Venue – Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk
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Sunday, April 28
Attire – Business Casual
| 12:00 pm 6:00 pm |
Check-In / Registration | Republic Room |
| 6:00 pm 8:00 pm |
FBI-LEEDA Store | Texas Ballroom Foyer |
| 6:00 pm 8:00 pm |
Vendor Appreciation Reception |
Texas Ballroom / Foyer |
Monday, April 29
Attire – Business Casual (Education); Casual (Evening Outdoor Event)
| 6:00 am 7:00 am |
Yoga | Bonham A (3rd floor) |
| 7:00 am 4:00 pm |
Check-In / Registration | Republic Room |
| 7:00 am 8:15 am |
Breakfast – Attendees (included with attendee badge) | Texas Ballroom / Foyer |
| 7:00 am 3:00 pm |
Partner Exhibition | Texas Ballroom / Foyer |
| 8:00 am 4:00 pm |
FBI-LEEDA Store | Texas Foyer |
| 8:30 am 10:00 am |
Opening Ceremonies Welcome and Recognition Remarks from the FBI Leadership |
Texas Ballroom |
| 10:00 am 10:30 am |
Break and Partner Exhibition | Texas Ballroom / Foyer |
| 10:30 am 11:15 am |
Plenary Session #1 OSW – Part 1: Focus on Financial Health Judy Pollard, Business Development Officer, Justice Federal Credit Union |
Texas Ballroom |
| 11:15 am 11:30 am |
Special Presentation Introduction – Candidates for Sergeant at Arms Torrie James, FBI-LEEDA Sergeant at Arms |
Texas Ballroom |
| 11:30 am 12:00 pm |
Special Presentation Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) Dianne Bernhard, Executive Director, COPS |
Texas Ballroom |
| 12:00 pm 1:00 pm |
Lunch (included with attendee badge) |
Texas Ballroom |
| 1:00 pm 1:45 pm |
Plenary Session #2 OSW – Part 2: Focus on Physical and Mental Health Michael Laidler, Leadership Strategist; Best-Selling Author; Former Florida and Texas Law Enforcement Executive |
Texas Ballroom |
| 1:45 pm 2:30 pm |
Plenary Session #3 OSW – Part 3: Overview of the VALOR Officer Safety and Wellness Program David Flory (Ret), Hot Springs Police Department (AR); Senior Research Associate, Institute of Intergovernmental Research |
Texas Ballroom |
| 2:30 pm 3:00 pm |
Break and Partner Exhibition | Texas Ballroom / Foyer |
| 3:00 pm 4:00 pm |
Plenary Session #4 Covenant School Shooting in Nashville Commander Scott Byrd, Nashville Police Department |
Texas Ballroom |
| 6:00 pm 9:00 pm |
Welcome Reception Featuring the Mark Odom Band Delegates, guests and vendors invited (included with attendee badge) |
LDR Grotto Walk to event |
Tuesday, April 30
Attire – Business Casual
| 6:00 am 7:00 am |
Yoga | Bonham A (3rd floor) |
| 7:00 am 8:15 am |
Breakfast (included with attendee badge) | Texas Ballroom / Foyer |
| 7:00 am 11:00 am |
Check-In / Registration | Republic Room |
| 7:00 am 1:00 pm |
Partner Exhibition | Texas Ballroom / Foyer |
| 8:00 am 4:00 pm |
FBI-LEEDA Store | Texas Foyer |
| 8:30 am 9:30 am |
Plenary Session #5 Manhunt for a Murderer: Danelo Cavalcante Prison Escape and Takedown Agent Padraic Berlin and K-9 Yoda, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security |
Texas Ballroom |
|
Breakout Session |
Sequin Ballroom | |
| 9:00 am 11:00 am |
Sergeant at Arms – Voting Open | Republic Ballroom |
| 9:30 am 10:00 am |
Break and Partner Exhibition | Texas Ballroom / Foyer |
| 10:00 am 11:15 am |
Plenary Session #6 De-Escalation, Trauma, Resiliency and Vicarious Trauma Marcia K. Thompson, Esq., Civil Rights Attorney; Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Aurora University |
Texas Ballroom |
| 11:15 am 11:45 am |
Annual Membership Meeting and Board Election Results | Texas Ballroom |
| 11:45 am 12:45 pm |
Lunch (included with attendee badge) |
Texas Ballroom |
| 1:00 pm 2:30 pm |
Plenary Session #7 Law Enforcement Legal Issues Eric P. Daigle, Attorney / Principal, Daigle Law Group |
Texas Ballroom |
| 2:30 pm 6:00 pm |
Afternoon Open – Explore San Antonio | |
| 2:30 pm 3:45 pm |
FBI-LEEDA Instructors Meeting | Sequin Room |
| 6:00 pm 9:00 pm |
Networking Event and Dinner Delegates, guests, and vendors (included with attendee badge) |
Buckhorn Saloon / Texas Ranger Museum Walk to event / limited shuttles available |
Wednesday, May 1
Attire – Business Casual (Education); Business (Evening Event)
| 6:00 am 7:00 am |
Yoga | Bonham A (3rd floor) |
| 7:00 am 8:15 am |
Breakfast (included with attendee badge) | Texas Ballroom / Foyer |
| 7:30 am 9:30 am |
Check-In / Registration | Republic Room |
| 8:30 am 10:00 am |
Plenary Session #8 Allen Premium Outlets: Mass Casualty Shooting Response Lt. Kris Wirstrom, Allen Police Department (TX) Sgt. Chad Hernandez, Allen Police Department (TX) |
Texas Ballroom |
| Breakout Session FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Refresher Carol Frederick, FBI-LEEDA Instructor; Florida Department of Law Enforcement (Ret) Chief Luis Soler, FBI-LEEDA Instructor; Woodland Police Department (CA) (Ret) Jerry Thompson, FBI-LEEDA Instructor; Ohio State Highway Patrol (Ret) Les Kachurek (Moderator), FBI-LEEDA Instructor |
Sequin Ballroom | |
| 10:00 am 10:30 am |
Break | Texas Ballroom |
| 10:30 am 11:45 am |
Plenary Session #9 Intelligence Led Policing: Identifying Officer Safety Threats and Social Service Needs of the Community Andre McGregor, CEO and Founder, ForceMetrics; Former FBI Special Agent Shane McGregor, Head of Analytics / Educational Technology Specialist, ForceMetrics Assistant Chief Easton McDonald, Alexandria Police Department (VA) |
Texas Ballroom |
| 11:45 am 12:45 pm |
Lunch (included with attendee badge) | Texas Ballroom |
| 1:00 pm 2:00 pm |
Plenary Session #10 Uncommon Valor: The Lone Survivor Speaker TBA |
Texas Ballroom |
| 6:00 pm 8:30 pm |
Closing Reception & Banquet | Texas Ballroom |