Serious Organised Acquisitive Crime Conference 2025
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AGENDA

*Please note this is subject to change at any point by the event organisers

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Registration, Refreshments and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Welcome and Housekeeping

Conference Facilitator: Sian Lloyd

9:40 AM - 9:50 AM
Opening Address

Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman KPM, North Wales Police, NPCC Lead for Serious Organised Acquisitive Crime

9:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote Address

The Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP, Minister of State for Police, Fire and Crime Prevention

10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Nailing the Basics. Real Partnerships, Real Results

Jim Taylor, Head of Unit and T/Detective Chief Inspector Kate Brummell, Head of Operations, Opal 

10:25 AM - 10:50 AM
Tackling Metal Crime: Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Heritage

Assistant Chief Constable Charlie Doyle, NPCC Metal & Infrastructure Crime Lead

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
Refreshments and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Organised Retail Crime: Maximising Partnership Working

Stephanie Coombes, Head of Intelligence, Opal

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Altia Insight used to crack major fraud case; judge commends presentation of evidence

Retired Detective Chief Superintendent, Tony Creely, Greater Manchester Police

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
The ROCU Response to SOAC

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

12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
Think PND

Denise Robbins, NPCC PND TEAM, National PND Auditor and SME 

12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
Lunch and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Protective Security Challenges and Advances

Senior UK Government Security Advisor 

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Global Organised Crime Targeting the UK Construction & Agricultural Industry

*Closed to Law Enforcement Only*

Superintendent Andy Huddleston, National Rural Crime Unit

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel Q&A
 
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Refreshments and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
Home Office Updates on Work to Tackle Acquisitive Crime

Alison Goodall and Pippa Cousins, Neighbourhood Crime Unit, Home Office 

3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
The Power of the Unknown: How Cutting Edge Technology is Driving Intel Led Policing

Paul Fagg, Director of Law Enforcement Partnerships, Auror 

4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
NaVCIS, Bringing Police and Industry Closer to Jointly Tackle Organised Vehicle Crime

Sharon Naughton, Head of NaVCIS

4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
Trends in Organised Property Crime

Jens Liedhegener, Head of Team, Serious Organised Crime Unit, Europol 

4:50 PM - 5:00 PM
Panel Q&A
 
5:00 PM
Day 1 Closing Remarks
 
6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
Drinks Reception

In association with 

7:15 PM - 11:00 PM
SOAC Awards Ceremony followed by Gala Dinner

Award Ceremony in association with 

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration, Refreshments and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Day 2 Welcome

Sian Lloyd

9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
National Residential Burglary Position

Chief Constable Alex Franklin-Smith, Warwickshire Police

D/Superintendent Doug Blackwood, Staff Officer, NPCC Residential Burglary Portfolio

Andy Crofts, CSI Operations Manager, Yorkshire and the Humber Scientific Support Services 

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Optimising Asset Recovery Outcomes in Acquisitive Crime Cases

Debbie Price, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor, CPS Proceeds of Crime Division

9:50 AM - 9:55 AM
Move to Breakout Sessions
 
9:55 AM - 10:20 AM
Breakout Sessions

1. Mapping Stolen Goods Networks – Using Covert Methods to Understand the Journey of Commodities - *Closed to Law Enforcement Only* Dr Kate Tudor, Associate Professor Criminology, Durham University and Assistant Chief Constable Tom Harding, Director of Operational Standards and the Public Safety & Risk Portfolio, College of Policing

2. Recognising Child Exploitation in Organised Acquisitive Crime - Helen Khezrzadeh, Service Manager, The Prevention Programme, The Children’s Society

3. Opal Case Study 

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
Refreshments and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

10:50 AM - 10:55 AM
Move to Breakout Sessions
 
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM
Breakout Sessions Repeated
 
11:20 AM - 11:25 AM
Move back into Main Room
 
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM
Operation Birchwood Case Study – Burglary OCG targeting Premiership Footballer Players

Detective Inspector Shaun Fordy, High Harm Investigation Team, NEROCU

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Prüm

*Closed to Law Enforcement Only*

Detective Constable Adam Denyer, Prüm & Biometrics, JICC – National Crime Agency 

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
NPCC's Strategic Approach to Tackling Vehicle Crime

*Closed to Law Enforcement Only*

ACC Jenny Sims, NPCC Lead for Vehicle Crime, Merseyside Police 

1:20 PM - 2:00 PM
Criminal Exploitation for the Purpose of Committing Acquisitive Crime

Phil Brewer, Specialist Advisor on Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking Foundation and Antonia Pascal, Criminal Exploitation Specialist, Pascal Consultancy

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Policing the Problem- Tackling SOAC Offending Together

Detective Inspector Kelly Schonhage, Metropolitan Police, Flying Squad and Detective Sergeant Sandy Thompson, West Midlands Police

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
INTERPOL’s Reducing Vehicle Crime and Theft Program

Renato Schipani, Criminal Intelligence Officer, Interpol 

2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
Panel Q&A
 
3:25 PM - 3:30 PM
Closing Remarks

Sian Lloyd

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