Welcome Reception Casino Night

Grand Ballroom

The Casino Night will be like any other Welcome Reception you have attended. In addition to our full bar and appetizers, there will be an assortment of gaming tables and special guests who will take you back to a bygone era known as the Roaring Twenties.

WAD: General Business Session

Grand Ballroom

Please join the President and Officers of the World Association of Detectives, Inc. for their general membership meeting and update. WAD will also use this special meeting to recognize our members, leaders, and supports.  

Janel Klein – Journalist and correspondent

Grand Ballroom

Janel Klein is a journalist, correspondent and on air talent contributing to a range of national media outlets, including NBC, ABC, FOX Sports, The Weather Channel, NFL Network, ESPN, and NBA Entertainment. A seasoned live speaker and interviewer, Janel has hosted major events such as the NCAA Frozen Four Tournament, the College Football Championships and the […]

Seminar: Misty Gillis and Jay Rosenzweig – Investigating DNA

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This presentation will focus on combining traditional investigative methods with DNA. We’ll explore how direct-to-consumer DNA testing can not only solve family mysteries, but criminal ones too. We’ll discuss key investigative techniques and how to combine them with the power of DNA testing. Misty Gillis is a nationally recognized genetic genealogist specializing in adoptee, NPE […]

Past President’s Luncheon with Dr. Jeffrey Simon

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Jeffrey D. Simon is an internationally recognized author, lecturer, and consultant on terrorism and political violence. He is president of Political Risk Assessment Company, Inc., and is a former RAND analyst who also taught at UCLA for twenty years. He is the author of several books on terrorism: America’s Forgotten Terrorists: The Rise and Fall […]

WAD Centennial Conference