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Dr. Mitch Javidi, a seasoned peak performance and human behaviorist, brings over 35 years of hands-on experience across diverse industries such as academia, military, public safety, government, pharma, and technology. He is the mastermind behind ‘MAGNUS OVEA,’ a general theory of human behavior through 11 Rings for enhancing interoperability and interconnectivity. 

The international hunt for Pablo Escobar involved retired DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Peña, who played central roles in the largest and most complex investigation of its time. The presentation will focus on the teamwork, leadership, and operational challenges faced by Murphy and Peña, highlighting their successful efforts, which inspired the Netflix series Narcos. 

During Shabbat morning services on October 27, 2018, the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh was the scene of an anti-Semitic terrorist attack. Eleven people were killed and six were wounded. The assailant was shot multiple times by the police, arrested at the scene, convicted, and sentenced to death. FBI agents will walk you through this case.

In October 2007, Lieutenant Colonel Darling retired from the United States Marine Corps after flying attack helicopters in Desert Shield and Desert Storm during the first Gulf War, as well as in Somalia, Africa, in support of Operation Restore Hope. In June 1998, he was selected to fly as a presidential pilot with Marine Helicopter Squadron One, and in October 2000, he was handpicked to work for the White House Military Office, Airlift Operations Department. Lt. Col. Darling supported the President, Vice President, and National Security Advisor in the President’s Emergency Operations Center on September 11, 2001. He is the author of 24 Hours Inside the President’s Bunker, 9/11/01: The White House, and the President and CEO of Flash Emergency Management, a crisis leadership training and technology company.