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When: Apr 24, 2024 11:00 Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: FANCENTRIC – Why Sports & Entertainment Venues Need to Prepare for Protests and Security Threats
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Join Dr. Lou Marciani, Director & Co-Founder of IIFX, and Jim Mercurio, former Executive VP & General Manager @ Levi’s Stadium and President of JCM Events Management & Consulting, LLC, for our free FANCENTRIC podcast. Fans, Sports & Entertainment leaders, and anyone with an interest in safety, security, crowd management, and the fan experience should join the IIFX Live Stream event on 24 April 2024 at 11 AM Central time.

Learn how sports and entertainment leaders prepare their venues and staff to protect their fans and staff by preparing for protests and security threats long before any event. Sports and entertainment events are about the spectacle, something that protestors and malevolent actors seek to use to their advantage.

Join Dr. Lou and Jim as they query their guest panel about their experiences in preparing for protests and security threats, including developing action plans and training their staff to respond to almost any protest or threat condition. Are you and your venue staff prepared?

Are you and your venue staff prepared? Learn from the safety and security experience of our guests:

MODERATOR: MIKE HARTNETT, VICE PRESIDENT OF VENUE SECURITY FOR ILITCH SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MIKE HARTNETT currently serves as Vice President of Venue Security for Ilitch Sports and Entertainment. In this position, he is responsible for leading the daily security operations and event-based security for Little Caesars Arena and its office buildings, Comerica Park, Michigan Lottery Amphitheater at Freedom Hill, Pine Knob Music Theater, Meadow Brook Amphitheater, the Fox Theater and Fox Office Centre, Little Caesars Global Resource Center and throughout the District of Detroit. Mr. Hartnett is focused on creating a safe and secure environment for guests, colleagues, clients, athletes, and performers across all venues in the Ilitch Sports and Entertainment family. Prior to joining Ilitch Sports and Entertainment, Mr. Hartnett served as a Special Agent in the FBI for over 21 years. He retired as the Unit Chief of the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group, Crisis Management Unit. In that assignment, Mr. Hartnett managed and oversaw the FBI’s Crisis Management and Special Events Programs.

In this capacity, he planned, coordinated and supervised the FBI’s response to critical incidents, major investigations, and terrorism events. In addition, SSA Hartnett managed the FBI Special Events program, with specific attention to counterterrorism preparedness, intelligence, tactical response and critical incidents. SSA Hartnett’s crisis response and major event experience includes the 2016 Republican National Convention, the 2016 Democratic National Convention, the 2018 FIFA Championships in Moscow, the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Boston Marathon Bombing and numerous mass casualty shooting events.

PANELISTS

LAURIE GOODELL serves with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Office of Security Programs, focusing specifically in the Active Assailant Security branch on preparedness resources, training, and assessment for stakeholders within the critical infrastructure of the United States. As team lead for Hostile Vehicle Mitigation, she has been integral to the development and release of the Vehicle Ramming Self-Assessment Tool and CISA’s Vehicle Incident Prevention and Mitigation Security Guide, scheduled for imminent release.

POLICE LIEUTENANT KENDALL BELL oversees arguably the busiest, most successful, and professional events planning section in the world. Each year this section plans over 8500 events. The events range from our New Year’s Eve celebration, the NFL Draft, and Pro Bowl, the NHL All Star Weekend, the Electric Daisy Carnival, Life is Beautiful, Allegiant Stadium (Raiders, Concerts, and other events), T Mobile Arena (Vegas Golden Knights, Concerts, Sporting Events), Conventions (CES, SEMA, JCK Jewelry Show), Music Award Shows (Billboard Music Awards, the Grammy’s, the Latin Music Awards), Parades, Presidential visits, and many more.

SENIOR COMMANDER BRAD HAZELETT has been with the Saint Paul (Minnesota) Police Department for 27 years. He played key roles in planning, operations and leadership during the 2008 Republican National Convention, 2018 Superbowl, and the riots related to George Floyd and Daunte Wright. In 2023, he was promoted to Senior Commander and took charge of the SPPD Special Operations Unit. SOU provides public safety planning and staffing for all large public events, parades, festivals, protests, and demonstrations. In 2024 he rejoined the SPPD SWAT team as a team Commander. He is also a lead instructor for two private companies that teach modern strategies and tactics to SWAT officers as well as teaching Firefighters, EMS, and police to collaboratively respond to an active shooter, mass casualty incident, or act of terrorism.

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