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Command & Control: The RTCC Summit

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October 1, 2025 at 9:00am - 7:00pm CDT

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The Constellation Club — 5215 N O'Connor Blvd, Suite 2600, Irving, TX 75039

Smart cities don’t wait. Join public safety leaders, city officials, and technology innovators at the RTCC Summit to explore how real-time crime centers (RTCCs) are reshaping urban safety in DFW and beyond.

Discover how cutting-edge tech, smarter infrastructure, and collaborative strategies are reducing response times, boosting situational awareness, and enabling proactive policing. As DFW prepares for the world stage at FIFA, this is your chance to see how data-driven decisions are creating safer, smarter cities.

Why Attend? 
- Discover the tech and strategies behind today’s most effective RTCCs.
- Learn how to build an RTCC to meet your agency needs.
- Connect with public safety leaders and innovators building safer cities.
- See how DFW is preparing for FIFA with smarter public safety.

Collaborate. Innovate. Secure. The future of public safety starts here.

Speakers

Lt. Ben Jones (Retired)

Public Safety Advisor,
Verkada

Lt. Commander Mike Ricupero (Retired)

Director of Law Enforcement, Strategic Engagement, Rapid SOS

Lt. David Thorp

Cobb County RTCC

Paul Green

Host,
The Recovering CIO

1st Lt. Sean Arthur (Retired)

CCSO, Public Safety Specialist, Constant Technologies

Schedule

All times are listed in CDT.

  • 9:00AM Welcome Breakfast

  • 10:00AM Lessons from RTCC Leaders

  • 10:45AM Break

     

  • 11:00AM From Blueprint to Reality

  • 12:00PM Lunch

  • 1:00PM Community Engagement and Policy Strategies for RTCC Success

  • 2:00PM AI and Beyond - Technologies That Power Your RTCC

  • 2:45PM Break

     

  • 3:00PM Evaluating Tech and Staffing Strategies

  • 4:00PM All Hands Q&A

  • 4:30PM Closing Happy Hour

  • 6:30PM Departures

 Interested in bringing a colleague? We'd love to have them. Please ensure they also register.

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We’d love to have you join us for this event! We're also planning to offer food, beverages, swag, or other gifts -- so please email us at fieldevents@verkada.com if you want to attend but think there might be limits to what you can accept. Otherwise, if you click "Sign up," we trust this means you are allowed to be present and accept our takeaways. Thanks!