NTOA Conference Agenda

SATURDAY - 29

1400 1800		Attendee Registration SPECIAL EVENT THIS COURSE IS OFFERED ON MULTIPLE DAYS Course Length: 4 hours

SUNDAY - 30

0900 1100		Incident Debrief: Canfield Mountain Active Shooter Incident INCIDENT DEBRIEF Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Austin, Brent \| Brock, Arek
1000 1800		Attendee Registration SPECIAL EVENT THIS COURSE IS OFFERED ON MULTIPLE DAYS Course Length: 7 hours
1100 1700		Trade Show SPECIAL EVENT THIS COURSE IS OFFERED ON MULTIPLE DAYS Course Length: 6 hours
1300 1415		Mirrors & Misconceptions: Special Operations Culture in Modern Policing SEMINAR Course Length: 1 hour - Instructor: Jolly, Taylor
1430 1630		Redefining Reasonableness: US Supreme Court Guidance on Use-of Force Analysis LEGAL THIS COURSE IS OFFERED ON MULTIPLE DAYS Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Daigle, Eric
1900 2100		Incident Debrief: Warrant Service Barricade and OIS with Sniper Resolution INCIDENT DEBRIEF Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Embry, Alex

MONDAY - 31

0800 1700		School and Workplace Violence: Preparation & Response FULL PATROL Course Length: 8 hours - Instructor: Francis, Richard \| Martin, Kelly
0830 1000		Opening Ceremony SPECIAL EVENT Course Length: 2 hours
1000 1700		Trade Show SPECIAL EVENT THIS COURSE IS OFFERED ON MULTIPLE DAYS Course Length: 6 hours
1100 1200		Business Meeting SPECIAL EVENT Course Length: 1 hour
1230 1430		Redefining Reasonableness: US Supreme Court Guidance on Use-of Force Analysis FULL LEGAL THIS COURSE IS OFFERED ON MULTIPLE DAYS Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Daigle, Eric
1500 1615		Own the Error, Lead the Fix: Tactical Leadership That Evolves SEMINAR Course Length: 1 hour - Instructor: King, Brian
1830 2130		Welcome Reception SPECIAL EVENT Course Length: 3 hours

TUESDAY - 1

0800 0945		Advanced Firearms Training/Rangemaster Certifications for Tactical Rope Operations TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Cartaya, Eduardo
0800 0945		Best Practices: Education and Training for the Police Sniper SNIPER Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Lang, Mark
0800 0945		Structured Training & Leadership in Post Global War on Terror LEADERSHIP Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Howe, Paul
0800 1200		Building Your Tactical Patrol Officer Program PATROL Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Periatt, Chris
0800 1200		Recognition Primed Decision Making: Processing Visual Information for CQB SEMINAR Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Haselhuhn, Seth
0800 1200		Training for Transfer: Demonstrating Variability, Adaptability and Decision-Making SEMINAR Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Johnsgaard, Jeff
0800 1700		Edged Weapon Countermeasures DEFENSIVE TACTICS Course Length: 8 hours - Instructor: Wihongi, Jared \| Bigbee Jr., Kenny \| Clarite, Mark
0800 1700		Managing Critical Incidents FULL PATROL Course Length: 8 hours - Instructor: McDuffie, Ralph
0800 1700		Tactical Mission Planning and Briefing FULL TACTICAL 2 DAYS Course Length: 16 hours - Instructor: Jahnke, Jason \| Clement, Jeffrey
0800 1700		Using Exercises to Mitigate Operational Risk TACTICAL Course Length: 8 hours - Instructor: Komondor, Gene
1000 1200		Lessons Learned from the Debrief Podcast TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Becker, Jon
1000 1200		Shots Fired, Truth Required: Managing Officer-Involved Shooting Investigations LEGAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Daigle, Eric
1000 1200		Sniper Team Leader SNIPER Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Haugo, Gar
1000 1200		The Overlooked Option: Developing Tactical Rope Standards, Certifications, & Programs for Law Enforcement TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Cartaya, Eduardo
1000 1200		Top 20 Tactical Principles for Law Enforcement: 1-5 TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Pearson, David
1300 1445		Avoiding Disaster in the Tactical Environment and Beyond! SEMINAR THIS COURSE IS OFFERED MULTIPLE TIMES Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Wall, Sandy \| Klinger Ph D, Dr. David
1300 1445		Law Enforcement Drone Response to an Active Shooter Incident DRONE Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Lang, Mark
1300 1445		Tactical Operations Liability - Legal Update LEGAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Daigle, Eric
1300 1445		Training for Tactical Excellence: On Purpose, by Design TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Johnsgaard, Jeff
1300 1700		Culture First: 9 Leadership Practices that Build Elite Teams LEADERSHIP Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Becker, Jon
1300 1700		From Chaos to Care: Reunification and Recovery WELLNESS Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Francis, Richard \| Martin, Kelly
1300 1700		Tactical Patrol Operations PATROL Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Periatt, Chris \| Embry, Alex \| Ellis, Eric
1300 1700		The Six Layer Concept: Tactical Threat Recognition SEMINAR THIS COURSE IS OFFERED ON MULTIPLE DAYS Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Seese, Jay \| Macioce, Gino
1500 1700		Avoiding Disaster in the Tactical Environment and Beyond! SEMINAR THIS COURSE IS OFFERED MULTIPLE TIMES Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Wall, Sandy \| Klinger Ph D, Dr. David
1500 1700		Deployment Procedures for Snipers SNIPER Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Haugo, Gar
1500 1700		Incident Debrief: Multi-Agency Hostage Rescue, Atchison, KS Jan. 2025 INCIDENT DEBRIEF Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Beas, Christopher \| Boyer, Ryan \| Johnson, Brian
1500 1700		Top 20 Tactical Principles for Law Enforcement: 6-10 TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Pearson, David

