See the below 2024 Agenda (2025 Agenda coming soon)
Rachelle Blair-Frasier, Editor in Chief, Security magazine
Transformational Security in a Dynamic Threat Environment
In this keynote address, Linda Reid will explore the implementation of security leadership principles within an increasingly complex and evolving threat landscape. She will provide actionable insights into navigating the challenges of a diffuse security environment, emphasizing the transformative role of strategic security practices in mitigating emerging risks.
The Weakest Link: Strengthening Security in Third-Party Relationships
As organizations increasingly rely on third-party vendors for critical services and support, the risks associated with these partnerships grow. In this panel, security leaders will discuss how third-party relationships can become the weakest link in a company's security posture and strategies to help mitigate risks.
Panelists Steve Baker, Global Security, Senior Vice President & Chief Security Officer, State Street
Adam S. Lee, Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Dominion Energy Services, Inc
Dr. David Mussington, Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Closing the Emergency Response Gap: Uniting Enterprise Security & Public Safety
As enterprises face an evolving landscape of threats, effective coordination between corporate security and public safety agencies has never been more critical. This keynote explores the emergency response gap, showcasing how real-time data transforms emergency incident management. We'll examine the impact of delayed notifications and strategies to consider for bridging the gap and improving response coordination between enterprise security and first responders. Learn how to ensure faster, coordinated responses when every moment counts.
CEO, RapidSOS
Top Trends & Critical Issues in Enterprise Security
This panel discussion will take a high-level, thought-leadership view of on critical issues within the industry, along with trends in risk mitigation.
Panelist: Aaron Black, VP of Sales, Napco Access Pro
Dave Fraser, CEO, Omnilert
Dr. Daniël Reichman, CEO and Chief Scientist, Ai-RGUS
Shikhar Shrestha, CEO, Ambient
Thinking Globally, Securing Locally: When World Events Show Up at Your Front Door
During this panel, security leaders will discuss geopolitical issues more broadly, including Chinese influence operations, Israel/Gaza, Ukraine/Russia, Russian disinformation, etc. and how they manifest themselves at workplaces, schools, etc. in terms of protests, boycotts, reputational damage, violence, extremism, and more.
Principal at Global Insights in Professional Security, LLC, former executive at ASIS International, and Security magazine columnist. Panelists Jay Gruber, Associate Vice-President for Public Safety and Chief Public Safety Officer, Georgetown University
Brian Howell,
VP Global Head of Security, ADM Global Security
James Weston
Director Global Security, Mc Donalds
What Keeps Security Leaders Up at Night
At the “What Keeps Security Leaders Up at Night?” roundtable discussion at the 2024 SECURITY 500 Conference, security leaders will discuss the burning questions that keep them up at night including about protecting their organizations: such as when bad things are happening, and you know about it, how do you make the pitch so that issues can be mitigated? Is risk tolerance changing? For the better or worse? How do you get your voice heard? How do you build a team up to that challenge?
Tammi Morton, Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate Security Officer, UnitedHealth Group
Cheryl Steele, VP, Global Security & Resilience (CSO), Starbucks
Group Publisher, Security magazine
Rachelle Blair-Frasier,
Editor in Chief, Security magazine
Gary Merill
Group Publisher
Security Magazine
Rachelle Blair-Frasier
Editor in Chief
Security Magazine
Rachelle Blair-Frasier is Security magazine's Editor in Chief. Blair-Frasier handles eMagazine features, as well as writes and publishes online news and web exclusives on topics including physical security, risk management, cybersecurity and emerging industry trends.
Moderator
Brian Harrell
Former Assistant Secretary
U.S Department of Homeland Security
Brian currently serves as the Vice President and Chief Security Officer (CSO) at a large energy company with assets and operations in 25 states. He is responsible for the company’s cybersecurity, physical security, privacy, and resilience departments. In 2018, Brian was appointed by the President of the United States to serve as the sixth Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, at the Department of Homeland Security. Brian also served as the first Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Brian has spent time during his career in the US Marine Corps and various private sector agencies with the goal of protecting the United States from security threats.
Panelists
Michael Martin
CEO
RapidSOS
Michael Martin is CEO of RapidSOS, an intelligent safety company that helps power emergency response for 21,000+ state and local agencies and 500+ million devices in six countries. In 2023, RapidSOS supported 171 million emergencies with 3.3 billion data payloads.
