Pink Bows Foundation joins US Safety Professionals at NCS⁴ Conference

Sports and entertainment events, spanning World Series finals, FIFA World Cups and concerts, are bringing joy to millions of people across the US this summer. It’s largely thanks to the companies and 600+ event and venue safety professionals gathered in Palm Springs for the NCS⁴ conference that those fans return home safely.

Having been invited by NCS⁴ to share details of the Showstop® Procedure, the only internationally accredited training and Showstop specific qualification, Pink Bows Foundation is proud to have partnered the 17^th Annual Sports Safety and Security Conference, in Palm Springs, 23-25 June, 2026.

Pink Bows Foundation Co-Founder Brian Dubiski joined the Keynote session, opening the conference with an emotionally insightful talk, dedicated to his daughter, Madison Dubiski, one of the ten young people who lost their lives at the 2021 Astroworld Travis Scott concert.

For the first time publicly, Brian recounted his personal experience of how the horror of November 5^th, 2021, unfolded for him, as a father, and the family, through the ensuing years of pain and how they are coming out of that darkness with the Pink Bows Foundation, with a mission to reduce the likelihood of other families being devastated by events in the future.

This began by working with Steve Allen and Dr Mark Hamilton to establish a global Showstop® Procedure, launched in March 2025, which has trained over 850 event professionals to date, making events safer for audiences over 50 million. They have also established a Safe Spaces initiative, which has welcomed over 400,000 fans to its relocatable facilities across a range of US events.

Brian revealed that Pink Bows Foundation is strengthening its collaborative links with the global events safety community, announcing the formation of a Pink Bows Advisory Board, comprising a stunning array of 16 global event safety professionals, eight of who are expert witnesses.

The 2026 SVB LIVE Conference & Exhibition – focused on elevating the live experience – is being hosted at Everton FC’s spectacular new Hill Dickinson Stadium on October 1st and 2nd, with an Opening Night Icebreaker at Liverpool FC’s iconic Anfield Stadium on September 30th.

Dr. Stacey Hall, NCS⁴ Executive Director, stated:

“We are deeply grateful for the partnership and participation of the Pink Bows Foundation at our 17^th Annual Conference. During the impactful opening keynote, the Foundation’s founder, Brian Dubiski, reminded our industry why we strive every day to ensure the highest standards of safety and security at events — to save lives and ensure participants, spectators, and staff return home safely.

“The NCS⁴ industry stakeholders are highly engaged in training, research, and outreach initiatives in pursuit of safety and security standards and benefit greatly from the Foundation’s resources.”

The Pink Bows Advisory Board Members:

Steve Allen – Expert Witness and Crowd Safety Management & Event Safety consultant

Dr Mark Hamilton – Expert Witness and Crowd Safety Management & Event Security consultant, Tour Security Director for Sir Paul McCartney

Anne-Marie Chebib – UKCMA Chair, Global Expertise in Operational Risk, Sustainability & Program Development

Professor John Drury – Expert Witness and Crowd Management expert

Professor Keith Stills – Expert witness and international Crowd Management expert

Lloyd Major – CEO Halo Solutions

Morten Therkildeson MSC – Roskilde Festival Director of Safety and Guest Relations

Dr Pascal Viot – Professor of Sociology, Event Safety and Security consultant

Dr Steve Frosdick – Expert Witness, Sport Safety Consultant

Tami Richter – VP Operations at SXSW, VP Event Safety Alliance

Tim Roberts – Expert Witness, CEO Tess and Creative Safety

Jim Gaffney – Expert Witness, stage and crowd barrier design

Doug Bruce – CSSP, Senior Director of Operations, Creative Safety Inc

Andrew Tatrai – CEO Dynamic Crowd Measurement

Bryan Huneycutt – Event Safety Alliance Board Member, Mental health advisor

Colin Lish – Tour Security Professional & Crowd Management consultant

Brian summed up his keynote address with the following words, he received a heartfelt standing ovation from the audience:

“We are inspired by the support of these incredible people and excited by the vast experience and professional capability this highly respected and knowledgeable group adds to the progression of The Foundation to contribute to safer events.

“A huge thank you to the NCS⁴ board. We feel a strong bond with the conference organisers and delegates and admire their professionalism and devotion to prevent the likelihood of similar future incidents.”

Pink Bows Board President Stephanie Stegall also addressed the conference, outlining the importance of the strong bond being created with NCS⁴, with the common ethos to ‘Make Events Safer’, through training and driving positive progression

Steve Allen was the lead guest on a panel called Showstop Procedure: A proven Emergency Intervention Measure for the Sport and Entertainment Industry. Moderator Graham Brown curated an educational, interactive discussion, with the audience engaged throughout.

Panelists Doug Bruce, CSSP, Senior Director of Operations, Creative Safety Inc, Donald Paisant, CSSP, Vice President, Security & Guest Services, Texas Rangers Baseball Club and Kevin Swope, Security Director, Illitch Sports & Entertainment (Tigers Baseball) contributed fabulously, sharing their experiences and insights having recently hosted Showstop® Procedure courses, commenting on the positive benefits:

Kevin Swope said:

“It’s a great course which has improved procedure with consistency across our venues, staff and stakeholders.”

Donald Paisant said:

“It’s the best training course I have partaken. This has improved our emergency response protocols, which we have implemented at all of our events.”

Steve Allen also hosted two ‘Decision Making Under Pressure’ workshops across the conference program.

Delegates were encouraged to partake in one of the Showstop® Procedure training courses being rolled out across the US later this year, and take advantage of the Introduction to Showstop Procedure e-learning course. Details can be found HERE.

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