Security Industry Association Announces Program for 2025 Securing New Ground Conference

Top C-suite, cybersecurity and business leaders—including keynote speaker Mark Esper—will headline the security industry’s executive conference taking place Oct. 14-15 in New York City.

SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the schedule, speaker lineup and program for the 2025 Securing New Ground (SNG), the security industry’s executive conference, taking place Oct. 14-15 in New York City. At SNG 2025, 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 leaders who are driving the future of security. The 2025 program will explore the most current and cutting-edge issues, like how top security leaders are navigating a new era, the state of the security integrator and how tomorrow’s tech advancements will change your business; 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 proud to present the lineup for Securing New Ground 2025—a can’t-miss array of compelling discussions, insights from visionary leaders and exploration of pivotal trends that will drive the next wave of innovation and transformation across our industry,” said SIA CEO Don Erickson. “We encourage all executive security leaders to join us in New York for this highly anticipated program, which will examine how our industry is navigating the current landscape and changes and offer ample opportunities to connect, share information and network with other security luminaries.” 

Highlights of the 2025 SNG program include:

• A special dinner keynote event featuring a can’t-miss conversation with the Honorable Mark Esper, Ph.D., former U.S. secretary of defense and secretary of the Army, former senior corporate executive at Raytheon Technologies, former commissioner of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission and New York Times bestselling author
• A dynamic keynote presentation on economic conditions with Nasdaq economist Michael Normyle
• Compelling executive conversations with Ann Fandozzi, CEO of Convergint; Thomas Jensen, CEO of Milestone Systems; Shikhar Shrestha, CEO and co-founder of Ambient AI; and Brian Sloan, CEO of Wachter
• The return of key popular sessions, including  The View From the Top, exploring major trends and challenges in global security and featuring top executives from integration, product manufacturers and the practitioner voice; the ever-insightful Security Megatrends session that forecasts leading trends expected to change the industry over the next one to five years; the Investment Insights panel that breaks down the numbers behind industry investments, mergers and acquisitions activity, lending and private equity; and two sessions with top-level corporate security leaders, including one hosted by SIA’s SPARC community of practitioners.

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

The conference will also see the presentation of the winners of this year’s 25 on the RISE Awards, a recognition program for young leaders in the security industry, nominated by their peers as rising stars in security.

Registration for SIA members starts at $995 (a savings of $1,000 off the regular rate) for those who register by Aug. 22. Security practitioners (CSOs, corporate security directors and their immediate teams) are invited to attend for $100, and government security leaders are provided complimentary access; learn more and register here.

SNG 2025 is supported by sponsors Genetec, Allegion, ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions, Axis Communications, Cento, Convergint, dormakaba, Eagle Eye Networks, Genea, Hanwha Vision, HID, Honeywell, Houlihan Lokey, IDIS, Imperial Capital, i-PRO, ISC Security Events, LVT, M.C. Dean, Milestone, Motorola Solutions, Raymond James, SAGE Integration, Unlimited Technology, Verkada, Vivotek, Wachter and Wesco.

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.