Topics will include:
Hostile Reconnaissance Indicators
Lone Wolf Behaviour
Suicide Bomber Intervention
Recognising Mental Health Disorders
Group Offenders
Sexually Deviant Behaviour in Public
Crowd Dynamics
Non-Racial Profiling Techniques
Addressing Religious & Ethnic Concerns
Halo Effect & Stereotyping
Spotlight Effect & Paranoia
Forensic Linguistics
Questioning Styles
Intelligent CCTV
Voice, Temperature and Gait Analysis
Physiological Stress Indicators
Training to Detect
Behavioural Detection Officer Deployment
Communicating Concerns
Court-siding & Fixated Threats
Online Behavioural Analytics
Insider Threat Identification
Case Studies
Mall of America Tour
Our full programme will be announced shortly.
Please see below for the provisional programme and to view the programe from Behavioural Analysis 2018.
If you are interested in contributing your knowledge and expertise to this exciting event as a speaker, please contact our conference Chair, Philip Baum, at editor@avsec.com.
Day One: Tuesday 21st May 2019
08.00 Registration & Coffee
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Theme: Industry Perspectives
09.00 Chairman’s Opening Address
09.10 Welcome to Mall of America
09.20 Keynote 1: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Karie Gibson, Federal Bureau of Investigation, USA
Session Theme: Behavioural Analysis in the Spotlight
Moderator: Philip Baum
09.45 Perspective 1: Understanding the Strengths and Weaknesses of Behaviour Detection: past failures and future potential
Dr Sarah Knight, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, UK
10.15 Academic Paper 1: Perceptions Uncovered: the guilty brain in the spotlight and the halo that presumes innocence
Vincent Denault, Co-director, Centre for Studies in Nonverbal Communication Sciences and Lecturer, Department of Communication, Université de Montréal, Canada
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10:45 Coffee & Networking
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11.15 Academic Paper 2: Myth-busting: dispelling fake news
Louise Jupe, Portsmouth University, UK
Session Theme: Industry Experience
Moderator: Michael Rozin
11.40 Behavioural Analysis at the Coalface
- 11.45-12.05 Operational Angle 1: Sports Stadium Security
National Football League, USA
- 12.05-12.25 Operational Angle 2: Securing Places of Worship
Michael Masters, Secure Community Network, USA
- 12.25-12.45 Operational Angle 3: Hotel Security
12.45 Panel Q&A
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13.00 Lunch & Networking
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14.00 Perspective 2: Extremist Ideology: an analysis of recent attacks and the behaviours of the perpetrators
Session Theme: Questioning Behavioural Analysis
Moderator: Philip Baum
14.30 Question Time
We put behavioural analysis itself in the spotlight and ask a select group of practitioners, security consultants and academics to answer our delegates concerns. Whether it’s about procedures, regulations, technologies or responsibilities, conference participants will be encouraged to submit questions upon registration or upon their arrival at the conference venue.
