0840-0850 | Welcome to Behavioural Analysis 2023

Philip Baum, Chair, Behavioural Analysis 2023, UK

0850-0900 | Welcome to Prague Airport

Mr. Jiri Pos, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Prague Airport, Czech Republic

0900-1040 | Session Title: Embracing Behaviour Detection

Session Moderator:

Philip Baum, Managing Director, Green Light Ltd. & Visiting Professor, Aviation Security, Coventry University, UK

0900-0930 | Day 1 Keynote:
Reading the Enemy: lessons from the battlefield

Col. Richard Kemp CBE, UK

0930-1040 | Adapting Behavioural Analysis Techniques to Different Environments: one size doesn’t fit all

• Behavioural Insights: implementing behavioural science as a tool in the counterterrorist arsenal

Dr. Aynabat Atayeva, Chief, International Hub on Behavioural Insights to Counter Terrorism, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, Qatar

• Threat-Oriented Person Screening Integrated System: one state’s national security perspective

Ng See Chong, Head TOPSIS, Centre for Protective Security, Singapore Police Force, Singapore

• Upskilling Security Personnel to Attract and Retain Staff: an airport security perspective

Sébastien Colmant, Director Aviation and Cyber Security, ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International), Belgium

1040-1110 | Coffee Break

1110-1300 | Session Title: Nonverbal Communications

Session Moderator:

Jacqui Hames, Detective (retired), Metropolitan Police; Co-Presenter (former) Crimewatch, BBC; Security Consultant;
and, Psychotherapist, UK

1115-1145 | Syndromes, Myths & Distractions: a smorgasbord of reality checks

Mi Ridell, Nonverbal Communication Analyst, Sweden

1145-1215 | Making a Long Story Short: the delicate art and robust science of nonverbal communication

Alan Crawley, Universidad del Salvador; Academic Coordinator, Behavior & Law; Psychologist and
Disseminator of Nonverbal Communication, Argentina

1215-1245 | The Behavioural Profile of the Suicide Bomber: pre-attack analysis from relevant data and CCTV footage

Dr. Sagit Yehoshua, Author, ‘Terrorist Minds: from social-psychological profiling to assessing the risk’, and Criminologist, Reichman University, Herzliya and Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

1245-1300 | Panel Q&A

1300-1400 | Lunch

1400-1525 | Session Title: Behavioural Science

Session Moderator:

Catherine Piana, Director General, Confederation of European Security Services (CoESS) and
Director General, International Aviation Security Services Association – (ASSA-i), Belgium

1405-1435 | Neuroscience: does it have a role in behavioural analysis training?

Aaron Le Boutillier, Regional Vice President (South-East Asia), ASIS International; PhD. Candidate, Rangsit University; and,
CEO, Le Boutillier Group, Thailand

1435-1500 | So you want to perform behaviour detection: setting the parameters

Neville Hay, Director of Training, INTERPORTPOLICE, UK

1500-1525 | Ghent Museum of Fine Arts and the Ghent Local Police:
training staff to manage emergency response with the aid of behavioural science…and The Simpsons!

Kim Covent, Advisor, Ghent Local Police Force, Belgium

1525-1550 | Tea Break

1550-1740 | Session Title: Human Trafficking

Session Moderator:

Jacqui Hames, Detective (retired), Metropolitan Police; Co-Presenter (former) Crimewatch, BBC; Security Consultant;
and, Psychotherapist, UK

1555-1620 | Airlines En Garde: #eyesopen for behavioural indicators of human trafficking

Tim Colehan, Assistant Director, External Affairs, International Air Transport Association (IATA), Switzerland

1620-1650 | Human Trafficking: the RCMP’s role in airport interdiction

Sgt. Dominique Boulianne, Air Domain Program Manager, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada

1650-1710 | Contextual Safeguarding: making hot spots cold

Dr Sarah Lloyd, Research Consultant and Senior Trainer, Pace (Parents Against Child Exploitation), UK

1710-1720 | Panel Q&A

1720-1745 | Understanding Human Trafficking: a personal perspective and key takeaways

Bishop Donna L. Hubbard, Director of Human Trafficking Education & Awareness, Airline Ambassadors International; Founder & Executive Director, Woman at the Well Transition Center; Flight Attendant, American Airlines; and Survivor Leader, USA

0900 | Welcome to Day II

0900-1045 | Session Title: Profiling

Session Moderator:

Philip Baum, Managing Director, Green Light Ltd. & Visiting Professor, Aviation Security, Coventry University, UK

0910-0940 | Criminal & Extremist Tattoos and Symbols: clues to mindset and affiliation

Dr. Barbora Vegrichtova , Associate Professor, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic

0940-1000 | Racial Profiling: is it avoidable and is it even wrong?

Dr. Lenka Scheu, Police University of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic

1000-1030 | Tailored Risk Management for Mega-Events:
from the Eurovision Song Contest to the Maccabiah Games and from the Qatar World Cup to Miss Universe

Lt. Col (Retd.) Itzik Ashkenazi, Former Head of Security, Israel Broadcasting Authority; Head of Security, Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and Miss Universe 2021; and, Business Development Manager, VIP Security, Israel

1030-1045 | Panel Q&A

1045-1115 | Coffee Break

1115-1300 | Session Title: Crowd Surveillance & Protecting Public Spaces

Session Moderator:

Jacqui Hames, Detective (retired), Metropolitan Police; Co-Presenter (former) Crimewatch, BBC; Security Consultant;
and, Psychotherapist, UK

1120-1145 | Laban Movement Analysis: observation – spot on!

