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SATURDAY 11th
Attendee Registration
1400 - 1800
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Bartle Hall D FoyerSPECIAL EVENT
SUNDAY 12th
Attendee Registration
0800 - 1800
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Bartle Hall D FoyerSPECIAL EVENT
Incident Debrief: The Oregon District Active Shooter Incident, Dayton, OH
0900 - 1100 Malson, Chris
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 3501INCIDENT DEBRIEF
Trade Show
1100 - 1700
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Bartle Hall DSPECIAL EVENT
Resiliency Lessons Learned After Past Critical Incidents
1230 - 1430 Mescan, Steve
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Trade Show Floor ClassroomSEMINAR
Incident Debrief: Highway 16 Shootout, Madison County, MS
1500 - 1630 Sandridge, Mark | Clark, Rusty
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Trade Show Floor ClassroomINCIDENT DEBRIEF
Incident Debrief: Hostage Incident, Orlando, FL
1900 - 2100 Eklund, Chris | Bigelow, Jonathan
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom INCIDENT DEBRIEF
MONDAY 13th
Opening Ceremony (MANDATORY)
0830 - 1000
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 3501SPECIAL EVENT
Trade Show
1000 - 1700
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Bartle Hall DSPECIAL EVENT
Incident Debrief: Armed Mobile Hostage, Saint Louis, MO
1030 - 1200 Caupp, Adam
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Trade Show Floor ClassroomINCIDENT DEBRIEF
Business Meeting
1100 - 1200
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 3501SPECIAL EVENT
Legal Update: Tactical Operations Liability: Current Trends, Legal and Policy Considerations
1230 - 1430 Daigle, Eric
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Trade Show Floor ClassroomSEMINAR
Incident Debrief: Booking and Receiving Center Hostage Rescue, Orlando, FL
1500 - 1630 Gunn, Christopher
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Trade Show Floor ClassroomINCIDENT DEBRIEF
Welcome Reception
1830 - 2130
Location: World War I Museum and MemorialSPECIAL EVENT
TUESDAY 14th
Introduction to Negotiations for Tactical
0800 - 0945 Doering, Patrick
Location: Marriott Hotel, Bennie Moten ABSEMINAR
Legal Update: Use of Force
0800 - 0945 Daigle, Eric
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103ABSEMINAR
Incident Debrief: Heatherway Apartments Hostage Incident, Greeley, CO
0800 - 1000 Meyer, Fred
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muelebach Tower, Imperial Ballroom INCIDENT DEBRIEF
The Reality of Police Combat and How to Train For It
0800 - 1200 Watt, Randy
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Truman ABSEMINAR
Supervising Sniper Operations in Today's Environment
0800 - 1200 Lang, Mark
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom A1SEMINAR
SWAT Contemporary Issues
0800 - 1200 Golden, Theodore
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103CSEMINAR
Duty Knife as a Backup Weapon (Use and Deployment for LE)
0800 - 1700 Wihongi, Jared
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2105SEMINAR
Excellence in Training
0800 - 1700 Willis, Brian
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Trianon ASEMINAR
Tactical Vision - SWAT Edition
0800 - 1700 Bartlett, Derrick
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom C1SEMINAR
Tactical Mission Planning and Briefing
0800 - 1700 Clement, Jeffrey | Miner, Eric
Location: Marriott Hotel, Mary Lou Williams ABSEMINAR
2 DAYS
Incident Debrief: Dolton Hostage Rescue
1000 - 1200 Tencza, Brian | Wesolowski, Richard
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom B/B1INCIDENT DEBRIEF
Proactive Training for Officer Safety, Wellness, and Performance
1000 - 1200 Mills, Sara
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2104ASEMINAR
Legal Update: Tactical Operations Liability: Current Trends, Legal and Policy Considerations
1000 - 1200 Daigle, Eric
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103ABSEMINAR
Incident Debrief: Challenges Encountered During the 2020 Civil Unrest in Portland, OR
1300 - 1445 Schoening, Franz
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muelhbach Tower, Imperial Ballroom SEMINAR
Behavior Based CQB/Room Entry
1300 - 1445 Thrasher, Trevor
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom ASEMINAR
Proactive Training for Officer Safety, Wellness, and Performance
1300 - 1445 Mills, Sara
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2104ASEMINAR
Anatomy of an Active Shooting Rampage and Analysis for Training
1300 - 1445 Flewelling, James | Koch, Christopher
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom BSEMINAR
Warrant Service Planning and Documentation
1300 - 1700 Selleg, Jeff
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Colonial Ballroom SEMINAR
Law and Liability for the Team Leader
1300 - 1700 Mescan, Steve
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103ABSEMINAR
Policing Political Protests with National Standards
1300 - 1700 Fomby, Spencer | Carroll, Richard | Davidov, Peter
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103CSEMINAR
Jedi Mindset
1500 - 1700 Pearson, David
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Trianon BCDSEMINAR
Incident Debrief: Patrol Response to “Swatting”
1500 - 1700 Kochenderfer, Kevin
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Truman ABINCIDENT DEBRIEF
