The IACP Annual Conference is the largest and most impactful law enforcement event of the year, and a major opportunity for professional staff to lead, learn, and connect. With more than 16,000 public safety professionals in attendance, navigating IACP 2025 takes strategy, focus, and a clear sense of purpose.
Led by Liam Price, NAPSPS Advisory Board Member and past IACP International Vice-President and Executive Board member, this session will help participants make the most of their time at the conference. We’ll dive into how to identify the most relevant panels for professional staff, effectively navigate the vendor hall, and show up as leaders in every space, whether you’re attending a session, meeting a vendor, or networking in the hallway. Whether it’s your first IACP or your tenth, this session will help you walk in with clarity and leave with purpose.
Frank William (Liam) Price
Director General, International Special Services International Policing Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Frank William (Liam) Price
Director General, International Special Services International Policing Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Frank William (Liam) Price
Director General, International Special Services International Policing Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Liam Price was appointed Director General, International Special Services, in July 2021. In this capacity, he is responsible for the RCMP’s international network of Liaison Officers, peace operations, overseas capacity building initiatives, and Canada’s Interpol National Central Bureau and Europol National Point of Contact. More recently, he has been elected as the delegate for the Americas for the INTERPOL Executive Committee.
Concurrent with these responsibilities, Mr. Price is the International Vice-President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and a member of its Executive Board (since 2022); as well as Chair of the International Committee of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (since 2021).
Mr. Price is a senior civilian member of the RCMP. Prior to becoming Director General, Mr. Price was posted overseas; first as the RCMP’s embed with the National Crime Agency in London, UK and more recently, as the RCMP’s Regional Director for US & NE Caribbean in Washington, D.C. In these roles, he led proactive investigations, deepened bilateral mand multilateral ties and increased information sharing.
Between 2012 and 2015, Mr. Price served as Director, Operational Information Management, in Federal Policing at the RCMP. In that capacity, he oversaw the RCMP’s framework for the collection, assessment and prioritization of intelligence and the production of threat assessments on a range of topics.
Mr. Price joined the RCMP in 2006. Past assignments have included posts at the Privy Council Office, the office the Special Representative of INTERPOL to the United Nations, and the RCMP’s National Security Program. Before joining the RCMP, Mr. Price served with Library of Parliament as Team Lead for the Senate Standing Committee on National Security and Defence. With the Committee, he helped release a number of reports related to the state of Canadian emergency preparedness, military readiness, border security and veteran’s affairs.
His education and training is varied. Most recently, he completed professional training with Pearls in Policing, the CACP Global Studies Program, the Canadian Forces College and the FBI Academy. Academically, he received a Master’s degree in International Security Studies from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a Bachelor of Science (Foreign Service) from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.