Conference Agenda
for
Attendees

Annual CATO Conference

Monday, December 1st 

 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Show Open- Happy Hour-Pre-Conference Registration, Pre-Conference Courses and Golf Tournament

Tuesday, December 2nd

Registration is open at 7am

Vendor Show 11am - 7pm

Course Venue Date Start End Hours Capacity Instructor
General Session and Keynote Speaker Town and Country Resort December 2 08:30 11:00 2:30 1000  
IED Borne Hostage Incident Town and Country Resort December 2 14:00 16:00 2:00 300 Gregory Roy
Lan HRT Town and Country Resort December 2 14:00 16:00 2:00 300 Juan Rodriguez
Assessment and Selection Process for Elite Teams Town and Country Resort December 2 14:00 16:00 2:00 300 John Dowd
LAPD SWAT: The Evolution of Tactical Decision-Making over the past 58 years Town and Country Resort December 2 14:00 16:00 2:00 400 Chester McMillion
Legal Update Town and Country Resort December 3 08:00 10:00 2:00 300 Kayleigh Andersen
Snipers and Drone: How Technology can Benefit Police Sniper Operations Town and Country Resort December 3 08:00 10:00 2:00 110 Mark Lang
Hostage Rescue In a Hotel - Warren County Town and Country Resort December 3 08:00 10:00 2:00 300 Scott Williams
Elite Performance for Tactical Athletes: The Mental Game Town and Country Resort December 3 08:00 10:00 2:00 90 Dr. Alice Atalanta
From Contact to Chaos: Lessons Learned From an Officer-Involved Shooting Town and Country Resort December 3 08:00 10:00 2:00 120 Ryan Frank
LAPD Bus HRT Town and Country Resort December 3 08:00 10:00 2:00 300 Jonathan Pultz
Crisis Under Pressure: Communication, Command & Control, and Critical Decisions Town and Country Resort December 3 08:00 10:00 2:00 300 Anthony McGlade
IED Borne Hostage Incident - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 3 10:00 12:00 2:00 300 Gregory Roy
Advanced Hostage Rescue Theory Town and Country Resort December 3 10:00 12:00 2:00 300 Kevin Cyr
2022 Domestic Hostage Rescue Town and Country Resort December 3 10:00 12:00 2:00 300 Brian Surjan
The Pivot: Tactical Transitions and Officer Wellness Town and Country Resort December 3 10:00 12:00 2:00 80 James Snow (Ret)
Getting Left of Bang: Preparing Organizations for an Uncertain Future Town and Country Resort December 3 13:00 15:00 2:00 300 Patrick Van Horne
Counter Sniper Mission Fundamentals Town and Country Resort December 3 13:00 15:00 2:00 90 Matt Alexander
Career Survival Town and Country Resort December 3 13:00 15:00 2:00 80 Mike Gligorijevic
Contemporary Tactical Issues Town and Country Resort December 3 13:00 15:00 2:00 120 Steve Ijames
Leadership Lessons Learned from The Debrief Podcast Town and Country Resort December 3 13:00 15:00 2:00 300 Jon Becker
Tactical Surveillance Teams-the Vehicle Containment Technique & Vehicle Rescue Town and Country Resort December 3 13:00 15:00 2:00 300 Jason Leikam
Hostage Rescue Tactics, Truths, Takeways Town and Country Resort December 3 13:00 15:00 2:00 300 Edward Carboni
The Pivot: Tactical Transitions and Officer Wellness - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 3 15:00 17:00 2:00 80 James Snow (Ret)
91 Freeway Barricade and OIS Town and Country Resort December 3 15:00 17:00 2:00 300 Eddie Perez
Assessment and Selection Process for Elite Teams - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 3 15:00 17:00 2:00 100 John Dowd
Snipers and Drone: How Technology can Benefit Police Sniper Operations - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 3 15:00 17:00 2:00 100 Mark Lang
Preparing for Depositions Town and Country Resort December 3 15:00 17:00 2:00 90 Ken Hubbs
Tactical Officers End a Murderous Spree After an Officer is Killed in an Ambush Town and Country Resort December 3 15:00 17:00 2:00 300 Dan Pinkney
In Extremis HRT Saves an Infant Town and Country Resort December 3 15:00 17:00 2:00 300 Chris Poninski
Documentary Screening: Confronting Hate - Responding to the Tree of Life Attack Town and Country Resort December 3 19:00 14:03 4:57 400 Jon Becker
Elite Performance for Tactical Athletes: The Mental Game - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 4 08:00 10:00 2:00 80 Dr. Alice Atalanta
LAPD Bus HRT - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 4 08:00 10:00 2:00 300 Jonathan Pultz
2022 Domestic Hostage Rescue - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 4 08:00 10:00 2:00 300 Brian Surjan
Crisis Under Pressure: Communication, Command & Control, and Critical Decisions - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 4 08:00 10:00 2:00 300 Ryan Hunter
Getting Left of Bang: Preparing Organizations for an Uncertain Future - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 4 08:00 10:00 2:00 300 Patrick Van Horne
Tactical Officers End a Murderous Spree After an Officer is Killed in an Ambush - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 4 10:00 12:00 2:00 300 Dan Pinkney
Hostage Rescue in a Hotel - Warren County - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 4 10:00 12:00 2:00 300 Scott Williams
Career Survival - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 4 10:00 12:00 2:00 120 Mike Gligorijevic
From Contact to Chaos: Lessons Learned From an Officer-Involved Shooting - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 4 10:00 12:00 2:00 120 Ryan Frank
Lan HRT - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 4 10:00 12:00 2:00 300 Juan Rodriguez
Tactical Surveillance Teams-the Vehicle Containment Technique & Vehicle Rescue - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 4 10:00 12:00 2:00 300 Jason Leikam
In Extremis HRT Saves an Infant - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 4 13:00 15:00 2:00 300 Chris Poninski
91 Freeway Barricade and OIS - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 4 13:00 15:00 2:00 300 Eddie Perez
Contemporary Tactical Issues - Second Presentation Town and Country Resort December 4 13:00 15:00 2:00 300 Steve Ijames
Leading Through Failure: From Tragedy to Growth Town and Country Resort December 4 15:00 16:00 1:00 900 Kevin Cyr