Applying the NTOA Tactical Response and Operations Standard to Your Team
1500 - 1700 Hardesty, Matt
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, LidoSEMINAR
Incident Debrief: Barricaded Sovereign Citizen Gunman, Illinois
1500 - 1700 Tencza, Brian | Wesolowski, Richard
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Imperial Ballroom INCIDENT DEBRIEF
WEDNESDAY 15th
Behavior Based CQB/Room Entry
0800 - 0945 Thrasher, Trevor
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom CSEMINAR
20 Hacks for Negotiators
0800 - 0945 Doering, Patrick
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Truman ASEMINAR
Incident Debrief: Challenges Encountered During the 2020 Civil Unrest in Portland, OR
0800 - 0945 Schoening, Franz
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muelhbach Tower, Colonial Ballroom SEMINAR
Tactical Team Leader Considerations and Leadership Part 1
0800 - 1200 Murphy, Dan
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103CSEMINAR
Dare to be Great: Leadership Strategies for Tactical Officers
0800 - 1200 Willis, Brian
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Trianon CDSEMINAR
Incident Debrief: Lane Drive Hostage Rescue, Cobb County, GA
0800 - 1200 Latham, Robert | Sabens, Michael
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Imperial Ballroom INCIDENT DEBRIEF
Policing Political Protests with National Standards
0800 - 1200 Fomby, Spencer
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103ASEMINAR
Snipers at Work
0800 - 1200 Bartlett, Derrick
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom C1SEMINAR
Managing Critical Incidents
0800 - 1700 McDuffie, Ralph
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom A1SEMINAR
Dynamic Engagement Strategies
0800 - 1700 Weigel, Kurt
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2105SEMINAR
Task Force Operations: Lessons Learned from the Murder of a CI
1000 - 1200 Fairfield, James
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2104ASEMINAR
Top 20 Tactical Concepts: 1-5
1000 - 1200 Pearson, David
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Truman BSEMINAR
Incident Debrief: Watauga County Officer Involved Shooting
1000 - 1200 Coggins, Kevin
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom AINCIDENT DEBRIEF
Top 20 Tactical Concepts: 6-10
1300 - 1445 Pearson, David
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Truman BSEMINAR
Behavior Based CQB/Room Entry
1300 - 1445 Thrasher, Trevor
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom CSEMINAR
Incident Debrief: Response to 100+ Days of Protests and Civil Unrest in Louisville
1300 - 1445 Humphrey, Paul
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Imperial Ballroom INCIDENT DEBRIEF
Strategic Planning for SWAT Leaders
1300 - 1700 Dubois, Wayne
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Trianon CDSEMINAR
Supervising Sniper Operations in Today's Environment
1300 - 1700 Lang, Mark
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom C1SEMINAR
Policing Unmanned and Model Aircraft
1300 - 1700 Galante, Anthony
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2104ASEMINAR
Bridging the Gap: An Essential Spanish Skillset for Every Officer
1300 - 1700 Chacon, Adam
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Trianon ABSEMINAR
Critical Thinking and Condensed Time Decision-Making for the Team
1300 - 1700 Mescan, Steve
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom ASEMINAR
Building the Tactical Athlete: A Roadmap to High-Performing Durable Operators
1300 - 1700 Long, Brice
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103BSEMINAR
Tactical Team Leader Considerations and Leadership Part 2
1300 - 1700 Murphy, Dan
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103CSEMINAR
Incident Debrief: Hostage Rescue on Magical Way, Tucson, AZ
1500 - 1700 Hilliker, Pat | Salisbury, Dain
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103AINCIDENT DEBRIEF
Force Stress Exposure Training (FSET)
1500 - 1700 Fairfield, James
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Colonial Ballroom SEMINAR
Negotations Case Presentation: Barricade Suspect with Shot Fired
1500 - 1700 Doering, Patrick
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Truman A SEMINAR
THURSDAY 16th
Incident Debrief: 145th St. Hostage/Barricade, McLeod County, MN
0800 - 0945 Liepold, Alan | Johnson, Dan
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Imperial Ballroom INCIDENT DEBRIEF
Incident Debrief: AZ DPS OIS Involving Aerial Use of Force
0800 - 0945 Brooks, Neil | Engwis, Matthew
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103BSEMINAR
Creating a Common Operational Picture
0800 - 0945 Dubois, Wayne
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, LidoSEMINAR
Instructor Development for Active Shooter Training
0800 - 0945 Ellis, Eric | Embry, Alex
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Trianon ABCDSEMINAR
Tactical Decision-Making: Suicidal vs. Criminal Barricade Situations
0800 - 0945 Mescan, Steve
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom ASEMINAR
Sniper Training Development
0800 - 1200 Haugo, Gar
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2104ASEMINAR
Built to Serve: Leadership Principles to Lead the Next Generation
0800 - 1200 Allen, David
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2104BSEMINAR
Tactical Team Leader Considerations and Leadership Part 1
