Prof Chris Kemp

Chris is a polymath who has reinvented himself five times in his life, starting out working as a refuse collector, moving into social services, and then became a top rock club promoter and venue manager for over a decade. He then worked in the university sector becoming a professor and pro vice chancellor, finally starting his own business and driving a successful consultancy in the security and safety industry, Mind Over Matter.

He also co-founded the YES Group (YOUROPE Event Safety Group). During his academic and YES Group career, he developed into one of the leading voices in Health & Safety, especially but not exclusively in the festival sector.

Chris has degrees in Human Movement and Arts Administration and has a PhD in cognitive psychology focussing on punk and hardcore.

Chris also provides crowd management education as well as high-level leadership coaching and has worked with high performing coaches for the Rio and Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

 

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