Today, UBM Live launched the Safe Cities Conference & Exhibition. The new conference, which will premiere in London next year, responds to the growing complexities and broad spectrum of threats that urban governments, agencies, and key municipal leaders face as they manage critical situations of national importance.
In its December 2011 report entitled “The Build up of Safe Cities – an Emerging Market for Defence and Security Players,” research company Frost & Sullivan has fingered safe cities as one of the top five megatrends for the aerospace, defence, and security sectors, predicting that it will take centre stage over the next 10 years.
Steven Webb, vice president, aerospace, defence, and security, at Frost & Sullivan, said:
- As cities grow in size and number, the challenges to ensuring the safety of citizens are becoming more complex, and as a result Frost & Sullivan believes that the demand for Safe City solutions will grow rapidly as the first wave of Safe City projects become fully operational and provide concrete proof of higher efficiency, effectiveness and return on investment.
The Safe Cities Conference & Exhibition intends to create a platform for future development in this emerging space, said Charlie Cracknell, event director in a press release. He added:
Market niches in public safety spaces such as Counter Terrorism, Cyber Security and Emergency Service can no longer work as isolated fixes for public safety. Public budget constraints and technological approaches will no longer allow these niches to occur in siloed approaches.
The show, which will run from June 17 to 19, 2014, will attract a broad audience of city authorities, central government department officials, international government workers, and private sector organizations (e.g., corporate, banking, and critical national infrastructure security). The lineup for the show includes:
- More than 100 specialist exhibitors and access to a further 800 relevant technology and solutions providers across the collocated events
- 4,000 dedicated international decision and policy makers
- Keynote theatre and VIP networking opportunities
- Interactive workshops, panel discussions, standalone presentations, international case studies, and city and facility tours (including live technology and product demonstrations)
Said Cracknell:
- Safe Cities serve the interest of the whole industry by bringing together leading stakeholders and technology providers to raise the agenda of how to improve public safety. Authorities and the private sector are under increasing pressure to collaborate through technology and strategy, increase working and budgetary efficiencies, as well as, preparing against the ever increasing threats of cyber attacks, terrorism and natural disasters.
The show takes its place in UBM’s leading international events and conference portfolio, which includes IFSEC International, as well as FIREX International, IOSH Conference & Exhibition, Safety and Health, and Facilities Management. UBM events tend to attract more than 45,000 visitors, a group that already includes Safe Cities technology providers, decision makers, and partners.
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