Anthony Schembri is a respected law enforcement and academic professional with over four decades’ experience in the field. Over the years, he has drawn praise from such varied sources as New York City Mayor, President Jimmy Carter, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and New York Governor Mario Cuomo. First appointed to the Brooklyn District Attorneys Office he advanced to Deputy Chief of the Narcotics Bureau, then to Director of Training at the District Attorneys Police Academy. Anthony Schembri has served as the city’s Deputy Inspector General, investigating cases of major crime and corruption. He was appointed by the Mayor of New York as Corrections Commissioner, a position putting him in charge of 12,000 uniformed officers and 20,000 inmates at 19 separate jail facilities. Today, the Citrus County, Florida, resident serves as a Visiting Professor at Oxford and Sheffield Hallam University and named Outstanding Professor of the Year at the University of Florida.

Criminal Investigative Analyst Criminal Intelligence Analyst Geographic Profiler GPA I Certified Anti-Terrorism Specialist.

Dr. Swindell is a professor of Social Work at Mississippi State University and recently made history as the first teaching Ph.D. and MSW in Social Work to be awarded tenure and achieve the rank of professor. Swindell also independently contracts as a mitigation expert and expert witness, working with men serving capital murder sentences on death row in the US. She has over 30 years of experience in forensic social work and brings a wealth of information from sociology, social work, and forensic testimony evidence retrieval to this conference. Dr. Swindell completed her Ph.D. (2001) and MSW (1992) in Social Work from the University of Alabama.

Professor and Dean of Applied Sciences European Forensic Institute. Between 1969 and 2008, he had a full career as a practitioner with the Directorate of Forensic Services New Scotland Yard, in the roles of Fingerprint expert, Crime scene Investigator, Crime Scene manager and Crime Scene Coordinator. In project management he created modern sequential treatment laboratories designed to deal with the volume crime in London and pioneered the concept of Forensic Intelligence. He set up one of the world’s first Forensic Intelligence Units in 2001 and was the Head of Forensic Intelligence Metropolitan Police until 2008. He has the Kings College London University Diploma in Crime Scene Investigation and Fingerprint Expertise. He developed the wireless, three electrode, method of electrostatic dust mark lifting, the Pathfinder’ now used worldwide. In 2012 he published the textbook ‘Forensic Intelligence’ CRC Press. In 2018 he joined the European Forensic Institute as a lecturer and was invited to lecture on Forensic Intelligence at the Istituto Di Scienze Forense, Corporate University, Milan. In 2021 he was awarded a Professorship in Criminology, Forensic Criminology and Forensic Intelligence and awarded the role of President of the Istituto Di Scienze Forense University Milan. In February 2024 the university renewed his professorship. He has been a member of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (CSFS) since 1983, and in October 2024 was elected as the Honorary Editor of the CSFS.

Dr. Aviva Twersky Glasner, Ph.D. received a Masters in Forensic Psychology and her doctorsl degree in Criminal Justice. She has worked with Deaf individuals and developed her research interests around using criminological theories to examine the role that socialization may play in criminality of Deaf inmates.

Kaylee M Hinds is a biomolecular and forensic anthropologist whose research examines postmortem DNA degradation, microbial succession, and environmental influences on decomposition. Her work integrates experimental burial models with molecular analysis to evaluate the reliability and regional variability of postmortem interval estimation and grave detection methodologies. She has presented her work at national and international scientific meetings, including the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and Harvard University, examining interdisciplinary approaches in anthropology and microbiology. As the founder of Research Exchange LLC, she works to promote collaboration across fields, advancing accessible, evidence-based research that supports both scientific rigor and responsible innovation.

Teresa Devitt-Lynch completed her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin Madison, US. She is also a board-certified adult/adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and Advanced Forensic Nurse. She is currently a legal nurse consultant with a focus on criminal cases that involve injury or medical issues. Active in professional organizations she is a member of the Academy of Forensic Nurses Board of Directors and has provided numerous forensic healthcare trainings to medical, law enforcement and legal professionals who come into contact with victims and suspects of violence.

Dr. Javier Tapia-Chinchòn has Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Complutense University of Madrid. Forensic Doctor of the Ministry of Justice of Spain since 2004.Head of the Forensic Pathology Section of the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Las Palmas. PhD student in Medicine from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Dr. Michael Gurley is a Lecturer / Professor of Criminal Justice The University of Tennessee at Martin, Department of Behavioral Sciences / Criminal Justice Full-Time UTM Faculty, Main UTM Campus and 5 UTM Regional Centers: UTM Regional Center Parsons TN. UTM Regional Center Jackson TN. UTM Regional Center Selmer TN. UTM Regional Center SomervilleTN. UTM Regional Center Ripley TN. University of Memphis: Professor of Teaching: Full-Time2016-2023 Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice 329 Browning Hall Memphis TN

Digital Forensic Consultant and Cybersecurity Expert supporting Law Enforcement, Judicial Authorities, and legal teams in the acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of digital evidence. He contributes to complex cross-border investigations, including cases involving encrypted platforms such as SkyECC. Programme Leader for the Master’s in Cyber Security, Digital Forensics & Crime Analysis at the European Forensic Institute (Malta) and Lecturer at the University of Perugia (Italy).

Christabel Francis is an Assistant Lecturer at the department of Anatomical Sciences, University of Calabar, Nigeria. She obtained her first degree in Anatomy from the department of Anatomical Sciences in 2018. She proceeded to get a Master's degree in Forensic Science (Forensic Taphonomy) at the University of Kent, United Kingdom in 2023. She is a passionate Forensic Scientist who would like to push the frontiers of the field in Africa. Her short-term goal is to mentor young scientists who are willing to take Forensic Science as a career path in Nigeria. She intends to establish a private Forensic Crime Laboratory in Nigeria in the near future