17 May 2016
Summit experts to discuss identity management, the Internet of Things, transportation security trends and more

The SIA Government Summit will host several critically important discussions on national security topics ranging from drones to transportation security to identity management.

The conference is to be held June 15th-17th, 2016, at The Westin Washington, D.C. City Centre. Registration is open on the SIA website.

Pressing security challenges

The SIA Government Summit is where private sector leaders and public sector officials come together to assess the most pressing security challenges facing the nation.

 Confirmed keynotes

  • Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest

  • Rep. Dan Donovan, R-N.Y., Chairman of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications

  • Michael Butler, Principal Deputy Director at Defense Manpower Data Center for the U.S. Department of Defense (Enterprise Business Operations)

Wide range of summit conference sessions

  • Preconference: General Services Administration (GSA) Contracting and the Security Industry

  • The Future of Identity Verification Beyond Biometrics in National Security

  • What Does It Mean to Secure the Internet of Things?

  • Protecting Soft Targets Against the Emerging ISIS and Homegrown Terrorist Threat

  • Surface Transportation Security Trends: Bus, Rail and Mass Transit

  • How Drones and Video Technology Are Redefining Situational Awareness

  • Solving the Video Data Dilemma: Challenges and Opportunities for Local Government

The full agenda is now online on the SIA website. Registration is open and is free for government employees, including military. Qualified members of the media also attend for free.