International engagement with the International Association of Chiefs of Police
We speak with Vince Hawkes, former Commissioner, Ontario Provincial Police of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in his role as Director of International Engagement and Partnerships, speaking at the 2025 World Police Summit in Dubai, UAE.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is the world’s largest and most influential professional association for police leaders. With more than 34,000 members in over 170 countries, the IACP is a recognized leader in global policing, committed to advancing safer communities through thoughtful, progressive police leadership. Since 1893, the association has been serving communities by speaking out on behalf of law enforcement and advancing leadership and professionalism in policing worldwide.
Representing IACP, Vince contributed to two panel discussions; capacity building and capabilities sharing, and another on training and exchange in transnational crime response that highlighted the IACP/UAE Ministry of Interior Police Academy Exchange Program. In addition, the IACP staffed a booth to connect with global attendees, sharing information about membership and services.
Vince Hawkes joined the IACP on January 28, as Director, Global Policing in the Office of the Executive Director. Prior to joining the IACP, he served as Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and worked in other capacities at Ontario Provincial Police, located in Orillia Ontario. Ontario Provincial is of one of North America’s largest deployed police services comprised of approximately 6,200 uniform members, 2,800 civilian employees and 850 auxiliary members. Vince was responsible for the strategic vision and organizational priorities linked to the provincial government’s policing mandate and the Police Services Act. He also oversaw frontline policing and policing coordination at the local, provincial, national and international committee levels. In addition, he served on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the State & Provincial Executive Committee (IACP Division).
Promoting effective regional police-to-police cooperation across Southeast Asia
We speak with Police Colonel David Martinez Vinluan (PNP), the Executive Director of the ASEANAPOL Secretariat at the World Police Summit 2025, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre 13-15 May.
As the first Filipino to be appointed as Executive Director since the Secretariat’s establishment in 1981, David highlighted the pivotal role of ASEANAPOL in promoting effective regional police-to-police cooperation, proactive law enforcement responses, and principled multilateralism.
David is also a 2025 Judge for the Top Women in Security ASEAN Region Awards. In support of this initiative, the ASEANAPOL Secretariat has disseminated invitations to all ASEANAPOL Member Countries (AMCs), encouraging them to nominate exceptional women personnel who are champions in their respective fields and who have significantly contributed to advancing the WPS agenda. Through this meaningful partnership, ASEANAPOL is taking proactive steps to: Promote the Awards across all ASEANAPOL Member Countries; Facilitate formal invitations to national police organizations to support and endorse nominations; and Advocate for the creation of dedicated award categories for female police officers, ensuring their efforts and leadership are celebrated across the region. To nominate visit https://womeninsecurityaseanregion.com/
Adapting to modern policing with converging applications in physical, cyber and data sciences
We speak with Carmen Best, Former Chief of Police Seattle at the World Police Summit 2025, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre 13-15 May.
Carmen served with the Seattle Police Department for 28 years, beginning as an entry-level patrol officer and later becoming the first African American woman Chief of Police. Skilled in Public Safety, Infrastructure Security, Police Service, Law Enforcement, Police Administration, Management, Criminal Justice, and Crime Prevention.
Carmen serves on the Leadership Council for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Seattle as well as a board member for United Way of King County, Young Women’s Christian Association – King County, a member of the St. Jude Advisory Council for Seattle, and the Seattle University Criminal Justice Advisory Committee and member of the Human and Civil Rights Committee (HCRC) for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). A former member of the IACP Board of Directors – a group with which she maintains affiliation. Additionally, she is a contributor to MSNBC, CNBC and NBC News affiliates.
Protecting the community better with responsible data and AI
We speak with John Kilburn, Regional Industry Leader of SAS, Silver Sponsor at the World Police Summit 2025, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre 13-15 May.
As the Regional Industry Leader – Law Enforcement and Public Safety at SAS, John leads the development and strengthening of partnerships with Law Enforcement and Public Safety agencies across emerging markets in EMEA and the Asia Pacific region. The role involves driving SAS engagement with heads of investigation, agency leaders, and transformation officers, assisting to revolutionize their digital investigative and intelligence culture through the rationalisation and adoption of cutting-edge technology.
With a distinguished 27-year career in Law Enforcement, John served as a Detective Senior Sergeant with the Queensland Police Service, where he specialized in criminal investigations, security intelligence, and counter-terrorism.
In the late 1960s, eight Southern universities came together to develop a general purpose statistical software package to analyze agricultural data. NC State had always been a leader in developing code for analyzing agricultural data. It was a natural fit to house the project at the university’s Cox Hall because the mainframe there could process enormous amounts of data.
The resulting program – the Statistical Analysis System – gave SAS both the basis for its name and its corporate beginnings.
Since then, SAS has grown to become one of the largest privately held software companies in the world.
Contactless multimodal biometric software for digital identity
Blue Biometrics (Blue) was founded in Australia in September 2017, to develop world class contactless biometric technology, for dual use national security and commercial applications. Blue now also operates companies in the UK and the USA. Prior to founding Blue, the co-founders were involved in pioneering contactless technology.
Blue Biometrics is now delivering to law enforcement the next generation of LEA Blue, software that enables smartphone cameras as contactless fingerprint scanners, ideal for field identification in policing.
We speak with CEO and Founder, Kenneth King at the World Police Summit 2025, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre 13-15 May.
Reducing deaths and injuries through evidence-based road policing and public safety strategies
We speak with Associate Professor Lyndel Bates, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Griffith Criminology Institute at Griffith University at the World Police Summit 2025, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre 13-15 May.
Associate Professor Lyndel Bates has research and teaching interests predominantly in road policing, road safety and traffic law enforcement, the intersection of criminology and health and translating research into policy. Lyndel has expertise in report writing, critical analysis, and project design and management. She is an award winning researcher who has presented her work to both national and international conferences. She has also published her research findings in a number of international peer reviewed journals.
Space economy commercialization, future foresight, and digital transformation
We speak with Rajeeshwaran Moorthy of Space Marketplace at the World Police Summit 2025, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre 13-15 May.
Raj is a strategy and technology leader specializing in space economy commercialization, future foresight, and digital transformation. His work focuses on bridging investment, policy, and technology to help organizations navigate complex challenges, develop strategic roadmaps, and capitalize on emerging opportunities—whether in corporate strategy, AI capabilities, or the evolving space economy.
Raj spoke tt WPS on Data Intelligence, AI & Surveillance in Narcotics Control which explores the complex and often overlooked issue of drug muling where individuals—sometimes coerced or deceived—find themselves transitioning from victims to accused criminals.
Space MarketPlace is a platform dedicated to the space industry, connecting a global community of space professionals, enthusiasts, and businesses. The marketplace offers a wide array of services and applications, ranging from satellite imagery and data analytics to space tourism and satellite launch services.
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