Henry Havis is an accomplished security and risk professional with extensive experience across defence, corporate, retail, and major venue environments. After completing his education, Henry joined the British Army, serving on multiple operational tours and exercises and receiving several commendations for his service. Transitioning into the private sector, he held senior roles at Canary Wharf Group, overseeing corporate, retail, and property security, before becoming the Head of Security Strategy and Resilience for Excel London, one of the UK’s leading events venues.

Henry is now the Services, Security and Resilience Director for the Nation’s Experience Capital (NEC), where he oversees the services, security and resilience strategies across a diverse portfolio of multifunctional venues, including arenas, convention centres and exhibition halls in the UK’s second city.

Throughout his career in the events sector, he has actively contributed to the development of industry standards, preparedness initiatives, and the sharing of best practice. He led the initiative to unite eleven event sector associations to create the Events Sector Counter Terrorism Business Information Exchange (ES-CTBIE), which he continues to Chair, alongside his role as Chair of the Association of Event Venues’ security group.

Henry has also recently become the Civilian Chair of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) business engagement forum known as CTBIE.