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📍 Venue: The Minster Building, 21 Mincing Lane, London, EC3R 7AG

📅 Date: Thursday 15th October 2026

⏰Time: 9:30am - 5:30pm

Registration opens: 8:30am

Conference: 9:30am - 5:30pm 

Networking: 5:30pm - 7:00pm 

Annual Conference 2026 – Influential Security: Less Noise. More Influence.

The Security Institute Annual Conference 2026 will bring together security professionals from across the sector for a full day of insight, discussion and connection.

In a world of constant alerts, competing priorities and growing complexity, effective security leadership is no longer about adding more controls, reports or terminology. It is about clarity, credibility and the ability to influence decisions where they matter most.

This conference brings together leaders and practitioners to cut through the noise — sharing insight, experience and practical approaches that help security professionals shape strategy, build trust and deliver meaningful impact in their organisations.

Designed for those working at strategic, operational and leadership levels, the conference will explore the key challenges, opportunities and emerging trends shaping the future of the security profession. Through a combination of expert-led presentations, panel discussions, interactive breakout sessions and audience engagement, delegates will gain practical insight alongside broader strategic perspectives.

The programme will feature a diverse range of speakers drawn from across the security landscape, sharing real-world experience, thought leadership and forward-looking ideas. Topics will reflect the evolving nature of risk, governance, leadership and professional practice, ensuring content that is both relevant and impactful.

Annual Conference 2026 – Full Agenda now available!

08:30    Registration opens
09:00    Welcome from Matthew Seel FSyI CSyP – Compere
09:45    Keynote Opening from Lord Evans of Weardale KCB DL – President of The Security Institute
10:15    Threat Update
10:45    Morning refreshments, networking and exhibition
11:05    Leading Security from the Outside in: Credibility, Influence & Culture from Teresa Quinn
11:05    Breakout sessions
                1. Effective use of Intelligence to Share and Influence Decision Makers with Joey Hills
                2. Influence Starts on the Frontline with Chris Middleton MSyI CSyP & Darcy Fletcher MRcPara
                MICPEM, MCMI CMgr
                3. The Influence Map with Raegan Moss MSc MSyI
12:00    Steal my Idea: The Art of Making People Think it was Theirs from Julia Pendry MVO CSyP
12:35    Squaddie Box & Blue Light Box – Supporting those who serve
12:50    Lunch, networking, and exhibition
14:00    From Standards to Influence: Building a Security Business Clients Choose with Confidence from Greg
             Webb MSyI
14:20    Influential Security: Clear, Credible, Consequential – a Fireside Chat with Dr Rachel Webb DSyRM CSyP
             FSyI and Vincent Devine
15:05    Security Institute Update with Sarah Austerberry FSyI CSyP and Anthony Seale
15:05    Breakout Sessions
                1. Effective use of Intelligence to Share and Influence Decision Makers with Joey Hills
                2. Influence Starts on the Frontline with Chris Middleton MSyI CSyP & Darcy Fletcher MRcPara
                MICPEM, MCMI CMgr
                3. The Influence Map with Raegan Moss MSc MSyI
16:00    Afternoon refreshments, networking, and exhibition
16:30    Beyond the Conference: Building Influence where it Matters - A Panel with Sarah Austerberry FSyI
             CSyP, Joey Hills, Chris Middleton MSyI CSyP, Darcy Fletcher MRcPara MICPEM MCMI CMgr and
              Raegan Moss MSc MSyI
17:15    Closing remarks from Chris Stevens FSyI CSyP – Chair of The Security Institute
17:30    Networking Drinks & Raffle
19:00    Conference Close

Session Information:

Teresa Quinn, Head of Global Security at TUI Group is joining us to deliver “Leading Security from the Outside In: Credibility, Influence & Culture”.

Drawing on her experience at TUI Group and a 25+ year careers across travel, professional services and education, Teresa will share how trusted relationships, accessible security and greater ownership of risk  can embed security into wider business decision-making.

Julia Pendry MVO, CSyP will explore how security professionals can influence commercial leaders and get recommendations heard, funded and acted on, even without formal authority in “Steal my Idea – The Art of Making People Think It Was Theirs”

Drawing on 30 years in policing and national event security, followed by 13 years in the commercial world, Julia will share a practical three-part approach to influencing decision-makers while balancing security risk with commercial priorities, customer experience and cost.

