ISC West concluded yesterday, featuring three keynotes, more than 25 SIA Education@ISC sessions, virtual vendor solution sessions, discussion groups, networking and more.

Shannon Polson, author of “The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience and Leadership in the Most Male Dominated Organization in the World” and the founder of The Grit Institute, gave the final keynote today at ICS West.

In his keynote, Burns addressed how the tech company has looked at risk management in the past four years and in the context of COVID-19.

Michael Joy, senior director for corporate strategy at IDEMIA National Security Solutions, highlighted how the industry can adapt to contactless security solutions in the education session, “Enabling Standoff Identification and Illness Detection in the Context of COVID-19.”

In his keynote, titled “On the Edge of Transformation: Securing a Connected Future with IoT,” MacKenzie explained the benefits and complexities of IoT, using Amazon’s Webservices IoT strategy as an example.

ISC West will preview what the Virtual Vendor Solution Sessions will look like on Sept. 24 and Sept. 29

The Mission 500 Security 5k/2k annual fundraiser, which has traditionally taken place onsite at ISC West, is shifting to a virtual format to raise funds for children in need across the United States.

The keynote lineup has been announced for ISC West 2020, which will be held virtually Oct. 5-7. 

Due to the cancellation of the ISC West 2020 in-person event, Reed Exhibitions, along with premier sponsor SIA, will transform ISC West 2020 into an all-virtual event occurring Oct. 5-7, 2020 to serve the security and public safety community.

Earlier today, the Security Industry Association (SIA), along with ISC West, presented the 2020 New Product Showcase (NPS) Awards in an online meeting.