Wednesday, September 9th 2026, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Maximum number of participants: 20
DVI Resilience is a leading provider of Disaster Victim Identification and associated training globally. This workshop will provide an overview of recommended procedures to support the investigation at the scene and at the mortuary. This will include practical demonstrations, an exercise and case studies. We will also include how digital options can be integrated into the investigation.
About the lecturer
Howard Way O.B.E. – Director DVI Resilience
Howard Way – Director of DVI Resilience Ltd is an experienced investigator specialising in Disaster Victim Identification (DVI).
Howard served with London’s Metropolitan Police for over 30 years in a variety of roles including homicide investigation. He has volunteered and specialised in Disaster Victim Identification for over 25 years, becoming a coordinator at the United Kingdom National DVI Unit, Chair of the London Mass Fatalities Working Group and Chair of the INTERPOL DVI Working Group during his time spent in the police service. He has experience in coordinating the response to mass fatality incidents in a variety of different scenarios assisting various countries. Howard was awarded an honour by HM Queen Elizabeth II for “Services to Disaster Victim Identification.” Since leaving the police service at the end of 2021 and now as director of DVI Resilience, Howard delivers DVI training to governmental and nongovernmental organisations across the world. Howard is also a consultant for the International Committee of the Red Cross. He continues to contribute to the humanitarian response to incidents involving multiple or mass fatalities primarily by delivering training, as well as supporting capacity building projects to help prepare for such events.