NWFF ANNUAL CONFERENCE - 29 JANUARY 2026

When
29 Jan 2026
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Location
Greater Manchester Police Sports and Social Club, The Hough End Centre, Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 7SX
Spaces left
85
Registered
112 registrants

Registration

Conference member – £180.00
Entitles attendance at the Conference and all master classes held during the following 12 months for yourself or an alternate colleague
Corporate member – £700.00
5 membership places. The person registering will be set as the bundle administrator. Please email admin1@northwestfraudforum.co.uk with the names and email addresses of your additional members
NWFF General member – £105.00
If you are a general member of NWFF, you can upgrade your membership to allow attendance at our Annual Conference.
Public Sector/Charity/Student - Half Price – £90.00
Entitles attendance at the Conference and all master classes held during the following 12 months for yourself or an alternate colleague. Please use your public sector/charity/student email address to register.

2026 NWFF Annual Conference

Thursday 29 January 2026

10.00am - 4.30pm

Venue: Greater Manchester Police

Sports and Social Club, Manchester

North West Fraud Forum (NWFF) is looking forward to their fourth Annual Conference. This flagship event brings together counter fraud professionals from across the region, offering the opportunity to:

Network with colleagues from a wide range of sectors
Hear from leading experts on current and emerging threats
Gain insight into national and regional priorities in tackling fraud

Agenda:

09.15: REGISTRATION, COFFEE
MEET OUR EXHIBITORS

10.00: CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME

Claire Graham, Chair of NWFF

10.05: OPENING OF CONFERENCE

Kate Green, Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester, Safer and Stronger Communities

10.20: UPDATE ON NATIONAL FRAUD STRATEGY

Detective Superintendent Oliver Little, City of London Police

10.55: UPDATE - THE NATURE OF AI AND HOW IT FACES BOTH CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

DI Helen Pealing, NPCC AI Portfolio

11.30: COFFEE, NETWORKING

MEET OUR EXHIBITORS

12.00: SCAN STRENGTHENING COUNTER FRAUD ACROSS THE NHS IN ENGLAND: PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS ON CF KNOWLEDGE AND GOOD PRACTICE EXCHANGE

Dr Anu Watson and Professor Tom Sanders, SCAN Northumbria University

12.35: GROWING A GOVERNMENT COUNTER FRAUD PROFESSION (GCFP)

Tom Phillips, The Insolvency Service

13.10: MEET THE PLATINUM SPONSORS

13.20: LUNCH, NETWORKING

MEET OUR EXHIBITORS

14.20: MONEY LAUNDERING METHODOLOGIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

Jason Burke, Expert Laundering Evidence Cadre, National Crime Agency (NCA)

14.55: AI USAGE IN FINANCIAL CRIME MITIGATION

Adam Saunders, UK Deputy MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer) at Revolut

15.30: BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: PRACTITIONER-RESEARCHER PERSPECTIVES IN CRIME CONTROL

Jane Ngan and Ashleigh Gonzales Burnside, Manchester University

16.05: CONFERENCE SUMMARY

CLOSE

Sponsor Opportunities:

If your organisation would like to sponsor or exhibit at our event please get in touch by emailing admin1@northwestfraudforum.co.uk.

As a sponsor, a presence at our conference gives you direct access to our members, with the opportunity to demonstrate your products or services. We are expecting around 150 delegates to attend our Conference including senior representatives from a wide range of organisations

ATTENDANCE AT OUR CONFERENCE INCLUDES MEMBERSHIP OF THE FORUM FOR A YEAR ALLOWING ACCESS TO ANY MASTERCLASS FOR YOURSELF OR A COLLEAGUE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER CHARGE

Sponsors: