Conference Agenda
The full two-day programme for the National Acquisitive Crime Conference 2026, held at the De Vere Latimer Estate. Both days are free to attend.
Day 1 · 7th July 2026
Protecting our Streets from Acquisitive Crime
- 08:45
Registration
- 09:30
Welcome
Ian Dyson CBE QPM DL, Former Commissioner (City of London Police)
- 09:40
Opening Keynote
ACC Christian Bunt (Thames Valley Police)
- 09:50
Welcome from Selectamark
James Brown, Managing Director (Selectamark)
- 10:05
Tackling Retail Crime
Katy Bourne OBE, Police and Crime Commissioner (Sussex)
- 10:20
Operation Zoridon
Ch Insp Rav Pathania (Metropolitan Police)
- 10:40
Panel: Retail Crime
- Ch Insp Stewart Codling (Thames Valley Police)
- Jon Ellis, Police and Government Liaison (Tesco)
- Insp Emma Wright (Police Scotland)
- Mohammed Qazi, Partnerships Manager & Intelligence Lead (Safer Business Network)
- 11:15
Break
- 11:45
Opal & Serious Organised Acquisitive Crime
Jim Taylor, Head of Unit (Opal)
- 12:05
Disrupting Organised Tool Theft
Sgt Dave Catlow (Metropolitan Police)
- 12:25
Panel: Tool Theft
- Andrew Brown, Security Manager (Dalkia HPC Operations)
- Carl Abraitis, Director (VP plc)
- Jeff Taylor, National Security Manager (Openreach)
- Shoaib Awan, Gas Engineer & Founder (Trades United)
- 13:00
Lunch
- 14:00
Vehicle Crime Investigation: Links to Wider Crime Solving
PC Mike Pilbeam and PC Mohammed Salim — Organised Vehicle Crime Unit (Metropolitan Police)
- 14:20
Where Do Stolen Goods Go?
Professor Emmeline Taylor (University of London)
- 14:40
Operation Wicker: It’s the monsters you invite in…
DCI Andrew Crowe and DI Hannah Wilson (Durham Constabulary)
- 15:00
Break
- 15:30
Tackling Disorder at Football Matches
Ch Supt Gareth Wrigley (Cheshire Constabulary)
- 15:50
From ASB to Burglary: Multi-Agency Problem Solving
Lee Spear, Clare Carverhill-Rourke and David Noakes (Richmond & Wandsworth Council)
- 16:10
Closing Remarks
Ian Dyson CBE QPM DL, Former Commissioner (City of London Police)
- 16:15
Close
Day 2 · 8th July 2026
Steering Clear of Cycle Crime
- 08:45
Registration
- 09:30
Welcome
Ian Dyson CBE QPM DL, Former Commissioner (City of London Police)
- 09:40
Opening Keynote
Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner (Thames Valley Police)
- 09:50
Welcome from Selectamark
James Brown, Managing Director (Selectamark)
- 10:05
Cycle Theft: A National Overview
Insp Titus Halliwell (City of London Police)
- 10:20
Cracking Down on Cycle Theft
Tom Fyans, CEO (London Cycling Campaign)
- 10:40
Operation Battery: York Cycle Campaign
Insp Jen Stockwell and Insp Rob Campbell (North Yorkshire Police)
- 11:00
Break
- 11:30
Operation Raptor: Cycle Crime Prevention
Insp Ross Woods (Cumbria Constabulary)
- 11:50
Cycle ASB: Policing Mass Ride-Outs
Insp Phil Patterson (Northumbria Police)
- 12:10
Cambridge’s Story on Cycle Crime Reduction
Insp Shawn Emms (Cambridgeshire Constabulary) and Keryn Jalli, Chair of the Cycle Crime Reduction Group (Cambridge City Council)
- 12:30
Integrated Offender Management and Acquisitive Crime
Sophie Kerton, Probation Officer (Probation Service, South West)
- 12:50
Lunch
- 13:50
Northumbria Police & Northumbria University Working Together
PC Stuart Dixon and PC Fintan Fitzpatrick (Northumbria Police)
- 14:10
Using BikeRegister to Improve Community Relations in Serious Violence & ASB Hotspots
Donna Grover and Victoria Snow (Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary)
- 14:30
A Joined Up Approach to Cycle Security
Nick Truran, Strategic Cycling Lead & Development Manager (Hertfordshire County Council)
- 14:50
Closing Remarks
Ian Dyson CBE QPM DL, Former Commissioner (City of London Police)
- 15:00
Close
