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Recognized nationally and internationally as a leader and proponent of constitutional, community-based policing, Michael S. Harrison has been at the forefront of bringing about departmental reforms and changing for the better essential relationships between the police and the communities they serve. He most recently led the Baltimore Police Department as its 41st Commissioner from March 2019 to August 2023.

Harrison served 27 years with the New Orleans Police Department and led the department as Superintendent from 2014-2019.

In Baltimore and New Orleans, Harrison has implemented effective alternative policing services that have benefited both citizens and officers, including innovative traffic accident response initiatives.

Michael Harrison has been instrumental in the development, implementation and assessment of community policing programs that have led to demonstrably increased partnership and collaboration. Moreover, he is skilled at moving progressive law enforcement bills forward through the legislature and implementing evidence-based crime fighting strategies, many of which assisted in tangible crime reductions.

Harrison was appointed to the Police Executive Research Forum Board of Directors in 2019, serving as its President from 2021 to 2023. He has been a member of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force.

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Dr. Sean Malinowski retired as Chief of Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department in 2019 after 25 years of service where he drove innovation through data analysis and technology, establishing LAPD’s real-time crime center and overseeing the department’s Compstat inspections. Post-LAPD, he assessed Chicago PD's crimefighting infrastructure for the US Department of Justice, leading to groundbreaking date-driven crimefighting efforts that resulted in significant declines in gun violence over three years. Now, as Managing Partner of The Policing Lab, he leads a team of professionals that provide technical assistance and training for police departments, including Miami PD and Miami Dade PD.

Dr. Malinowski also serves as the Strategic Site Liaison to the Philadelphia PD for the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s National Public Safety Partnership program and is a Visiting Fellow for the Department of Justice, conducting a national assessment of real-time crime centers. He is a member of the National Advisory Board for Aegis Response Team.

Additionally, Dr. Malinowski is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Chicago. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of Illinois and has been recognized for his contributions to policing innovation being inducted into the George Mason University Evidence-Based Policing Hall of Fame.

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Florence Chung Wlodarski holds unique, niche experience building public/private partnership strategies between law enforcement (local + federal) and communities (corporations, businesses, nonprofits) for more than 20 years. She has worked alongside police departments to engage a broad swath of stakeholders in enhancing public safety, and serves as an expert advisor to both police departments and the private sector.

Florence managed the public safety stakeholder portfolio for Target Corporation, and was responsible for building partnerships with police departments nationwide on behalf of the company to manage business risk, while investing in community safety. Currently, Florence is head of HETTY GROUP, a public affairs + community engagement firm, where she continues to consult for police departments and the private sector (corporate/nonprofit) on creating safer organizations and communities.

Florence has been attending the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) for 12 years and has been a frequent podcast guest, conference speaker, panel speaker and moderator on topics related to police-community relations, public/private partnerships, trust, and social impact.

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Derrick O. Martin is a seasoned, results-oriented professional with a vast experience in economic and workforce development, strategic planning, and marketing. Respected nationally for tackling complex issues at the intersection of public, private and nonprofit sectors, Martin prides himself in developing strategies to drive revenue, increase organizational performance and assist organizations in optimally delivering on their missions.

Martin is the Managing Partner of Sugchairo Moi & Martin, a multi-faceted boutique consulting firm based in New Orleans, LA. The firms’ services include but are not limited to Economic Advisory, Workforce Development, Risk Management & Mitigation Strategies, and Governmental Affairs.

Derrick was the Executive Director for the Algiers Economic Development Foundation (AEDF), the official organization responsible for ensuring the long-term economic vitality for Algiers (New Orleans).

Derrick served as the Vice President of Business Retention & Expansion at the New Orleans Business Alliance (NOLABA) where he helped to develop the first comprehensive 5-year economic development strategy for the City of New Orleans.

Derrick has also had leadership roles in companies such as General Motors and Governmental Agencies such as the State of Arizona (Maricopa County).

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Tony Copeland is a highly accomplished attorney, focusing in corporate strategy and business incentive solutions with a 30-year record of achievement on every side of the corporate relocation and site selection process. His real-world international experience as a corporate executive for more than a decade allows him to provide a higher level of insight few consultants can match.

As a former North Carolina Secretary of Commerce, Tony helped bring more than 81,000 jobs and more than $18.4 billion of investment to the state. Under his leadership, North Carolina experienced the largest annual inward investment in the history of the state.

Tony believes that economic development is understanding the intersection of politics and law.