International Society of Economic Criminology (ISEC) annual conference 2026
Event date
- 7 September 2026
Held at Kingston University's Town House, this event will bring together leaders from law enforcement, government, industry, civil society and academia. It creates a forum to exchange knowledge, share best practice, and develop cross-sector solutions to emerging economic crime challenges.
About the conference
The conference provides a unique opportunity for practitioners to hear world-class research and insights at the forefront of economic criminology and stimulate discussions that tackle your existing real-world challenges.
Prospective attendees are encouraged to join the International Society of Economic Criminology. Membership is is currently free and provides access to a growing international network of researchers and practitioners, regular updates on events and activities, opportunities for collaboration, and the latest developments in the field of economic criminology. Members can also nominate and vote for winners of the ISEC Awards. Further information about the awards can be found here: ISEC Awards Information.
Further registration details and programme updates will be shared in due course.
Presentations and discussions
Presentations and discussions will focus on a broad range of topics related to economic criminology, including:
- Financial crime and fraud
- Corruption and illicit finance
- Money laundering and sanctions evasion
- Cyber-enabled economic crime
- Emerging technologies and AI-related threats
- Transnational organised crime
- Public-private partnerships
- Victim support and safeguarding
- Regulatory and enforcement responses
- Applied and practitioner-led research
- Professional development and careers in economic criminology and related sectors
- Pathways into careers in financial investigation, compliance, fraud prevention, cybersecurity, intelligence analysis, and regulatory practice.
Event format
The conference programme will feature leading experts from academia, law enforcement, industry, government, and the third sector. Speaker announcements, presentation abstracts, and biographies will be published once the programme has been finalised.
Selected conference contributions may subsequently be invited to contribute to a special issue of the Journal of Economic Criminology, the official journal of ISEC.
The conference will feature a dynamic programme of keynote presentations, expert panel discussions, practitioner case studies, and research-led presentations from leading voices across the economic crime landscape.
Throughout the day, attendees will hear from professionals working at the forefront of financial investigation, compliance, cybercrime, regulation, policy, and academic research. Sessions will explore both current and emerging threats, as well as practical approaches to prevention, disruption, enforcement, and victim support. Designed to encourage meaningful cross-sector collaboration, the event will provide space for discussion, networking, and knowledge exchange between academics and practitioners. The conference particularly emphasises the importance of translating research into practice and fostering partnerships capable of addressing real-world economic crime challenges.
The event will also provide valuable insights for students, graduates, and early-career professionals interested in entering the economic crime sector. Attendees will have opportunities to learn about emerging career pathways, professional skills, interdisciplinary collaboration, and current industry challenges from practitioners and researchers working across the field.
The conference will conclude with the ISEC Awards Ceremony, recognising outstanding contributions to the field of economic criminology across research, professional practice, collaboration, and innovation.
Confirmed plenary speakers
- Professor Tom Holt, Examining the Practices of Fraud and Money Mule Networks
- Dr Martina Dove, Engineered Reality: Scam Psychology in the Age of AI
- Beth Hyland, The Psychology of Romance Fraud: Understanding Manipulation and Victim Impact
- Dr Rui Sousa-Silva, Idiolect, Evidence and Hybrid Authorship: Forensic Linguistics in the Fight Against AI-Powered Economic Crime
- Professor Mike Levi Named but not Shamed, and Often Named/Shamed Without Consequence? Exposure, Censure and the Uneven Distribution of Consequence in the Epstein Network
More than 30 other speakers are listed in the full conference programme.
