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all key staff were fully briefed prior to opening .
Kiamil added that it was vital to weigh up any potential issues even before signing contracts , adding that difficulties were often encountered when there was a lack of transparency .
Across larger venues and destinations there also needed to be a balance between different events taking place simultaneously to ensure the flow of people or a lack of signage did not provoke unnecessary friction .
Shared goals Kiamil said she hoped the shared desire to create
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outstanding exhibitions would lead to better collaboration on security matters .
At the end of the roundtable discussion she said : “ I think it ’ s really interesting that we managed to bring together not only security professionals , but also people from the within the venue and the service partners to discuss the bigger piece together .
“ There were so many things that we agreed on , but also this has been a really interesting discussion on the areas where we didn ’ t necessarily agree . I ’ m looking forward to how this is going change what we ’ re saying and what we ’ re doing and how we ’ re acting going forward .” Dengate added that the introduction to the counter terrorism officer could help generate a cross-industry strategy to responding to terrorism risks when Protect Duty legislation is introduced .
“ Having a framework that can be adapted , appropriately would be beneficial to organisers , venues and security contractors ,” she said .
Turner concluded : “ It was really good to get everyone around the table and have good discussions and working together .
Working together Selven Govindsamy , operations director , of The Event & Exhibitions Partnership Ltd said : “ There ’ s increasing awareness from organisers and venues that your security offering works to make a better experience for people attending events .” He added that he was
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“ We all want the same thing , to create outstanding events and the best possible experiences for our visitors .”
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heartened to hear organisers and venues agree on co- 0peration .
Phipps concluded : “ I think there ’ s a willingness to come together and talk about this stuff and make sure that whatever that outcome looks like whether that ’ s venue or event specific or a mix of both , it ’ s going to be what will serve our customers best going forward .”
Kerrie Kemp , event operations director at Informa said : “ Having such a variance of different experts and people around the table has really broadened my perspective . It ’ s reassuring to know that once you have the right contacts , there ’ s a lot that can be achieved .”
She added : “ We all want the same thing , to create outstanding events and the best possible experiences for our visitors .”
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