Rapid-Fire Insights From the 2025 SNG Luncheon Roundtables
We’re tapping Lee Odess of The Access Control Collective to moderate an interview-style review of key takeaways and perspectives from our luncheon roundtables. The table host from each table will join Lee on stage for a powerful, fast-paced conversation that balances what the real world thinks on key trends.
Odess will be joined by:
- Mark Folmer, president, RAD—Topic: Why AI Is Going to Rewrite the Rules of Traditional Monitoring
- Hans Kahler, chief operating officer, Eagle Eye Networks—Topic: Security Data Is the New Gold, But Who Owns the Gold?
- Annie Lan, partner, Egis Capital Partners—Topic: Where the Smart Money Is Placing Its Bets
- Albert Lin, chief sales officer, Vivotek—Topic: How Well Is Video Surveillance Really Making the Transition to Video-as-A-Service?
- Michael Wong, CEO and president, Genea—Topic: It’s Finally Time for Real Estate to Become Intelligent.
Speakers
-
Lee OdessCEO
The Access Control CollectiveLee Odess is the voice of the global access control industry, transforming how organizations approach security through his unique blend of strategic insight and global perspective. As CEO of The Access Control Collective (TACC), he leads a dynamic portfolio of brands that shape how the access and smart lock industry evolves, communicates and innovates.
Through multiple channels, he extends his influence and helps businesses navigate and excel in the evolving business landscape. These channels include his active LinkedIn presence, dynamic in-person activations, the widely read Access Control Executive Brief and the weekly free The Security Breakdown newsletter, a thriving industry Slack community, ACS Events and Ready Shoot Aim, TACC’s specialized marketing consulting division.
Known for his dynamic speaking style and innovative thinking, Odess challenges industry norms while championing solutions for safer, more seamless spaces. As he often states, “As our industry moves beyond simply keeping bad people out, locking, and unlocking, the next 30 years will have little to do with the last 30 years.”
-
Michael WongCEO and President
Genea -
Annie LanPartner
Egis Capital PartnersAnnie Lan is a partner at Egis Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on growth and buyout investments in the safety, security and protection industry since 2008. With 15 years of experience in finance and investing, Lan began her career at UBS AG. Along with Egis founder Robert Chefitz, she has been involved in and made numerous investments in companies in the security industry, from video to access, identity, IoT analytics, property and construction technology, specialized security logistics, risk management and public safety.
