P-ACE Conference - Programme

09:30 – 10:00

Registration, Refreshments, Exhibition & Networking

10:00 – 10:10

Welcome & housekeeping
Andrew Stafford, Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser (OPCSA)

• Housekeeping – use of Slido
• Aims and objectives for the day
• Agenda/Plan for the day

10:10 – 10:25

OPCSA welcome & scene-setting
Professor Paul Taylor, Police Chief Scientific Adviser, OPCSA

10:40 – 10:55

UKRI, P-ACEs and Safer Streets
Gill Attrill, Challenge Director, Safer Streets Mission, UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

10:55 - 11:30

Refreshments, Exhibition & Networking

11:30 – 12:00

P-ACE lightening talks

• Scottish Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (SPACE, Edinburgh Napier University, University of St Andrews, Glasgow Caledonian University, and University of Edinburgh) - Professor Liz Aston
• Nottingham Trent University (NTU) P-ACE – Professor Andy Newton
• The Yorkshire Policing-Academic Centre of Excellence (TYP-ACE, University of Leeds, University of York) – Professor Dan Birks
• Lancaster Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (L-PACE, Lancaster University) - Professor Mark Levine

12:00 – 12:20

The Research, Innovation and Futures network & The policing problem book
Ed McBryde-Wilding, Research & Innovation Network Manager, OPCSA David Westby, Head of Strategy and Business Development, Office of the Police Chief Scientific Adviser

12:20 – 12:30

Future-Proofing Policing: Developing a Science and Technology Profession with Academic Partnership
Carolyn Lovell, Head of Research, OPCSA

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

13:30 – 14:10

P-ACE Lightning Talks

• Manchester P-ACE (M-PACE, Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Manchester) - Professor Jon Bannister
• University of Bath P-ACE – Dr Olivia Brown
• University of Portsmouth P-ACE - Professor Sarah Charman & Professor Paul Smith
• University College London (UCL) P-ACE – Professor Aiden Sidebottom
• University of Leicester, Aston University and the University of Birmingham (P-ACE LAB) - Professor Tim Grant

14:10 – 14:50

Identifying key gaps in our understanding of ‘what works’ to build trust and confidence in policing

Session Introduction
Julia Morris, Interim Head of Research, Analysis & Knowledge Sharing, What Works Centre for Crime Reduction, College of Policing.

Table discussions starting with P-ACE colleagues describing their research, technology, and innovation activity in relevant areas, and then all considering: 

• What are the risks and opportunities for public trust and confidence associated with the P-ACE activity described on your table?
• How can policing and P-ACEs work together to tackle broader challenges to public trust and confidence (including those highlighted in the presentation)?
• All to feedback using Slido on tackling these issues and next steps

14:55 – 15:15

Refreshments, Exhibition & Networking

15:15– 15:25

Policing, P-ACEs and crime prevention
Amanda Blakeman KPM, Chief Constable North Wales Police & NPCC Lead for Prevention Portfolio.

15:25 – 16:25

Special interest panel discussions & Q & A
Chaired by Chief Constable Gavin Stephens, Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council

1. Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

This panel will showcase some of the P-ACE's work in this field and Q&A is invited on how challenges faced by policing in tackling VAWG can be addressed in partnership.
On the panel:

• Dr Anna Barker, TYP-ACE
• Dr Sophie Nightingale, L-PACE
• Professor Lesley McMillan, SPACE
• Professor Jon Bannister, M-PACE
• Professor Loretta Trickett, NTU P-ACE

Identification and tracing, and surveillance and sensing

This panel will showcase the P-ACE's work in digital and physical forensics and advanced sensors and its application.
On the panel:

• Dr Sherry Nakhaeizadeh, UCL P-ACE
• Professor Krzysztof Kredens, P-ACE LAB
• Dr Olivia Brown, Bath P-ACE
• Dr. Kevin Chetty, UCL P-ACE
• Professor Paul Smith, P-PACE

16:25 – 16:40

Maximising the P-ACEs output

Drawing upon everything covered today, how can we work together to maximise the reach and impact of the P-ACEs and their output

16:40 – 16:45

Wrap-up and Close