0800 - 1200 Murphy, Dan
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103CSEMINAR
Pitfalls, Perils, and Positive Team Performance
0800 - 1200 Ijames, Steve
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103ASEMINAR
Emotional Intelligence Strategies
0800 - 1200 Selleg, Jeff
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Colonial Ballroom SEMINAR
High-Risk Manhunt Operations
0800 - 1200 Winslow, Charles
Location: Marriott Hotel, Julia Lee ABSEMINAR
Dynamic Engagement Strategies
0800 - 1700 Weigel, Kurt
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2105SEMINAR
Strengthening Leadership, Resilience and Well-Being
0800 - 1700 Javidi, Dr. Mitch
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom A1SEMINAR
Top 20 Tactical Concepts: 11-15
1000 - 1200 Pearson, David
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Truman BSEMINAR
Leading Beyond Chaos
1000 - 1200 Watt, Randy
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom C/C1SEMINAR
Incident Debriefing as a Path to Professionalism
1000 - 1200 Ellis, Eric | Embry, Alex
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Trianon ABCDSEMINAR
Incident Debrief: Milwaukee PD Warrant Service
1000 - 1200 Deboer, Trevor | Kulwich, Gerald
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103BINCIDENT DEBRIEF
Coordinated Response to Excited Delirium Incidents
1300 - 1445 Farris, Fred
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom ASEMINAR
Incident Debrief: Armed Barricade
1300 - 1445 Allen, David
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2104BINCIDENT DEBRIEF
Top 20 Tactical Concepts: 16-20
1300 - 1445 Pearson, David
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Truman BSEMINAR
Optics Insight and Evaluation
1300 - 1700 Beckstrand, Tom
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2104ASEMINAR
Tactical Team Leader Considerations and Leadership Part 2
1300 - 1700 Murphy, Dan
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103CSEMINAR
The Articulation of the Use of Deadly Force
1300 - 1700 Robles, Luis
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103ASEMINAR
Integrating Firefighters into SWAT and Mobile Field Force: Tackling the Third Rail of Law Enforcement and Fire Service Collaboration
1300 - 1700 Etzin, James
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, LidoSEMINAR
Developing Your SWAT Training Program
1300 - 1700 Hardesty, Matt
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Truman ASEMINAR
Off-Duty Critical Incident/Officer Mindset
1300 - 1700 Hernandez, Brandon
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Imperial Ballroom SEMINAR
Incident Debrief: 2019 I-94 Vehicle Hostage Incident
1500 - 1700 Anderson, Michael | La Fleur, Christina
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103BINCIDENT DEBRIEF
Surviving Team Leadership in the Current Environment
1500 - 1700 Watt, Randy
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom C/C1SEMINAR
FRIDAY 17th
Incident Debrief: AZ DPS OIS Involving Aerial Use of Force
0800 - 0945 Brooks, Neil
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103ASEMINAR
Incident Debrief: Hostage Rescue, Baltimore City
0800 - 0945 Wein, Zachary
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Imperial Ballroom INCIDENT DEBRIEF
Task Force Operations: Lessons Learned from the Murder of a CI
0800 - 0945 Fairfield, James
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2104BSEMINAR
Terrorist Tactics Against Law Enforcement: Lessons Learned at Home and Abroad
0800 - 1200 Branyon, Bart
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Colonial Ballroom SEMINAR
Rifle Fitting
0800 - 1200 Beckstrand, Tom
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Trianon CDSEMINAR
Off-Duty Critical Incident/Officer Mindset
0800 - 1200 Hernandez, Brandon
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom B/B1SEMINAR
Developing Exercises to Validate Plans and Procedures
0800 - 1200 Komondor, Gene
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2104ASEMINAR
Foundations of Modern Tactics
0800 - 1200 Selleg, Jeff
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Truman ABSEMINAR
Integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in Law Enforcement
0800 - 1200 Galante, Anthony
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Trianon ABSEMINAR
The Articulation of the Use of Deadly Force
0800 - 1200 Robles, Luis
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom C/C1SEMINAR
Rescue Task Force: Public Safety's Current Jedi Mind Trick
0800 - 1200 Etzin, James
Location: Marriott Hotel, Julia Lee ABSEMINAR
The Down and Dirty of Being a SWAT Commander
1000 - 1200 Golden, Theodore
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103BSEMINAR
Stress Management Imperatives
1000 - 1200 Javidi, Dr. Mitch
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom ASEMINAR
Visual Tracking for Patrol Officers
1300 - 1445 Winslow, Charles
Location: Marriott Hotel, Basie Ballroom ASEMINAR
Incident Debrief: 31-Hour Barricade, Austin, TX
1300 - 1445 Oborski, Khristof
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, Imperial Ballroom INCIDENT DEBRIEF
Shaping Your Environment During Tactical Operations
1300 - 1445 Dubois, Wayne
Location: Marriott Hotel, Muehlbach Tower, LidoSEMINAR
Instructor Development for Active Shooter Training
1300 - 1445 Ellis, Eric | Embry, Alex
Location: Kansas City Convention Center, Room 2103ASEMINAR
