In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour talks with Peter Ashwin, the principal and founder of Event Risk Management Solutions (ERMS), a consulting practice committed to enabling event organizers to meet the challenges of today’s volatile and uncertain world. Peter is recognized as an innovative, industry leader for the design and implementation of event security and risk management solutions to support event organizing committees and their public and private security partners deliver safe and secure, world class event experiences within complex, multi-agency environments. He is a former Australian Army special forces officer who now calls Montreal home. Peter on LinkedIn.
In the discussion we address:
- Peter’s background
- The Olympics and major event security and risk management
- The current threat and risk landscape
- Event and venue security and best practices
- And more!
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A few references mentioned in or relevant to our discussion include:
- Lake Placid 2023 World University Games, 12-22 Jan 2023
- From Risk to Resilience: The Fundamentals of Risk Management for Festivals & Events. A pragmatic approach to event risk management, adapted from international risk management standards and guidelines, evidence-based academic research, supported by ‘real world’ feedback from festival and event organizers, professionals, vendors, and suppliers, developed by Peter Ashwin.
- DHS CISA Power of Hello
- DHS “Pathway to Violence” video
- FBI Active Shooter resources, with several references to the Pathway to Violence
- Stop the Bleed
- The story of the security guard who may have saved countless lives during the 2015 Paris attacks. First telling by the WSJ: “Paris Attacks: Suicide Bomber Was Blocked From Entering Stade de France.” And clarification on who the hero security guard was, via the BBC.
- And look for the release of the updated Gate 15 Hostile Event Attack Cycle White Paper coming in August 2021!
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