2nd Annual Police Tech Conference + Expo - WEB

Annual

Canada’s Hub for Police Technology Innovation

April 30–May 1, 2024 | Mississauga Convention Center, Toronto, ON

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

Ron Anderson Chief Innovation & Technology Officer Edmonton Police Service

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

Danny G. Smyth Chief of Police Winnipeg Police Service President Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP)

Paul VandeGraaf Chief of Police Cobourg Police Service User-plus Handshake Hands

CONNECT with Police Chiefs, Deputy Chiefs, Chief Information Officers, and Directors of IT and more!

NETWORK with law enforcement leaders from across Canada!

Scott Tod Chief of Police (ret.)

North Bay Police Service Past Co-Chair E-Crime Committee

Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP)

EXPERIENCE the latest devices, systems, services, and equipment

SEE DEMOS of the newest devices and services being used in police departments across North America!

BE ON THE CUSP OF A NEW GENERATION OF POLICING.

Join unparalleled discussions on emerging innovations at Canada's leading conference for law enforcement leaders!

Your Main Stage Learning Opportunities

Join our interactive two-day conference and benefit from hearing real-world initiatives and discussions from leading law enforcement experts. Learn how new devices and services are being used by police departments across North America. Calculate how technology solutions can provide a return on investment. Find new ways to improve operational efficiency and increase public safety.

Your Expo Technology Experiences

Connect directly with cutting-edge technology specialists, IT and policing professionals. Experience hands-on the latest solutions specifically tailored for law enforcement. See demonstrations of the newest devices and services used in police departments, security services, and law enforcement agencies across Canada.

Your Networking Experiences

Meet Police Chiefs & Deputies, Chief Information Officers, Directors of IT, and solutions experts from across North America.

We look forward to welcoming you in April!

Desiree Finhert Director of Content Ken Glass Senior Business Development Manager

Networking with other police agencies, the BWC content, and vendor demos — I had a great time, and I met some contacts from municipal police agencies.

JESSIE MELDRUM, BWC MANAGER, RCMP

Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity! hands-helping BECOME A SPONSOR

Showcase your latest technology solutions. Network with policing professionals and senior public safety leaders while viewing the newest devices and services being used in police departments, security services, and law enforcement agencies around the world.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS

Ron Anderson Chief Innovation & Technology Officer Edmonton Police Service

Paul VandeGraaf Chief of Police Cobourg Police Service

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY

S/Sgt. Jeremy Ashley Operations Division Belleville Police Service

Det. Const. Kenrick Bagnall Founder KONCYBER Co-Ordinated Cyber Centre (RET) Toronto Police Service

Brad Birt Chief Operating Officer Genvis

Jeff Brooks General Manager/Paramedic Chief Medavie Health Services (Chatham-Kent) Former Chair Canadian Public Safety Interoperability Workshop (CPSIW)

Kevin Byrnes Senior Account Technology Strategist Microsoft Canada

Phil Crnko President Black Castle Networks Inc.

Insp. Lina Dabit OIC FP Cybercrime Investigative Team, Toronto CIT

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Benjamin L. Edgar Manager, System Engineering, Public Sector, Central Canada Fortinet

Captain Amy Gauldin Firearms Investigations and Intelligence Division Commander Winston-Salem Police Department

Adam Hassan Director, Sales Engineering & Professional Services Axon Canada

Matt Howell Solutions Engineer, Public Sector Central Canada Fortinet

Captain Darin Hull Special Response & Technologies Cobb County Police Department

Matthew Hutchinson Detective Sergeant, Intelligence Services, Cyber Support and Digital Forensics Peel Regional Police

Paula Laughlin Executive Director Victims Services of Kingston and Frontenac

David Lust Executive Director, Information Technology Division Edmonton Police Service

Cst. Nathan Mason Traffic Services Unit Peterborough Police Service

Mark Massop Head of Nexyte North America Cognyte

Mark Nadir Presales Security Expert Fortinet

Anthony Odoardi Deputy Chief Peel Regional Police

Tom Paniak

Senior Manager, Network Architect Bell Canada

Tero Pesonen Chairman, Critical Communications Broadband Group

The Critical Communications Association (TCCA)

Paulo Da Silva Deputy Chief York Regional Police

Danny G. Smyth Chief of Police

Winnipeg Police Service President

Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP)

Saniat J. Sohrawardi

DeFake Project Lead, Research Assistant Rochester Institute of Technology

Scott Tod

Chief of Police (ret.)

North Bay Police Service

Past Co-Chair E-Crime Committee

Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP)

Y. Kelly Wu Research Assistant

Rochester Institute of Technology

COMPLIMENTARY TOUR WITH YOUR CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

APRIL 29, 2024

Innovations in Virtual Reality Simulators and How They Can Be Leveraged for Training

Tour Times: 10:00–10:45 a.m. or 11:00–11:45 a.m.

Location: Peel Regional Police, Training Facility and Simulator

6405 Kestrel Rd. Mississauga, ON

Cost: Included in registration. Attendees must register before applying to attend the tour.

