AIC 2026 Conference: Transnational serious & organised crime

About
The Australian Institute of Criminology will be hosting the AIC 2026 Conference on 17-18 March 2026. The theme of this year’s conference will be Transnational Serious and Organised Crime (TSOC) and the aim of the event is to present the latest research on TSOC and how this can be applied to policy and practice.CONFIRMED presentations INCLUDE:
- Illicit tobacco
- Criminal careers of organised crime offenders
- Firearms trafficking and organised crime
- Costs of illicit drug trafficking
- The impact of money laundering on organised crime
- Non-Fungible Tokens and money laundering
- Trade-based money laundering and organised crime
- The conflicting objectives of anti-money laundering regulation
- Wildlife trafficking
- Scam centres in SE Asia
- Human trafficking and exploitation
- More sessions will be added soon.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
- Keynote – Professor Edward Kleemans, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Keynote – Associate Professor Ella Cockbain, University College London
- Professor David Bright, Deakin University
- Professor Phill Cassey, University of Adelaide
- Dr Jamie Ferrill, Charles Sturt University
- Professor Saskia Hufnagel, University of Sydney
- Professor Colin King, University of Sydney
- Dr Jade Lindley, University of Western Australia
- Dr Hai Luong, Griffith University
- Dr Anton Moiseienko, Australian National University
- Dr Siobhan Lawler, Australian Institute of Criminology
- Dr James Martin, Deakin University
- Anthony Morgan, Australian Institute of Criminology
- Dr Cheneal Puljević, University of Queensland
- Dr Alexandra Voce, Australian Institute of Criminology
- Professor Chad Whelan, Deakin University
- More speakers will be added soon.
About our keynote speakers:
Professor Kleemans will be speaking on the criminal careers of organised crime offenders.
Associate Professor Cockbain will be speaking on human trafficking and exploitation.
OUR SPONSORS
To sponsor the conference, please contact the event organiser.
Dates
Tuesday 17 March 2026 - Wednesday 18 March 2026 (UTC+10)Location
Hyatt Hotel
120 Commonwealth Avenue, Canberra ACT 2600
TICKET PRICING
One Day Ticket - $330 (including GST)
Two Day Ticket - $550 (including GST)
Group Ticket (10 Tickets x 2 Days) - $4400 (including GST)
If you prefer to pay via invoice please contact event organiser.
Please note: this is an in-person only event.