CrimeCon 2026

What does it really take to stay safe when danger doesn’t announce itself?

Patti Stewart, founder of Defense in Heels and a former celebrity bodyguard, brings more than 20 years of real-world experience in risk assessment, threat management, and personal protection to this high-energy, hands-on session. Blending expertise with humor and relatability, Patti will lead live, interactive demonstrations of practical, easy-to-use self-defense techniques you can practice in real time — and remember long after CrimeCon.

Note: This experience is available to VIP badge holders only. Sign-up is required—please reserve your time slot on-site through your VIP Concierge in the VIP Lounge. Please wear comfortable clothes. Attendees who choose to participate will be asked to sign a waiver.

When seconds matter and every clue counts, K9s.org teams are on the front lines. Since 2011, K9s.org has placed highly trained K9s across the US and France, assisting law enforcement and first responders in solving crimes, finding missing persons, and responding to disasters. From narcotics and explosives detection to tracking fugitives, arson investigations, electronic detection, and life-saving search and rescue, these dogs operate where humans can’t.

In this live demonstration, you’ll witness these extraordinary K9s in action — sniffing out hidden contraband, tracking targets, and performing the skills that can make the difference between a case going cold and a case being solved. Handlers will walk attendees through the training, techniques, and split-second decisions that define a K9’s life on duty, sharing real-world stories of danger, heroism, and lives saved.

When seconds matter and every clue counts, K9s.org teams are on the front lines. Since 2011, K9s.org has placed highly trained K9s across the US and France, assisting law enforcement and first responders in solving crimes, finding missing persons, and responding to disasters. From narcotics and explosives detection to tracking fugitives, arson investigations, electronic detection, and life-saving search and rescue, these dogs operate where humans can’t.

In this live demonstration, you’ll witness these extraordinary K9s in action — sniffing out hidden contraband, tracking targets, and performing the skills that can make the difference between a case going cold and a case being solved. Handlers will walk attendees through the training, techniques, and split-second decisions that define a K9’s life on duty, sharing real-world stories of danger, heroism, and lives saved.

What does it really take to stay safe when danger doesn’t announce itself?

Patti Stewart, founder of Defense in Heels and a former celebrity bodyguard, brings more than 20 years of real-world experience in risk assessment, threat management, and personal protection to this high-energy, hands-on session. Blending expertise with humor and relatability, Patti will lead live, interactive demonstrations of practical, easy-to-use self-defense techniques you can practice in real time — and remember long after CrimeCon.

Note: This experience is available to VIP badge holders only. Sign-up is required—please reserve your time slot on-site through your VIP Concierge in the VIP Lounge. Please wear comfortable clothes. Attendees who choose to participate will be asked to sign a waiver.

What does it really take to stay safe when danger doesn’t announce itself?

Patti Stewart, founder of Defense in Heels and a former celebrity bodyguard, brings more than 20 years of real-world experience in risk assessment, threat management, and personal protection to this high-energy, hands-on session. Blending expertise with humor and relatability, Patti will lead live, interactive demonstrations of practical, easy-to-use self-defense techniques you can practice in real time — and remember long after CrimeCon.

Note: This experience is available to VIP badge holders only. Sign-up is required—please reserve your time slot on-site through your VIP Concierge in the VIP Lounge. Please wear comfortable clothes. Attendees who choose to participate will be asked to sign a waiver.

What does it really take to stay safe when danger doesn’t announce itself?

Patti Stewart, founder of Defense in Heels and a former celebrity bodyguard, brings more than 20 years of real-world experience in risk assessment, threat management, and personal protection to this high-energy, hands-on session. Blending expertise with humor and relatability, Patti will lead live, interactive demonstrations of practical, easy-to-use self-defense techniques you can practice in real time — and remember long after CrimeCon.

Note: This experience is available to VIP badge holders only. Sign-up is required—please reserve your time slot on-site through your VIP Concierge in the VIP Lounge. Please wear comfortable clothes. Attendees who choose to participate will be asked to sign a waiver.