Meet

Mark

our STRATEGIC DIRECTOR

Mark is Strategic Director of Safe Events Global and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

He is a vastly experienced senior event professional, having held positions of responsibility on large-scale, public, mass-gathering events in multiple countries.

With over 22 years experience in events, he has been working on events in the Middle East since 2017.

Mark has led on all aspects of Health & Safety on all MDLBEAST events, as their Senior Health & Safety Director, since 2021 as well as occupying a Silver / Tactical Commander role in Event Control on a wide range of shows.

He has a particular interest in learning & education in the safety space for events.

Areas of Focus

Mark is consistently looking to the future of Safe Events Global in his role as Strategic Director. He is occupied with routes to new markets, growth strategies, client and partnership development as well as a wide range of ongoing and developing organisational initiatives.

He leads on service delivery on many of our largest key accounts, including MDLBEAST and Rotana. While he operates in a Strategic role for us here, he does similar as well as operating Tactically in Event Control Rooms on some of the largest events on which we work.

Mark also has a keen interest in learning and education within the event industry. He has developed and delivered a wide range of learning and education projects, including everything from 5-day email courses through to University-accredited Professional Diplomas that have been delivered to hundreds of event professionals around the world.

Selected Professional Memberships

  • SFIIRSM RSP: Specialist Fellow of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management
  • F.ISRM: Fellow of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management
  • FIPM: Fellow of the Institute of Place Management
  • Tech IOSH: Technical Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
  • OSHCR-registered Safety Consultant

 

Selected Qualifications

  • Diploma in Strategic Health & Safety Leadership & Management (ongoing)
  • Diploma in Leadership (ongoing)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Crowd Science & Risk Analysis
  • Postgraduate Diploma in PR and Event Management
  • Diploma in Crowd Science
  • NVQ Level 4 in Spectator Safety Management
  • Professional Laser Display Safety

Published Works

  • Applied Crowd Science by Prof. Dr. G Keith Still – featuring the LaD Classification for Crowd Disasters by Mark Breen. This is a piece of work Mark developed while studying on the MSc in Crowd Science at Manchester Metropolitan University.
  • ‘Safely Does It’ column in IE Magazine – Mark contributed a regular column for this publication from the International Festival and Events Association for 2 years.

 

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Event Safety Alliance Canada Conference 2023 – session delivered by Mark entitled ‘Challenging Opportunities: Safety Planning in a Regulatory Vacuum’. It was an exploration of the opportunities and challenges inherent in planning and delivering large-scale, festival events in a jurisdiction lacking in regulatory frameworks and local guidance.
  • IIRSM Crowd and Event Safety Conference – multiple sessions delivered by Mark at 2 x events organised by the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management, of which Mark is a Specialist Fellow