Click here to apply and read the terms and conditions.

Confirmed Representative Peel Regional Police Save

This tour will include a boardroom presentation and an interactive demonstration of the 260-degree training simulator. Get hands-on during this interactive session and discover how virtual reality simulators are used in various training opportunities.

• Navigating Virtual Reality scenarios, re-enactments, lesson plans

APRIL 30, 2024 DAY ONE

8:00 Registration Opens

9:00

• Standardizing police training

Opening Comments from the Co-Chairs

microphone-alt Ron Anderson, Chief Innovation & Technology Officer, Edmonton Police Service

Paul VandeGraaf, Chief of Police, Cobourg Police Service

9:15 KEYNOTE ADDRESS

The AI Impact on Cybercrime — What You Need to Know Today to be Prepared for Tomorrow

microphone-alt Det. Const. Kenrick Bagnall, Founder, KONCYBER, Co-Ordinated Cyber Centre (RET), Toronto Police Service

The overall goals of AI are noble and just on the surface. However, when used for nefarious purposes objectives like improved automation, complex problem solving, and the overall betterment of humankind give way to accelerated and highly complex attacks on mission critical data and critical infrastructure. What does this mean for cyber defence, at all levels? This presentation will examine historical references and present-day attacks to prescribe a framework for cyber defence in an AI saturated future.

• Strengthening capabilities that safeguard the nation

• Accelerating advancements in science and technology to ensure a more resilience

• Conducting basic and applied research to better understand the vast potential and risks of AI as it intersects with government needs and capabilities

• Advancing the application of AI across government departments, including missions and priority initiatives

• Safeguarding critical infrastructure and other systems against the increasingly sophisticated threat of adversarial artificial intelligence (AAI)

• Developing AI expertise and competence across our workforce

9:45 Police Chiefs and IT Leaders Roundtable

AI and ML — Real Life Applications for Everyday Integration and Efficiencies

microphone-alt Danny G. Smyth, Chief of Police, Winnipeg Police Service, President, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police

Ron Anderson, Chief Innovation & Technology Officer, Edmonton Police Service

Det. Const. Kenrick Bagnall, Founder, KONCYBER, Co-Ordinated Cyber Centre (RET), Toronto Police Service

Adam Hassan, Director, Sales Engineering & Professional Services, Axon Canada

Discover what is compelling police leaders to adopt certain AI and ML applications, and not others. Topics will include:

• The use of contemporary AI in policing

• Sifting through large amounts of information

• How are police services using AI and ML in everyday situations such as writing policy, code, RFPs?

Good content. Meals/breaks held in display area to encourage interaction. On site staff friendly and helpful

CHARLIE JAMIESON, DIRECTOR BD, THINKLOGICAL

10:30

Exhibit Hall and Networking

11:00 Connection is the Lifeline

Global Progress on Delivering Mission Critical Broadband Capability to Frontline Policing

microphone-alt Anthony Odoardi, Deputy Chief, Peel Regional Police

Tero Pesonen, Chairman, Critical Communications Broadband Group, The Critical Communications Association (TCCA)

Phil Crnko, President, Black Castle Networks Inc.

This session will delve into the international and Canadian progress to enable mission critical broadband capability for police, emergency services& other critical industries.

• Operational, technical, security, legal & regulatory considerations associated with migration to mission critical broadband PTT, data & video (MCX)

• Analyzing how the international MCX open standards & certification evolution are supporting end-user functionality requirements, interoperability and security across the end-to-end eco-system

12:00

Networking Luncheon

1:30 AI for Redaction & Transcription Software

Implementing the Next Step in Body Worn Camera and Digital Evidence Management Systems

microphone-alt David Lust, Executive Director, Information Technology Division, Edmonton Police Service

Kevin Byrnes, Senior Account Technology Strategist, Microsoft Canada

• Automatic and manual redaction

• Comparing text-based video editing tools to redact words, video images and audio

• Applying redaction to specific timeframes Redaction and transcription software

• Disclosure best practices

2:15

Enhancing Public Safety Crime Prevention through a Real Time Operation Center

microphone-alt Captain Darin Hull, Special Response & Technologies, Cobb County Police Department

Captain Amy Gauldin, Firearms Investigations and Intelligence Division Commander, Winston-Salem Police Department

• Serving the needs of citizens, through involving and empowering community members and fostering trust between police and the public

• Ensuring an accurate, comprehensive understanding of local crime dynamics through expanded crime centre reach

• Tailoring crime prevention strategies, building safe neighborhoods, and promoting shared responsibility in combating crime

• Mapping timelines for implementation

• Leveraging the platform capabilities

• Overcoming challenges and concerns

3:00 DEMO

Heightening Cybersecurity by Strengthening Firewalls and Security Fabric

microphone-alt Mark Nadir, Presales Security Expert, Fortinet

Matt Howell, Solutions Engineer, Public Sector Central Canada, Fortinet

3:15

Exhibit Hall and Networking

3:45 Drones

Scaling, Enhancing and New Applications for Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAV) over Land, Sea and Air

microphone-alt Cst. Nathan Mason, Traffic Services Unit, Peterborough Police Service

• Usages for suspects evading arrest

• Crime and accident scene reconstruction

• Thermal imaging technology and mapping

• Search and rescue capabilities above ground and underwater

• Applications for critical incidents and large scale events

• Benefits to larger and smaller services

I like the presentations from other services, learning the new tech in policing. It was great to network with others in this field.

