID Cyber Solutions

11.20: Panel Discussion: Paddy Kyle | BSIA; Graham Evans | BSIA; Matthew Holliday | NSI; James Wilson | SecureIT All; Cary Hendricks| ID Cyber Solutions

  • Cyber Security - Industry Qualifications & Recognised skill sets
  • CySPAG – The BSIA cyber security specific scheme

12.20 – 13:00: LUNCH AND NETWORKING

13:00: Police Response to Security Systems
Ken Meanwell | NPCC

13:30: Panel Discussion: David Wilkinson | BSIA; Ken Meanwell | NPCC; Steve Lampett | SSAIB; Richard Jenkins | ECHO; Andy Fyvie |CSL; Don Oakley | RISC Authority

  • Clarity from NPCC on URN responses
  • Dual False Alarms over 2G/3G
  • BS8418 URN’s on temporary/mobile CCTV
  • Manufacturing 3rd party certification for URN compliance

14.15: BREAK

14.30: Updates on the Employment Rights Bill 2025
Gill McAteer | Citation HR

15.00: Key Updates on Recent Publications and Standards
Technical Team | BSIA

15.00: The value of Professional Security Distribution TBC
Dean Kenny | ADI Global

16.00: Closing Thoughts and Thank You
Mike Reddington | BSIA

Speakers:

10.45: Welcome & Introduction
Mike Reddington | BSIA

10:50: MAN Commercial Protection

11:00: Insights from Government on UK Security Threats
Paul | NPSA 

11:45: Expansion Technologies and Solutions Integrations
Dan Frith, CSE Crosscom | Nick French, Motorola Solutions

12:15: Security Management Training
David Moffat | Spymasters

13:00 - 13:45: LUNCH AND NETWORKING 

13:45: National Business Crime Centre Update
Patrick Holdaway | City of London Police

14:15: Update and Future Plans
Pete Easterbrook | SIA

14:45: Update on Key Issues
Craig Horner | HMRC

15:00: Closing Remarks and Thank You
Tony Cockcroft

This is a great event for anyone in all BSIA membership sections, from security officer services to video surveillance, access control, alarm receiving centres, asset property marking and information destruction, plus many more. Reserve your place today for two content-rich days of important updates on the issues that affect our industry, designed to assist you in your day-to-day business. A full list of speakers and content will be released shortly. *PLEASE NOTE that attendees on day two of the forum must be from security companies with linked email addresses that will need to be verified upon registration.