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TALI '26

Technology Driven Investigations · Sept 24–26, 2026 · San Antonio, TX
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Where investigators get ahead of the tech.

Three days in San Antonio built around AI workflows, crypto-asset tracing, decoy-app forensics, and the tools already showing up in your casework. 20 speakers. 22 CE hours. One room block that won't last.

Sept 24–26, 2026 · The Monarch, San Antonio, TX
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// Why Be There

The field moved. This is how you keep up.

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Built for right now, not five years ago

AI-assisted workflows, decoy-app forensics, IoT evidence, crypto tracing, genetic genealogy, TSCM sweeps — every session answers something your clients are already asking.

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Faculty who've done it

U.S. Secret Service, military intelligence, and federal law enforcement veterans — teaching what they actually did, not theory.

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22 CE hours, no extra trip

Knock out your continuing education while you're there — plus up to 8 more at Thursday's TILT training.

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Real networking, not a reception

12+ built-in hours — a welcome reception, a River Walk cocktail cruise, and a closing gala with awards and a live auction.

// On The Agenda

A taste of what's ahead

Swipe through a few flagship sessions. The full three-day schedule lives on the conference page.

Friday
How to Use AI With Real Workflows
Chris Reeves & Jay Marin

Practical AI integration for research, reports, and case management — without replacing investigative judgment.

Friday
Decoy Apps in the Field
Michael Saylor

Detecting and extracting evidence from vault apps disguised as calculators and other everyday tools.

Saturday
Crypto Scams and Asset Laundering
Eli Wilkerson

How blockchain actually moves illicit funds, and the free and paid tools to trace it.

Saturday
Finding People, Patterns, and Proof
Danni Brooke & Ben Owen

Turning open-source data into actionable leads, drawn from real operational casework.

Friday
Investigators, Lawsuits, and Robots
Isaac Peck

Real claim stories and the new AI exclusions carriers are quietly adding to E&O policies.

See the Full 3-Day Schedule →
// Meet the Faculty

20 experts. Zero filler.

Jay Marin

President & CEO, SIC

Katie Thomas

Genetic Genealogist

Chris Reeves

Director of Cyber Investigations, SIC

Amber Schroader

Digital Forensics Pioneer

Randy Kildow & Keith Oakley

Legislative & Board Update

Alicia Wagner Calzada

Media Law Attorney, NPPA

Danni Brooke & Ben Owen

Co-Founders, The OSINT Group

Eli Wilkerson

Digital Forensic Examiner

Wes Bearden

Chairman, Bearden Intelligence

Justin Hodson

Founder & President, Hodson P.I.

Robert Slencak

Former U.S. Secret Service

Mike LaCorte

CEO, Conflict International

Isaac Peck

Publisher, Working PI / President, OREP

Jeff Shaw

COO, Cybercheck

Tim O'Rourke

Founder, The Grafton Group & TSD

Mark Carroll

Founder & CEO, INTEGRIT Risk Services

Michael Saylor

CEO, Blackswan Cybersecurity

Kelly Riddle

Database Strategy Instructor

Read Full Speaker Bios →
// Home Base

The Monarch, San Antonio

Downtown, steps from the River Walk. Book inside the TALI block before it's gone.

$209/ night
Group Code: TAL
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// Thank You To Our TALI '26 Sponsors
Registration Open Now

Every case starts with someone who showed up.

Seats, sessions, and hotel rooms in the block are limited. Lock in TALI '26 before it closes.

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