SUSAN ZHANG, POLICE ANALYTICS SPECIALIST, HALTON REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE

4:15 Police Chiefs and IT Leaders Roundtable

Evolving Cyber Investigations, Security and Solutions

microphone-alt Insp. Lina Dabit, OIC FP Cybercrime Investigative Team, Toronto CIT, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Scott Tod, Chief of Police (ret.), North Bay Police Service, Past Co-Chair E-Crime Committee, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CAPC)

Matthew Hutchinson, Detective Sergeant, Intelligence Services, Cyber Support and Digital Forensics, Peel Regional Police

Benjamin L. Edgar, Manager, System Engineering, Public Sector, Central Canada, Fortinet

5:00

Closing Co-Chair Comments, Conference Adjourns

Networking Cocktail Reception

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DAY TWO

MAY 1, 2024

8:30 Registration Opens

9:00

Opening Comments from the Co-Chairs

9:05 Future Thinking

How to Think about Tech Now for the Future of Policing

microphone-alt Mark Massop, Head of Nexyte North America, Cognyte

A look at the future capabilities cloud computing, data centric security, digital identify and access control and how it applies to Canadian policing.

9:45 NG 9-1-1 Rollout

Real World Applications and Lesson Learned During Implementation

microphone-alt Jeff Brooks, General Manager/ Paramedic Chief, Medavie Health Services (Chatham-Kent)

Former Chair, Canadian Public Safety Interoperability Workshop (CPSIW)

Tom Paniak, Senior Manager, Network Architect, Bell Canada

• Addressing challenges arising from the nation-wide rollout

• Incremental rollout, adding video and texting capabilities

• Comparing the capabilities of agencies that have implemented the NG911 system while maintaining a “legacy mode” for the old system

10:30

Exhibit Hall and Networking

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10:45

Australia to Ontario Safe with Milli: Leveraging Tech to Deliver Outcomes for Victim-Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

microphone-alt Brad Birt, Chief Operating Officer, Genvis

Paula Laughlin, Executive Director, Victims Services of Kingston and Frontenac

Hear from Ontario Victim Services and Genvis about the Safe with Milli Program (SWM) technology pilot, which uses tech to help victim-survivors be safer and helps service providers deliver support more efficiently and effectively through data sharing.

• Systems thinking to engage and overcome multi-faceted public issues

• Lessons learned from SWM in Australia, including issues of privacy and ethics

• The importance of close collaboration and quick feedback loops between customers and technology developers

• How Milli, a survivor safety mobile app, and Kudo, a case management system, work together to:

» Enable survivors access to services on their terms

» Improve data quality and sharing across the sector

» Hold perpetrators accountable through the collection of evidence of harm

» Streamline and enhance the work done by service providers in ways that allow them to demonstrate their effectiveness

» Provide researchers with an evidence base that can be used to better inform service design

11:30

Connected Officer Showcase

Newest Innovations, Apps and Solutions to Connect Information to Officers’ Fingertips

microphone-alt S/Sgt. Jeremy Ashley, Operations Division, Belleville Police Service

Paulo Da Silva, Deputy Chief, York Regional Police

Discover the many ways an officer can attain efficiencies from an App to a handheld device.

• Capturing evidence using digital notebooks

• Connecting officer cellphones to computers, using the Mobile Officer Platform

• Partnering with the public for crime prevention utilizing online grassroots community project CCTV registry tool called CAMSafe

12:15

Networking Luncheon

1:15

Identifying Deepfakes: Spotting and Combating the Emerging Criminal Activity

microphone-alt Saniat J. Sohrawardi, DeFake Project Lead, Research Assistant, Rochester Institute of Technology

Y. Kelly Wu, Research Assistant, Rochester Institute of Technology

• Analyzing how deepfakes are generated

• Examining different types of deepfakes and analyze their dual-use potential for responsible applications and disinformation,

• Developing deepfake detection tool

• Utilizing effective countermeasures to address the challenges posed by deepfakes

2:00 Open Q&A

Top Challenges and Opportunities for Tech

microphone-alt Ron Anderson, Chief Innovation & Technology Officer, Edmonton Police Service

Paul VandeGraaf, Chief of Police, Cobourg Police Service

Join our Conference Co-chairs and speakers as we recap the challenges and opportunities facing public safety and emergency responders, as well as the technology solutions evolving in this sector.

2:45

Closing Remarks from the Conference Co-Chairs Conference Concludes

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