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15.30 Afternoon Tea & Networking
Session Theme: Security Within the Footprint, but Beyond the Boundary
Moderator: Neville Hay
16.00 Operational Angle 4: Sports Grounds
Ken Scott, Sports Ground Safety Authority, UK
16:30 Academic Paper 3: Crowd Dynamics: challenges in securing crowded events
Andrew Tatrai, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Session Theme: Opening Our Eyes to Human Trafficking
17:00 Operational Angle 5: Flight Attendants Observing Behaviour
Nancy Rivard, President and Founder, Airline Ambassadors International, USA
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17.30 Close of Day One
Day Two: Wednesday 22nd May 2019
09.00 Chairman’s Opening Comments
Session Theme: Aviation Security
Moderator: Nina Brooks
09.05 Keynote 2: Behavioural Analysis within the US Transportation System
09.30 Operational Angle 6: Gatwick Airport: challenges in, and the successes of, implementing behavioural analysis in the UK
Andy Palmer, Border Security Manager, Gatwick Airport, UK
09.55 Operational Angle 7: Israeli Profiling: modifying profiling to respond to new threats
10.20 Academic Paper 4: Transportation Screening Personnel: coping with increased cognitive load
Amir Neeman, Amir Neeman Consulting, USA
10:45 Panel Q&A
11.00 Coffee & Networking
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Session Theme: Mental Health
Moderator: Philip Baum
11.25 Academic Paper 5: Behavioural Indicators of Mental Health Issues
Karina Mesarosova, Aviation Psychologist and Managing Partner KM Flight Research & Training, Slovenia & Adjunct Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA
11.50 Operational Angle 8: Suicide Intervention
Stefan Landenberg, City of Malmö, Sweden
Session Theme: Management Security Mind-set
Moderator: Michael Rozin
12.15 Perspective 3: Suicide Bomber Intervention: when time is not on your side
Ivor Terret, Enablement Advisors, USA
12.40 Operational Angle 9: The Mall of America: our hosts’ perspective
Ashly Helser, Mall of America, USA
13.00 Lunch & Networking
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Session Theme: Questioning Techniques & Deception Indicators
Moderator: Louise Jupe
14.00 Academic Paper 6: The Art of Questioning: developing rapport, effective strategies and countering resistance
Dr. Christian Meissner, Professor of Psychology, Iowa State University, USA
14.25 Academic Paper 7: New methods for training in deception detection: Advantages of Game-Based Learning
Prof. Norah Dunbar, Department of Communication, University of California Santa Barbara
14.50 Academic Paper 8: Forensic Linguistics: warning signs in speech patterns
Frédéric Tomas, l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
15:15 Panel Q&A
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15.30 Afternoon Tea & Networking
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Session Theme: The Counterargument
Moderator: Philip Baum
16.00 Discussion: Profiling and the Threat to Civil Liberties
Session Theme: Sexual Assault & Sexually Deviant Behaviour
Moderator: Philip Baum
16.40 Academic Paper 9: Behavioural Indicators of Imminent Sexual Assault
Zoë Peterson, Director of the Sexual Assault Research Initiative, Kinsey Institute, USA
17.10 Operational Angle 11: Restaurants & Entertainment Venues: protecting staff and punters
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17.30 Close of Day Two
Day Three: Thursday 23rd May 2019
09.00 Chairman’s Opening Comments
Session Theme: Artificial Intelligence & Technology’s Role in Behavioural Analysis
Moderator: Nina Brooks
09.05 Keynote 3: EU Border Control: training to detect in person and artificially
Lieutenant Lénárd Zsákai, Border Police Expert, Hungarian National Police, Hungary
09.35 Academic Paper 10: Automated Stress Identification by Avatar
10.00 Academic Paper 11: CCTV: how can behavioural analysis techniques enhance surveillance operations
Prof. Craig Donald, Adjunct Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
10.25 Panel Q&A
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10.40 Coffee & Networking
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Session Theme: Insider Threat
