Episode 462 - International engagement with the International Association of Chiefs of Police

We speak with Vince Hawkes, former Commissioner, Ontario Provincial Police of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in his role as Director of International Engagement and Partnerships, speaking at the 2025 World Police Summit in Dubai, UAE. The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is the world’s largest and most influential professional association for police leaders. With more than 34,000 members in over 170 countries, the IACP is a recognized leader in global policing, committed to advancing safer communities through thoughtful, progressive police leadership. Since 1893, the association has been serving communities by speaking out on behalf of law enforcement and advancing leadership and professionalism in policing worldwide. Representing IACP, Vince contributed to two panel discussions; capacity building and capabilities sharing, and another on training and exchange in transnational crime response that highlighted the IACP/UAE Ministry of Interior Police Academy Exchange Program. In addition, the IACP staffed a booth to connect with global attendees, sharing information about membership and services. Vince Hawkes joined the IACP on January 28, as Director, Global Policing in the Office of the Executive Director. Prior to joining the IACP, he served as Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and worked in other capacities at Ontario Provincial Police, located in Orillia Ontario. Ontario Provincial is of one of North America’s largest deployed police services comprised of approximately 6,200 uniform members, 2,800 civilian employees and 850 auxiliary members. Vince was responsible for the strategic vision and organizational priorities linked to the provincial government’s policing mandate and the Police Services Act. He also oversaw frontline policing and policing coordination at the local, provincial, national and international committee levels. In addition, he served on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the State & Provincial Executive Committee (IACP Division). MySecurity Media were media partners to the WPS 2025.

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This episode was published on Aug 13, 2025.

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