2026 CONFERENCE AGENDA

General Session - Real-Time Response: How DFR Is Reshaping Public Safety Operations

Andrew Rolinson

Stewart Wood

Discover how Axon's Drone as First Responder (DFR) brings real-time aerial intelligence to emergency calls by launching drones immediately when a 911 call is received, often arriving before ground units. This transforms response outcomes by improving situational awareness, speeding decision-making, and enhancing safety for officers and the community. Learn how Axon’s integrated DFR solution, powered with advanced drones and real-time operations tools, helps agencies scale DFR programs for smarter, faster, and safer public safety.

 

An Overview of BCI’s Electronic Financial Investigation Unit

Mark Hoy

Scott Stranahan

A discussion of the BCI resources available as well as information about several new units to include BCI’s Electronic Financial Investigation Unit

 

Organized Retail Crime

Andrew Rolinson

Stewart Wood

Rod Smith

Target Representative

Introduction and overview of Ohio HB 366 (FORCE ACT) and the formation of the NWO Organized Retail Crimes Task Force.

Auror is a secure, privacy-first platform used by retailers and law enforcement to capture, organize, and connect retail crime and related incidents across locations and jurisdictions. In this session, we’ll provide a short overview of the Auror platform, how information is captured and linked to identify repeat offenders and patterns, and how agencies can collaborate with participating retailers and other partners in a controlled way to support investigations and improve outcomes."

Axon Fusus is a real-time crime center platform that unifies live camera feeds, public and private video sources, and integrated sensors into a single operational view for public safety agencies. It enables dispatchers, analysts, and command staff to access nearby cameras instantly during active incidents, improve situational awareness, enhance officer safety, and accelerate investigations. By centralizing disconnected video systems into one mapped interface, Axon Fusus transforms existing camera infrastructure into actionable real-time intelligence.  In this session, we will provide an overview of Fusus and how it is currently being utilized to keep communities safe.

 

The Sovereign Citizen: Who Are They and What Can You Do When You

Encounter Them Roadside

Sierra Williams

A sovereign citizen driver can pose challenges to an officer during a traffic stop. This presentation focuses on the identification of SC groups; their ideology, terminology, tactics, and schemes, and the best practices for dealing with SCs roadside.

Project iAm - Autism Awareness for First Responders: Tools for Effective Interaction

Nicole Khoury

Kate Schwartz

This presentation equips first responders with practical tools and strategies for safely and effectively interacting with autistic individuals. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of Autism, learn to recognize common behavioral and sensory differences, and develop communication techniques that reduce escalation and build trust. Real-world scenarios and actionable approaches will help responders improve outcomes for both individuals and emergency personnel.

 

Municipal Communication: From Alerts to Events

Mark Schriefer

• Newsroom structure similarities to a Government Office or a Police Department

• Design and Branding

• Visual Communication, Logos and Identity 

• Consistency in Communication Across All Platforms

• Crafting Communication Campaigns for larger events

• How we interpret information and acknowledging Bias

• Getting communication out on all our (Whitehouse's) platforms - Web, Social Media, Electronic Signage, Press Releases, Our Access Whitehouse App.

 

Comfort Dogs - Serving Together

Nancy Borders

Linda Lewis

We will discuss ways that our Comfort Dogs can help with stress management such as officer wellness, crisis response (ie. school shootings), emergency site requests (loss of employee, student, etc.) victim comfort in interviews and court. And much more.

 

Law Enforcement, Mental Health Conditions, Community Partnerships

Jessica Hartman

Jodie Chappuis

This presentation will focus on building community supports in partnership with NAMI, law enforcement, and the mental health system of care. This includes the CIT (crisis intervention team) program and navigating mental health crisis as a law enforcement officer. The emergency hospitalization “pink slip” process will be discussed as a practical application.

Lastly, the behavioral intervention program in Wood County will be highlighted.

 

Hospitality Security: Minimizing the Risk

Peter Ehlert

The presentation will cover the importance of preventing some of the root causes of incidents that take place in a hospitality environment. Topics to be covered will range from Liability issues and the importance of a detailed risk assessment to creating a positive relationship between the hospitality venues in your community and Law

Enforcement.

 

Project Keep Our Girls Safe

Robert Kolasinski

Nikki Kolasinski

John Roof

Sheila Vaculik

Mary Troutman

House of Worship - Building a Safety Team That Impacts the Community

Learn some practical steps to starting a safety / security team in your House of Worship and review a successful template of impacting the community in a positive way to take back to your community and help them with a safety / security team

 

House of Worship - Protecting the Leadership & Social Media

Develop a better understanding for keeping House of Worship Leadership safe in the community and how social media plays a big role in pre-incident indicators towards House of Worship staff and operations.

 

House of Worship - Five Myths of Church Safety Teams

Quick review over five myths that many Houses of Worship use as excuses for not having a safety or security team in their organization. Learn some common ways to address these concerns in the community.

 

House of Worship - Handling disruptions in a House of Worship - Case Study

Review two case studies on churches that had disruptions and how they handled the situations.

Agenda - Final.pdf

General Session.pdf