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The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the schedule, speaker lineup and program for the 2024 Securing New Ground (SNG), the security industry’s executive conference, taking place October 8-9 at the Westin New York Grand Central in New York City.

At SNG 2024, the security industry will gather for top-level information sharing, networking and business analysis. This year’s Securing New Ground conference will shape industry trends and offer opportunities to engage with the pioneers who are driving the future of security.

Insights for the security industry

The 2024 program will explore current and cutting-edge issues, like how digital change will reinvent

The 2024 program will explore the most current and cutting-edge issues, like how digital transformation will reinvent corporate security operations and the future of mobile credentials; share investment insights for the security industry; showcase in-depth one-to-one interviews with top executives in the industry; and foster new connections through interactive sessions and dynamic roundtable discussions.

SIA is thrilled to present a stellar lineup of security industry executives at the 2024 Securing New Ground conference – a highly anticipated program featuring the top security luminaries, innovators and pioneers and examining the most critical business and security topics in our industry,” said SIA Board of Directors Chair Scott Dunn. “This year’s conference will offer attendees a variety of candid, insightful conversations on the most current trends, shifts and challenges in global security and how the industry’s pioneering players are navigating these changes and plenty of opportunities to network, share information and form meaningful connections with other security visionaries.”

Highlights of the 2024 SNG program

  • A keynote address from Phil Mackintosh, chief economist and senior vice president at Nasdaq, about how market conditions and financial indicators will impact the U.S. and global economies.
  • Compelling executive conversations with Rob Aarnes, president of ADI Global Distribution; Sergio Castillejos, vice president and general manager of Honeywell Commercial Security; Ann Fandozzi, CEO of Convergint; Steve Jones, CEO of Allied Universal; Filip Kaliszan, CEO and co-founder of Verkada; Masato Nakao, CEO of i-PRO; George Oliver, chairman and CEO of Johnson Controls; and Pierre Racz, CEO of Genetec.

Trends and challenges in global security

Executives speaking in the event program represent major industry sectors like access control, video surveillance, systems integration, distribution, finance, security staffing, identity, critical event management, data sharing, and more.

The conference program will see the return of the popular “View From the Top” session on major trends and challenges in global security, featuring top executives from integration, product manufacturers and the practitioner's voice.

Security Megatrends session

Security Megatrends session that forecasts pioneering trends expected to change the industry over the next one to five years

Also returning is the ever-insightful Security Megatrends session that forecasts pioneering trends expected to change the industry over the next one to five years, along with the Investment Insights panel that breaks down the numbers behind industry investments, mergers and acquisitions activity, lending and private equity.

The conference will also see the presentation of the 25 on the RISE Awards winners, a recognition program for young pioneers in the security industry, nominated by their peers as rising stars in security. The full agenda is available and a current list of speakers is also available on the conference website.

SNG 2024 sponsors 

For the first time in 2024, included in the ticket to Securing New Ground is an exclusive evening reception and a can’t-miss evening dinner event featuring a dynamic presentation from an inspiring guest speaker to be announced soon. Registration for SIA members is $1,145 (a savings of $850 off the regular rate). Security practitioners are invited to attend for $495, and government security pioneers are provided complimentary access.

SNG 2024 is supported by sponsors ACRE, ADI, Allegion, ASSA ABLOY, Axis Communications, Bosch, Convergint, Eagle Eye Networks, Genetec, Hanwha Vision, HID, Honeywell, Imperial Capital, i-PRO, M.C. Dean, M.C. Dean, Milestone, Raymond James, SAGE Integration, Securitas Technology, SwiftConnect, Verkada, Vivotek, Wachter, Wavelynx and Wesco; industry supporters ISC Security Events and PSA; and media partners Access Control Executive Brief, International Security Journal, Security Business, SecurityInfoWatch, Security Journal Americas and Security Technology Executive.

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