NAPD 2026 We The Defenders: Grid

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Auditorium	East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5	East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2	West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19	West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22

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Welcome and Openin...

Deep Forgiveness - Opening Plenary 9:15am - 10:15am

The Defender's Toolbox for Public Speaking 10:30am - 11:30am

Social Worker Plenary: Telling A Mitigation Story You Can Feel 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Writing Workshop: Journalistic Tools for Mitigation Storytelling 2:15pm - 3:15pm

An Introduction to Defense-Victim Outreach (DVO) 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Shirt Exchange, Additional Merch Purchasing 4:30pm - 5:15pm

Trial-Ready: Skills-Based Strategies for Public Defense Paralega... 10:30am - 11:30am

Interviewing and Safety For Investigators 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Refueling the Leader Inside Because Leadership Fatigue is Real 2:15pm - 3:15pm

An Introduction to Mitigation Writing: Journalistic and Social J... 10:30am - 11:30am

Influencing Without Authority 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Systems at Work: Income Inequality and Justice Access 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Give 'Em the Old Razzle Dazzle: Lessons on Communication and Pro... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

The Evolution of Criminal Defense Mitigation through the Voice o... 10:30am - 11:30am

Employee Bill of Rights 1:00pm - 2:00pm

CV Workshop: Psssst…It’s Not a Resume! 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Cell Phone Location Mapping 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Facing the Algorithm: AI Police Reports and Machine-Generated Ev... 10:30am - 11:30am

The Gideon Blueprint 2.0: Building AI the Judiciary Can Trust 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Inside the DUI Process: What the Defense Needs to Know: Part 1 2:15pm - 3:15pm

Inside the DUI Process: What the Defense Need to Know: Part 2 3:30pm - 4:30pm

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Auditorium	East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5	East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2	West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19	West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22

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Advanced Storytelling in Criminal Cases: Strategies, Persuasion,... 9:00am - 10:00am

Mitigating Gideon: Revisiting the Public Defender and Its Role i... 10:15am - 11:15am

Carving Out Your Role on the Defense Team 11:30am - 12:30pm

Eddie Ellis Plenary Session 1:30pm - 2:30pm

The Heart of Mitigation: Holistic Defense 101 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Managing Up 9:00am - 10:00am

Creating Space for Leadership Growth in an Equity Challenged Wor... 10:15am - 11:15am

Making Your Place on the Team 2:45pm - 3:45pm

THC/Cannabis Toxicology: Recognizing Impairment 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Cell Phone Extractions 9:00am - 10:00am

Doing More With Less: Practical Technology for Public Defense 11:30am - 12:30pm

Client Interaction & De-Escalation Techniques For Public Defense... 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Human Performance Toxicology: Determining Driver Impairment 9:00am - 10:00am

Spoonful of Sugar: The Art of Effective Communication 10:15am - 11:15am

Kaizen for PD Offices 11:30am - 12:30pm

The Multi-Generational Workplace 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Workshop for Mid-level Managers and Division Heads 4:00pm - 5:00pm

WWW Recap 9:00am - 10:00am

The Basics of Criminal Investigation: Let's Talk About It 10:15am - 11:15am

Code of Respect: Cultural Competence in the Trenches of Public D... 11:30am - 12:30pm

Defending in the Digital Age: The Challenges of Tech-Driven Poli... 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Prepare to be Crossed! 4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Auditorium	East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5	West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19	West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22

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Social Worker Plenary: Social Work Ethics in Criminal Defense 9:00am - 10:00am

Effective Advocacy: Using Mitigation Products to Tell a Client’s... 10:15am - 11:15am

Cynthia Roseberry - Plenary 11:30am - 12:30pm

Communication Challenges Workshop: Connecting through Conflict 9:00am - 10:00am

This is Gonna Get Weird: A Course for New and Future Leaders 10:15am - 11:15am

Defense In Detail: Why What We Find Changes Everything 9:00am - 10:00am

Navigating the Transition to Investigator/Paralegal Leadership 10:15am - 11:15am

Inside The System From Two Different Perspectives 9:00am - 10:00am

The Seeds of Toby: The Continual Imperative of Holistic Criminal... 10:15am - 11:15am

NAPD 2026 We The Defenders

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