Intentional cargo disruption by nefarious means: Examining threats, systemic vulnerabilities and securitisation measures in complex global supply chains

Author's Biography

Conor Mcgreevy is a resilience consultant with Atkins UK. The majority of his consultancy experience is related to the UK nuclear industry and a diverse range of highways and transportation-related projects. Prior to joining Atkins, Conor undertook a postgraduate degree in emergency planning and management at Coventry University. At the same time, he worked as a ship planner in a container terminal in Dublin Port, where he developed his understanding of international cargo distribution. Throughout his undergraduate degree, he worked within the security industry in Ireland, at large-scale entertainment events where he developed his understanding of the concepts and regulations observed during the planning, and delivery of these events.

Wayne Harrop is a practitioner and academic with a background spanning cyber and physical security, civil emergency response, corporate risk, business continuity and crisis management. Wayne has experience leading and advising on risk programmes associated with manufacturing, logistics, global sourcing, product storage, and just-in-time supply chains. Wayne is the recipient of three international accolades for services in the field and he has worked with 49 countries on resilience initiatives, contributed to national resilience, international standardisation and policy initiatives. Wayne is a UK co-opted expert on ISO Technical Committee 223. He sits on the Advisory Council for City Security and Resilience Network and helped shape the International Risk, Resilience and Response Centre to address international collaboration on threat and hazard-related issues.