Experience

Mind over Matter Consultancy

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner and CEO

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  Working in a fast paced education, research and consultancy environment has many blessings as it brings MOM staff into contact with many high profile companies. Our work enables us to learn every day from the way in which others operate and perform and identify and build on good practice in each of the sectors that we work in. MOM has an impressive list of clients including Network Rail, the O2 arena, the National Association of Arenas, Wembley Stadium, the Scottish Police, UK Sport… Show more Working in a fast paced education, research and consultancy environment has many blessings as it brings MOM staff into contact with many high profile companies. Our work enables us to learn every day from the way in which others operate and perform and identify and build on good practice in each of the sectors that we work in. MOM has an impressive list of clients including Network Rail, the O2 arena, the National Association of Arenas, Wembley Stadium, the Scottish Police, UK Sport, Liverpool Echo Arena and SES Security to name but a few. Our unusual approach to projects and education where we turn practice into theory helps to provide companies and individuals with immediate practical tools to help them in their workplace and to take companies forward in each sector in which we work. Show less Working in a fast paced education, research and consultancy environment has many blessings as it brings MOM staff into contact with many high profile companies. Our work enables us to learn every day from the way in which others operate and perform and identify and build on good practice in each of the sectors that we work in. MOM has an impressive list of clients including Network Rail, the O2 arena, the National Association of Arenas, Wembley Stadium, the Scottish Police, UK Sport… Show more Working in a fast paced education, research and consultancy environment has many blessings as it brings MOM staff into contact with many high profile companies. Our work enables us to learn every day from the way in which others operate and perform and identify and build on good practice in each of the sectors that we work in. MOM has an impressive list of clients including Network Rail, the O2 arena, the National Association of Arenas, Wembley Stadium, the Scottish Police, UK Sport, Liverpool Echo Arena and SES Security to name but a few. Our unusual approach to projects and education where we turn practice into theory helps to provide companies and individuals with immediate practical tools to help them in their workplace and to take companies forward in each sector in which we work. Show less



Buckinghamshire New University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pro Vice Chancellor

  • Mar 2006 - Jun 2013

  This post included the leadership and management of one of the two faculty's in the Univeristy. I am a member of the five strong senior management team and am responsible for all partnerships with industry, education and the charitable sector. I oversee the sports strategy and also a range of projects with industry. For the last seventeen years I have focussed on innovative ideas and developing them to a status where the Univeristy can maximise on the income and related elements afforded by… Show more This post included the leadership and management of one of the two faculty's in the Univeristy. I am a member of the five strong senior management team and am responsible for all partnerships with industry, education and the charitable sector. I oversee the sports strategy and also a range of projects with industry. For the last seventeen years I have focussed on innovative ideas and developing them to a status where the Univeristy can maximise on the income and related elements afforded by such projects and partnerships. Over the last few years I have brought in over £500,000 in applied research m0oney to a new area in crowd management. My major subsidiary role is as a facilitator for others supporting the development of projects such as The National School of Furniture, the International centre for Crowd management and Security Studies and the European Health and Safety Group. My major areas of expertise are crowd science, venue management, work based learning structures for programming and innovative new programmes where I have been the instigator of over 50 in the past ten years. Before coming into education I was in both the sport and music industries as a promoter and venue manager and ran my own private sector promotions company AMP.

• Executive Dean/Dean/Professor of Portfolio Development etc.

