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MEMBER EVENT: 2025 Global Crowd Management Congress


๐Ÿš€ Get ready for the biggest conversation in global crowd management! ๐ŸŒโœจ

The GCMA Global Crowd Management Congress 2025 brings together world-leading experts to tackle the most pressing challenges in our industry. Three days of insightful discussions, practical strategies, and game-changing ideasโ€”this is an event you wonโ€™t want to miss!

๐Ÿ“… February 18th, 19th & 20th
โฐ 1900 GMT (1400 EST, 1100 PST, 2000 CET)
๐Ÿ”— Via Zoom

With huge thanks to our fantastic sponsors, Safe Events Global, The United Kingdom Crowd Management Association, Pink Bows Foundation and Showstop.

Supported by our brilliant partners: Event Safety Alliance, Event Safety Alliance Canada, and United Kingdom Crowd Management Association.

Registration is open to all current GCMA members. Follow the link below to register.


Program Agenda

๐Ÿ“… Day One โ€“ February 18th

๐Ÿ‘ฅ "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun..." โ€“ KT Sonnen, Becky Stevens, and Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), PGDip open the congress with a powerful discussion on gender in crowd management. Does gender make a difference? Are safe spaces appropriate for everyone? Why are women still the minority in the field, and how can we drive change?

๐Ÿ” Followed by Thyr Rodrigues with "The Face of Your Event", discussing how front-line staff contribute to safer, well-managed events.

๐Ÿ“… Day Two โ€“ February 19th

๐Ÿ”„ "Turning Hindsight into Foresight" โ€“ Eric Stuart QPM challenges us to move from learning from past incidents to actively preparing for future challenges.

๐Ÿšง "HVM โ€“ Lego or Legos? It's Semantics, Right?" โ€“ Russ Phillips explores the balance between effective risk management and cost efficiency in Hostile Vehicle Mitigation.

๐Ÿ“… Day Three โ€“ February 20th

๐ŸŒ Aholibama Castaรฑeda Gonzรกlez opens the day with "Cultural Awareness and Safety Impacts", exploring how understanding diverse perspectives enhances crowd safety and event planning.

๐Ÿšจ The Show Stop Initiative โ€“ A powerful closing session with Steve Allen FdA MIFireE FIIRSM RSP & Mark Hamilton FdA MA (Dist.) HonD Univ (Pink Bows Foundation/Crowd Safety), focusing on critical stop-the-show decisions, intervention strategies, and protecting crowds when things go wrong.


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