Paul Jaeckle
Vice President, Asset Protection, Safety and Corporate Services
Meijer Stores Inc.
Paul Jaeckle is the Vice President of Asset Protection, Safety & Corporate Services at Meijer Stores in Grand Rapids, Michigan since 2017. Previously, he spent 20 years at Walmart in various leadership roles in Asset Protection and Store Operations.
He holds a BA in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration from Western Illinois University and an MS in Organization Management and Design from Sage Colleges in Albany, NY. Paul is certified in several areas including Wicklander-Zulawski Interview Techniques, IAML HR & Law, Loss Prevention Certified, and advanced threat management.
Active in his industry and community, Paul serves on multiple boards and councils such as the National Retail Federation’s Asset Protection Council, The Loss Prevention Foundation, Silent Observer of Greater Grand Rapids and the American Heart Association of West Michigan. He has also worked with the LP Benevolent Fund and the Loss Prevention Research Council at The University of Florida.
Speaking in:
Wednesday Jun 25
11:00am - 11:30am
Exhibitor Big Ideas Stage
Making Agentic AI Possible: An Integration Blueprint to Maximize Your Security Intelligence
Imagine a security ecosystem where every camera, sensor, and alarm works in perfect harmony to empower security personnel—no more fragmented systems, manual alert processing, and blind spots. To achieve this vision and build an efficient, AI-powered security ecosystem, the industry must rethink what it means to “integrate” technologies.
This session will examine how current integration strategies fail and what architectural approach is needed to enable agentic AI-driven orchestration. Retail safety leaders will detail their challenges and share lessons learned to help you build a unified security infrastructure that leverages automation, AI, and real-time analytics to protect people, assets, and data.
Tuesday Jun 24
2:45pm - 3:30pm
Agilence Stage
How to Reduce Violent Retail Crime by 50% in Five Years
Customers and team members are experiencing violence in stores more than ever. According to the US Retail Crime Insights Report, events involving physical abuse and weapons increased by 20% in 2024 compared to the previous year. Join this panel of senior loss prevention and asset protection leaders as they analyze the data, share some strategies their organizations are deploying, and explore Auror’s community mission to reduce violent retail crime by 50 percent over the next five years.