2025 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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4:00pm to 7:00pm - Early Registration
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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7:00am to 8:30am - Registration / Continental Breakfast (Provided)
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8:30am to 9:00am - Opening Ceremonies
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9:00am to 9:15am - Break
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9:15am to 11:15am - Cleveland FBI - 22-hour standoff with murderer - Active listening and the behavioral stairway
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11:15am to 12:15pm - Lunch (Provided)
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12:15pm to 2:15pm - Dr. Andy Young (Retired) Professor of Psychology and Counseling, Lubbock Christian University - 27-hour multi-agency standoff - Multi-agency response dynamics
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2:15pm to 2:30pm – Break
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2:30pm to 4:30pm - Joe Campagna (Retired) San Jose Police Department - Case study - Suicidal man on bridge
Thursday, September 4, 2025
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7:00am to 8:00am - Continental Breakfast (Provided)
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8:00am to 10:00am – Brian Tison (Retired) University of Illinois Police Department - Crisis and suicidal response - Debrief of suicidal encounter
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10:00am to 10:15am - Break
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10:15am to 12:15pm - Supervisory Special Agent Isaac Nichols - Critical Incident Response Group - Quantico, Virginia - Artificial Intelligence and negotiations
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12:15pm to 1:15pm - Lunch (Provided)
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1:15pm to 3:15pm - Sr. Corporal J.D. Byas - Dallas Police Department - Case study - Suicidal man on bridge
Friday, September 5, 2025
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7:00am to 8:00am – Full Breakfast (Provided)
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8:00am to 10:00am - Commander Pat Doering (Retired) St. Charles County Regional Crisis Negotiation Team - 36-hour crime spree morphs into hostage barricade - Pitfalls of TPI's - Communicating with hostages
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10:00am to 10:30am – Hotel Checkout Break
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10:30am to 12:30pm - TBD
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12:30pm - Grand Prize Raffle Drawings

Hilton Columbus at Easton
3900 Chagrin Dr, Columbus, OH 43219
(614) 414-5000
CONFERENCE VENUE
Developed in 2000, the prestigious 345-key Hilton Columbus at Easton is a 7-story, AAA 4-diamond luxury hotel and 39,000 SF conference center located ten minutes from downtown Columbus, The Ohio State University and busy John Glenn International Airport (CMH). As one of Central Ohio’s leading hotels which boasts a reputation for top quality service, accommodations, fine dining, wedding and event management, the Hilton Columbus at Easton is a favored hotel among business and leisure travelers, discerning locals and groups alike. (Text Source: https://www.hiltoncolumbus.com / Image Source: https://www.tripadvisor.com)
Columbus Police Negotiator Team Leaders
Sergeant Rich Weiner
Team Leader
Officer Deann Trionfante
Asst. Team Leader
Sergeant Jennifer Mancini
Asst. Team Leader

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