Security Industry Association Announces Keynote, Agenda and Speakers for Perimeter PREVENT 2025

NFL chief security officer and former D.C. police chief Cathy Lanier to keynote Perimeter PREVENT, the premier perimeter security event, happening June 17-18 in Washington, D.C.

SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the 2025 Perimeter PREVENT, the premier event in perimeter security. This symposium – held June 17-18 in Washington, D.C. – will gather policymakers, federal agency personnel, architects, engineers and security solution providers to engage on the critical issues related to perimeter defense for physical environments, including government and commercial facilities, critical infrastructure and events.

“At Perimeter PREVENT 2025, attendees will gain essential insights on protective design strategies, explore security challenges and innovations in protecting urban retail spaces against threats, examine critical infrastructure security measures for data centers, learn strategies for mitigating security risks during period of civil unrest and more,” said SIA CEO Don Erickson. “This event is a fantastic opportunity for our industry and government to gather, strategize, discuss and ideate on the most pressing perimeter security topics.”

Perimeter PREVENT 2025 – presented by SIA with guidance from the SIA Perimeter Security Subcommittee – will kick off on Tuesday, June 17, with a welcome reception featuring top-tier networking, refreshments and informal conversation with speakers and attendees, including public- and private-sector end users, buyers, specifiers and reseller partners.

On Wednesday, June 18, attendees will enjoy an all-day symposium featuring keynote remarks from Cathy Lanier, chief security officer of the National Football League (NFL) and former Washington, D.C., police chief, along with additional educational presentations from top experts, networking opportunities and an open forum to present questions and ideas.

 “This year’s event – in addition to bringing together leaders in barriers, bollards and fencing, along with manufacturers, integrators and solutions providers – will offer perspectives from more voices than ever before, including perimeter component manufacturers and fabricators, about how they can contribute to finding solutions for better perimeters,” said Christa Decker, co-chair of SIA’s Perimeter Security Subcommittee and vice president of the Protective Design Group at Whitman, Requardt & Associates.  

 “We’re seeing a lot of technology being integrated into perimeter security solutions and new potential threats,” said Amy Dunton, co-chair of SIA’s Perimeter Security Subcommittee and business development specialist at Ameristar Perimeter Security. “We look forward to examining how we can integrate the different layers of perimeter security into a holistic approach as we secure our facilities and data and protect our customers and ourselves.”

Featured speakers include:

• Keynote Speaker: Cathy Lanier, chief security officer, NFL; former chief, Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
• Xander Alexander, technical evangelist, Motorola Solutions
• Akmal Ali, former deputy director, SAFETY Act Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Adam Andres, vice president, sales, Quanergy
• Angie Barnes, chief revenue officer, Evolon
• Dennis Corrado, president, National Safety Shelters
• Sarah-Jane Corrado, vice president, project development, National Safety Shelters
• Douglas Dreher, director, data center development, Gibraltar Perimeter Security
• Jeffrey Friedman, founder, Building Intelligence
• Kari Garcia, director of communications, Allied Universal
• Kathleen Griggs, founder and CEO, Databuoy
• Charles M. Johnson, founder and CEO, NGA Security Advisor
• David McWhorter, CEO, The Homeland Security Consulting Group
• Sam Queeno, director of security, American Electric Power Company
• Mark Schreiber, principal consultant, Safeguards Consulting
• Dave Solly, product manager, Gallagher Security
• Danylo Tsurkan, solutions engineer, Torchlight AI
• Brandon Youngblood, CEO, Drone Security Services

Session topics include:

• SAFETY Act: Instilling Confidence, Driving Value and Mitigating Risk
• Enhancing Data Center Security
• CPTED and Best Practices for High-Security Perimeters
• Layered Solutions – Fortifying, Demystifying and Redefining
• The New Perimeter Paradigm
• Protecting the Perimeter With Technology
• Civil Unrest – Perimeter Protection

Perimeter PREVENT 2025 is generously supported by event sponsors Corning Optical Communications, Echodyne, Evolon, Gibraltar, Global Grab Technologies, Hexagon, Hercules High Security, Nasatka Security and PureTech Systems, as well as media partners SmartPerimeter.ai and Utility Security. Registration for attendees is $169 for SIA members and $269 for nonmembers; learn more and register here.

About SIA

SIA is the leading trade association for global security solution providers, with over 1,600 innovative member companies representing thousands of security leaders and experts who shape the future of the security industry. SIA protects and advances its members’ interests by advocating pro-industry policies and legislation at the federal and state levels, creating open industry standards that enable integration, advancing industry professionalism through education and training, opening global market opportunities and collaborating with other like-minded organizations. As the premier sponsor of ISC Events expos and conferences, SIA ensures its members have access to top-level buyers and influencers, as well as unparalleled learning and network opportunities. SIA also enhances the position of its members in the security marketplace through SIA GovSummit, which brings together private industry with government decision makers, and Securing New Ground, the security industry’s top executive conference for peer-to-peer networking.