VSS Tech Talks: Get the Big Picture on Security Technologies
No single point of view can bring you all the information and perspectives you need to make good decisions about your security technologies. That’s why we initiated VSS Tech Talks – so you can hear a technology-focused discussion covering a breadth of appropriate technologies that apply to specific core vertical markets of interest.
VSS Tech Talks Deliver Multiple Viewpoints
We’ve assembled Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with applicable experience in specific vertical markets to create a powerful set of monthly discussion webinars. Each month, a panel of SMEs will present their unique viewpoints about the information you need to make good technology decisions. And each panel will include experts from a variety of security technology companies, because we know that every security system is made up of multiple elements to achieve your specific business and operational objectives.
Register for Free
You can register for any VSS Tech Talks session that interests you – or all of them – FREE. See the schedule below for the current session lineup, and click the provided links to reach the registration pages. If the topic interests you, but you cannot attend at the time of the session, go ahead and register and we will make sure you can view a recording at your convenience.
VSS Tech Talks are designed to help you improve your organizational and operational security. We hope you can join us!
Event Schedule: The Big Picture
May 29th: Perimeter Protection
July 30th: Logistics / Warehousing
September 25th: Property Management
October 29th: AI Software and Sensors
November 20th: Next-Gen Integrated Security Systems
December 18th: Transportation (Intelligent Systems, Mobile Security, Fleet Mgmt.)
2025 VSS Tech Talks: UPCOMING SESSIONS
May 29, 2025 Event (2-3pm EDT): Perimeter Protection
Perimeter security protection is essential for anyone responsible for safeguarding physical or digital assets. As threats become more sophisticated, understanding how to effectively secure the boundaries of your network or property is critical. This webinar offers valuable insights into the latest technologies, best practices, and real-world strategies to prevent unauthorized access and detect potential breaches early. Whether you’re in IT, facilities management, or security operations, this session will empower you with the knowledge needed to strengthen your defense and stay ahead of evolving risks.
Mark McCourt, publisher from the newly launched SmartPerimeter.ai will be our “Guest Moderator” for this panel discussion.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
June 25, 2025 Event (2-3pm EDT): Government
Governments must balance their attention and spending across many constituencies, while protecting vital services, sensitive information and critical infrastructure that makes them a high-priority target for bad actors. Detecting and discouraging both external and insider threats, and improving public safety requires a broad application of layered security technologies. Join our expert panel of leading manufacturers for their perspectives and insights on how to proactively enhance public safety and security.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
July 30, 2025 Event (2-3pm EDT): Logistics/Warehousing
Logistics facilities and warehouses are designed and built for high volume vehicular and personnel traffic to keep goods and commerce moving smoothly. It’s vital to always know all that’s coming and going at these facilities 24/7 to ensure that all individuals and vehicles are properly identified, authenticated and monitored while on premises. Preventing theft and pilferage while maintaining personnel safety and fluid operations are all high priorities for logistical facility managers. Join this expert panel of security professionals to hear the latest perspectives on solutions for this important continually growing industry.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
August 27, 2025 Event (2-3pm EDT): Data Centers
Data centers are a vital component of our critical infrastructure, providing public and private organizations with the data they require to keep our economy, the government and private sectors on track. Protecting these facilities from attacks and intrusions is a high priority for their operators and users alike. Join our expert panel of security software and hardware experts for a panel discussion on new solutions designed to enhance physical-cyber security to proactively identify, prevent and mitigate external and insider threats to this vital industry.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
VSS Tech Talks: COMPLETED SESSIONS
COMPLETED – April 29, 2025 Event (2-3pm EDT): The New Security Landscape for A&Es and Consultants
The demand for improved physical and cyber security solutions continues to be a top priority across all vertical markets – from hospitals and schools to corporations and government facilities. New and emerging technologies are changing the landscape in security system specification, design and deployment, requiring a new balance of software and hardware solutions that are far different than conventional systems from even recent years.
Join our unique panel of industry experts discussing the latest innovations in physical security, and the tools Architects, Engineers and Consultants need to specify the best-in-breed security systems their clients need more than ever.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
COMPLETED – March 18-19, 2025 Event (3 Sessions): ISC West Technology Preview
Join us for this two-day event showcasing the latest technology solutions that will be on display at ISC West in April. You’ll hear from more than a dozen manufacturers talking about their latest solutions for the security market. Plus, there will be a panel discussion with an open Q&A for attendees. If you can’t attend ISC West, here’s your chance to get a preview of what will be in Las Vegas.
