Thales biometrics and identity solutions enable government agencies to solve crimes more efficiently, prevent fraud, secure national borders, and protect identities across a wide range of applications.

With more than 300 biometric deployments in 80 countries, Thales leverages strong biometric authentication and identification technologies worldwide for customers at all government levels.

Backed by more than 30 years of biometric technology expertise, Thales offers a comprehensive suite of technology products and services, helping governments and agencies worldwide keep the public safe and secure.

They are sponsoring the following workshop on Wednesday, 17th June, 13:30–16:30:

From Face Lead to Actionable Evidence

An interactive learning experience in responsible and legally defensible facial comparison for forensic investigations

This 3-hour hands-on, practitioner-led workshop explores the responsible use of facial comparison for investigative leads, with a focus on evidential strength and legal defensibility.

Participants will cover:

• Input curation and quality checks
• Structured review methods
• Decision-support practices to help teams reduce risk and improve consistency
• Interactive discussions and guided tool-based exercises
• Practical checklists that can be applied within participants’ own organisations

The workshop is open to working professionals of all experience levels. No advanced prior facial comparison expertise is required.

Suitable for

• Operational teams using or considering face search / face review in investigations (reviewer-level focus)
• Forensic and laboratory professionals seeking to understand how structured methods translate into operational practice
• Investigators and supervisors who receive facial recognition leads and require clear, risk-aware follow-up steps
• Governance, policy, quality, and programme leaders responsible for deploying and assuring responsible use

Workshop Facilitators

Hosted by Thales, this workshop features a multidisciplinary line-up of:

• Forensic facial identification practitioners
• Subject matter experts
• Product developers

Together, they provide a well-rounded and practical approach to responsible facial comparison in forensic investigations.