Level up security performance and careers at IFPO LIVE 26 – the annual conference of the International Foundation for Protection Officers (UK), on 2 July 2026 at the Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry.

This free, in-person event (with lunch included) brings together security business leaders, in‑house teams and front line officers to explore what “good” looks like in modern guarding – commercially, operationally and professionally.

Programme highlights:

• Conference Chair: Farah Benis, Director FFA Security, Vice Chair, ASIS UK and Member IFPO Advisory Council.
• Lee Davies, Global Head of Investigations, Amazon and Guy Mathias, ex, Suntory and GSK – what end users really need from security providers and their teams on the ground
• Mike White, Security Industry Authority – business licensing and its impact on the sector
• Associations Panel - discussion with Leaders of security membership groups.
• 90‑minute panel with the S12 Security Guarding Leadership Group – senior leaders discussing key workstreams, raising standards and creating better environments for officers and employers alike.
  • The panel will feature Peter Harrison, Keith Middleton, Gemma Newman and Glen Tonkyn, who between them are involved in workstreams covering Mandatory Business Licensing (MBL), the SIA’s Business Approval Scheme (BAS), data sharing, customer and buyer engagement, vetting and digital, labour exploitation, Martyn’s Law and Non‑ACS sector engagement.

Free to attend | Lunch included | Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry – 2 July 2026

Whether you run a security business or work on the front line, IFPO LIVE 26 is designed to help you deliver better outcomes and build a stronger, more recognised profession.

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