The following is the current draft programme for Behavioural Analysis 2023.
To view the programmes of our previous conferences – and see the speakers who have addressed them – please click HERE
Day One: Tuesday 28th March
0840-0850 | Welcome to Behavioural Analysis 2023

0850-0900 | Welcome to Prague Airport

0900-1040 | Session Title: Embracing Behaviour Detection
Session Moderator:
0900-0930 | Day 1 Keynote:
Reading the Enemy: lessons from the battlefield

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

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

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

1040-1110 | Coffee Break
1110-1300 | Session Title: Nonverbal Communications
Session Moderator:
1115-1145 | Syndromes, Myths & Distractions: a smorgasbord of reality checks

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

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

1245-1300 | Panel Q&A
1300-1400 | Lunch
1400-1525 | Session Title: Behavioural Science
Session Moderator:
1405-1435 | Neuroscience: does it have a role in behavioural analysis training?

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

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!

1525-1550 | Tea Break
1550-1740 | Session Title: Human Trafficking
Session Moderator:
1555-1620 | Airlines En Garde: #eyesopen for behavioural indicators of human trafficking

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

1650-1710 | Contextual Safeguarding: making hot spots cold

1710-1720 | Panel Q&A
1720-1745 | Understanding Human Trafficking: a personal perspective and key takeaways

Day Two: Wednesday 29th March
0900 | Welcome to Day II
0900-1045 | Session Title: Profiling
Session Moderator:
0910-0940 | Criminal & Extremist Tattoos and Symbols: clues to mindset and affiliation

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

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

1030-1045 | Panel Q&A
1045-1115 | Coffee Break
1115-1300 | Session Title: Crowd Surveillance & Protecting Public Spaces
Session Moderator:
1120-1145 | Laban Movement Analysis: observation – spot on!

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

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

1245-1300 | Panel Q&A
1300-1400 | Lunch
1400-1530 | Session Title: Questioning Technology
Session Moderator:
1405-1435 | AI Behavioural Detection Technologies Under the Microscope:
how can they be legal, ethical and trusted to work at the Paris Olympics?

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

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

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:
- 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

Day Three: Thursday 30th March
0900 | Welcome to Day III
0900-1100 | Session Title: It’s a Question of Questioning
Session Moderator:
0910-0940 | Rapport Building Techniques: enhancing the interviewing process

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

1010-1045 | Investigative Interviewing: real-time verifiability

1045-1100 | Panel Q&A
1100-1130 | Coffee Break
1130-1245 | Session Title: Insider Threat Detection
Session Moderator:
1140-1215 | Identifying Insider Threats: in an era of geopolitical turmoil and post-pandemic change

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

1245-1345 | Lunch
1345-1515 | Session Title: Aviation Security
Session Moderator:
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

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

1455-1515 | Panel Q&A & Conference Conclusion

Philip Baum, Chair, Behavioural Analysis 2023, UK
1530 | Airport Security Tours