11th Annual Police Technology Forum 2024 | Informa | 6 March 2024 | Hotel Realm, 18 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600, Australia

Australia’s premier law enforcement technology and networking event showcases the latest capabilities that are being trialed and developed to enable our police forces to become more effective and efficient in the face of increasingly sophisticated organised crime.

Topics and sessions to be discussed include:

• Harnessing Technology for a Safer Society
• Discussion on the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy
• Emphasis on promoting safe use of emerging technology
• Upskilling requirements to meet growing demand in cyber security
• Strengthening compliance for cyber security in critical infrastructure
• Collaboration between government and law enforcement for national safety
• Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence
• Migration from legacy systems to modern applications
• Empowering Queensland Police Service through advanced data analytics
• Case study on AI for Law Enforcement & Community Safety Lab (AiLECS) by Monash University & Australian Federal Police
• Implementation and implications of Speech-To-Text (STT) technology in the ACIC
• Integrated digital reporting platform for ACT Policing: Concept to delivery and beyond
• Challenges & Opportunities in Adopting New Technology
• Exploiting social media to identify technological and socially engineered attack vectors
• Leading transformational change through uncertainty
• Cultural evolution and navigating change within the police force
• Case Studies and Advancements in Technology Implementation
• Revolutionary emergency response technology case study
• State-of-the-art operational equipment in use by Queensland Police
• Advancements in DNA analysis in the field of forensics
• Exploring multifaceted benefits of police drones
• Spatial technology journey and future prospects of SAPOL
• Oversight & Community Engagement
• Panel discussion on community impact, addressing concerns with privacy, discrimination, and public trust
• Oversight of police intelligence and its complexities
• Panel discussion on the power of multi-agency collaboration in law enforcement

2024 Speakers

Hilda Sirec APM
Assistant Commissioner, AFP Southern Command

Matthew Vanderbyl APM
Assistant Commissioner, Organisational Capability Command, Queensland Police Service

Rhys Wildman
Acting Assistant Commissioner, Queensland Police Service

Rohan Smith
Commander, Enterprise and Policing Systems, AFP

John Atkin
Acting Commander, Digital Transformation, NT Police, Fire & Emergency Services

Paul Daly
Superintendent Police Air Wing, WA Police Force

Dr Jodie Ward
Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Forensic Science, UTS & Program Lead, National DNA Program for Unidentified & Missing Persons, AFP

Peter Whowell
Executive General Manager Corporate, ACT Policing

Matthew McCarthy
Chief Inspector, State Intelligence Command, NSW Police Force

Laura Wheeler
Senior Consultant, Phillips Group

Melanie Boardman
Change and Communications Lead, CED Program, Victoria Police

Nicholas Moss
Manager, Data Services, Queensland Police Service

Nathan Wheeler
Senior Investigator, Queensland Police Service

Chris Graves
GIS Analyst, South Australia Police

Scott Mellis APM
Cybercrime Operations, AFP

Mark Wilson OBE PhD MBBChir, MRCA FRCS, FIMC
Professor & Co-Founder / Director, GoodSAM

Will St. Clair
Software Development Manager, Amazon Web Services

Lyria Bennett Moses
Professor, UNSW Faculty of Law and Justice, Director, UNSW Allens Hub for Technology Law and Innovation

Dr Campbell Wilson
Co-Director, Monash University/Australian Federal Police AiLECS Lab

Janis Dalins
Co-Director, Monash University/Australian Federal Police AiLECS Lab

Clive Williams MG
Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU

Kathryn King
General Manager Technology & Strategy, eSafety Commissioner

Nathan Heeney
Chief Information Officer, AFP

Kate Chambers
Commander Northern District, Tasmania Police

Lenka Bednarikova
Data & AI Practice Lead, Telstra Purple

Tim Rutherford
Chief Information & Technology Officer, Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management

Benjamin Lamont
Chief Information Security Officer, AFP

Anne-Louise Brown
Director of Policy, Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre

Professor Chad Whelan
Professor of Criminology & Deputy Director Centre for Cyber Resilience and Trust, Deakin University

2024 Sponsor

GOLD SPONSOR:
• AWS
• Graph Aware
• Kinetic

COFFEE CART SPONSOR:
• Public Safety Training & Response Group