WEDNESDAY - 2

0800 0945		Contemporary Tactical Issues TACTICAL THIS COURSE IS OFFERED MULTIPLE TIMES Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Ijames, Steve
0800 0945		Incident Debrief: An OIS Involving Above Ground Level and Interior Hallway Problem-Solving INCIDENT DEBRIEF Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Townley, James \| Howery, Josh
0800 0945		Optimizing Human Performance WELLNESS Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Owen Taylor, Parrish
0800 1200		Building a Patrol CQB Program PATROL Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Ellis, Eric \| Embry, Alex \| Periatt, Chris
0800 1200		Elastic Leadership LEADERSHIP THIS COURSE IS OFFERED ON MULTIPLE DAYS Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Javidi, Dr. Mitch \| King, Justin
0800 1200		The Six Layer Concept: Tactical Threat Recognition SEMINAR THIS COURSE IS OFFERED ON MULTIPLE DAYS Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Seese, Jay \| Macioce, Gino
0800 1700		Supervising Patrol Critical Incidents PATROL 2 DAYS Course Length: 16 hours - Instructor: Thompson, Jon
1000 1200		Incident Debrief: Hamilton County 2024 Armed Barricade INCIDENT DEBRIEF Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Ferguson, James \| Barlow, Jacob \| Cook, Donald
1000 1200		NTOA Active Shooter Response Evaluative Standards: Purpose and Framework LEADERSHIP THIS COURSE IS OFFERED MULTIPLE TIMES Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Norton, Travis
1000 1200		The Violence of Action: A Study into the Causes of Death for Police Officers During the Execution of Warrants TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Rego, Francis
1000 1200		Top Tactical Principles for Law Enforcement: 11-15 TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Pearson, David
1300 1445		Columbine 27 Years Later: What Have We Learned? TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: DeAndrea, A J
1300 1445		Contemporary Tactical Issues TACTICAL THIS COURSE IS OFFERED MULTIPLE TIMES Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Ijames, Steve
1300 1445		Explosive Breaching: A Historical Perspective EXPLOSIVE BREACHING Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Frakes, Keith
1300 1445		Operational Medical Detachment TEMS Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: McDuffie, Ralph
1300 1700		Active Assailant Instructor PATROL Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Ellis, Eric \| Embry, Alex \| Periatt, Chris
1300 1700		From Policy to Performance: Leadership & Management of the Tactical Firearms Program FIREARMS Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Wood, Paul
1500 1700		Incident Debrief: Lake County (FL) Officer Killed in Barricade INCIDENT DEBRIEF Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: McDuffie, Ralph
1500 1700		NTOA Active Shooter Response Evaluative Standards: Purpose and Framework LEADERSHIP THIS COURSE IS OFFERED MULTIPLE TIMES Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Norton, Travis
1500 1700		SWAT-Focused Human Performance Optimization: Practical Fitness, Nutrition, and Recovery Strategies and Tactics for Every Operator WELLNESS Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Nice, Mandy \| Dulla, Joe \| Joyce, Jill
1500 1700		The Tenets of PIE; Its Origins, Application, and Considerations as an Operational Philosophy LEADERSHIP Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: DeAndrea, A J
1500 1700		Top 20 Tactical Principles for Law Enforcement: 16-20 TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Pearson, David

