2021 Rocky Mountain Investigators Conference
Back in the Saddle Again!
September 24-25, 2021 at the Denver West Marriott in Golden, Colorado
Come join us as we hold our in-person conference filled with networking, education, vendors, cocktail hour, hospitality suite, and much much more!
2020 is now behind us- it's time to get
Back in the saddle again!
We have:
PPIAC Founder Ray Pezolt, JP Moore, H. Ellis Armistead, Gene Ferraro, PI Magazine and PI Gear, Skopenow ..and more!
*12 CLEs, 1.2 Ethics*
Conference Agenda:
Thursday, September 23
6:30 pm Hospitality Suite Opens
(Hospitality Suite Host: Heather Cohen)
Friday, September 24
8:30-9:00 Registration
(Note: the conference magazine this year will be digital. Registrants will receive the link to the magazine prior to the conference, so they may print out pdfs if they wish)
9:00-10:00
JP Moore
Attorney, Colorado Supreme Court Attorney Regulation Counsel
Lawyers, Investigators, and the Rules of Professional Conduct
10:00-10:30
Jennifer Cassell
Partner, Bowditch & Cassell, Public Affairs
Legislative updates for Private Investigators
11:00-12:00
Ray Pezolt
CPP, DTM, Director of Consultation & Investigations of Advantage Security, Inc, Founder of PPIAC
Who are those guys? The History of Private Investigations in America
12:00-1:30
Lunch
1:30-2:15
Victor Quesada
Account Executive- SKOPENOW
How to Automate your Social Media Investigations
2:30-3:30
Nicole Cusanelli
(Owner of PI Magazine, PI Gear, PI Magazine- The Podcast, Unsolved Magazine, PI Directory, Executive Administrator of the New Jersey Licensed Private Investigator Association)
James Nanos
(Owner of PI Magazine, PI Gear, PI Magazine- The Podcast, PI Directory, and Apple Investigations)
Article Submissions, Demonstrations of Surveillance Gear and Investigative Equipment, Q&A
6:00-8:00
Cocktail Party, Sponsored by SKOPENOW
(Cash Bar)
Hospitality Suite open after the Cocktail Party
Saturday, September 25
9:00-12:00
Eugene Ferraro
CPP, CFE, PCI, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Founder, CEO of Forensic Pathways, Inc
Selling the Intangible
12:00-1:30
Lunch
1:30-2:30
Rachel Roberts
CLI, CCDI, Founder/CEO Roberts Investigations
Murder or Suicide? A Case Study in Investigator Timeline Testimony
2:45-3:30
H. Ellis Armistead
CLI, Owner/CEO of H. Ellis Armistead and Associates, Inc
Personally Surviving in the Private Investigation Profession
3:30-3:45 Conference wrap-up
Registration fee: $200 for
PPIAC members
PSACO members
NCISS members
NALI members
ACFE members
Registration fee for Guests: $250
Room rate: $139.00 for conference attendees
Marriott Denver West Reservation link
SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT
Ray Pezolt, CPP, DTM
Ray Pezolt CPP has been performing investigations and operating his own private investigation and consulting company for 45 years. As Manager of Consulting and Investigations for Advantage Security, Inc. in Aurora, CO, his duties include supervising investigators and performing investigations in the Rocky Mountain Region.
After four years in The US Navy, Mr. Pezolt went to work for a large security company and rapidly advanced to the investigation division. He worked for a short time as security director of a major food distribution company before starting his own investigation company in 1976. The company specialized in business and industrial investigations. Most recently he has specialized in the use of computers and the Internet to conduct “internet profiling” investigations. Mr. Pezolt has conducted internet profiling research and investigations on five continents.
During his career, Mr. Pezolt has conducted investigations and consulting assignments for hundreds of clients including several US Fortune 100 companies, law enforcement agencies and media sources. Mr. Pezolt has assisted with several complex legal and business investigations, and has conducted training in computer research subjects for law enforcement agencies, private business and investigation agencies.
Mr. Pezolt is one of the original founders of the PPIAC in Colorado. He is the co-author of the book “Basic Guidelines for Executive Protection”, and has assisted as technical advisor on three Emmy-award winning documentaries concerning investigative subjects. “I Know You” A documentary for ABC news examined the use and access of legal, public sources of information to learn supposedly “private” data about various individuals.
Mr. Pezolt has been a teacher, author and featured subject of numerous television news stories and print media.
Mr. Pezolt has been designated a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) by ASIS International. He graduated from Metro State College in Denver and is a graduate of the American Institute of Applied Science course Forensic Science “Civil and Criminal Identification and Investigation.”
Ray's topic
Who are those guys? The History of Private Investigations in America.