We look forward to welcoming you all at PAvCon 2026
Meet the PAvCon Team
Bryn Elliott - Life President after spending over 30 years in London’s
Metropolitan Police [1965-1996] and researching police and emergency services
aviation Bryn set up a newsletter for the industry that has now evolved into the free
access monthly e-magazine Police Aviation News [PAN]. PAN was one of the first of
many such e-magazines to become available and has evolved to cover all airborne
aspects of the emergency services. After Alexander Shephard invited him to assist
with the programme content of a new series of Police Aviation Conferences in 2006
three similar conferences were organised in the UK and Netherlands
[2006/2007/2008]. PAvCon is a continuation and development of the original
Shephard formula. As Life President, Bryn will leave the day to day running of PAvCon
Europe to the Chairman and his team. Nevertheless, Bryn looks forward to
welcoming attendees to future conferences. president@pavconeurope.eu
Luc Stremersch - Chairman (2025 - now) started his career in the Belgian Air
Force in 1980 . In 1993 he joined the Belgium Gendarmerie to help start-up an ir
Support Unit based at Brussels Airport employed as an observer. The unit later
became part of the Federal Police. Through the next 27 years he was part of the team
that inducted a range of new aircraft and EO/IR sensor systems into the fleet. In 2020
he retired from the police air unit after flying 7,000 operational hours in a range of
aircraft, mainly helicopters, but also including fixed wing and even a Zeppelin airship.
He also worked freelance in work for the broadcasting industry and acted as tutor in
effective law enforcement use of EO/IR gimbals in Slovenia, Australia, Algeria,
Slovenia, South America, UK and the USA. He specialises in the use of EO/IR gimbals
and the search for missing persons with a helicopter. In 2015 he got also his
professional Drone License as a pilot but also as a drone builder and maintainer. He
still teaches on a freelance basis worldwide. chairman@pavconeurope.eu
PAvCon Europe Consultants
Glenn Daley (Airborne Safety Expert) served with the New York City Police
Department from 1981 to 2004. During his 23 year career he held numerous
enforcement assignments including assignment to the Emergency Service Unit. His
duties there included liaison to military special operations units and as counter-
terrorism instructor. Glenn holds a Master of Aeronautical Science Degree from
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University with specialisation in Aviation/Aerospace Safety
Systems and Operations. In 1993 he was assigned to the Aviation Unit in the rank of
Sergeant as a Pilot/Operations Supervisor. In 2000 he was promoted to Lieutenant and
continued to serve in the Aviation Unit performing the duties of SAR Pilot, Instructor
Pilot and Platoon Commander until his retirement in 2004. From 2000 until 2008 he
held the position of Northeast Director for the Airborne Law Enforcement Association
responsible for the Northeast US and Europe and that brought him into contact with
those in the region in what was to evolve into the event we now know as PAvCon.
Captain Daley currently serves as a pilot in the New York City metro area. Additionally
he provides law enforcement aviation operations and safety consulting worldwide.
glenn@pavconeurope.eu
Harald Brink (PR Central Europe) is based with the Dutch Police Air Support Unit
based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol-East since 2009 Harald has been a police officer
since the early 1990s. The unit operates two satellite offices, one at Rotterdam-The
Hague Airport and one at Volkel AFB. The Netherlands operate a fleet of six Airbus
Helicopters EC135 P2+ and two Leonardo AW139 helicopters has 32 pilots and 22
TFOs to cover the whole of the Netherlands and a large part of the North Sea (Coats
Guard patrols). This last task is undertaken with the AW139. Harald started to work for
the police 25 years ago, first in patrol in the city of The Hague, later on transferred to
the National Police Force doing a range of duties. Since 2009 he has been a TFO in the
Air Support Unit. Progressing to be a TFO instructor and examiner for both types of
helicopters since 2012. Harald joined PAvCon for the first time in 2013 and became an
ALEA member in 2014. He is an enthusiastic exponent of the networking between
ASUs in and outside Europe. Share with and listen/learn from each other, especially in
the times we are in right now. harald@pavconeurope.eu
Joseba Mendizabal (PR Mediterranean Europe) In 1993-94, Joseba spent 18
months with the Spanish Foreign Legion Special Operations Battalion and earned the
Spanish Foreign Legion Green Beret. In 1995-96 he attended the Basque Country
Police Academy, passing out to serve in three different police precincts across Basque
Country on police patrol duties and as a bodyguard in a VIP Protection Squad. Whilst so
serving, from 2001- 2003 he entered flight training and gained a PPL (H) and
progressed to a CPL (H), gaining entry to the Basque Country Police Department
Helicopter Unit. Since 2003 he has flown police AS350 B2, EC135T1 and SA365C3 on
police and rescue missions and is currently a pilot rated as PIC for both police and SAR
missions with a flight time in excess of 2,000 hours. He has the ICAO SMS course and
since 2014 he is a Board Member of the Spanish Commercial Pilots Guild. He also
collaborated as a translator and SAR training instructor with the Argentina Policía
Federal in Buenos Aires.
