We’re experiencing an intelligence renaissance and in the early-adopting Pacific Northwest, we’re thinking hard about investigators' place in a data-driven world. The question that drove this year’s conference curation: How can we leverage artificial intelligence in investigations while remaining central to the process? The resulting curriculum blends cutting edge tech with uniquely human skill building.
October 24-26, Hilton Bellevue
Nine world-renowned investigators will demonstrate methods that separate elite practitioners from the pack.
Future-proof Skills
Josh Wooten extracts evidence from connected car systems—turning vehicles into star witnesses. Glenn Karabeika teaches courtroom psychology they don't cover in law school. Chris Salgado finds digital footprints in locations few venture, constructing complete identities from scattered data. Mark O’Riordan’s communications strategies build trust and elicit truth.
The lineup emphasizes civil litigation but the investigative architecture applies everywhere. Two tracks let you choose your path. The curriculum transcends state boundaries—several international registrants attest to its global relevance.
What You’ll Get
Sessions on dark web intelligence, witness psychology, AI-age threats and opportunities. New tactics for locating people, extracting truth, detecting deception. You'll pull evidence from unexpected places.
Advanced techniques with CE certification. Network access to investigators billing $350+ per hour—we're the nation's most lucrative investigative market per Bureau of Labor Statistics. Evening receptions where real partnerships form. Method documentation deployable Monday morning.
The Reality
Limited seats. Your competitors registered weeks ago. Miss this and spend the next year wondering why your competitors suddenly got so good.
We have just 10 of 80 seats remaining and expect to sell out.
Register: wali.wildapricot.org/event-5952571
WALI 2025 AGENDA
Expand Your Practice (E) Investigative Skills (IS)
OCTOBER 24
6 p.m. - 9 p.m. — Networking Mixer — Kirkland
9 p.m. - 12 a.m. — Hospitality Suite — Presidential Suite
OCTOBER 25
7:30 a.m. — Registration & Breakfast — Kirkland (K)
8:30 a.m. — Social Media & LOCINT Investigations — Chris Salgado — King County
9:30 a.m. — Concurrent Sessions:
Vehicle Forensics — Josh Wooten — K (E) | Tradecraft, Professionalism & the Art of Getting it Right — Weston King — KC (IS)
10:20 a.m. — Coffee Break | 10:30 a.m. — Concurrent Sessions:
Civil Liberties Investigations — Liz Speigel — K (IS)| DUI Liability — Tom Dixon — KC (E)
11:20 a.m. — Concurrent Sessions:
Post-Conviction— Dan Collins, CLI — KC (E) | Influence ops — Al Johnson — K (IS)
12:10 p.m. — Lunch Break (Small Groups)
1:10 p.m. — Tactical Communication Strategies — Mark O’Riordan — KC
2:10 p.m. — Coffee Break
2:20 p.m. — Tax Q&A— John Wack & Ali McLeod
3:10 p.m. — Testifying with Finesse — Glenn Karabeika — KC
4 p.m. Break
4:10 p.m. — AI in Investigations Panel — KC
5 p.m. – 6 p.m. — Sunset Cocktail Reception — Presidential Suite
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. — Dinner, Music & Dancing — KC
9 p.m.–12:30 a.m. — Networking Soirée — Presidential Suite
OCTOBER 26
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — Networking Brunch — Café Hagen
