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TechSec 2012 educational program

This year's program focuses on eight technology and issue areas identified by our editorial staff in consultation with our advisory board. Join us in Delray Beach this February to explore how technologies such as mobile apps, video analytics, identity management, PSIM, and cloud services will affect your business and your bottom line.

Keynote

The keynote speaker for TechSec 2012 will be Edward Levy, VP Global Head of Security, Thomson Reuters. With 2010 revenues of $13.1 billion, Thomson Reuters is a global enterprise with 55,000 employees and 500 offices in more than 100 countries.

At TechSec, Levy will talk about the process of assessing new and emerging technologies and the challenges of putting together a system for a global enterprise. In addition, Levy will contrast and compare his current role—and challenges—with his previous role as Director of Security at the Empire State Building in NYC, where he designed a major security technology upgrade, which is being implemented today.

Edward Levy, VP Global Head of Security, Thomson Reuters

Is your cloud provider secure?

While physical security integrators are well acquainted with IP-based security systems these days, and many are beginning to sell more cloud-based services, questions about safety in the cloud persist, from both the integrator and end user. Speakers on this panel will address what the concerns should be for integrators and end users and what both can and should do to ensure that their cloud provider is safe.

Moderated by: Chris Peckham, Senior VP, Chief Technology Officer and Special Projects, of KRATOS|HBE, a division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Morgan Hertel, Vice President and General Manager, Mace CS
Brian McIlravey, Co-CEO, PPM 2000
Yong-Gon Chon, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, SecureInfo Corp.

Mobile apps: Where will they go next?

The ubiquitous smartphone keeps getting smarter. Steve Van Till, CEO of Brivo, will lead an interactive discussion about the future of mobile apps in security. What mobile applications will end users be able to leverage to make their security apparatuses more efficient in the next year or two?

Moderated by: Steve Van Till, CEO, Brivo
David Marra, 25K DIGITAL
Jay Hauhn, CTO, ADT
Fredrik Nilsson, General Manager, Axis Communications
Karl Weintz , Vice President Business Development, Mobile Access, HID Global Corporation

Game Changer: Securing sports stadiums of the future

As stated targets for terrorists, sports venues and stadiums playing host to other types of mass gatherings present a unique and complex challenge for security personnel. How do security professionals enhance the customer and fan experience while maintaining the proper level of security and the ability to rapidly respond to events? Join our panel as they discuss the latest technology being leveraged by sports stadiums, including integrated command and control systems that take advantage of advanced network architectures to turn data into action.

Moderated by: Steve Miller, Director of Systems Integration, National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security at the University of Southern Mississippi
Tim Morton, Lead Technical Investigator, Raytheon Corp.
Bob Hopkins, Chief of Police, University of Southern Mississippi
Ted Hayduk, Solution Architect, Cisco Systems

Implementing current vs. emerging technologies in long-term projects

When planning a project that's several years away, how do you ensure the technology is not out of date by deployment time? Representatives from Diebold and Ducibella Venter & Santore (DVS), the integrator and specifier that worked together on some major projects at the new World Trade Center, discuss the product selection process and answer questions such as: When do you use bleeding-edge versus cutting-edge technology? When do you use a proven solution versus new technology? What aspects of projects are appropriate to go with the newer, cutting-edge, less-proven solution? When is it absolutely the wrong idea? And, how do you incorporate emerging technologies even if the time frame for the project is more immediate?

Moderated by: Martha Entwistle, Editor, Security Systems News
Kevin Engelhardt, GM and VP of Enterprise Security Systems, Diebold
Phil Santore, Principal, Ducibella Venter & Santore

Software as a Service: We've heard about RMR for the provider. What about ROI for the end user?

Integrators have been hearing the RMR sermon for a while now. For cloud service providers, the promise of revenue generation is there, and the tools to put these services in place are available. But what's the ROI for the end user who's contemplating sending some security services to the cloud? Moderated by PSA Security's Sharon Shaw, this panel will cover realistic ROI calculation and expectation for cloud services.