joseba@pavconeurope.eu
Thomas Pedersen (PR Northern Europe) is a TFO instructor with the Danish
Airforce Homeguard. Thomas started his flying career with the Home Guard in 2015 on
the Britten Norman Islander Defender, and afterwards in 2025 they changed their fleet
to the Twin Otter. Thomas has been a police officer in the Danish Police since 1999 and
have more than 15 years of experience in surveillance tactics, primarily covert, with use
of flying assets and as a drone pilot as well. With the Danish concept of the police
officer’s role of not being a TFO, Thomas has been flying both as a police observer, and
as a TFO for the police in fixed wing and helicopters. Thomas is the latest consultant to
join PAvCon, adding another dimension to the vast array of knowledge already present.
thomas@pavconeurope.eu
PAvCon Europe Crew Members
Imogen Banks Event Organiser - Administrator. An experienced Event Director
with over twenty five years demonstrable history of working within the Event
Management industry specialising in Financial Services events. Skilled in project and
events delivery, stakeholder management, marketing and business development as well
as managing events on an international scale, in person and online across multiple
platforms (conferences, exhibitions, seminars, awards and corporate partners).
Graduated from Leeds Beckett University with a degree in Business Management.
General contact e-mail: admin@pavconeurope.eu
Steve McNair Event Organiser - Administrator - IT - Logistics. Steve is the
owner of our long standing IT suppliers, Dynamic Range Ltd.
(www.dynamicrange.co.uk) Steve has been with PAvCon since the start providing all
the IT needs. He understands the business aspect of PAvCon and his knowledge is
invaluable. In this time he has made many friends of those attending and understands
the various needs required to put together an event of this size. Although originally
based in the UK, Brexit made a change to his business model with a second Dynamic
Range base being set up in France. This has been a game changer for PAvCon (and for
Dynamic Range!). steve@pavconeurope.eu
Adrian Harrison Webmaster - Event Organiser - Administrator. Working
with people in variety of fields for over 50 years has placed Adrian as the ideal
person to continue acting as receptionist for the PAvCon Europe experience. He will
deal with all your on the day needs, hand you your badges, amend them if needed,
find you the person you need to speak to and even find you a pair of scissors or
adhesive tape you forgot to bring. As the Webmaster undoubtedly an important
guiding hand to all events and, probably, the most important man on the day. As a
photographer, Adrian contributes most of the photographs on this site.
adrian@pavconeurope.eu
We look forward to welcoming you all at PAvCon 2026
Meet the PAvCon Team
Bryn Elliott - Life President after spending over 30
years in London’s Metropolitan Police [1965-1996] and
researching police and emergency services aviation Bryn
set up a newsletter for the industry that has now evolved
into the free access monthly e-magazine Police Aviation
News [PAN]. PAN was one of the first of many such e-
magazines to become available and has evolved to cover
all airborne aspects of the emergency services. After
Alexander Shephard invited him to assist with the
programme content of a new series of Police Aviation
Conferences in 2006 three similar conferences were
organised in the UK and Netherlands
[2006/2007/2008]. PAvCon is a continuation and
development of the original Shephard formula. As Life
President, Bryn will leave the day to day running of
PAvCon Europe to the Chairman and his team.
Nevertheless, Bryn looks forward to welcoming
attendees to future conferences.
president@pavconeurope.eu
Luc Stremersch - Chairman (2025 - now) started his
career in the Belgian Air Force in 1980 . In 1993 he
joined the Belgium Gendarmerie to help start-up an ir
Support Unit based at Brussels Airport employed as an
observer. The unit later became part of the Federal
Police. Through the next 27 years he was part of the
team that inducted a range of new aircraft and EO/IR
sensor systems into the fleet. In 2020 he retired from the
police air unit after flying 7,000 operational hours in a
range of aircraft, mainly helicopters, but also including
fixed wing and even a Zeppelin airship. He also worked
freelance in work for the broadcasting industry and
acted as tutor in effective law enforcement use of EO/IR
gimbals in Slovenia, Australia, Algeria, Slovenia, South
America, UK and the USA. He specialises in the use of
EO/IR gimbals and the search for missing persons with a
helicopter. In 2015 he got also his professional Drone
License as a pilot but also as a drone builder and
maintainer. He still teaches on a freelance basis
worldwide. chairman@pavconeurope.eu
PAvCon Europe Consultants
Glenn Daley (Airborne Safety Expert) served with
the New York City Police Department from 1981 to 2004.
During his 23 year career he held numerous enforcement
assignments including assignment to the Emergency
Service Unit. His duties there included liaison to military
special operations units and as counter-terrorism
instructor. Glenn holds a Master of Aeronautical Science
Degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University with
specialisation in Aviation/Aerospace Safety Systems and
Operations. In 1993 he was assigned to the Aviation Unit
in the rank of Sergeant as a Pilot/Operations Supervisor.
