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Conference: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Networking: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
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.
The full Annual Conference agenda and further speaker announcements will be revealed soon.
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 | Frontline | Early Careers Network
From using intelligence to shape strategic decisions, to recognising the influence of those working on the frontline, and understanding how professionals can build influence regardless of seniority, each session has been designed to encourage participation, discussion and practical learning.
When booking your Annual Conference ticket, you will be asked to select the breakout session you would most like to attend. Session allocations and timings will be confirmed with delegates closer to the conference.
Already booked? There is no need to take any action. Our Events Team will contact existing ticket holders separately to ask for their breakout session preference.
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.
Hosted by Chris Middleton, Director, The Security Institute
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, 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.
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 at Mott MacDonald, 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.
These breakout sessions form just one part of a full day of conference content, with further speakers, presentations, panel discussions and programme details still to be announced.
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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