Sandra Adiarte, PhD Researcher, Tactical Research Unit, Bond University, Australia

1145-1215 | Sexual Abuse on the Indian Public Transportation System:
defining the suspicious signs to identify likely offenders

Kanan Tandi, CEO, Cognicue Analytics Private Ltd., India

1215-1245 | Securing Festivals & Cultural Events: crowd surveillance, mass enjoyment

Jiří Cmunt, Head of Production, Signal Festival, Czech Republic

Otomar Sláma, Co-Owner, Crowd Safety s.r.o. & Chairman of the Board, Charles University Innovations Prague a.s., Czech Republic

1245-1300 | Panel Q&A

1300-1400 | Lunch

1400-1530 | Session Title: Questioning Technology

Session Moderator:

Catherine Piana, Director General, Confederation of European Security Services (CoESS) and
Director General, International Aviation Security Services Association – (ASSA-i), Belgium

1405-1435 | AI Behavioural Detection Technologies Under the Microscope:
how can they be legal, ethical and trusted to work at the Paris Olympics?

Pauline Norstrom, CEO, Anekanta Consulting, UK

1435-1505 | Emotion and Stress Detection Through Biomedical and Biometrical Signals:
will wearables become modern lie detectors?

Col. Dr. Mariusz Chmielewski, Assistant Professor, Department of Cybernetics, Military University of Technology
and Deputy Commander, Cyber Defense Forces Component, Poland

1505-1530 | Risk Assessment Using Text Analysis: opportunities and pitfalls

Prof. Nazar Akrami, Department of Psychology, Perception and Cognition, Uppsala University, Sweden

1530-1600 | Tea Break

1600-1730 | Session Title: Let’s Get Practical

1600-1650 | Question Time: an exercise in audience investigative interviewing techniques

Our international group of panellists answer your questions – and ours – on subjects ranging from racial profiling to the veracity of the Mehrabian Formula, the role of AI technology to concepts such as synergology and applications of behavioural detection in fields as diverse as human trafficking and counterterrorism.

Chaired by:

Jacqui Hames, Detective (retired), Metropolitan Police; Co-Presenter (former) Crimewatch, BBC; Security Consultant;
and, Psychotherapist, UK

• Lt. Col (Retd.) Itzik Ashkenazi, Former Head of Security, Israel Broadcasting Authority; Head of Security, Eurovision Song Contest 2019 and Miss Universe 2021; and, Business Development Manager, VIP Security, Israel
• Dr. Aynabat Atayeva, Chief, International Hub on Behavioural Insights to Counter Terrorism, United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism, Qatar
• Ng See Chong, Head TOPSIS, Centre for Protective Security, Singapore Police Force, Singapore
• Krystyna Ljubymenko, Lecturer, Tomas Bata University, & Founder BD & Protection s.r.o., Czech Republic
• Pauline Norstrom, CEO, Anekanta Consulting, UK
• Diana Nowek, Director, Institute of Nonverbal Communication, and Researcher, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria

1650-1730 | Day 2 Keynote:
SCAnR: a six-channel analysis (realtime) system

Dr. Cliff Lansley, Director, Emotional Intelligence Academy, UK

0900 | Welcome to Day III

0900-1100 | Session Title: It’s a Question of Questioning

Session Moderator:

Catherine Piana, Director General, Confederation of European Security Services (CoESS) and
Director General, International Aviation Security Services Association – (ASSA-i), Belgium

0910-0940 | Rapport Building Techniques: enhancing the interviewing process

Dr. David Keatley, Associate Professor in Criminology; Chair of Crime Science & Director of Researchers in Behaviour Sequence Analysis, ColdCaseReview, & Forensic Linguistics Analysis Group, Murdoch University, Australia

0940-1010 | Deceptive Strategies and Acts of Omission: recognising their presence in high-stakes negotiations and interrogations

Thomas S. Karat, Behaviour Analyst, The Netherlands

1010-1045 | Investigative Interviewing: real-time verifiability

Prof. Galit Nahari, Head of Department of Criminology, Bar-Ilan University, Israel

1045-1100 | Panel Q&A

1100-1130 | Coffee Break

1130-1245 | Session Title: Insider Threat Detection

Session Moderator:

Catherine Piana, Director General, Confederation of European Security Services (CoESS) and
Director General, International Aviation Security Services Association – (ASSA-i), Belgium

1140-1215 | Identifying Insider Threats: in an era of geopolitical turmoil and post-pandemic change

Elsine van Os, CEO, Signpost Six, The Netherlands

1215-1245 | Behavioural Profiling: a focus on suicidal and homicidal pilots

Dr. Karel Lehmert, Head, CBRNe Forensic Sampling Laboratory, Czech Republic

1245-1345 | Lunch

1345-1515 | Session Title: Aviation Security

Session Moderator:

Philip Baum, Managing Director, Green Light Ltd. & Visiting Professor, Aviation Security, Coventry University, UK

1345-1415 | Day 3 Keynote:
Airport Security Behaviour Detection Programmes: the quest for scientific proof of concept and call for future research

1415-1435 | Behaviour Detection in Action: real stories from the front line

Samuel Juchtman, former Head of Security, El Al Israel Airlines, Czech Republic and COO, ACTS-Aviation Security, Inc., USA

1435-1455 | Airport Landside Protection: securing terminals and departure halls by appropriate mix of technology, dedicated security personnel and general staff awareness

Zdeněk Truhlář, Security Strategy and Administration Director, Prague Airport, Czech Republic

1455-1515 | Panel Q&A & Conference Conclusion

Philip Baum, Chair, Behavioural Analysis 2023, UK

1530 | Airport Security Tours