Chairman of the SIA board of directors Pierre Trapanese sets the stage for Securing New Ground 2020: A Global Digital Experience

Grady Crosby, chief diversity officer of Johnson Controls will explore how the industry of security is as much shaped by the workforce as it is by technology advances. He’ll explore why the future growth potential of your company is shaped by your emphasis on who you’re hiring today. Malin Svensson, Chief People Officer at Axis Communications, will facilitate the discussion with our keynote speaker and Evolving Security By Evolving the Workforce

Security industry executives openly share perspectives on trends, challenges, and major shifts occurring in the global world of security, and how to strategically navigate these changes.

What does COVID-19 mean in the long game for commercial architecture and entrances? Our panel will discuss the evolution of entrance controls in a post-pandemic world, how touchless access/frictionless access will grow, why companies are now applying analytics to building entry/exit data, and the long-term trends on the use of commercial buildings, particularly office spaces.

CSOs and senior security executives from major industries and government share perspectives on the significant security risks and threats in their sectors and how they’re mitigating those concerns while keeping an eye on future risks.

Join your peers for topic-focused, virtual roundtable discussions to discuss trends and share knowledge. Roundtables are open to all SNG attendees, speakers, and sponsors, but space is limited in each virtual discussion room, so arrive early to claim a seat. Following the roundtables, each appointed leader from the various SNG roundtables will take the stage and present all attendees the best ideas and perspectives shared in their discussion room.

In this one-to-one, interview-style format, Bosch Building Technologies’ global CEO and president Tanja Rueckert opens up on what she believes the future of the security industry looks like and how the industry must adapt to coming changes.

Executives from top national and international integrators share thoughts on business trends, challenges, and opportunities, and how they have navigated the pandemic and are looking to 2021.

Hear insights from IAHSS board member and Boston Medical Center’s Chief of Public Safety Connie Packard, CHPA, as she discusses how the hospital and her safety and security team has responded to fast-changing concerns over capacity, building access, visitor management, and infectious disease control. Packard will share insights from her facility in addition to national and global trends that security leaders in the healthcare environment are thinking about for 2020 and beyond. A Q&A will follow the presentation.

Top security industry chief technology officers open up in an honest conversation about both near-term and edge-of-the-horizon technology trends they are watching, plus how their organizations are leveraging technology to support business changes needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Expect panelists to review trends shaping the security, safety, and building technologies industries, plus advances occurring in the consumer technology space that will impact our industry.

Join SNG for a one-to-one interview with Don Young, ADT’s Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President for Field Operations, to get his strategic take on the challenges and opportunities ahead within the security industry.

Why does security matter to an organization’s culture? What does it mean to be resilient and how do you build organizational resiliency? Why is the concept of being a “business enabler” so important to the field of security? Why should leaders not fear being vulnerable? Starbucks VP of Global Security & Resilience (Chief Security Officer) Cheryl Steele will explore these questions and more with the SNG audience.

Join SIA’s Security Megatrends Advisor Steve Van Till (president and CEO, Brivo) as he provides a preliminary look at the 2021 SIA Security Megatrends, and share your own input into the implications of major consumer and tech trends. This is a strongly participatory session; you’ll be sharing input via polls and adding perspective via our chat features. Bonus: All SNG attendees will receive a copy of the report, the 2021 SIA Security Megatrends, following publication in early December.

Financial deal makers and analysts provide insight into Wall Street, private equity, and recent mergers and acquisitions deals within the security industry.