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2026 Speaker List
We are thrilled to introduce our esteemed speakers for the 2026 YTVC Conference, their insights and experiences inspire and empower us to work together to protect children globally.
Kelly Markuzov
Detective Leading Senior Constable
Victoria Police, Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (JACET)
Jamie Backhouse
Detective A/Sergeant
Queensland Police Service, Youth Co-Responder Team
Kathleen Davey
Covert Online Investigator
Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), New Zealand
Felix Celmente
Detective Chief Inspector
Bavarian State Criminal Police
Dominik Rohrer
Disgital Forensics Expert
Bavarian State Criminal Police
Jamey Ellis
Federal Prosecutor
Commonwealth Director of Police Prosecutions
Kate Thomson
Federal Prosecutor
Commonwealth Director of Police Prosecutions
Ryan Heethuis
Investigative Analyst
United States Secret Service
Katie Hosteny
Investigative Analyst
United States Secret Service
Jarryd Dunbar
Liaison Officer, Malaysia
Australian Federal Police
Cody Kirk
Assist Law Enforcement Attache, Malaysia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Eric Pinkerton
Detective Sergeant, Darknet Disruption Team
Ontario Provincial Police (Canada)
Gulsum Adas
Manager,
Children, Youth & Families
eSafety Commissioner
Bree Atkinson
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Kindred Tech & Pathfinders Labs
Sherrie Bosisto
Executive Director, Founder
Global Emancipation Network (GEN)
Alfred Stenseke
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Global Emancipation Network (GEN)
Francesco Cavalli
Founder
Sensity AI Forensic-Grade Deepfake Detection
Dr Stacy Cecchet
Forensic & Operational Psychologist
Washington State ICAC Taskforce
Jim Cole
Senior Advisor, Cyber Strategy & Child Protection
OUR Rescue
Sonny Von Cleveland
Director of Public Engagement & Content
OUR Rescue
Dannielle Kelly
Head of Government Affairs & Law Enforcement Outreach
ICMEC Australia
Dr Karla Lopez
Director, Child Exploitation Response Team
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing - Victoria
Clare Mccrumlish
Principal Practice Advisor, Child Exploitation Response Team
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing - Victoria
Dr Sarah Napier
Research Manager
Australian Institute of Criminology
Tom Sullivan
Principal Research Analyst
Australian Institute of Criminology
John Shehan
Senior Vice President
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Bryan Downie
Executive Manager, Complaints and Investigations
eSafety
Conrad Townson
Principal Advisor Child Exploitation
Project Paradigm, IFYS
Luke Twyford
Chief Executive and Principal Commissioner
Queensland Family & Child Commission
Dr Aimee Wrightson- Hester
Principal Research Analyst
Australian Institute of Criminology
Laura McVey
Principal Research Analyst
Australian Institute of Criminology
Dr Michael Bourke
Clinical and Forensic Psychologist
Forensic Solutions
Dr Joe Sullivan
Director of Behaviour Analysis and Forensic Psyhology
Forensic Solutions