2023 Australasian Vehicle Crimes Conference

  • June 20 - June 21, 2023
  • IAG Headquarters, Tower Two Darling Park, 201 Sussex Street Sydney NSW 2000

This 2 day conference features an outstanding range of speakers including:


KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Thomas (Tommy) Burke, New York Police Department (Retired)
Recently retired 1st Grade Detective Investigator with the New York City Police Department with over 39 years experience, 30 in Auto Crime. Federal and State Court certified expert in all aspects of vehicle related crimes, including forensic vehicle identification, vehicle theft, vehicle identification numbers (VIN’s), insurance fraud, hidden compartments, street racing and vehicle/parts appraisals. Expert Witness in Darrell Fuller murder trial, Menachem Stark murder trial, Hengjun Chao attempted murder trial, along with numerous other notable investigations. Recipient of numerous awards and recognition in forensic investigations, including the Times Square Bomber and Leiby Kletzky murder investigation.

Former Director of NYPD’s “Fundamentals of Auto Crime” course for over eighteen years, college accrediting more than 21,000 students in the art and science of motor vehicle investigations. Creator of NYPD’s Vehicle Photographic Identification Certification Course. Lecturer throughout the United States and Canada on all aspects of vehicle-related crimes including organized crime, terrorist links and forensic photographic investigations. Board member of New York Anti Car Theft Committee (NYACT), New York State Motor Vehicle Theft & Insurance Fraud (MVT&IF) Grant Writer (2021/ $199,000). President International Assoc. of Auto Theft Investigators(IAATI NE Chapter), President Auto Crime Inc. Adjunct Professor in Criminology, 400.00 course series, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NYC, NY.

Police Speakers:
Det. Sen. Sgt. Peter Ziser, Queensland Police - Project VIPER
Det. Insp. Callum McNeill, New Zealand Police
Det. Sgt. Emma Wells, New South Wales Police Force
Victoria Police

Insurance speakers:
Donna Camkin - Fraud Intelligence Analyst, IAG
Jacqui McGrath - Fraud Intelligence Analyst, IAG
Chris Loane - Managing Director, Vendor Management Australia

Forensic and Industry speakers
Tim Rossanis - Managing Director, Turo Australia - Share Car Industry
Mark George - Crash Reconstruction


Registration Fee: 
$150 for members who have paid their 2023 membership fee
$240 for members who are yet to pay their 2023 membership fee.
$240 for non-members (Includes 2023 membership fee. Non-members must be approved for membership. If membership is not approved a full refund will be given)

To register visit: https://www.trybooking.com/CHDED

Registration includes lunches and breaks on both days and 1 ticket to the Networking session (Food and drinks) on the Tuesday night. For more information download the conference brochure from the downloads section on this page.


For more information about the conference contact, IAATI Australasian President, Warren Stevenson, warren@forensicserviceswa.com.au


Conference Partners:
- Insurance Australia Group (IAG)
- AnalytIQ Solutions
- Adjuster Corp

To become a partner visit: https://www.trybooking.com/CHDGT
Or download the sponsorship brochure from the downloads section on this page.


Accommodation Options
For those delegates wishing to stay overnight in Sydney there are many hotels within easy walking distance. Some of the
closest hotels include:

Meriton Suites, 234 Sussex St, Sydney   https://www.meritonsuites.com.au/our-hotels/nsw/sydney-cbd/sussex-street/

Hyatt Regency, 161 Sussex St, Sydney   https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/australia/hyatt-regency-sydney/sydrs/

ParkRoyal Darling Harbour, 150 Day St, Sydney   https://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/pr-darling-harbour-sydney.html/

Crowne Plaza, 58 Bathurst St, Sydney   https://www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/sydney/sydsh/hoteldetail/