Moderated by: Sharon Shaw, Director of Education, PSA Security
Steve Van Till, CEO, Brivo
Jerry Cordasco, VP of Integrated Services, G4S

PSIM, PSIM-light, VMS: Solving problems outside of the acronym box

How do you choose the right solution for your needs? In this session, Dr. Bob Banerjee, Security Americas' Senior Director of Training and Development for Nice, talks about how he defines a PSIM and how a PSIM solution differs from those solutions that offer "PSIM components." In this session, you'll also hear from two end users—one from the Virginia Port Authority; and the other from Manheim, a global vehicle remarketing company with 26,000 employees and 122 operating locations—about how their PSIM and "PSIM-light" solutions helped solve their very different security needs.

Moderated by: Dr. Bob Banerjee, Security Americas' Senior Director of Training and Development for Nice
Donna Jones, IT Manager, Manheim Atlanta
Ed Merkle, Director of Port Security & Emergency Operations, Virginia Port Authority
Adam Pittaway, Senior Engineer and Project Manager, PM Technologies, Manheim project integrator

Video analytics: When do they really work?

Video analytics may not have delivered on early promises, but the technology behind the next-generation video analytics has come a long way. Hear about the applications where analytics have a proven track record, and the applications where the technology should still be avoided.

Moderated by: Jayson Swope, G4S
Jerry Cordasco, VP of Integrated Services, G4S
Holly Tsourides, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, VideoIQ
John Lineweaver, Physical Security Specialist, Florida Power and Light

Video Futures: Key trends for new and emerging video surveillance technology in 2012 and beyond

This presentation, developed for TechSec attendees by William Rhodes, a market analyst at IMS Research, explores some of the findings of the recent IMS report, "Trends for 2012: Video Surveillance Trends for the Year Ahead." How do these trends relate to new and emerging technology? What are the key drivers and how will these trends impact the market? What are the opportunities for your business? And how will these trends develop and change in the years to come?

William Rhodes, market analyst, IMS Research

Technology changes propel PIV into the private sector

Changes in technology, the opportunity to cut costs, and new standards are moving strong authentication, as pioneered by the PIV and PIV-I credential, into the private sector. PIV and PIV-I, the Personal Identity Verification credential that government agencies have required for a while now, is being evaluated and embraced by government contractors, the banking world, bio-pharma, state government and elsewhere. In addition, a lower-cost commercial version of the credential, called CIV, has recently emerged. Also, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is incorporating new contactless solutions, such as NFC for mobility, into the next round of forthcoming PIV standards. The President's initiative, the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), seeks to replace user-names and passwords with stronger authentication in the private sector. Find out what these changes mean for integrators, end users and specifiers. Identive Group's Rob Zivney leads this panel, which will explore which vertical markets are already adopting PIV and PIV-I, what's driving adoption of strong authentication, and what this means for your business as a result.

Moderated by: Rob Zivney, VP Government & Standards, Identive Group
Panelists:
David Belchick, VP Global Transaction Services for Citibank
Don Erickson, CEO, Security Industry Association

Future outlook: Technology through the eyes of security's next leaders

The next generation of security practitioners grew up in the age of the Internet, cellphones and social media, which gives them a unique viewpoint when it comes to utilizing cutting-edge technology solutions in their chosen profession. Learn from these future leaders of the security profession as they discuss emerging technologies they work with today and those they look forward to deploying in the future.

Moderated by: Whit Richardson, Managing Editor, Security Director News
Presenters are from the Security Director News "20 Under 40" Class of 2012, including:
Whit Chaiyabhat, director of emergency management & operational continuity, Georgetown University
Christopher Chapeta, physical security specialist, Chevron
Chris Cromer, director of security, Alamance Regional Medical Center, Burlington, N.C.
Siomary Melendez, Manager, Plans Training & Operations, Thomson Reuters