Serious Organised Acquisitive Crime Conference 2026
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AGENDA

The agenda is currently being worked on, please check back for updates. 

Proposed timings for the conference are*: 

Tuesday, March 3, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Registration, Refreshments and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

9:40 AM - 9:50 AM
Welcome and Housekeeping

Conference Facilitator: Sian Lloyd

9:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Address

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

10:00 AM - 10:25 AM
Vehicle Crime Overview

Assistant Chief Constable Sarah Grahame, NPCC Lead Vehicle Crime, Surrey Police 

10:25 AM - 10:50 AM
Disrupting Criminal Networks, Compensating Victims, and Ensuring Crime Does Not Pay

Olivia Rose, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor, CPS Proceeds of Crime Division & Helen Hughes, Unit Head, CPS Proceeds of Crime Division

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

In the Exhibition Area

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Tackling Commercial Robberies through Partnerships

Deputy Chief Constable Jayne Meir, NPCC Lead Commercial Robbery and Freight Crime

Sarah Staff, Head of SaferCash & SaferGems

Ciaran Walsh, National Analyst, SaferCash

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Check back for session updates
 
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
It Takes a Network to Defeat a Network- How True Partnership Disrupts ORC

Paul Fagg, Director Law Enforcement Partnerships, Auror

12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
Burglary Portfolio Update
 
12:40 PM - 1:40 PM
Lunch and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Mobile Phone Industry and Flying Squad Collaboration

Detective Chief Inspector Laura Hillier, Flying Squad East, Metropolitan Police Service

Richie Iwanoff, Corporate Investigations, BT Group

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
National Business Crime Update

Superintendent Lisa Maslen, National Business Crime Centre, City of London Police

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Metal and Infrastructure Portfolio Update
 
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Refreshments and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
Clear, Hold, Build: Disrupting Serious & Organised Acquisitive Crime

Detective Superintendent Andy Farrell, NPCC SOC Local Programme Lead, West Yorkshire Police

3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
SOAC in the Met

Commander Andrew Featherstone, Front Line Policing Commander, NPPC Lead for Robbery and Mobile Phones, Metropolitan Police

4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
The Fightback Against Tool Theft

Laura Moran, Managing Director, TVL Security / President – IAATI UK

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Panel Q&A
 
5:00 PM
Day 1 Closing Remarks
 
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Gala Dinner and SOAC Awards Ceremony

Dinner will feature live entertainment from singer and guitarist Natalie Robinson, whose career includes touring with Blue and performing as a vocalist on Dancing on Ice. 

Wednesday, March 4, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration, Refreshments and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

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

Sian Lloyd

9:10 AM - 9:30 AM
NVCRP: Three Years, One Mission – Reducing Vehicle Crime Together

Mark Kameen, Project Lead, National Vehicle Crime Reduction Partnership (NVCRP)

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Police CPI – Who We Are, What We Do and How We Can Help

Sandra McNiven, Head of Specialist Programmes, Police CPI

9:50 AM - 9:55 AM
Move to Breakout Sessions
 
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM
Breakout Sessions

Main Room - Vehicle Crime, Methods and Tools

Adrian Mills, Corporate Investigations Business Partner, Jaguar Land Rover

Greg Culshaw, General Manager, Customer & Network Support, Toyota GB PLC

Othello - SelectaDNA & Met Police: Disrupting Organised Tool Theft *(Closed to Law Enforcement Only)*

Clair Frame, Director of UK Sales & Business Development, Selectamark   

Hamlet - Hydraulic Rescue Tool Familiarisation

Mr Ian Dunbar OBE, Product and Marketing Manager, IDEX

Sarah Staff, Head of SaferCash & SaferGems

Ciaran Walsh, National Analyst, SaferCash

10:25 AM - 11:00 AM
Refreshments and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

11:00 AM - 11:05 AM
Move to Breakout Sessions
 
11:05 AM - 11:35 AM
Breakout Sessions Repeated
 
11:35 AM - 11:40 AM
Move back into Main Room
 
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
ORC Case Study
 
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
Robbery Portfolio Update

Commander Andrew Featherstone, Front Line Policing Commander, NPPC Lead for Robbery and Mobile Phones, Metropolitan Police

12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
Check back for session updates
 
12:40 PM - 1:25 PM
Lunch and Networking

In the Exhibition Area

1:25 PM - 1:45 PM
The Fight against Tool Theft

Police Sergeant David Catlow, Metropolitan Police

1:45 PM - 2:05 PM
JICC – Local to Global

T/Detective Inspector David Hirst, Police & Partnership Engagement Manager, Joint International Crime Centre

2:05 PM - 2:25 PM
NCATT the First Three Years and Future Challenges

Detective Sergeant Chris Piggott, National Construction and Agricultural Theft Team

2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
Panel Q&A
 
2:55 PM - 3:00 PM
Closing Remarks

Sian Lloyd

*Timings are subject to change at any point

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