Former Head of Counter-Terrorism for the City of London Police to lead ISNR London's Advisory Council

ISNR London has appointed Brett Lovegrove to head up the 2008 Advisory Council for this major international security exhibition and conference.

Brett has just stepped down from his role as Head of Counter-Terrorism for the City of London Police to set up his own security advisory consultancy.

The ISNR London Advisory Council has been created to ensure that the show continues to address the issues affecting the security industry today. The council's advice and insight is already helping to shape the high-level conference programme as well as the exhibition's free-to-attend, on-floor seminar programme.

As head of the Advisory Council Brett Lovegrove brings a wealth of policing and national security experience with him after 30 years with the Metropolitan and City of London Police Service. His career has spanned a broad range of police skills including uniformed, academic, strategic and detective duties. He has been involved in many counter-terrorism operations in both Northern Ireland and Europe as well as being in charge of London's high security Paddington Green police station.

Brett transferred to the City of London just over five years ago. Here, as Head of Counter-Terrorism for the City, his remit included overseeing the capital's Counter-Terrorism Section, Emergency Planning and Business Continuity, CBRN, Police Search Advisors and Architectural Liaison divisions. His units undertook both overt and covert operations aimed at protecting the City from potential terrorist attacks. He was also heavily involved in orchestrating and co-ordinating the City's response to the July 7 bombings in 2005.

Commenting on his appointment, Brett Lovegrove said: "We live in a world where threats to security and resilience - whether they are a result of terrorist activity, natural disaster, pandemics or a breach of information security - continue to be a major challenge to society. It is essential that businesses and communities work together with government, the emergency services and industrial bodies to ensure effective planning and responses to a full range of potential scenarios. ISNR London draws all these strands together and is an important highlight of the security calendar."

Richard Clarke, Event Director of ISNR London, said: "We're delighted that Brett has agreed to steer our Advisory Council. His insights into the national and international security and resilience sectors will be invaluable to helping us ensure that ISNR London focuses on the issues that matter most to those involved with the protection of people, businesses and assets."

ISNR London's 2008 Advisory Council is made up of a group of experts drawn from across the security and resilience spectrum. Government departments, police and emergency response services, transport bodies, security end users and some of the leading industry suppliers are all represented.

Participants include: Royal Mail Group Security, the London Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Kingfell, London First, Esoteric, Momentum Security, G4S, Crisis Response Journal and Press Alert.