WORLD ASSOCIATION OF DETECTIVES ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Drake Hotel

Chicago, Illinois, USA • September 2 – 6, 2025

Registration

  • Register on or before May 15 $650 per member

  • Register after May 15 $695 per member

Schedule

MONDAY

SEPT 1

  • LABOR DAY (US Holiday)

TUESDAY

SEPT 2

  • 9AM – 5:00PM NCISS Annual Meeting – Venetian Room

  • 5:00PM – 7:00PM Conference Registration 

  • 6:00PM – 8:00PM NCISS Cocktail Hour

WEDNESDAY

SEPT 3

  • 9:00AM – 3:00PM WAD Board of Directors Meeting

  • 5:00PM – 7:00PM  Conference Registration, Grand Ballroom

  • 5:00PM – 7:30PM  Exhibitor Hall Open, Walton Room

  • 5:00PM – 7:30PM  WAD Welcome Reception, Grand Ballroom

THURSDAY

SEPT 4

  • All Day - Freedom Drivers Project Exhibit Open

  • 9:00AM - 3:30PM Exhibit Hall Open, Walton Room

  • 9:00AM – 10:00AM Opening Ceremony, Grand Ballroom

  • 9:00AM - 10:30AM WAD General Business Session & Elections, Grand Ballroom

  • 10:30AM - 10:50AM Networking Coffee Break

  • 10:50AM – 12:00PM General Business Session 

  • 12:00PM – 2:00PM Lunch on Own

  • 2:15PM – 4:00PM  General Business Session and Elections

  • 7:00PM WAD Ambassadors Dinner, Location TBD

Learn more about Truckers Against Trafficking and the Freedom Drivers Project.

FRIDAY

SEPT 5

  • 9:00AM – 3:30PM  Exhibit Hall Open, Walton Room

  • 9:00AM – 10:30AM  Seminar 1

  • 10:30AM – 10:50AM Coffee Break

  • 10:50AM – 12:00PM  Seminar 2

  • 12:00PM – 2:00PM Lunch on Own

  • 2:00PM – 3:15PM Seminar Track A, Grand Ballroom

  • 2:00PM – 3:15PM Seminar Track B, Club International

  • 3:15PM – 3:30PM Break

  • 3:30PM – 4:30PM Seminar Track A, Grand Ballroom

  • 3:30PM – 4:30PM Seminar Track B, Club International

  • 6:00PM – 7:00PM Cocktail Reception, Gold Coast Ballroom

  • 7:00PM – 11:00PM Centennial Gala Celebration, Gold Coast Ballroom

SATURDAY

SEPT 6

  • 9:00AM – 12:00PM  Exhibit Hall Open, Coffee Service, Walton Room

  • 10:00AM – 11:15AM  Seminar, Grand Ballroom

  • 11:30AM – 1:30PM  Past President’s Luncheon with Guest Speaker, Grand Ballroom

  • 2:00PM – 4:00PM  New Board of Directors Meeting, Parkside Room

  • 6:00PM – 9:00PM  Farewell Cocktail Cruise on Lake Michigan

This schedule is subject to change. Please check back for updates. All times listed are local US Central Time.