Michael founded RapidSOS with a team from MIT in 2015. RapidSOS has raised $350M+ and supported over half a billion emergencies, with thousands of stories of lives saved.
Michael was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 Healthcare list and has been featured in national media, including NYT, WSJ, Fox, CNN, CBS, ABC, Time, USA Today, Bloomberg, and TechCrunch.
Moderator
Panelists
Shikhar Shrestha
CEO
Ambient
Shikhar Shrestha is co-founder and CEO of Ambient AI, the Silicon Valley startup that rocketed out of stealth in 2022 with over $50M in funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. Ambient.ai equips security cameras with computer vision technology that enables them to see and understand the world around them. Shikhar, a true expert in computer vision technology, spans a technical career from DARPA to Apple and Google, earning a Masters in Mechatronics, Robotics and Smart Imaging Systems from Stanford University.
Moderator
Michael Gips
Principal
Global Insights in Professional Security (GIPS)
Michael Gips, JD, CPP, CSyP, CAE, is Principal of Global Insights in Professional Security, where he consults for multinational corporations, security providers, academic institutions, utilities, law firms, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, and other businesses and agencies. Previously he served as both the Chief Security Officer and Chief Global Knowledge and Learning Officer for ASIS International, where he oversaw Learning, Content, Certification, Standards & Guidelines, Production, Enterprise Security Risk Management, and other departments. Gips is also a Senior Advisor for Cardinal Point Strategies, a Senior Advisor for the Network Contagion Research Institute, and a Partner in the Knowledgebase of Insider Threats. He is also an Associate with the Netherlands-based insider risk firm Signpost Six. Gips serves on the advisory boards of several organizations that provide technology and services in crisis management, executive protection and more.
Panelists
Jay Gruber
Associate Vice-President for Public Safety and Chief Public Safety Officer
Georgetown University
Jay Gruber is Chief of Police and Associate Vice-President for Public Safety at Georgetown University. He oversees the Police Department, Emergency Management, and International Safety and Security. During his tenure at Georgetown, he has developed innovative community support programs, including a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), Crisis Intervention Trained (CIT) Officers, and a campus-wide Active Shooter Response training program. In the first half of 2012, Gruber served as an FBI Police Executive Fellow assigned to the National Joint Terrorism Task Force supporting the Campus Liaison Program. Gruber previously spent 26 years with the University of Maryland, College Park Police Department where he served as an Assistant Chief of Police before retiring in 2012. He is a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) accredited through ASIS International.
James Weston
Director, Global Security Liaison & IDL Security Advisor
McDonald's Corporation
James Weston became Director, Global Security Liaison & IDL Security Advisor in the McDonald's Corporation on May 28, 2024. He works closely with the McDonald’s Segment Business Unit leads in providing security advise and strategy, as well as developing and enriching relationships with Embassies, law enforcement officials, and private sector counterparts to enable fast detection and response to emerging risks. Prior to McDonald's James served as Deputy Executive Director for the Secretary of State’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) in the Diplomatic Security Service. He was named one of the Most Influential People in Security by Security Magazine in 2016.
Panelists
J. Nicole McDargh
Vice President Corporate Security
Delaware North
With 30 years of safety and security experience, Nicole McDargh has been actively engaged in every aspect of enterprise security risk management. Her focus and passion is on building processes that keep people safe no matter where they may be. Leading with humor, she has developed teams and programs which have safeguarded people and places in 29 countries. Nicole regularly speaks and works on spreading the message that loss prevention, crime deterrence and safety practices only work well and together when they live under one umbrella of a good safety culture and mindset. She is currently the VP of Safety and Loss Prevention for Domino’s Pizza, LLC. Prior to joining Domino’s, she was Regional Director for Safety and Security for Richemont Luxury Goods.
Cheryl Steele
Cheryl Steele is the vice president of Global Security & Resilience (Chief Security Officer) at Starbucks Coffee Company, a global fortune 150 company operating more than 38,000 retail locations in 86 markets around the world. Cheryl oversees safety and security operations for all Starbucks partners (employees) and facilities (retail, non-retail and manufacturing). She leads the company’s crisis management and business resiliency efforts. Based in Seattle, Cheryl’s team includes partners in Hong Kong, London, and Shanghai. Cheryl serves is an active member of OSAC, the International Security Management Association (ISMA), and the International Women’s Forum – WA Chapter. She is a former consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton and former diplomat with the U.S. Department of State.
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