In 2000 he was promoted to Lieutenant and continued to
serve in the Aviation Unit performing the duties of SAR
Pilot, Instructor Pilot and Platoon Commander until his
retirement in 2004. From 2000 until 2008 he held the
position of Northeast Director for the Airborne Law
Enforcement Association responsible for the Northeast
US and Europe and that brought him into contact with
those in the region in what was to evolve into the event we
now know as PAvCon. Captain Daley currently serves as a
pilot in the New York City metro area. Additionally he
provides law enforcement aviation operations and safety
consulting worldwide. glenn@pavconeurope.eu
Harald Brink (PR Central Europe) is based with the
Dutch Police Air Support Unit based at Amsterdam
Airport Schiphol-East since 2009 Harald has been a police
officer since the early 1990s. The unit operates two
satellite offices, one at Rotterdam-The Hague Airport and
one at Volkel AFB. The Netherlands operate a fleet of six
Airbus Helicopters EC135 P2+ and two Leonardo AW139
helicopters has 32 pilots and 22 TFOs to cover the whole
of the Netherlands and a large part of the North Sea
(Coats Guard patrols). This last task is undertaken with
the AW139. Harald started to work for the police 25
years ago, first in patrol in the city of The Hague, later on
transferred to the National Police Force doing a range of
duties. Since 2009 he has been a TFO in the Air Support
Unit. Progressing to be a TFO instructor and examiner for
both types of helicopters since 2012. Harald joined
PAvCon for the first time in 2013 and became an ALEA
member in 2014. He is an enthusiastic exponent of the
networking between ASUs in and outside Europe. Share
with and listen/learn from each other, especially in the
times we are in right now. harald@pavconeurope.eu
Joseba Mendizabal (PR Mediterranean Europe) In
1993-94, Joseba spent 18 months with the Spanish
Foreign Legion Special Operations Battalion and earned
the Spanish Foreign Legion Green Beret. In 1995-96 he
attended the Basque Country Police Academy, passing out
to serve in three different police precincts across Basque
Country on police patrol duties and as a bodyguard in a
VIP Protection Squad. Whilst so serving, from 2001- 2003
he entered flight training and gained a PPL (H) and
progressed to a CPL (H), gaining entry to the Basque
Country Police Department Helicopter Unit. Since 2003
he has flown police AS350 B2, EC135T1 and SA365C3 on
police and rescue missions and is currently a pilot rated as
PIC for both police and SAR missions with a flight time in
excess of 2,000 hours. He has the ICAO SMS course and
since 2014 he is a Board Member of the Spanish
Commercial Pilots Guild. He also collaborated as a
translator and SAR training instructor with the Argentina
Policía Federal in Buenos Aires.
joseba@pavconeurope.eu
Thomas Pedersen (PR Northern Europe) is a TFO
instructor with the Danish Airforce Homeguard. Thomas
started his flying career with the Home Guard in 2015 on
the Britten Norman Islander Defender, and afterwards in
2025 they changed their fleet to the Twin Otter. Thomas
has been a police officer in the Danish Police since 1999
and have more than 15 years of experience in surveillance
tactics, primarily covert, with use of flying assets and as a
drone pilot as well. With the Danish concept of the police
officer’s role of not being a TFO, Thomas has been flying
both as a police observer, and as a TFO for the police in
fixed wing and helicopters. Thomas is the latest consultant
to join PAvCon, adding another dimension to the vast array
of knowledge already present.
thomas@pavconeurope.eu
PAvCon Europe Crew Members
Imogen Banks Event Organiser - Administrator. An
experienced Event Director with over twenty five years
demonstrable history of working within the Event
Management industry specialising in Financial Services
events. Skilled in project and events delivery, stakeholder
management, marketing and business development as well
as managing events on an international scale, in person and
online across multiple platforms (conferences, exhibitions,
seminars, awards and corporate partners). Graduated from
Leeds Beckett University with a degree in Business
Management. General contact e-mail:
admin@pavconeurope.eu
Steve McNair Event Organiser - Administrator - IT -
Logistics. Steve is the owner of our long standing IT
suppliers, Dynamic Range Ltd. (www.dynamicrange.co.uk)
Steve has been with PAvCon since the start providing all the
IT needs. He understands the business aspect of PAvCon
and his knowledge is invaluable. In this time he has made
many friends of those attending and understands the
various needs required to put together an event of this size.
Although originally based in the UK, Brexit made a change
to his business model with a second Dynamic Range base
being set up in France. This has been a game changer for
PAvCon (and for Dynamic Range!).
steve@pavconeurope.eu
Adrian Harrison Webmaster - Event Organiser -
Administrator. Working with people in variety of fields
for over 50 years has placed Adrian as the ideal person to
continue acting as receptionist for the PAvCon Europe
experience. He will deal with all your on the day needs,
hand you your badges, amend them if needed, find you the
person you need to speak to and even find you a pair of
scissors or adhesive tape you forgot to bring. As the
Webmaster undoubtedly an important guiding hand to all
events and, probably, the most important man on the day.
As a photographer, Adrian contributes most of the
photographs on this site. adrian@pavconeurope.eu
