Pink Bows Foundation joins US Safety Professionals at NCS⁴ Conference, Reveals Advisory Board

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 with the 17th Annual Sports Safety and Security Conference in Palm Springs, 23-25 June, 2026.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., June 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — 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 company’s 600-plus event and venue safety professionals gathered in Palm Springs for the NCS4 conference that those fans return home safely.

Dr. Stacey Hall, NCS4 Executive Director, stated:

“We are deeply grateful for the partnership and participation of the Pink Bows Foundation at our 17th 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.”

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 5th, 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 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 organizers 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 titled “Showstop Procedure: A proven EmergencyIntervention 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, Ilitch Sports & Entertainment (Tigers Baseball) contributed fabulously, sharing their experiences and insights having recently hosted Showstop® Procedure courses, commenting on the positive benefits:

Kevin: “A great course which has improved procedure with consistency across our venues, staff and stakeholders.”

Donald: “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 Showstop® Procedure training courses being rolled across the US after the Fall, and take advantage of the Introduction to Showstop Procedure e-learning course. Details can be found HERE.