Íse Murphy-Morris is an events consultant specialising in crowd safety, event transport and zone ex based on her background in these areas within major sport events, public events and festivals, over the last fifteen years. She works with a select team of experienced safety and event specialists on major projects.

She advises on Zone Ex, where the focus is on providing the safest and optimal experience for a crowd as they arrive and depart the event, as this is usually where risk increases to crowd dynamics. This encompasses everything from transport, traffic management, crowd safety, signage & wayfinding, brand activations, and stakeholder management. Understanding how our crowds respond to their environment, especially in busy city centres and public spaces helps us to plan and manage events effectively and safely.

Íse is a qualified safety officer with an MSc Crowd Safety & Risk Analysis (Distinction). She also holds a NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management and BSc Events Management. She is an Associate Lecturer in Crowd Behaviour and Managing Event Safety at the University of Plymouth. In addition, she researches and writes about crowd safety, and previously was an active member of the UK Crowd Management Association (UKCMA) and UK deputy chair of the Global Crowd Management Alliance (GCMA).

In 2023, she launched Safety Sistas; a podcast about the people who keep us safe at events and beyond, and co-founded Meliorem Eventus to challenge the events industry status quo through awareness and conversation

Íse is passionate about using her voice to challenge the status quo, combining research with industry experience to improve crowd safety practices and balance both approaches to find the most effective way forward. She also shares her own experience of working with burnout, establishing boundaries and living a more authentic life in order to feel safe in our own lives over at isemurphy.com.

Her work is dedicated to improving crowd safety through empowerment.