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2026 Conference Agenda

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Time

Event

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pre-Conference Trainings and External Meetings
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibitor Area Open
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Conference Opening

Opening Speakers:

  • Baltimore Bridge Collapse - Preeti Emrick, Joey Henderson, David Boycoffe
  • Boston Marathon Bombing - Rebekah Gregory

 

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Time

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Session 5

Session 6

8:00 AM - 9:00AM

General Session

"I Love U Guys" Foundation - John Michael Keyes

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Break
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM "What Do You Mean He's Dead?" - A Serious Take at Death on the Scene Cyber Threats and Trends from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Perspective Disrupting the Pathway to Violence: Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Case Studies Mass Fatality Incident Exercises - The Scene Investigation 2025 Ice Storm: Regional Perspectives and Lessons Learned Understanding How Trauma Can Lead to Violence Part 1
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Does Healthcare Preparedness Make Cents? Artificial Intelligence - A new Era in Artificial Intelligence and Law Enforcement TBD Radiological Lessons Learned: Ingestion Pathway Perspectives Cybersecurity of Medical Devices and Radiation-Emitting Devices: Why You Should Care Understanding How Trauma Can Lead to Violence Part 2
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch (Provided)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Stories from the Great White North: Public Health Perspective of the 2025 Ice Storm Elder Fraud Homegrown Violent Extremists and Connections to Foreign Terrorist Organizations TBD Michigan State Police Response to Cryptocurrency - Enabled Crime Student Voices: School Safety and Mental Health
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Break

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM TBD Counter Unmanned Aircraft System Foreign Nationals and Michigan's Critical Infrastructure Lessons Learned from Grand Blanc Township's Active Assailant Attack Nihilistic Violent Extremism: An Overview & Case Study Bullying Prevention and Intervention Part 1
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Break

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM TBD Sextortion Examining the Casing: Solving Gun Crimes with Forensics and Crime Gun Intelligence Navigating Artificial Intelligence's Dual Role in Crisis Communication: Combating MDM during Radiological and Nuclear Incidents Ubiquitous Signals and Digital Exhaust Bulling Prevention and Intervention Part 2
5:00 PM
Adjourn

 

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Time

Event

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

General Session Resumes

Closing Keynote Speakers:

  • Coordinating Large-Scale Disaster Response: Lessons from the Champlain Towers South Collapse - Alex Fernandez
  • Dark Nights of the Soul, When Tragedy Hits Home - AJ and Madalena DeAndrea
  • Training Strategies from CIA's Chief Learning Officer and What They Offer in Protecting Our United States Homeland - Steve Hirsch
1:00 PM Adjourn