THURSDAY - 3

0800 0945		22zero Healing the Hero WELLNESS Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Arnell, Pamela
0800 0945		Drones for Dynamic Operations: Strategies & Standards to Gain the Tactical Edge DRONE Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Jones, Steven \| Karlewicz, Chad
0800 0945		Field Supplementation and Hydration During Training WELLNESS THIS COURSE IS OFFERED MULTIPLE TIMES Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Kennedy, Kelly
0800 0945		The Violence of Action: A Study Into the Causes of Death fro Police Offciers During High-Risk Warrants TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Rego, Francis
0800 1200		Elastic Leadership LEADERSHIP THIS COURSE IS OFFERED ON MULTIPLE DAYS Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Javidi, Dr. Mitch \| King, Justin
0800 1200		Incident Debrief: The Two Battles - Domestic Violence Homicide Hostage Rescue INCIDENT DEBRIEF Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Gribble, Travis
0800 1200		Looking Beyond the Viewport: Changing the Culture of the Dynamic Ballistic Shield PATROL THIS COURSE IS OFFERED MULTIPLE TIMES Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Cipolla, Constantino \| Lee, Eric
0800 1700		Crisis Negotiations Skills for First Responders PATROL Course Length: 8 hours - Instructor: Doering, Patrick \| Hays, Rusty l.
0800 1700		High-Risk Scene Management for Team Leaders/Supervisors TACTICAL Course Length: 8 hours - Instructor: Lopez, Marco
1000 1200		Beyond the Square Range: Developing Team-Based Firearms Training FIREARMS THIS COURSE IS OFFERED MULTIPLE TIMES Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Wood, Paul
1000 1200		Brain Health: Surviving Police Work WELLNESS Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Mahncke, Henry \| Selleg, Jeff
1000 1200		Evaluation of Tactics for SWAT TACTICAL THIS COURSE IS OFFERED MULTIPLE TIMES Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Ellis, Eric \| Embry, Alex \| Periatt, Chris
1000 1200		Incident Debrief: Georgetown, TX Gabriel View Hostage Situation INCIDENT DEBRIEF Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Raley, Wyatt
1000 1200		Resolving Burning Barricades: When the Structure Catches Fire TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Etzin, James
1300 1445		Drones Advancing Tactical Air Superiority: A New Era in Police Operations DRONE Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Yeast, John
1300 1445		Field Supplementation and Hydration During Training WELLNESS THIS COURSE IS OFFERED MULTIPLE TIMES Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Kennedy, Kelly
1300 1445		Incident Debrief: Barricaded Suspect with Co-Habitants and Officer Down INCIDENT DEBRIEF Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Grady, Douglas \| Busch, Aaron
1300 1445		Training Small Team Rural Tactics SEMINAR THIS COURSE IS OFFERED ON MULTIPLE DAYS Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Vilander, Dana
1300 1700		Expectations for Exploring an Explosive Breach Capability SEMINAR Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Cherry, Christopher \| Cherry Jr., Christopher
1300 1700		Looking Beyond the Viewport: Changing the Culture of the Dynamic Ballistic Shield TACTICAL THIS COURSE IS OFFERED MULTIPLE TIMES Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Cipolla, Constantino \| Lee, Eric
1500 1700		Beyond the Square Range: Developing Team-Based Firearms Training PATROL THIS COURSE IS OFFERED MULTIPLE TIMES Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Wood, Paul
1500 1700		Evaluation of Tactics for SWAT TACTICAL THIS COURSE IS OFFERED MULTIPLE TIMES Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Ellis, Eric \| Embry, Alex \| Periatt, Chris
1500 1700		Incident Debrief: Murdered in the Line of Duty: Sgt. Scott Heiman INCIDENT DEBRIEF Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Greenwood, Timothy \| Burkholder, Josh

FRIDAY - 4

0800 0945		Drone Integration Into Law Enforcement Operations DRONE Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Oubre, Herbert \| Karlewicz, Chad
0800 0945		Incident Debrief: DV Barricade and OIS INCIDENT DEBRIEF Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Anderson, Joel \| Rincon, Maurice
0800 0945		Police Counter Ambush TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Morris, Robert
0800 0945		The Violence of Action: A Study Into the Causes of Death to Police Officers During High-Risk Warrants TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Rego, Francis
0800 1200		Conducting an Assessment: Large Venue Operations SEMINAR Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Fishel, Chris
0800 1200		Detecting A Cunning Opponent SEMINAR Course Length: 4 hours - Instructor: Williams, Greg \| Marren, Brian
1000 1200		Incident Debrief: Halloween Night Hostage Rescue INCIDENT DEBRIEF Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Tencza, Brian \| Wesolowski, Richard
1000 1200		SWAT Medic and Rescue Task Force Interaction During Active Violence TACTICAL Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Etzin, James
1000 1200		Training Small Team Rural Tactics SEMINAR THIS COURSE IS OFFERED ON MULTIPLE DAYS Course Length: 2 hours - Instructor: Vilander, Dana