Chantal Anabtawi

Women in Security Enterprise (WiSE)

Helen Clayton

Women in Security Enterprise (WiSE)

Stephanie Karté

Retailers Against Crime (RAC)

Stephanie joined Retailers Against Crime in 2011 and is now CEO, leading all RAC operations across the UK. She is passionate about improving retail worker safety, building strong partnerships with retailers, police, and community organisations, and changing perceptions of retail crime by highlighting its economic impact. Dedicated to promoting safer environments for members, she drives meaningful change across the sector.

A strong supporter of the Educating Youth Programme, Stephanie helps ensure young people are informed to make the right choices, fostering awareness and resilience in communities and future generations.

Richard Lane

National Association of Business Crime Partnerships (NABCP)

Richard Lane, Head of Operations and Business Crime, joined the It’s in Nottingham team in October 2022. With a background in law enforcement, Richard has developed a strong operations and business crime reduction provision, which is highly valued by Nottingham’s city centre businesses and safety partners.

Richard leads the strategic delivery of key safety and business support initiatives, including the Purple Flag accreditation, Safer City Partnership, Best Bar None, Safe Space Notts, the VIVA scheme, and investment in information-sharing and intelligence technology. His work helps ensure Nottingham remains a safe, welcoming and vibrant city for businesses, staff and visitors.

Lisa Maslen

National Business Crime Centre (NBCC)

Superintendent Lisa Maslen joined the City of London Police in May 2025 , taking over as lead for the National Business Crime Centre.  Previously Lisa was the Met Police Business Crime lead for the last 2.5 years where she worked across London raising issues that affect business, worked to prevent violence whilst developing and sharing best practice.  Lisa sits on the BCRP National Standards Accreditation Board.

Lisa started her career in Hampshire & IOW Constabulary in 2001 before transferring to the Met in 2009.  She has held a variety of roles including frontline, partnerships, Force Control Room Chief Inspector and Staff Officer to an Assistant Commissioner.

Graeme Mitchell

Academic

After qualifying as an Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP) in 1992, Graeme spent the next 15 years working for various Local Authorities across the North West of England. Whilst he was involved in all aspects of Environmental Health, his career had a very public health focus covering areas such as pest control, nuisance, emergency planning and animal welfare.

In 2007, he joined Liverpool John Moores University (LJUM) as the programme leader for their new BSc (Hons) Environmental Health (EH) programme. This programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and is the first step on the journey for those who wish to gain professional registration as an EHP. The programme encompasses all the 5 key areas of EH: food safety, housing, health and safety, environmental protection and public health and he contributes to all these areas. In 2024 Graeme was appointed Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience for the Faculty of Health and in 2025 won the Outstanding Teacher award from John Moores Student Union.

His research interests have resulted in publications/presentations on a number of topics: food safety; food allergens, risk management; pest control, managing student exceptions and green funerals.  In addition, he has worked on publications with colleagues from across the world on areas such as AI and Environmental Health. Since the start of the Covid -19 pandemic he has been a regular guest on various BBC and local radio stations to discuss the Public Health impacts of Covid-19 and other Environmental/Public Health issues.

In addition to his teaching role at LJMU, Graeme has chaired panels to determine if programmes are suitable to be validated by LJMU, and is an External examiner for two other CIEH accredited universities in the UK. As a previously elected trustee of the CIEH, member of the International Federation of Environmental Health and International member of NEHA, he tries to keep abreast of developments in EH, on a global, national and local level.

Tracey Scott-Fox

International Professional Security Association (IPSA)

With almost 40 years in the UK security industry, Tracey Scott-Fox is Managing Director of Fallow Management Ltd, an award-winning, third-generation family business delivering security and facilities management services nationwide.

A passionate advocate for people-first leadership, she has built a reputation for combining operational excellence with employee wellbeing, creating an award-winning workplace recognised as National Businesswomen’s Awards Employer of the Year and Overall Winner 2026, and REVO Team of the Year 2025, Tracey actively supports the wider profession through her work with the SIA Special Interest Group and Expert Working Group, championing best practice, collaboration and improved standards across the security industry while continuing her Level 5 Security Operations Manager Apprenticeship.

Karen Shields

Association of Town and City Management (ATCM)

After beginning her career as an insurance broker, Karen moved into Place Management whilst working at Sainsbury’s. Following many years as a Training Manager, she became the first secondee to join a Town Centre Management scheme. One of her first initiatives was to develop a retail crime scheme in partnership with a local business forum.

This led to a role as Marketing and Communications Manager with the regeneration organisation Middlesbrough Town Centre Company, followed by several years developing Town Centre Management within the local authority. During this time, she was appointed Chair of the North East Crimestoppers and worked closely with the Police to identify local priorities.

Karen subsequently spent several years working as a consultant before joining the Association of Town and City Management (ATCM), where she has served as Membership Manager for the past ten years.

Based in the North East of England, Karen is also a local Parish Councillor and regularly advises and supports local ward councillors. Her career reflects a longstanding commitment to town and city centre management, partnership working and supporting local communities.