Session 1
Electronic Key Control, Computer Vision Access Control, Access Control & Crisis Management
Tuesday, March 18th, 1pm – 3pm EST
Panel: Morse Watchmans, SAFR, Sielox
Session 2
Door Locks and Hardware, Iris Recognition, 3D LiDAR
Tuesday, March 18th, 3:30pm – 5pm EST
Panel: ASSA ABLOY, Iris ID, Quanergy
Session 3
Power & Data Transmission, PIAM, Enterprise IoT Security
Wednesday, March 19th, 1pm – 3pm EST
Panel: Altronix, MERON, Viakoo
The panels are made up of these industry experts:
COMPLETED – February 27, 2025 Event (2-3pm EDT): Manufacturing / Food Processing
A secure environment for manufacturing and food processing facilities is essential. It not only protects against theft of secrets, materials, and equipment, but it also maintains a safe working environment for staff and reduces the chances of food adulteration. The use of networked equipment, sensors, and controls continues to increase, raising the issue of cyber interference and ransomware attacks. Join our expert panel for their perspectives on protecting manufacturing facilities – and our food supply.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
COMPLETED – January 28, 2025 Event (2-3pm EDT): K-12 Schools
K-12 primary and secondary schools must provide a safe learning environment for students, staff, and faculty to be successful. With challenges to this safe environment constantly evolving, schools need flexible and adaptable strategies and solutions to meet safety needs. Join our panel of security experts as they cover new ways for school leadership to protect against threats, and create safer spaces for children to learn and grow.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
COMPLETED – November 26, 2024 Event (2-3pm EDT): Next-Gen Integrated Security Systems
Physical security tech can help improve safety and security on their own, but when integrated together they become much more than the sum of their parts. Well-designed and fully-integrated security systems can offer CSOs and their teams smoother operation, reduced administration, and dramatically improved situational awareness – allowing them to handle incidents faster and more easily. Join our webinar to hear from a panel of industry experts on how to choose, integrate, and make the most of the latest security technology.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
COMPLETED – October 23, 2024 Event (2-3pm EDT): Logistics/Warehousing
Logistics facilities are designed for lots of trucks, people, and goods to be coming and going – but it is important to be sure that all those comings and goings are authorized and correct! Preventing theft, unauthorized visitors, and tampering with goods in transit are all high on the priority list of logistical facility management. Join this expert panel session to hear the latest perspectives on solutions for this important market.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
COMPLETED – September 18, 2024 Event: Property Management / Mixed Use
High density housing and mixed use facilities present many challenges for management that differ from single-use facilities. An increased level of routine users, plus a higher volume of visitors and customers, boosts complexity and widens the operational timeframe. Maintaining safety, security, and order presents complex and often, competing priorities. Join our expert panel for a meaningful discussion on balancing priorities and solutions for this growing housing market.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
COMPLETED – August 20, 2024 Event: Healthcare
Healthcare facilities have unique security challenges – 24/7 operation, a high fraction of contract and adjunct workers, distraught visitors, increasing workplace violence, and vulnerable patients, just to name a few. Facility security teams need security technology advantages! Join us for this updated panel session and hear from our panel of security experts about their latest expert advice and insights for this need!
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
COMPLETED – July 24, 2024 Event: Data Centers
Today, data centers hold something more valuable than money – it’s the customer, product, and business information that literally enables companies to exist and function! Clearly, protecting these facilities from all kinds of attacks and intrusions is a concern of highest priority for operators and users alike. Join our expert panel for an important discussion about how a range of integrated physical and cyber techniques is the best defense against the complex threats in this industry.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
COMPLETED – June 25, 2024 Event: Higher Education
The higher education market poses many unique challenges for security, including distributed campuses, open perimeters, frequent and significant changes in access authorities, high visitor volume, and often, a combination of housing, learning, and recreational facilities. Join our expert manufacturer’s panel for this informative session to cover the latest strategies, services, and offerings applicable to this market.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
COMPLETED – May 23, 2024 Event: Transportation
Transportation security professionals must balance the protection of the shipping and travel systems themselves with providing a safe and efficient experience for travelers and workers in this vital industry. The distributed nature and complexity of our transportation systems create a wide range of needs, strategies, and solutions to be considered, implemented, and managed. Join our expert panel for an overview of the latest transportation security topics.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
COMPLETED – March 12-13, 2024 Event: ISC West Technology Preview
Unfortunately, not everyone who would benefit from attending the ISC West show is able to do so. If you can’t attend, join us for three separate 90-minute sessions over two days for your chance to hear our expert manufacturers panel and learn about the newest solutions for the security market. If you can attend ISC West, here’s your chance to get a preview of exciting new offers!
