The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the schedule, speaker lineup, and program for the 2025 Securing New Ground (SNG) conference, taking place Oct. 14 – 15 in New York City, as well as the first-ever ESG Week Virtual Symposium, taking place Sept. 9 – 11, 2025.

2025 Securing New Ground Conference

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 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 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.

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.

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. To register, follow this link.

ESG Week Virtual Symposium

This free and open-to-all event is co-presented by the SIA Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Advisory Board and Built Environment Advisory Board and will feature dynamic sessions on key topics in sustainability, environment, social, and governance.

Sessions for this event will run Tuesday, Sept. 9, through Thursday, Sept. 11, from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. EDT each day. Topics covered will include:

• Practical governance strategies for small and medium-sized businesses in security tech
• Operationalizing artificial intelligence in your health and safety programs
• Embedding ESG into modern security strategies
• Aligning purpose with performance to deliver client value in sustainability strategy
• ESG as a strategic enabler
• Leveraging physical security solutions to make organizations more sustainable

“SIA is proud to present the first ESG Week Symposium to examine critical issues related to the environment, sustainability, social and governance in our industry,” Erickson said. “We thank our expert advisory board members—including the ESG Advisory Board and its chair, Renee Thompson, and the Built Environment Advisory Board and its chair, Dan Cremins—for offering your valuable insights and vision in shaping this collaborative virtual event, and we thank sponsors ASSA ABLOY and HID for your generous support of this brand-new offering.”

Speakers for the 2025 ESG Week Virtual Symposium include:

• Scott Bystrek, director, health and safety, Salesforce Global Safety and Security
• Andrew Campagnola, director of product management, Kastle Systems
• Dan Cremins, chair, SIA Built Environment Advisory Board, and senior business development manager, Delta Electronics
• Jon Harris, founder and performance coach, Apex Performance
• Travis Hensley, global operations sustainability, health and safety manager, HID
• Ashwin Kataria, senior vice president, performance excellence, Securitas Technology
• Kristi Keating, vice president of sustainability, Securitas Technology
• Dr. Alka Khungar, customer value director, Johnson Controls
• Jessica Martinez, director, Luxer One
• Amy Musanti, director, sustainable building solutions, door security solutions, ASSA ABLOY
• Andy Shartzer, technical evangelist, Pelco
• Matt Winn, vice president, communications, HID

ESG Week 2025 is supported by sponsors ASSA ABLOY and HID. Registration for this event is free and open to all.