How planning and technology keep global crowds safe and first responder teams prepared for anything
One misstep in coordinating a multi-agency response during the 2026 FIFA World Cup – or any large event – could lead to chaos, endangering attendees and staff. Are your plans truly ready for the show?
The World Cup will push public safety operations to their limits with unprecedented crowd density, overlapping jurisdictions, multilingual populations, and global scrutiny of every step. In this expert discussion, hear firsthand strategies from leaders already deep in World Cup planning. They share field-tested tactics you can apply now to sharpen readiness before kickoff.
You’ll gain insider insight into:
- Cross-jurisdictional interoperability: Enable instant, unified command decisions across city, county, state, and federal agencies that accelerates responses.
- Rapid multilingual alerting: Deliver instructions in multiple languages, to massive, diverse crowds, within seconds to maintain control throughout the event and save lives during emergencies.
- High-pressure readiness drills: Identify weak points in your response chain using full-scale exercises modeled on past large-scale events to ensure you’re ready when it counts.
Featuring:
- Ky’Ron Owens, Director of Communications, City of Boston: leading large-scale event communications for one of America’s busiest urban hubs.
- Shontieka Adeogun, Chief Emergency Management Officer, City of Tacoma: steering multi-agency preparedness for regional mega-events.
- Moderator: Jeff Halstead, Retired Chief of Police, Fort Worth: seasoned expert in large event security and interagency coordination.
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