View the Recorded Sessions RIGHT NOW
Session 1: Analytics/Sensors/Video Assurance
Panel: Costar, Quanergy, Viakoo
Session 2: Power & Distribution/Access Control
Panel: Altronix, Dortronics, Sielox
Session 2: Perimeter Security/Biometrics/Key Control
Panel: Barrier1, Iris ID, Morse Watchmans
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
COMPLETED – February 28, 2024 Event: Security Technology and Tools for A&Es and ICT Professionals
Online and networked services, commerce, and entertainment have exploded in recent years, as have the needs for improved physical and cyber security solutions across virtually every category of business The various technologies designed, specified, installed, and serviced by security, and information and communication technology professionals are more important than ever. Join this unique panel to learn how proven physical security systems and the tools A&Es and BICSI ICT Professionals need are available to help deliver the best in breed security systems their clients demand more so than ever.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
COMPLETED – February 21, 2024 Event: K-12 Schools
Primary and Secondary schools have a unique responsibility to provide a safe environment for learning and social development. Challenges from unexpected visitors to uncooperative students make this task harder than ever, so schools need strategies and solutions to meet the need without damaging the learning environment. Join our panel of security experts as they cover the latest trends in K-12 school security.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
COMPLETED – January 31, 2024 Event: Banking and Finance
Willie Sutton famously observed that “that’s where the money is.” Protecting banks and other facilities that hold cash and precious items, including ATMs, and safety deposit boxes, is essential. We must also protect financial targets such as trading houses, brokers, and exchanges, where more sophisticated thieves and bad actors seek access to perpetrate cybercrimes. Join our expert panel for a lively discussion on priorities, techniques, and trends in the vital banking security market.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
2023 VSS Tech Talks: ARCHIVED SESSIONS
December 19, 2023 Event: Critical Infrastructure
By definition, critical infrastructure is essential to our societal health and safety and supports essential functions from our water supply to electrical power and much more. Protecting infrastructure is complicated by its decentralized nature, the many exposed elements of these systems, and its large potential attack surface. Join us as our panel of experts discuss these challenges and how the latest security technologies can be applied to help keep critical infrastructure safe.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
Ronnie Pennington
Director of Sales for the Americas
Baxter Matthews
Vice President – Technical & Electronics Operations
Tim Purpura
VP of Global Sales and Marketing
Mark Evans
Executive Vice President
Gerald Becker
VP Market Development & Alliances
John Gallagher
Vice President of Viakoo Labs
November 16, 2023 Event: Data Centers
It’s estimated that modern society is creating, well, a huge pile of valuable data every day. Moreover, cloud computing and services are taking on an ever-larger fraction of our operational workload. Where is all this valuable data, and where are these essential functions taking place – at data centers, of course – who have a critical role in protecting organizational value. Join us for a vital discussion about how best to protect these essential facilities!
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
October 26, 2023 Event: Healthcare
Healthcare facilities have unique security challenges – 24/7 operation, a high fraction of contract and adjunct workers, distraught visitors, increasing workplace violence, and vulnerable patients, just to name a few. Facility security teams need security technology advantages – join us for some expert advice and insights for this need!
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
Ronnie Pennington
Director of Sales for the Americas
Skip Burnham
National Sales Manager
Tim Purpura
VP of Global Sales and Marketing
Mark Evans
Executive Vice President
Kyle Elliott
VP of Sales
John Gallagher
Vice President of Viakoo Labs
September 28, 2023 Event: Corporate Campuses
Corporate campus facilities must ensure safe working environments, not only for the employees, but also for suppliers, customers, visitors, and the broader community. Aligning the interests of property owners, business tenants, and these constituencies, and implementing appropriate security measures, requires a big picture view, and good decisions. Join us for expert insights about how to achieve your goals!
We’ll be participating in the upcoming series of VSS Tech Talk panel presentations discussing how a wide range of leading security technologies and solutions apply to specific vertical markets of interest.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
August 31, 2023 Event: Cannabis
The decriminalization of cannabis at the state level has brought a focus on some expected – and some unexpected – security challenges. Protecting the product itself from its origin at the growing facilities through to its sale at the retail outlets is complex. Federal banking restrictions further increase complexity, and have increased the importance of protecting all the participants in cash transactions. How can the cannabis industry implement cost-effective security technologies? Join us for expert insights!
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
July 27, 2023 Event: Safe Cities and Municipalities
Municipal governments must balance their attention and spending across many constituencies. In recent years, advancing technologies have created new possibilities that help improve safety in many ways from traffic monitoring to first responder communications. What technologies will bring the most value, and how can they be prioritized? Join us for this discussion!
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
Ronnie Pennington
Director of Sales for the Americas
Brendan MacDaniel
VP of Sales
Tim Purpura
VP of Global Sales and Marketing
Karen Evans
CEO
June 29, 2023 Event: Higher Education
The higher education market poses many unique challenges for security, including distributed campuses, open perimeters, frequent and significant changes in access authorities, high visitor volume, and often, a combination of housing, learning, and recreational facilities. Join us for this informative session to cover topics for this market.
The panel is made up of these industry experts:
Ronnie Pennington
Director of Sales for the Americas
John Centofanti
VP of Sales for North America
Tim Purpura
VP of Global Sales and Marketing
Karen Evans
CEO
Kyle Elliott
VP of Sales
John Gallagher
Vice President