Hosted by the New Jersey Food Council, the New Jersey Retail Merchants Association, and the Delaware Food Industry Council.
AGENDA
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
8:00 a.m. REGISTRATION/CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST/VENDOR FAIR
9:00 a.m. WELCOME
- Linda Doherty, President & CEO, NJ Food Council
- Ed Rohena, Conference Chair/Manager of Asset Protection, ACME/Albertsons
- MidAtlantic Division
9:15 a.m. UBIQUITOUS TECHNOLOGY SURVEILLANCE
- Carlos Garcia, The UTS Guy
10:15 a.m. BREAK/VENDOR FAIR
10:45 a.m. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & IMPACT ON SECURITY
- Special Agent Jeffrey Hunter, FBI
11:45 a.m. ORC CASE
12:30 p.m. LUNCHEON & PRESENTATION OF AWARDS:
- NJFC Loss Prevention Professional Award:
- NJRMA Loss Prevention Professional Award:
- PFMA Loss Prevention Professional Award:
- Dave Fones, Ahold Delhaize
- Retail Law Enforcement Achievement Awards:
- Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General Organized Retail Crime Unit
1:45 p.m. DESSERT/VENDOR FAIR
2:30 p.m. 2026 FIFA TOURNAMENT PREPARATION PANEL
- Chris DeMaise, Retired Lt. Colonel, FIFA NJ
- Max Escate, Intelligence Specialist, FIFA
- Michael Kapuscinski, Domestic Security Strategist, U.S. Department of
- Homeland Security / U.S. Secret Service, Office of Strategic Intelligence and
- Information / National Threat Assessment Center
- Stacy A. Irving, Senior Advisor of Homeland Security Programs & Strategic
- Partnerships, Strategic Intelligence & Information Sharing Division
- Delaware Valley Intelligence Center / Philadelphia Police Department
3:30 p.m. CONCLUSION OF CONFERENCE, DOOR PRIZES, & RECEPTION