Morning Sessions

Welcome to Behavioural Analysis 2026

Philip Baum, Chair, Behavioural Analysis 2026, & Managing Director, Green Light Ltd., UK

Session:   Taking the Initiative

Keynote I: Martyn’s Law: from tragedy to legislative change

Figen Murray OBE, UK

Counterterrorism & Violent Extremism: ethical and effective management

Speaker Invited, Albania

Community Awareness, Resilience & Education: empowering vigilance and securing communities through an EU project

Speaker Invited, Sweden

Session:  Proof of the Pudding: behaviour detection in different settings

Moderator Opening Comments

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

From Signals to Patterns: behaviour detection of predatory risk in open public places

Speaker Seeking Approval, UK

Airport Behaviour Detection Officers: links between selection process and training performance

Dr. Maria Carmen Feijoo Fernandez, Guardia Civil, Spain & Elene Strayer, Psychologist, Université de Toulouse 2, France

Prisoners Under the Microscope: assessing the probability of recidivism amongst radicalised convicts

Nancy Yammout, Co-Founder, Rescue Me, Lebanon

Panel Q&A

Afternoon Sessions

Session:  The Nexus Between Behaviour Detection and Behavioural Science

Moderator Opening Comments

Aaron Le Boutillier, Neuroscientist, and CEO, Le Boutillier Group, Thailand

Apophenia: interpreting behavioural patterns in chaotic situations

Aleksandra Kapela, Aviation Psychologist, Symbiotics, Poland

Bystander Photography: the impact on suspect behaviour and police encounters

Lenka Scheu, Assistant Professor, Police Academy of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic

Do-No-Harm: considering the unintended negative effects of behaviour-driven cross-border interdictions

Dr. Arabel Bernecker, Border Management Expert, Austria

Panel Q&A

Session:    Human Trafficking

Moderator Opening Comments

An Gaiser, Managing Director, An Gaiser Consultancy, The Netherlands

From Indicators to Interventions: behavioural risk modelling in vulnerable communities

Speaker Seeking Approval, USA

Victim Protection: a pilot initiative from the Republic of Moldova

Cristina Schimbov, Former Deputy Chief of Police THB Unit & President, Women Police Association, Moldova

Culturally Specific Challenges in Identifying & Supporting Sex Trafficking Survivors: the link between illicit massage parlours and organised crime

Shandra Woworuntu, Mentari Human Trafficking Survivor Empowerment Program & Co-Founder, Asian Network Against Violence, USA

Day Two: Thursday 17 September 2026

Morning Sessions:

Session:   Questioning & Deception Detection

Moderator Opening Comments

An Gaiser, Managing Director, An Gaiser Consultancy, The Netherlands

Keynote II: “I Want to Believe”: detecting the deceived rather than the deceiver

Prof. David Keatley, Professor of Criminology, Murdoch University, Australia

Implementing the Méndez Principles: ethical investigative interviewing in airport border control

Speaker Invited, Portugal

The Other Side of the Coin: the fixation on confessions and pseudoscientific lie detection

Police Capt. (Retd.) Christian Cory, Project Aletheia, John Jay College, USA

Panel Q&A

Session:   Artificial Intelligence & The Role of Technology

Moderator Opening Comments

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

Automating Deception Detection: the rise of next-generation credibility assessment tools

Kee Ein Cern, Deputy Director (Profiling), Home Time Science & Technology Agency (HTX), Singapore

Are We DrAIfting?: memory contamination and algorithmic bias in AI-mediated investigative interviewing

Dr. Brandon May, Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychology, Florida Institute of Technology, & Deputy Director, Centre of Forensic Interviewing, USA

Artificial Intelligence in Operational Security: human reaction to AI prompts and commands in CCTV systems

Martin Lynch, Head of Security, AO Arena Manchester, ASM Global International Ltd., UK

Panel Q&A

Afternoon Sessions

Session:   Profiling Criminals, Terrorists & Vulnerable Individuals

Moderator Opening Comments

Aaron Le Boutillier, Neuroscientist, and CEO, Le Boutillier Group, Thailand

Criminal Profiling: a tool for field-based behaviour detection

Speaker Invited, Argentina

The Ever-Changing Terrorist Mindset: demanding an evolution in behaviour analysis

Dr. Sagit Yehoshua, Criminologist, Reichman University, Israel

Ritual Crime & Witchcraft Accusations: separating evidence from belief in the pursuit of ethical behavioural assessment

Dr. Keith Silika, Lecturer in Policing, Salford University, UK

Session:   The Health Perspective: from non-visible disabilities to mental well-being

Moderator Opening Comments

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

False Positives: autistic body language and facial expressions

Diana Lubandy-Nowek, Institute of Nonverbal Communications, Austria

Staff Anticipatory Fear: responses to potential acts of violence

Laura Smith, Mental Health Nurse, Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, UK & Eric Sean Clay, Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health, USA

Ctrl-Alt-Del: refocusing the response to the wellbeing crisis

Speaker Seeking Approval, UK

Day Three: Friday 18 September 2026

Morning Sessions

Session: Inside & Online: concerning behaviours in the workplace, whilst gaming, and in internet dating

Moderator Opening Comments

An Gaiser, Managing Director, An Gaiser Consultancy, The Netherlands

Insider Threats: how to develop the right strategy for targeted psychological risk assessment

Simon Carl Hardegger, Psychologist and Head, Center for Aptitude Testing, Management Diagnostics & Risk Assessment, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

Follow the Pace: identifying insiders and the ladder from spy recruitment to online dating

Peter B. Lund, re: Peter, Sweden

Cheetah Games: applying behavioural analysis to digital deviance in multiplayer online worlds

Kim Covent, Advisor, Ghent Local Police, Belgium & Sandra Adiarte, Bond University, Australia

Session: Suspicious Signs: a question of checklists?

Moderator Opening Comments

Aaron Le Boutillier, Neuroscientist, and CEO, Le Boutillier Group, Thailand

From Silent Signals to Structured Decisions: a framework for identifying negative intent

Prof. Murat Kaplan, Antalya Bilim University, Turkey

Cross-Cultural Credibility Assessment: insights from Australian Federal Police deception research

David Stephens, CEO, Critical Insights, Australia

Hysteria on the Hilltop: a case study

Capt. Malcolm McGuire, Southern Methodist University Police Department, USA

Session:   Conference Conclusion & Concluding Keynote

Expecting the Unexpected: securing history

Speaker Invited, Poland

Conference Conclusion

Philip Baum, Chair, Behavioural Analysis 2026 & Managing Director, Green Light Ltd., UK

1300

Conference Ends

Session:   Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Tour

1330-2000

Optional Tour (included in conference delegate fee)