Davidov, Peter
Sund, Steven
January 6th U.S. Capitol Riot - An Insider's View

The presenter will provide a firsthand account of his experiences as the Chief of Police at the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) before, during and after the events of January 6th. Through this in-depth discussion, participants will gain valuable insights into the challenges faced, critical decisions made, and lessons learned. The session will also highlight key takeaways that can enhance crisis preparedness, leadership, and response strategies in high-pressure situations.

Peter Davidov - Bio
Peter Davidov has served in law enforcement since 1992, when he began his career as a reserve police officer for the Metropolitan Police in Washington, DC. He has served as a United States Capitol Police Officer, Scottsdale, AZ, Police Officer, and Special Agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration. He has spent most of his career with the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) in Maryland. Peter has extensive experience as a firearms and general instructor. He has taught entry-level and advanced police training in the use of force and firearms. He has specialized in the highly demanding area of police response to civil disorder, an environment where police use of force is highly scrutinized. He has trained for civil disturbance since he began his law enforcement career. Peter was one of the founding members and lead trainers of Montgomery County's Special Event Response Team (SERT), which is responsible for handling civil disturbances. He has responded to many significant events, including IMF protests in Washington, DC, the 2009 G20 protest in Pittsburgh, PA, Presidential Inaugurations in 1992, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017, and the 2015 Baltimore Civil Unrest. He was the CDU leader for Montgomery County's SERT response to the Baltimore unrest. He was part of the command team for MCPDs emergency response to the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2021. He is one of the founding members of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) CDU subcommittee and served as chairman of the committee from 2015-2017 and is the current Chairman. He is currently a member of the National Institute of Justice's Special Technical Committee for CDU personal protective equipment. As a member of the STC, he traveled to the United Kingdom and Germany to meet with public order and crowd control experts and practitioners in November of 2017. He presented at the National Public Order Workshop in Ottawa, Canada, in November of 2019 at the invitation of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He is a consultant for the DHS Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, AL serving as a crowd management instructor and subject matter expert. He is a National Tactical Officers Association Public Order Working Group member. He has worked as an expert witness in the area of police response to public order events in federal civil litigation. Peter holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service and a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from Georgetown University. He is a graduate of the 279th Session of the FBI National Academy.

Steven Sund - Bio
Steven A. Sund is a thirty-year law enforcement veteran, author, lecturer, and security consultant. He served for over 25 years with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, rising to the position of Deputy Chief of the elite Special Operations Division. In 2017, Sund was selected as the Assistant Chief of Police for the United States Capitol Police and, on June 13, 2019, was named the tenth Chief of Police, a position he held for 18 months.

Sund has extensive experience in critical incident management, special event security, and active shooter preparedness and response. He has lectured on leadership, crisis management, and security planning for various organizations and taught special event management and incident command for the United States Secret Service and George Washington University. Sund has been a lead planner for numerous major events designated as National Special Security Events (NSSE) and has coordinated the response to four active shooter events and dozens of criminal barricade situations.

Chief Sund holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Arts in Homeland Security from the Naval Postgraduate School. He also completed the Police Executive Research Forum's Senior Management Institute for Police and the FBI's National Executive Institute.