Programme

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08:30	Registration and coffee
09:30	Introduction: the context Sarah Gaventa, former director of CABE, urban design and space consultant
09.40	Keynote: ‘Safer Places’ The key points in the government’s policy and guidance for safer places The emerging shifts in planning policy which will drive the designing in of resilience Progress report on 2007 Review into Protection of Crowded Places Rt. Hon Bruce George, vice-president, The Security Institute and former MP with focus on issue of security
10:10	Security and the architect Why architects need to consider security to win high profile projects What designers can gain from encouraging the client to adopt a proportionate and pragmatic approach in briefing What the RIBA’s ongoing work with the Home Office and NaCTSO offers the profession Ruth Reed, immediate past president, RIBA
10:40	Coffee & networking session
11:10	Protective security: why and where it matters Senior manager, Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure
11:40	The benefits of early incorporation of security in the design process DS Carl Whitley-Jones, security advisor, National Counter-Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO)
12:10	Virtual Reality – Protection with visualisations How can virtual reality help us understand the risk in the real world How scenario planning can be visualised and trained for Making counter-terrorism more accessible Multiple scenarios, multiple threats, one model Stewart Bailey, managing director, Virtual Viewing
12:40	Designing perimeters to resist explosive attack Strengthening site perimeters to control unauthorised vehicle access and withstand an explosive attack The role of stand-off protection Designing security measures to blend with the surrounding environment Jurek Tolloczko, business manager defence and security, Tata Steel
13:10	Networking luncheon
14:10	Technologies of resilience: Materials and structural design How products and materials have evolved in the last decade Technologies of resilience Mark Whyte, director security consulting and explosion effects, TPS Dr Colin Morison, technical director, TPS
14:40	The value of security and aesthetic excellence Gain an insight into what options are available in terms of protection Understand where the value of those options can be lost Understand the value of individual measures and protecting assets Steven Harre-Young, counter terrorism researcher, Loughborough University
15:10	Coffee and networking session
15:40	How to design for counter-terrorism – the practicalities Terence Brown, consultant, GMW Architects
16:10	The final debate: “Is security at odds with the public space?” Steven Harre-Young, counter terrorism researcher, Loughborough University Joe Kerr, head of critical and historical studies, RCA Brian Quinn, advisor – localism and planning, Design Council Anna Minton, writer and journalist
17:10	Closing remarks and end of conference

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