INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER

Peter Morgan

Pete Morgan is a sought-after international speaker on crisis and emergency management, leadership and crisis communication issues. He has been a featured and keynote speaker at a number of industry, government and academic conferences or events and has also led and facilitated many panel discussions.

Peter speaks on a wide range of key issues, with some of his keynote topics listed below:

• Crisis Negotiations: A Unique Hong Kong Perspective
• Pandemic Preparedness: A SARS Hong Kong Case Study
• Crisis Management: The Seven Deadly Sins of Crisis Management
• Crisis Preparedness: An All-Hazard Approach to Crisis Management
• Terrorism Readiness and Response: The 2 Ps and 2 Ps Approach
• Policing and Public Safety: Lessons Learnt from 33 Years in the Policing Trenches

Responding to Modern Terrorism Threats: Key Issues in Crisis Response

The ever evolving face of terrorism can make it very difficult for law enforcement to keep up with the rapidly changing threats posed by terrorist groups. With the emergence of Islamic State (IS) in the last few years and the increase of so-called lone-wolf individuals or groups supporting IS, the threat has increased significantly; making it much harder for law enforcement to anticipate and interdict their activities. The prevalence of attacks on civilian targets has also made it very difficult for authorities to respond without unduly affecting the rights and freedoms of the general population. It has therefore become more important than ever for authorities to have an effective and comprehensive approach to maintaining public safety and security. This presentation discusses the evolving threats faced by authorities and suggests how to better enhance the prevention, preparation, response and recovery measures needed from both a public and private sector perspective.

Counter Terrorism for Public Venues and Events: Responding to Shifting Trends to Safeguard Your Patrons

The world is changing and so is classic security planning. Public venues and public events involve large and often unprotected gatherings of the public. Are you doing enough to prepare and fortify your venue or event against increasingly innovative lone wolf attacks, truck hijackings, terrorist threats, active shooter events and actions by individuals with intent to do damage to you and your patrons? This keynote speech provides key insights and risk management strategies for counter terrorism.

An All-Hazard Approach to Crisis Management: Lessons learnt from 33 years in the Law Enforcement Trenches.

Crisis can come in all shapes and sizes, from public disorder to natural disasters, from pandemics to terrorist incidents. The adoption of an all-hazards approach to crisis preparedness and response is a best practice that ensures that comprehensive measures are readily in place to quickly and effectively respond to a wide-range of likely scenarios or situations. An all-hazards approach also helps to build capacity and resilience as well as ensuring that responders are better able to quickly adapt their response to any new or emerging threats. Drawing on 33 years of law enforcement experience in key operational, strategic and training roles, this keynote shares examples of how adopting an all-hazards approach can help improve and enhance both readiness and response capabilities in the face of any major incident or crisis.

The Seven Deadly Sins of Crisis Management (and what you can do to avoid them)

This keynote explores and discusses the key mistakes repeatedly made by organizations when they plan, prepare and respond to critical incidents and crisis situations. Many of these mistakes can quickly escalate a minor crisis into a major crisis and even a disaster or a full-blown catastrophe. Failing to effectively plan, prepare and respond to a crisis can also cause serious damage to the credibility and reputation of an organization, which may then take years to recover from. By sharing both worse and best crisis management practices, with brief case studies and examples, the audience will have a clearer understanding of how to better think ahead, plan smart and respond fast in order to ensure that any crisis faced will be successfully resolved.

Pandemic Preparedness: A Case Study of the SARS (Sever Acute Respiratory Syndrome) Outbreak in Hong Kong

This keynote presentation shares some of the key challenges and difficulties faced preparing for and responding to a severe infectious disease outbreak within the community and some of the best practices developed to enhance readiness and response capabilities based on lessons learnt during the SARS outbreak in Hong Kong.

Crisis Negotiations: A Hong Kong Perspective

This keynote presentation shares some of the key challenges and elements in crisis negotiations from a uniquely Hong Kong perspective. Key issues discussed: the types of critical incidents commonly found in Hong Kong, response needs and capability, approach and resolution strategies, and the use of highly trained negotiators for non-traditional critical incident response.

Peter has spoken and shared his insights at numerous industry events and conferences, including:

• The California Association of Hostage Negotiators (CAHN), USA
• The Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies (APCSS), Hawaii, USA
• The ASEAN Bio-Preparedness Conference, Manila, Philippines
• The Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• The Asia Emergency Management Conference (AEMC), Macau, China
• The Razak School of Government (RSOG), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• The Public Venues & Events Safety & Security Conference, Singapore
• The International Association of Suicide Prevention (IASP), Hong Kong, China