The program overview below is provisional and will be updated as planning proceeds. Please check this page regularly.
Monday 24th February 2020
0830 | Registration Opens | Stradbroke Foyer |
ROOM | STRADBROKE, HUNTINGFIELD AND DELACOMBE ROOM |
0900 -1600 |
Expert Seminar | Dr Jim Ogloff Threat Assessment Goes to Court: Threat Assessor as Expert Witness
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1600 | Annual General Meeting |
1800 |
Welcome Reception | Cliveden Bar, Pullman on the Park Welcome to the Asia Pacific Association of Threat Assessment Professionals Conference. |
Tuesday 25th February 2020
0800 | Registration | Stradbroke Foyer |
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ROOM | STRADBROKE, HUNTINGFIELD AND DELACOMBE ROOM Chair: Lorraine Sheridan |
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0830-0845 |
Welcome to Country Welcome to Delegates | Lorraine Sheridan, President, Asia Pacific Association of Threat Assessment Professionals |
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0845-1000 |
Keynote Speaker | Melissa Muir Bridging the Gap Between Workplace Security and Workplace Culture: The Engagement-Threat Connection
Melissa is the Past President of the Northwest Chapter of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP), a non-profit dedicated to learning and sharing knowledge to prevent targeted violence and interpersonal violence. Full biography
Session Sponsored by |
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ROOM | STRADBROKE, HUNTINGFIELD AND DELACOMBE ROOM Chair: Melisa Wood |
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1000-1045 |
Workplace Violence In Asia – Managing The Unmanageable Totti Karpela |
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1045-1115 | Morning Tea | |
ROOM | Stradbroke Room | Symposium Chair: Marnie Fraser |
Huntingfield Room Chair: Felicity Riddle |
1115-1145 |
David Curnow |
Threats of Mass Casualty Attacks in Schools; Managing the Risk in Western Australia Dr Natalie Pyszora |
1145-1215 |
Gaps, Silos, and Disconnects: Looking at the Complexity of Workplace Violence Incidents Rick Shaw |
Management and Investigation of Targeted Threats to Police Detective Sergeant Tim Paini, Dr Natalie Pyszora |
1215-1245 |
How to Fire: Strategies for Handling Difficult Terminations Gabrielle Thompson |
Managing Risk of Workplace Harm to Electorate Office Staff in Western Australia Detective Sergeant Tim Paini, Dr Natalie Pyszora |
1245-1300 | Panel/Q&A | Panel/Q&A |
1300-1345 | Lunch | |
ROOM | Stradbroke Room Chair: Michael Davis |
Huntingfield Room Chair: Jennifer McCarthy |
1345-1415 |
Josh Ushay |
Emma Robertson |
1415-1445 |
The Operational Terrorist Mindset – Behavioural Lessons from Trained and Non-trained Bad Actors Steve Longford |
Do young people who make on-line threats differ from young people who make threats in person? Chelsea Leach |
1445-1515 |
David Whittingham |
Mui, Tina and Rog Thomas |
1515-1530 | Panel/Q&A | Panel/Q&A |
1530-1600 | Afternoon Tea | |
ROOM | STRADBROKE, HUNTINGFIELD AND DELACOMBE ROOM Chair: Luke Bartlett |
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1600-1645 | Managing Delusional Employees: Preventing Workplace Violence Attacks From Employees With Paranoid Delusional Beliefs Russell Palarea, Kendall Donahue |
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1645-1730 | Animal Protectors under threat: How speaking up for animals and the environment has become increasingly dangerous Alain De Preter |
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1900 |
Conference Dinner | Hotel Windsor It is with great pleasure that the Organising Committee of the 2020 Asia Pacific Association of Threat Assessment Professionals invite you to attend the Conference Dinner being held in the magnificent Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Windsor. Book during registration. Tickets include a 3 course meal and drinks |
Wednesday 26th February 2020
0800 | Registration | Stradbroke Foyer | |
ROOM | STRADBROKE, HUNTINGFIELD AND DELACOMBE ROOM Chair: Jennifer McCarthy |
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0830-0845 | Welcome to Delegates | Jennifer McCarthy, Vice-President, Asia Pacific Association of Threat Assessment Professionals | |
0845-1000 |
Keynote Speaker | Rory Steyn Witness To Greatness With a National Diploma in Police Administration, Rory Steyn has a long and accomplished history in the South African Police. While in the service of the government he specialised as an investigator, intelligence field-worker and as section head of the police VIP Protection and Bomb Disposal Units in Johannesburg. Upon being transferred to the Pretoria-based Presidential Protection Unit in 1996, Rory was appointed team leader of President Mandela’s personal protection team, which entailed the protection of the President both nationally and internationally. Full biography |
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ROOM | STRADBROKE, HUNTINGFIELD AND DELACOMBE ROOM Chair: Annabel Chan |
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1000-1045 |
When Your Best Isn’t Good Enough: A Fatal Ex-Partner Stalking Case Lieke Bootsma & Cleo Brandt |
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1045-1115 | Morning Tea | |
ROOM | Stradbroke Room Chair: Elli Darwinkel |
Huntingfield Room Chair: Annabel Chan |
1115-1145 |
The Global C.A.R.E Program – Keeping Googlers Safe Leeran Gold |
Going Postal or I Hate Mondays? Examining Drivers of Targeted Violence Against the Workplace. Emily Corner, Matthew Ferriman |
1145-1215 |
The RISKSAM – A Structured Risk Management Model to use when Preventing Interpersonal Violence Susanne Strand |
Ga Yao (add oil), an overview of Hong Kong protests and radicalisation Totti Karpela |
1215-1245 |
Elisa Ilarda |
Loo Seng Neo |
1245-1300 | Panel/Q&A | Panel/Q&A |
1300-1345 | Lunch | |
ROOM | Stradbroke Room Chair: Alan Guthrie |
Huntingfield Room Chair: Luke Bartlett |
1345-1415 |
Christine Hodge |
Majeed Khader, Tan Mingyi Eunice, Charmaine Lee Siew Ling |
1415-1445 |
Priyathanaa Kalyanasundram |
The Psychology of Ragging: A Multi-level Conceptualisation of Ragging in Institutions. Majeed Khader, Charmaine Lee Siew Ling |
1445-1515 |
A Cumulative Behavioural Scale for Identifying Non-Sadistic Ritualistic Rape Michael Davis |
Leakage Behaviour: An Undervalued Forensic Construct Nathan Brooks |
1515-1530 | Panel/Q&A | Panel/Q&A |
1530-1600 | Afternoon Tea | |
ROOM | STRADBROKE, HUNTINGFIELD AND DELACOMBE ROOM Chair: Michael Davis |
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1600-1645 |
Stephen Hart
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1645-1700 | Conference close | Lorraine Sheridan, President, Asia Pacific Association of Threat Assessment Professionals |