ASIS UK Board Member Robert reflects on his first GSX experience in Atlanta, from educational sessions and a packed exhibition floor to connecting with the wider ASIS community and security professionals from around the world.

The ASIS UK Autumn Seminar brought the security community together for an afternoon of connection, conversation and reflection. Opening the event, ASIS UK Chapter Chair Farah Benis reflected on community, wellbeing and our responsibility as security professionals, before keynote speaker Nazir Afzal OBE shared powerful lessons from his extraordinary career and challenged us to consider the real-world impact of our actions.

As part of the Security Commonwealth, ASIS UK was proud to participate in London Pride, standing alongside partners from across the security profession in support of inclusion, collaboration and community. In this blog, Interim Chair Farah Benis reflects on the importance of cross-sector collaboration, the role of security in enabling safe and inclusive public spaces, and why protecting the rights to peaceful assembly and expression remains fundamental to both our profession and a democratic society.