Join CPPS at GSX 2023: Discover Insights from Our Expert Speakers
We are excited to share that CPPS will be participating in GSX 2023, and we can't wait to connect with you at our booth, number 3563! But that's not all – we have an exciting lineup of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who will be presenting in four different sessions, covering a diverse range of topics. Whether you're interested in Ministry Security, Behavioral Threat Assessment, Workplace Violence Prevention, we have the right session for you. Make sure to share this valuable opportunity with your colleagues who might also be interested in attending.
Session Details
How to Effectively Generate Support for an Enterprise Violence Prevention Program
Tuesday, September 12 • 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Central Time (US & Canada)
Location: D174
Description:Most security professionals recognize the need for an enterprise violence prevention program. Growing public intolerance to the issue and swelling litigation costs highlight the importance of aligning violence prevention programs with the ASIS standard for workplace violence (WVPI AA-2020). Because violent events have the potential to negatively impact an organization in numerous ways, it’s vital that leaders understand this exposure. But how do you get leadership’s attention and persuade stakeholders to fund a robust solution? This session showcases proven methods for generating buy-in and deconstructs the WVPI AA-2020 standard into a simple format that can be used to easily educate non-security personnel.
Learning Objective #1: Learn key strategies for obtaining senior leadership buy-in to develop and fund a holistic violence prevention program.
Learning Objective #2: Gain an understanding of the ASIS WVPI AA-2020 standard and tips for communicating its contents to non-security personnel.
Speaker: Randy Spivey
Targeted Violence: The Events That Shaped Today's Standards and Instructions
Wednesday, September 13 • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Central Time (US & Canada)
Location: C141/C143/C149
Description: Have you ever been curious to learn valuable insight into the purpose behind the standards and instruction that are put into place for workplace violence prevention and intervention? Explore the multidimensional world of extreme violence through an in-depth understanding of the cases that have shaped the industry’s past, present, and future. Actively engage through a series of guided discussions evaluating the most relevant landmark events, their legal proceedings, and how they transformed industry policy. Share in examining the lessons learned behind each and the transformative process of transcending experiences of today into the knowledge of tomorrow.
Learning Objective #1: Recognize and understand the importance of creating a work environment that is free from violence and threats of violence based on relevant case studies that have shaped the security industry.
Learning Objective #2: Increase knowledge and understanding of ASIS WVPI AA-2020 ANSI Standard and the OSHA Instruction CPL 02-01-058.
Speakers: Jake Newton and Susan Schneider
Security Leadership: Best Practices for Conducting Behavioral Threat Assessment and Enhanced Cognitive Interviews
Wednesday, September 13 • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Central Time (US & Canada)
Location: C155
Description: Recognized as one of the most challenging skills in the behavioral threat assessment process, enhanced cognitive interviews are studied and examined but rarely perfected. Within this dynamic field, learn insider knowledge, cutting-edge practices, and future trends to quantify and optimize your assessment skills. First, study the dichotomy of behavioral threat assessments and how they differ from all other investigative interviews and tactics. Then, take a deeper dive into mitigating the risks facing organizations through an extensive examination of behavioral threat assessment interviews, analyses, and intervention strategies. This multidiscipline approach will significantly bolster your risk mitigation strategies and methodologies.
Learning Objective #1: Recognize and understand application strategies for conducting enhanced cognitive interviews.
Learning Objective #2: Identify a consistent process for developing a multidiscipline approach to improving behavioral threat assessment skills and practices.
Speaker: Dave Benson
Houses of Worship: Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Within a Mature Safety and Security Model
Tuesday, September 12 • 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Central Time (US & Canada)
Location: D163/D165
Description: Events in recent years have shown that places of worship can be quite vulnerable to extreme violence. The worst mass shooting in Texas history was at a church in 2017. Mosques, temples, synagogues, churches, and other places of worship pose a unique environment for preventing and mitigating violence. Open-door policies, community programs, volunteer staff, and relaxed security measures are some characteristics that can make it so exigent. This session unpacks how to prevent violence in houses of worship, addressing the challenges threat assessors face in this multifaceted environment, and outlining the components needed for a mature violence prevention program.
Learning Objective #1: Understand what a holistic violence prevention program looks like and the importance of behavioral threat assessment and management in houses of worship.
Learning Objective #2: Grasp the nuances for applying behavioral threat assessment and management in houses of worship.
Speakers: Dave Benson and Dan Graeber
Speaker Bios:
Randy Spivey, CEO & Founder at Center for Personal Protection and Safety, Inc.
Randy Spivey is the CEO and Founder of the Center for Personal Protection and Safety (CPPS). He is recognized as a leading expert in the field of preventing and responding to violence in the workplace, schools, and Houses of Worship. CPPS programs have been utilized by over 50 percent of Fortune 100 corporations, over 1600 colleges and universities and many of the largest non-profit/charitable organizations across the globe.
Since forming CPPS, Randy and his organization have trained over 10 million individuals in Best Practices related to their personal safety and resilience including: Situational Awareness, Workplace Violence Prevention, Active Shooter Response, Travel Safety and Security, and Kidnap Survival.
