2025 TECAs Thought Leadership Summit - ‘Navigating the Future Economic Crime Landscape’

The 3rd TECAs Thought Leadership Summit, organised in association with the UK Fraud Forum, takes place on Tuesday 4th November 2025 at the Royal Lancaster, London.

This year’s Summit is set to shine a spotlight on the UK’s evolving fight against fraud and economic crime. Designed to drive collaboration, spark innovation, and inspire strategic reform, the event brings together leading voices from law enforcement, academia, and industry. Together they will explore the most pressing challenges in fraud prevention and financial crime, and the bold solutions shaping the future

The event will create networking opportunities and an environment that promotes the sharing of best practice amongst attendees and encourages debate and participation with speakers.

TECAs Thought Leadership Programme:

Our Future Vision: Three Big Shifts in the Partnership Response to Economic and Cybercrime

Nik Adams, Deputy Commissioner, City of London Police will outline the national strategy for tackling fraud and cybercrime, highlighting three key priorities: scaling prevention, disrupting criminal access to assets, and strengthening policing. This session offers a forward-looking view of how law enforcement is adapting to protect the public and economy.

The Business Fraud Alliance

Led by the Fraud Advisory Panel and sponsored by Barclays Corporate Banking, this alliance brings together cross-sector experts to explore the power of collaboration in fighting fraud. Jonathan Holmes, Hope Sapey and Brendan Weekes, Fraud Advisory Panel, will share insights on emerging risks, lessons learned, and the critical role of data-sharing in building resilient fraud defences.

Fraud, Failure and Fixes: Making Sense of the Economic Crime Act

Dr Rasha Kassem, Senior Lecturer, Aston University will unpick the new “failure to prevent fraud” offence introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. With practical guidance and sector-specific insights, this session supports professionals in navigating the shift toward proactive fraud prevention and corporate accountability.

Behind Closed Doors: Housing Fraud and Organised Crime Uncovered

Dr Janice Goldstraw-White, Economic Crime Researcher, Perpetuity Research and Allan Maund, Financial Crime and Insurance Manager, Bromford Housing will explore the intersection of housing fraud and organised crime. Their session will reveal the vulnerabilities in both the private and social housing sectors, while highlighting opportunities for reform and cross-sector collaboration to disrupt criminal networks.

Doors to the Summit will open at 11:30; lunch will be provided, and an exhibition of products and services will be on display. The event will finish at 17:00 and the TECAs awards dinner will follow at 18:45.

Tickets:

£99 + VAT - to include networking lunch, exhibition, Summit, and afternoon refreshments

£495 + VAT - Exhibition Stand (inc. 2 summit tickets) - Table-top exhibition stand space is available for those organisations wishing to promote their products and services to a wide audience of economic crime professionals