The Security Institute is set to hold its 2021 AGM on the 21st April, where it will recap an eventful year. IFSEC Global finds out what to expect from the event.
The AGM will be the first since Peter Lavery FSyI was elected as the Security Institute’s new Chair.
Key leaders from within the Institute will give updates on key areas of growth within the organisation, recapping significant developments as well as looking to the future. Steven McGrath MSyI and Andrew Donaldson MSyI, the new Counter Terrorism Special Interest Group Co-Chairs, will give an update on the Institute’s contribution to the UK Government’s Protect Duty Consultation.
There will also be a focus on the Institute’s work to help drive the wider security community forward. In 2020 the Inclusive Security Special Interest Group (ISSIG) launched. The Co-Chairs of the ISSIG, Anna-Liisa Tampuu ASyI and Lisa Reilly, will give an overview of the group’s efforts over the past few months and outline their plans to help drive positive change for the wider sector.
In addition, Paul Barnard CSyP MSyI will give an update on the Institute’s ‘Next Generation in Security’ initiative. The past year has been one of great significance for the initiative, with the launch of the ‘Secure Futures’ programme with the EY Foundation, which has provided work experience for 27 young people to gain an insight into the world of security. Paul will be joined by some of the ‘Secure Futures’ graduates to discuss their experience on the programme, and what we can do as a sector to help attract young talent.
The meeting will be hosted on a new live virtual event and networking platform that allows members to ‘pull up a chair’ and chat in small groups, with the ability to move around the virtual space and choose who to network with.
Security Institute Membership Engagement Manager, Jade Lapper said: “So far in the last year we have held many successful digital events, with one of the highlights being our virtual Annual Conference week in October. One thing that we haven’t been able to achieve yet is that real-time face-to-face networking that a lot of our members long to restore. The new platform we are using to host this year’s conference gives a fantastic solution to this, offering all members the chance to not only catch up with those members that they already know, but to meet new contacts who all share a like-minded enthusiasm for Security.”
Institute members can book to attend this year’s AGM here.
As well as the event itself being digital, this year’s AGM voting is also taking place digitally. This year’s election is a significant one for the Institute, as there are currently eight places on the Board of Directors that are up for election.
There are 11 Institute members standing in the Director elections, these are:
Voting will close during the AGM, with the results announced by the Secretary.
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