Moderator: Michael Rozin
11.10 Perspective 5: School Shootings: on scene behaviour of perpetrators
Dr. Michael A. Knox, Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA
11.35 Perspective 6: Extremist Risk Assessment in the Workplace
Dr. Sagit Yehoshua, Criminologist, Israel
Session Theme: Concluding Thoughts
Moderator: Philip Baum
12.00 Keynote 4: Preparing for Qatar 2022: a role for behavioural analysis?
Michael Roberts, Programme Manager, Project STADIA, INTERPOL, France
12.30 Perspective 6: Joining the Dots: avoiding the silo mentality
Neville Hay, INTERPORT POLICE and Green Light Limited, UK
12.50 Chairman’s Closing Remarks & Close of Conference
13.00 Conference Proceedings End
Afternoon Optional Programme: Security Tours of Mall of America
BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS 2018 – PRINCIPALITY STADIUM, CARDIFF, 14 – 15 MARCH 2018
DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY 14TH MARCH 2018
KEYNOTE: BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS
Lessons Learned from Recent Terrorist Attacks
SESSION 1: BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS IN PRACTICE: INDUSTRY FOCUS
Places of Worship: communities protecting themselves – Michael Whine MBE, Community Security Trust, UK
Sporting Events: combatting court-siding and gambling – Andrew Wolfe Murray, Partner, Theseus Partners, UK
Transport Security: human trafficking in focus – Sarah-Jane Prew, Wales Anti-Slavery Leadership Group, UK & Airline Ambassadors International, USA
SESSION 2: THE BIOLOGY OF FEAR & DECEPTION
Fight, Flight or, Perhaps, Freeze: anxiety isn’t always what it seems – Louise Jupe, Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, UK
Case Study: The Impact of Integrating Real-time, Multichannel Behaviour Analysis and Elicitation/Engagement Strategies in
High-stake Contexts – Sorin Losnita, Romanian Intelligence Service, Romania, and Cliff Lansley, EIA Group, UK
SESSION 3: STEREOTYPING, PERCEPTION & RACIAL PROFILING
Understanding Intuitive Bias – Wim De Neys, CNRS & Université Paris Descartes, France
Good Looking People & the ‘Halo Effect’ – Ran Cohen, SDR® Academy, The Netherlands
Panel Discussion: Religious Sensitivities in Security Decision-Making
Moderated by: Philip Baum
Panel Members: Gurmel Singh, Secretary General, Sikh Council UK
Usama Hasan, Quilliam Foundation
Michael Whine MBE, Community Security Trust, UK
SESSION 4: ADDRESSING, BY UNDERSTANDING, SPECIFIC CRIMINAL & ANTI-SOCIAL ACTIVITY
Profile of the Fixated Threat in Action – David James, Theseus Partners, UK
Profile of Group Offenders – Dr Jessica Woodhams, University of Birmingham, UK
Profile of Frotteurs & Sexual Deviants – Dr Lynsey Gozna, University of Leicester, UK
Profile of a Cyber Criminal – Nadine Touzeau, Profiler, net-profiler, France
DAY 2: THURSDAY 15TH MARCH 2018
SESSION 5: POLICING PERSPECTIVES
Stop & Search: reasonable grounds? – Nick Glynn, Senior Programme Officer, Policing & Security Governance, Open Society Initiative for Europe, UK
Case Study: British Transport Police from concept to operation – Rae Jiggins, Polarm International Ltd., UK
Super Recognisers – Mick Neville, Super Recognisers International, UK
CASE STUDY:
Securing The O2 Arena
Paul Williams, Security Operations Manager, The O2, London, UK
SESSION 6:
THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
Intelligent CCTV: can the camera focus on unusual behaviour? – Simon Moore, Cardiff University, UK
Facial Thermographs: might heat spots identify negative intent? – Reyer Zwiggelaar, Aberystwyth University, UK
Layered Voice Analysis: the way we speak?- Amir Liberman, Nemesysco, Israel
SESSION 7: THE RESPONSE
The Art of Questioning: having THE conversation – Charlotte Hudson, Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, UK
Emergency Response: when you think the threat is real – Ofir Malka, CEO SafeZones, Germany
Insider Threat Response: identifying radicalisation in the workplace – Usama Hasan, Quilliam Foundation, UK
SESSION 8: MARAUDING FIREARMS ATTACKS & SUICIDAL TERRORISM
Marauding Firearms Attacks: not always by suicidal terrorists – Leeran Gold, Registered Psychologist, Promises Healthcare, Singapore
The Suicidal Terrorist: recruitment & training – Dr. Sagit Yehoshua, Criminologist, Israel
The Proof of the Pudding: attacks against aviation identified by behavioural analysis – Philip Baum, Managing Director, Green Light Ltd., UK
SESSIONS WILL BE CHAIRED BY:
Neville Hay, Brooklyn Associates, UK
Katharine Ng, OneCrew Limited, Hong Kong