John Pizzuro

CEO Raven
NJ ICAC Commander (Ret)

John Pizzuro serves as Raven’s CEO an advocacy group comprised of fourteen professionals, including nine retired (ICAC) Task Force Commanders. Before that, he spent twenty-five years in the New Jersey State Police, with the last six years as the Commander of the NJ (ICAC) Task Force. John served as Chairman of the ICAC Outreach Committee, where he championed prevention, and as the Co-chair of the National Children’s Alliance working group. He has created a framework for other countries to investigate child exploitation through ICMEC and consulted with governments and organizations on child exploitation and how to protect children. John has developed programs about human behavior and neuroscience and frequently speaks regarding online grooming, child exploitation, and how technology has impacted our children and their behavior.

Presentation(s):

• Darknet Technological Grooming Techniques: How Predators Manipulate Children through Language and Sextortion

  Monday, August 7, 2023
  12:00 PM – 1:15 PM CST

• Darknet Technological Grooming Techniques: How Predators Manipulate Children through Language and Sextortion (REPEAT)

  Tuesday, August 8, 2023
  5:15 PM – 6:30 PM CST

• Bring Your Pitchforks and Torches: A New Way to Fight Child Exploitation through Legislation and Policy

  Wednesday, August 9, 2023
  12:00 PM – 1:15 PM CST

• Bring Your Pitchforks and Torches: A New Way to Fight Child Exploitation through Legislation and Policy (REPEAT)

  Thursday, August 10, 2023
  10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CST