Prior to forming CPPS, Randy served as a Department of Defense executive. In that capacity, he managed and provided oversight to all Hostage Survival training programs in the Department of Defense and provided direct instruction to elite U.S. military units including Delta Force and Seal Team Six.
In 2020, Randy was appointed to the Department of Homeland Security Faith-Based Security Advisory Council. In this capacity, Randy serves as an Advisor to the Executive Office of the President and Department of Homeland Security in areas related to improving the safety and security of Houses of Worship across the U.S.
Randy has worked directly with many national-level media organizations to include: The Wall Street Journal, ABC World News Tonight, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, the Associated Press, the History Channel, USA Today and the New York Times.
Randy has a Bachelor of Science Degree in International Relations from the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado and a Master of Science Degree in Counseling and Human Resource Development from South Dakota State University.
Dave Benson, Senior Advisor, Global Operations & Threat Mitigation at Center for Personal Protection and Safety, Inc
Dave Benson is an accomplished security professional with over 40 years of Public and Private Sector expertise in the areas of Security Management, Protective Operations, Travel Security, Contingency Planning and Vulnerability/Risk Assessment & Mitigation.
Dave had an acclaimed career with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) as a Senior Special Agent. In his last position with the Department of State, Dave served as Director of the Diplomatic Security Training Center in Washington DC where he was responsible for all Security, Engineering, Law Enforcement training within the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. In addition, Dave was responsible for the coordination and delivery of Travel Security Training for the Foreign Affairs Community.
Prior to his government service, Dave served in various management positions for Walt Disney World Security, in Orlando, Florida.
Dave’s other career highlights include: Protective Security for numerous Secretaries of State & Foreign Dignitaries: overseas assignments in Egypt, Sri Lanka, Finland, and Bangladesh; and oversight of the DS planning and coordination for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
In addition to developing and delivering various training solutions for CPPS--such as Workplace Violence Prevention, Self Defense, Executive Protection, Threat Assessment and Management Team training--Dave spends an increasing amount of his time managing the CPPS Threat Management Advisory Team (TMAT), Workplace Violence Prevention Program Review and other High-Level Consulting Programs.
Dave is a member in good standing with The Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP), a Certified Threat Manager (CTM) and serves as the President of the Florida ATAP Board of Directors.
Dave frequently provides expert commentary for various Media groups, such as the Associated Press, Fox News, Spectrum News and BBC.
Dan Graeber, Vice President - Faith Based Initiatives at Center for Personal Protection and Safety, Inc.
Dan is a native Texan with a passion to help protect houses of worship and faith based organizations. Dan has over 30 years of experience in Training and Management. He has traveled 48 states and 25 countries training key personnel and other trainers on everything from visual technologies to personal defense. Having a diverse background in threat identification from personal to electronic surveillance he helps organizations identify best practices for keeping safe and secure.
Dan has held positions as a Regional Sales Manager, Applications Engineer, General Manager, and Worldwide Training Manager. He has a unique approach to helping individuals feel valued and safe in their positions.
Dan is a seasoned professional trainer in two very different industries. He has written trend setting curriculum in both industries. He continually refines methods of communicating key strategies to diverse demographics of students. He is a Master Instructor and Trainer of Trainers in the firearms industry having vetted over 1100 Instructor candidates for over 3400 certifications in basic to intermediate teaching. Dan is also a licensed Security Consultant and certifies Executive Protection officers and Uniformed Security. Dan spent many years as an Applications Engineer and Technical Trainer from the Visual Electronics/Systems Integration industry.
Jake Newton, Vice President, Security Solutions at CPPS, Inc.
Jake Newton is a devoted security and crisis management professional with 14 years of experience, specializing in training and curriculum development, high-risk emergency planning, consultative business development, and crisis survival.
Jake joined CPPS in 2014 after distinguished service in the U.S. Air Force as a Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Specialist. During his tenure, Jake prepared thousands of US Government personnel identified as high-risk for potential crises in austere environments globally; Jake led multinational combat search and rescue and mass casualty exercises and held an instrumental role in re-writing the Air Force Combat Survival Course curriculum—responsible for training 20,000 annually.
Jake has trained thousands of individuals for many of the largest organizations across the United States in topics like violence prevention, active assailant survival, hostage survival, de-escalation, and situational awareness. Jake has also consulted with many organizations, particularly fortune 500, supporting comprehensive violence prevention and intervention, and travel risk management program development.
As a volunteer, Jake serves as the head of Ministry Security for a faith-based organization in Spokane, WA, where he is responsible for the safety and security of over 800 weekly congregants.
Jake earned his Bachelor of Science in Business, Education and Health Sciences through Liberty University and a Master of Arts in Global Security from Arizona State University. Jake is also a member of the FBI National Citizens Academy Alumni Association.
Our SMEs are excited to share their knowledge and engage in insightful discussions with you. Don't forget to swing by our booth and meet them in person, where you can also get answers to any questions you may have about their presentations.
Our Account Executives will also be present to address any inquiries you may have about CPPS products, services, or potential collaborations. And to show our appreciation for your participation, we have some exciting swag waiting for you!
We look forward to seeing you at GSX 2023 and making it an enriching experience for all. See you there!
