Focus on body cameras: 4th Body Camera Conference – Municipal networking, practical training & de-escalation strategies Conference on body camera use brings together security authorities, public order offices and municipal emergency services – focus on practical training, de-escalation and successful introduction of body cameras.
Great interest from the audience in the presentations at the 4th Body Cam Conference in Frankfurt.
(Blankenburg (Harz)/Frankfurt am Main, 1 July 2025) On 21 May 2025, around 70 experts from the security industry gathered in Frankfurt am Main to learn about the latest developments in body cams, practical application scenarios and training approaches at NetCo’s 4th Body Cam Conference.
Body cam experiences from municipal practice The specialist event has proven itself above all as an established platform for municipal exchange. Representatives from public order offices were in the majority, supplemented by experts from security companies and representatives from the rail and transport industry. The public authority supplier ETZEL was also represented with an exhibition stand. For ETZEL, the conference offered exciting insights into better understanding the needs of security companies and developing even more targeted product solutions, according to managing director Pierre Etzel. ## Versatile programme with a strong practical focus The conference programme offered a successful combination of specialist presentations, discussion panels and targeted networking opportunities, as well as a two-part body camera training course.
The event kicked off with a presentation by Andreas Bach from the City of Cologne, who gave an impressive account of how the public order office mastered the organisational and technical introduction of body cams – from the preparation of internal processes to the first deployments in Cologne city centre to the challenges in terms of data protection and internal acceptance.
Dipl.-Psych. Dipl. oec. Udo Kluttig from LOGO Bochum then addressed the psychological perspectives of de-escalation with body cameras and showed, among other things, how the successful introduction of body cameras through early employee involvement, transparent communication and practical training contributes significantly to acceptance and effectiveness in the field.
Finally, Oliver Pohl – author, lecturer and trainer – guided the participants through a two-part operational training course, covering theoretical basics such as communication models and practical exercises with body cameras. He taught the fundamental principles of de-escalation and self-protection – from maintaining the right distance and body language to typical communication and self-defence mistakes and the targeted use of body cameras in the field. He placed particular emphasis on realistic exercises and sustainable training approaches that strengthen emergency services personnel in the long term and make them safer.