Agenda

*Please note the agenda is subject to change

8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Registration, Refreshments and Networking

Served in the Exhibition Area

9:45 AM - 9:50 AM
Welcome and Housekeeping

Facilitator: Sian Lloyd 

9:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Address

Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman KPM at North Wales Police. NPCC Lead for Acquisitive Crime and Police National Database

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Keynote Address

Rt Hon Chris Philp MP, Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
OPAL

Detective Chief Superintendent Jim Taylor, Head of Opal 

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Europol and its Role in Supporting UK SOAC Investigations

Detective Chief Inspector Andy Duddle, Europol

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
Refreshments and Networking

Served in the Exhibition Area

11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Vehicle Crime - Getting Serious

Superintendent Matthew Moscrop, Merseyside Police - CLOSED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ONLY 

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
DeterTech’s Crime Intelligence Unit – Police and Industry, Tackling Crime Together

Gary Higgins, Director of Operations

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
SOAC - A ROCU Response

Superintendent Fiona Gaffney, Deputy Head of the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch and Networking

Served in the Exhibition Area 

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Think PND!

Denise Robbins, Police National Database National Auditor and Subject Matter Expert, North Wales Police - CLOSED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ONLY 

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Acquisitive Crime Priorities and How We Work with Partners

Samantha Newsham, Head of Acquisitive Crime Policy, Home Office

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Panel Q&A
 
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
Refreshments and Networking

Served in the Exhibition Area

4:05 PM - 4:35 PM
Addressing Acquisitive Crime through the Regulation of Stolen Goods Markets: Preliminary Findings from a Home Office Study

Dr Kate Tudor, Associate Professor, Durham University and Chief Inspector Hannah Lawton, Gwent Police 

4:35 PM - 5:05 PM
Metal & Infrastructure Crime

Assistant Chief Constable Charlie Doyle, NPCC Lead for Metal Crime 

5:05 PM - 5:15 PM
Close of Day 1

Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman KPM at North Wales Police. NPCC Lead for Acquisitive Crime and Police National Database

6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
Pre-Dinner Drinks Reception

In association with  

7:15 PM - 11:00 PM
SOAC Awards and Gala Dinner
 
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration, Refreshments and Networking

Served in the Exhibition Area

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Day 2 Opening Address

Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman KPM at North Wales Police. NPCC Lead for Acquisitive Crime and Police National Database

9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
National Residential Burglary Portfolio

Deputy Chief Constable Alex Franklin Smith, Warwickshire Police and Superintendent Doug Blackwood, Humberside Police

9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
Pegasus: Combining law enforcement with industry knowledge to tackle organised retail crime

Katy Bourne OBE, Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Refreshments and Networking

Served in the Exhibition Area 

10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
Breakout Sessions

Main Room: Peter Evans, North Wales Police, Rural Crime Sergeant - Rural Crime - CLOSED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ONLY 

Conference Room 11: Superintendent Mike Anker, Cheshire Police- Operation Submerged - Investigation into Family gold burglaries 

Conference Room 12: Detective Constable Sophie Hayes -  The Art of Organised Crime: An Introduction to the Art and Antiques Unit - CLOSED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ONLY 

Conference Room 16: Detective Inspector Kevin Morley, Devon and Cornwall Police - Targeting SAC and prolific offenders at a local level 

11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Breakout Sessions Repeated
 
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch and Networking

Served in the Exhibition Room 

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
We Don't Buy Crime - Taking a Whole System Approach to Acquisitive Crime

Assistant Chief Constable Tom Harding, Director of Operational Standards, Public Safety and Risk, College of Policing 

1:45 PM - 2:20 PM
NaVCIS

Detective Chief Inspector Brett Mallon, Head of Unit, NaVCIS - CLOSED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ONLY 

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
The Organised Element of Heritage Crime

Detective Superintendent Jon Burgess, Essex Police 

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
Conference Close

Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman KPM at North Wales Police. NPCC Lead for Acquisitive Crime and Police National Database