Influential Security: Clear, Credible, Consequential. A fireside chat with Dr Rachel Webb DSyRM CSyP FSyI and Government Chief Security Officer, Vincent Devine. 

In this fireside chat, a Government Chief Security Officer explores what it takes for security leaders to be heard, trusted and influential at the highest levels. Drawing on senior government experience, the conversation will examine how clarity, credibility and sound judgement can turn security expertise into meaningful influence and better decision-making.

Squaddie Box & Blue Light Box – Supporting Those Who Serve

Squaddie Box will introduce its work supporting veterans and members of the uniformed services, alongside the developing Blue Light Box concept. The session will explore how secure access to a registered postal address can support people experiencing homelessness, housing instability or significant changes in personal circumstances, helping them remain connected with essential services while protecting their privacy and personal security.

The session will also consider the particular challenges faced by serving and former emergency-service personnel and the opportunities for collaboration between policing, the wider security community and the voluntary/not-for-profit sector.

Influential Security: Clear, Credible, Consequential - a Fireside Chat

In this fireside chat, a Government Chief Security Officer explores what it takes for security leaders to be heard, trusted and influential at the highest levels. Drawing on senior government experience, the conversation will examine how clarity, credibility and sound judgement can turn security expertise into meaningful influence and better decision-making.

Beyond the Conference: Building Influence Where It Matters - A Panel Session

Bringing together the key themes from our three interactive breakout sessions, this closing panel explores what influence looks like across the security profession — from those building their careers and those working on the frontline, to professionals using intelligence to shape organisational decisions. Panellists will share the insights and challenges that emerged from the sessions and consider what security professionals at every level can do to strengthen their influence, credibility and impact.

New for 2026: Interactive Breakout Sessions

As part of this year’s programme, we are introducing three interactive breakout sessions, giving delegates an opportunity to explore the conference theme of Influential Security from different perspectives and take a more active role in the conversation.

Delegates will have the opportunity to take part in one of three sessions:

Intelligence: Effective Use of Intelligence to Shape and Influence Decision Makers

Hosted by Joey Hills, Director of Intelligence & Operations, Mitie Security

How can security intelligence move beyond informing decision-makers to actively shaping better decisions?

This interactive whole-group session will explore a number of structured analytical techniques and consider how they can be used to understand how best to use intelligence to influence and shape decision-making.

Joey Hills is Director of Intelligence & Operations at Mitie Security. With 19 years of experience across intelligence disciplines in both the public and private sectors, he has built intelligence capabilities across five continents for multinational clients. Joey is an advocate for intelligence-led decision-making, crisis preparedness, security innovation and thought leadership.

Frontline: Influence Starts on the Frontline

Hosted by Chris Middleton, Director, The Security Institute and Darcy Fletcher

Influence isn’t reserved for senior leaders. Every frontline security professional shapes how security is experienced by clients, colleagues and the public.

Hosted by Security Institute Director Chris Middleton and Darcy Fletcher, this interactive workshop will explore how frontline officers influence confidence, professionalism and service quality, while considering what prevents them from having an even greater impact.

The session will bring the frontline into the wider conversation around influential security and recognise the important role professionals at every level can play in shaping perceptions, standards and outcomes.

Early Careers Network: The Influence Map Tabletop

Hosted by Raegan Moss MSc MSyI, Senior Security Controller.

What do you do when you know a security control matters, but you don’t hold the budget, don’t have the authority and don’t have a direct line to the person making the decision?

The Influence Map Tabletop will place delegates into a fictional but realistic scenario involving an early-career security professional whose organisation is deprioritising a control they believe is critical.

Working together, delegates will consider who this individual should approach, in what sequence and what evidence they need to build influence. Senior professionals will contribute insight into how decisions are made in practice, while early-career professionals will explore influence as a craft. Each table will conclude by presenting one tactic to the wider group.

Hosted by Raegan Moss MSc MSyI, Senior Security Controller, the session reflects a wider focus on influence through reciprocity — building a culture where senior, mid-career and early-career security professionals actively open doors for one another rather than networking in silos.

Alongside the formal programme, delegates will also have valuable opportunities throughout the day to network with peers, industry leaders and fellow Security Institute members, encouraging the exchange of ideas and the strengthening of professional relationships.

Keep an eye out as we reveal more of the Annual Conference 2026 programme in the coming weeks.

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