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Turning the Tide Against ORC

Agenda Intro

October 26, 2026

Pre-Conference Day - 

Building Partnerships Before the Conference Begins

8:00AM to 12:00PM

WSORCA OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT

Arrowood Golf Course – Sponsored by Solink

  • 8am Tee Time

  • Best Ball Scramble!

1:00PM to 4:00PM 

WSORCA TASK FORCE COMMANDER’S MEETING

Arrowood Golf Course – Sponsored by Amazon

  • Investigative challenges and best practices

  • Collaborative investigations

  • Open discussion

9:00AM

VENDOR CHECK IN BEGINS
Frontwave Arena

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3:00PM to 6:00PM

EARLY REGISTRATION
Frontwave Arena

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5:00PM to 10:00PM

WELCOME RECEPTION & SPONSOR SOCIAL

Frontwave Arena

  • Networking reception

  • Sponsor engagement

  • Light refreshments

  • Informal meet and greet opportunities

October 27, 2026

Conference Day 1

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Intelligence, Trends & Emerging Technology –

Understanding the Modern ORC Landscape


Day one focuses on the evolving ORC landscape, intelligence sharing, investigative technologies, and collaborative strategies designed to identify and disrupt organized retail theft operations across jurisdictions.

7:00AM to 9:00AM

EVENT REGISTRATION
Frontwave Arena

  • Coffee and light refreshments provided

8:00AM to 9:00AM

SOLUTION PARTNER EXPO
Frontwave Arena​

9:00AM to 9:10AM

OPENING CEREMONIES
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Honor Guard Posting of Colors: California Highway Patrol (CHP) Honor Guard

  • National Anthem: CHP Vocalist

9:10AM to 9:25AM

WELCOME TO OCEANSIDE
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Oceanside Police Department Representative extends a warm welcome to Oceanside, California

9:25AM to 9:35AM

WSORCA OPENING REMARKS – PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Conference welcome

  • “Turning the Tide on ORC” Overview

  • Sponsor recognition

  • SW ORCAs and WSORCA Video Reel - Meet the planning board members from each participating ORCA and WSORCA who came together to coordinate the largest ORC conference in the Southwestern United States.

9:35AM to 10:15AM 

OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER PRESENTATION
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Summer Stephan, San Diego District Attorney

  • San Diego’s local perspective on combating Organized Retail Crime

10:15AM to 10:25AM

NETWORKING BREAK
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Light refreshments served

10:25AM to 11:40AM

FaceFirst / Gatekeeper Presentation & Panel
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Real-Time Intelligence utilized in ORC Investigations

  • Investigative examples of technology along with legal justification

11:45AM to 12:15PM

LeadsOnline / RFID Technology Demonstration
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Christopher Mace, Macy’s

  • Travis White, LeadsOnline

12:15PM  to 1:10PM

Lunch & Networking        

Frontwave Arena Main

  • Box lunch provided

12:15PM  to 1:10PM

SOLUTION PARTNER EXPO    

Frontwave Arena Main

1:10PM to 1:55PM

IRS Criminal Investigations – ORC and Money Laundering
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Special Agent Jordan Fishman, IRS CI - Denver

  • Show me the Money: Financial Investigations in ORC

2:00PM to 2:45PM

AKTEK / Traveling ORC Groups Presentation
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Technology, Intelligence & Collaborative Investigations

2:45PM to 2:55PM

Networking Break – Sponsored by [TBD]
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Light Refreshments

2:55PM to 3:40PM

Human Trafficking in ORC
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) Presentation

  • Training regarding identifying signs of human trafficking related to ORC

3:45PM to 4:30PM

CHP Cargo Theft Panel
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Debbie Ho – Walmart / Moderator

  • Investigator James Final - CHP CTIP, Border Division

  • Detective Kyle Crowley - LASD Cargo CATS

  • Investigator Gil Gasco - CHP CTIP, Inland Division

  • Top Retailer Representation

4:35PM to 5:20PM

LAPD Rampart Presentation
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Detective Jose Hidalgo - LAPD Rampart Division

  • Detective Michael Pineda - LAPD Rampart Division

  • Highlight Fencing cases in McArthur Park Open Market

5:20PM to 5:30PM

Conference Day 1 Closing Remarks
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Key takeaways

  • Transition to operational collaboration focus

  • Sponsor recognition

7:00PM to 10:00PM

Evening Networking Event / Sponsor Social & FIRST RAFFLE DRAWING
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Cross-sector networking

  • Sponsor engagement

7:00PM to 9:00PM

SOLUTION PROVIDER EXPO
Frontwave Arena​

October 28, 2026

Conference Day 2

 

Turning Intelligence Into Action

 

Day two focuses on operational coordination, prevention strategies, investigative collaboration, and long-term disruption of organized retail crime networks

8:00AM to 9:00AM

SOLUTION PARTNER EXOP
Frontwave Arena Main​

9:00AM to 9:30AM

OPENING REMARKS / AWARDS CEREMONY
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Conference Recap

  • Presentation of awards

9:30AM to 10:15AM

Solutions and Technology Panel
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Ross Hay - Vigilaire, Moderator

  • Purchek

  • Sensormatic

  • Solink

10:20AM to 11:05AM

AZORCA ORC Case Study
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Matthew McCray, Assistant Attorney General – AZ AG ORT Task Force

  • Detective Kristofer Knapp - Oro Valley Police Department

11:10AM to 12:00PM

Southern California DDA / Prosecutor Panel
Frontwave Arena Main

  • David Iorillo – San Diego Senior DA Investigator: Moderator

  • Alex Poyhonen - San Diego County Deputy District Attorney

  • Brandon Ross - Ventura County Deputy District Attorney

  • Bradley Schoenleben - Orange County Deputy District Attorney

  • Blain Hopp - Riverside County Deputy District Attorney – Special Prosecution Unit

  • DDA’s from SoCal DAOs discussing ORC prosecutions and collaboration

12:00PM to 1:30PM

Lunch & Networking
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Lunch Options – Food Trucks

12:00PM to 1:30PM

SOLUTION PROVIDER EXPO
Frontwave Arena Main​

1:30PM to 2:15PM

LAPD Commercial Crimes / Cargo Theft Presentation
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Carlos Monterroso – LAPD Commercial Crimes / Cargo Theft

2:20PM to 3:05PM

SDORCA ORCA Development and Collaborative Investigations
Frontwave Arena Main

  • David Iorillo - San Diego DAO, Supervisory DA Investigator

  • Chris Arbeene - Abercrombie & Fitch

  • Tim Riley - CVS

3:10PM to 3:55PM

Online Marketplace Panel
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Christopher Mace, Macy’s – Moderator

  • Jason Ruiz - Amazon

  • Zach Hayes - eBay

  • Ashley DiMaggio - OfferUp

4:00PM to 4:45PM

NVORCA Presentation – Operation Palos Verdes / Task Force Development
Frontwave Arena Main

  • LVMPD ORC Unit

  • Jake Crank – Target

  • Paul Korec – Lowes

  • Detective Gaetano Losauro – LVMPD ORC Unit

  • Detective James Huber – LVMPD ORC Unit

4:45PM to 5:00PM

Conference Conclusion – ENDING RAFFLE DRAWING
Frontwave Arena Main

  • Recap of Conference Day 2

  • Conference closing raffle!

© 2026 by Western States Organized Retail Crime Alliance

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