📍 Venue: Andaz London, 40 Liverpool Street, London, EC2M 7QN, United Kingdom

📅 Date: Wednesday 15th October 2025

⏰Time: 9:30am - 5:30pm

Registration opens: 8:30am

Conference: 9:30am - 5:30pm 

Networking: 5:30pm - 7:30pm 

Annual Conference 2025 - 25 years of Community :
The past, the present, the future:​ What have we learnt?

This year marks a remarkable milestone – 25 years of building, learning, and leading together. Our 2025 Annual Conference will take you on a journey through The Past, The Present, and The Future, exploring the pivotal moments that have shaped our community and the security sector. Across a series of dynamic sessions, we’ll revisit world events – from technological revolutions to global crises – that have influenced how we work, connect, and protect. Expert speakers and diverse panels will unpack what we’ve learned, how we’ve adapted, and where we must focus next.

Expect thought-provoking discussion, fresh perspectives from emerging voices, and a forward-looking final session charting the challenges and opportunities ahead. Between sessions, immerse yourself in our interactive timeline of defining events, weaving together personal stories, sector milestones, and global shifts.

Whether you’ve been part of the journey from the start or are joining us for the first time, this conference is your chance to reflect, engage, and help shape the next chapter in our story.

Agenda: 

08:30 : Registration 

09:30 : Conference Open & Welcome - Julie Nel CSyP FSyI & Hayley Elvins (Compère) 

09:50 : Welcome Address - Lord Evans of Weardale KCB DL

10:10 : General Threat Update - NPSA Representative 

10:40 : Refreshment Break 

11:00 : Geopolitics & Globalisation - David Kilby OBE

11:30 : Geopolitics & Globalisation - Panel Discussion  

Rachel Webb CSyP FSyI (Moderator) - David Kilby OBE, Spencer Andy, Martin Schwarz, Raegan Moss (SyI Student) 

12:10 : Technological Advancements - David Sully 

12:40 : Technological Advancements - Panel Discussion 

Matthew Seel CSyP FSyI (Moderator) - David Sully, James Bore CSyP FSyI, Calum MacWilliam (SyI Student), Sian Doherty

13:20 : Lunch Break 

14:10 : Charity Partner - Internet Watch Foundation

14:40 : Societal & UK Legislative Change - Ian Dyson 

15:10 : Societal & UK Legislative Change - Panel Discussion 

Chis Stevens CSyP FSyI (Moderator) - Ian Dyson, Hannah George (SyI Student), Neal Prowse, Ruth Ripley

15:50 : Refreshment Break

16:10 : Continued Professional Development - Mike Blythe

16:40 : Continued Professional Development - Panel Discussion 

Chris Middleton CSyP FSyI  (Moderator) - Mike Blyth, Paul Lawton-Jones, Michael Coppard (SyI Student), Garry Evanson

17:20 : Closing Remarks - Sarah Austerberry CSyP FSyI, Julie Nel CSyP FSyI, Hayley Elvins CSyP FSyI. 

17:30 : Conference Close / Networking 

Book now to secure your spot!

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