  • Mar 2003 - Jun 2006

  In his time in University education Professor Kemp was employed initially as a Senior Lecturer, then promoted to Principal Lecturer in February 1995, promoted to Head of Department in1 January 1997 promoted to Dean of Faculty in January 2004 and then promoted again to Executive Dean in September 2006. He was finally promoted to the role of Pro-Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean August 2009. In 2012 Professor Kemp was seconded to a Business Development role working for the federation comprising… Show more In his time in University education Professor Kemp was employed initially as a Senior Lecturer, then promoted to Principal Lecturer in February 1995, promoted to Head of Department in1 January 1997 promoted to Dean of Faculty in January 2004 and then promoted again to Executive Dean in September 2006. He was finally promoted to the role of Pro-Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean August 2009. In 2012 Professor Kemp was seconded to a Business Development role working for the federation comprising the University and Aylesbury College, establishing and executing on business opportunities for both Institutions. Professor Kemp was awarded a Professorial title in 1993 for his outstanding academic services to the University and was awarded the title of Visiting Professor – Crowd Management in May 2013 for his outstanding contributions to the academic field of crowd management and for his establishment of the International Centre for Crowd Management and Security Studies (ICCMSS). Professor Kemp demonstrated an international reputation in the fields of crowd management and security management at events including festivals and sports as evidenced through his involvement in security for high profile venues. Professor Kemp’s role as Pro-Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean was to lead and manage a large faculty, having academic leadership and resource management for the faculty. This role included financial, budgetary and people management and was part of the Senior Management Team of the University providing strategic direction and leadership. The role also involved expanding and extending existing commercial networks and developing research and enterprise capabilities in the faculty.



Atlantic Music Promotions

• Director

  • 1994 - 1997

  A music production and promotions company. Promoting rock and indie artists from across the world. A music production and promotions company. Promoting rock and indie artists from across the world.



Various venues and promotion companies

• Music & Events Manager

  • 1983 - 1993

  Having worked in the music, events and sports industries as a promoter and venue manager for over a decade before entering academia, he has a wide range of practical knowledge as well as an academic underpinning to his work. Chris promoted and managed over 3000 events from the London Contemporary Dance Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Iron Maiden to World Championship Snooker and Championship Boxing Events. The majority of work in crowd management and security is carried out… Show more Having worked in the music, events and sports industries as a promoter and venue manager for over a decade before entering academia, he has a wide range of practical knowledge as well as an academic underpinning to his work. Chris promoted and managed over 3000 events from the London Contemporary Dance Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Iron Maiden to World Championship Snooker and Championship Boxing Events. The majority of work in crowd management and security is carried out by Chris is through the International Centre for Crowd Management and Security Studies. The work currently taking place in the centre spans the globe including South Africa, Australia, South America and across Europe. The present focus is on the barrier configuration at concerts and the safety aspects of and pressure realised in such constructions. The Centre partners comprise some of the largest crowd management companies and venues in the UK ranging from the NEC and Wembley to Show & Event Security and G4S. Chris was also responsible for much of the work on the risk assessment web template set up by OSHA (The European Agency for Health & Safety at Work). Chris has experience across a wide range of events over the past twenty five years, having promoted over 3000 himself but also having worked on all of the major festivals over the last twelve years and with Championship Football Venues as well as in other unusual locations such as Trafalgar Square and Tivoli gardens in Denmark. Show less Having worked in the music, events and sports industries as a promoter and venue manager for over a decade before entering academia, he has a wide range of practical knowledge as well as an academic underpinning to his work. Chris promoted and managed over 3000 events from the London Contemporary Dance Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Iron Maiden to World Championship Snooker and Championship Boxing Events. The majority of work in crowd management and security is carried out… Show more Having worked in the music, events and sports industries as a promoter and venue manager for over a decade before entering academia, he has a wide range of practical knowledge as well as an academic underpinning to his work. Chris promoted and managed over 3000 events from the London Contemporary Dance Company, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Iron Maiden to World Championship Snooker and Championship Boxing Events. The majority of work in crowd management and security is carried out by Chris is through the International Centre for Crowd Management and Security Studies. The work currently taking place in the centre spans the globe including South Africa, Australia, South America and across Europe. The present focus is on the barrier configuration at concerts and the safety aspects of and pressure realised in such constructions. The Centre partners comprise some of the largest crowd management companies and venues in the UK ranging from the NEC and Wembley to Show & Event Security and G4S. Chris was also responsible for much of the work on the risk assessment web template set up by OSHA (The European Agency for Health & Safety at Work). Chris has experience across a wide range of events over the past twenty five years, having promoted over 3000 himself but also having worked on all of the major festivals over the last twelve years and with Championship Football Venues as well as in other unusual locations such as Trafalgar Square and Tivoli gardens in Denmark. Show less