Bob Arno
International street-crime authority, risk analyst, and documentarist
“Between big events, pickpockets tour from city to city. They know that towns are not prepared for them. They blow in, work the streets until law enforcement has caught onto them, then move on to the next town. A town not prepared to recognize their M.O.s and a public relaxed in the knowledge of their neighborhood’s security is ripe picking.”
—Bambi Vincent
Keynotes customized for security industry, law enforcement, and lay audiences.
Travel safety expert and risk analyst Bob Arno is a frequent presenter to law enforcement audiences and travelers. Keynotes include Tourism Safety & Security conferences and pre-Super Bowl seminars for law enforcement and security professionals. With his wife, Bambi Vincent, he is co-author of the book Travel Advisory: How to Avoid Thefts, Cons, and Street Scams While Traveling. He gives 25-30 workshops per year to corporate audiences and travelers. He has been profiled or quoted on ABC 20/20, CNN, NPR, in The New York Times, USAToday, Time, Fortune, etc. With exposé video, live demonstrations, and humor, Arno offers a global perspective on diversion theft techniques and the latest international trends. Police have directly credited Bob for many arrests. Travelers directly credit him for many near-misses.
A few prestigious lectures given to industry professionals:
| Date | Group/Event | City |
| 10/24/23 | PCI SSC | Dublin |
| 9/11/23 | PCI SSC | Portland, OR |
| 6/26/23 | FPPTA | Orlando |
| 05/09/23 | Informatica | Las Vegas |
| 3/29/23 | VAPPA | Williamsburg, VA |
| 2/1/23 | Threatlocker | Orlando |
| 10/25/22 | National Assoc. of Bunco Investigators | San Antonio |
| 1/28/20 | Norton / Lifelock | Phoenix |
| 10/8/19 | SRAPPA | Kentucky |
| 9/24/19 | Pacific Union Club | San Francisco |
| 6/26/19 | all Switzerland Police Departments | Bern, Switzerland |
| 8/30/18 | New York Police Department | New York City |
| 6/9/16 | Oslo Police Department | Oslo, Norway |
| 12/7-9/15 | EuroPol Conference on Pickpocketing | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 8/24/15 | DeceptiCon 2015 | Cambridge, UK |
| 8/12/15 | ISACA GeekWeek | Atlanta |
| 3/25/15 | Merchant Risk Council | Las Vegas |
| 10/9/14 | PCI-SSC | Berlin |
| 9/11/14 | PCI-SSC | Orlando |
| 1/9/14 | Symantec | Las Vegas |
| 1/31/13 | Wiener Städtische | Innsbruck, Austria |
| 9/27/12 | 13th annual California Tourism Safety & Security Conference | Anaheim |
| 7/11/12 | Stockholm Police Department | Stockholm |
| 3/29/12 | Mumbai Police Department | Mumbai |
| 3/2/10 | Mumbai Police Department | Mumbai |
| 9/11/09 | U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern Kentucky | Lexington |
| 5/7/09 | 10th annual Tourism Safety & Security Conference | Anaheim |
| 7/2/08 | Stockholm Police | Stockholm |
| 5/8/08 | SecureWorld Expo | Philadelphia |
| 4/24/08 | SecureWorld Expo | Houston |
| 3/27/08 | SecureWorld Expo | Boston |
| 2/20/08 | World Game Protection Conference | Las Vegas |
| 11/14/07 | SecureWorld Expo | Dallas |
| 10/30/07 | SecureWorld Expo | Seattle |
| 9/19/07 | SecureWorld Expo | San Francisco |
| 5/1/07 | SecureWorld Expo | Atlanta |
| 4/24/07 | SecureWorld Expo | Chicago |
| 7/28/06 | Visitor Crime Awareness Conference | Honolulu |
| 4/26/06 | 7th annual California Tourism Safety & Security Conference | Anaheim |
| 3/16/06 | Panama Conference on Tourism Safety | Panama City |
| 10/31/05 | Connecticut State Police Training Academy | Meriden |
| 2/25/05 | Manila Police Department, informal presentation | Manila |
| 10/16/04 | AARP Life@50+ (huge national event, lay audience) | Las Vegas |
| 9/28/04 | Chicago Police Department workshop | Chicago |
| 3/25/04 | California Tourism Safety & Security Conference | Anaheim |
| 1/27/04 | Las Vegas Metro COP & Bike Patrol, workshop | Las Vegas |
| 1/13/04 | Houston Police Department pre-Super Bowl seminar | Houston |
| 11/11/03 | SecureWorld Expo | Detroit |
| 5/12/03 | 12th Annual National Safety & Security Conference | Las Vegas |
| 3/5/03 | MasterCard | Las Vegas |
| 1/9/03 | San Diego Police Dept. Super Bowl security seminar | San Diego |
| 12/4/02 | Design Against Crime, Theory & Practice | London |
| 6/13/02 | Stockholm Police Department, seminar | Stockholm |
| 7/23/02 | Design Council, UK, product launch | London |
| 2/28/02 | So. California Tourist Safety & Security Conference | Anaheim |
| 9/10/01 | Detroit Police , Tourism Safety & Security Conference | Detroit |
| 5/14/01 | 10th Annual Tourism Safety & Security Conference | Las Vegas |
| 3/23/01 | Bombay Police distract theft seminar | Bombay |
| 9/27/00 | Distract Theft Seminar, Cashman Center Auditorium | Las Vegas |
| 1/17/00 | RSA Data Security Conference and Expo | San Jose |
| 9/24/99 | Kroll & Associates | New York |
Bob Arno with Mumbai police officers after lecture.
Bob’s lectures are always well-attended.