Tag: 20 under 40
Security Systems News opens nominations for “Emerging Leaders Under 40”
October 3, 2023Cory Harris, Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine—For more than a decade, Security Systems News has put the next generation of leaders within the security industry in the spotlight with an annual award and we're excited to announce it will now be known as “Emerging Leaders Under 40,” beginning with the Class of 2024.
For over a decade, we’ve put the next generation of leaders within the security industry in the spotlight with an annual award that has evolved from “20 under 40” to “40...
Feeling the Love
November 3, 2021Paul Ragusa
It’s been truly remarkable to see the evolution of the security industry since starting here at Security Systems News more than five years ago. Not just within technology, which has exploded with the convergence of physical and cybersecurity, and with cloud, machine learning, AI and robotics gaining traction, but also from a diversity and inclusion perspective, as the wide breadth of voices leading conversations today is refreshing and long overdue.
What’s even cooler is high-profile...
Business resiliency during crisis
April 8, 2020
YARMOUTH, Maine—At this point in the global pandemic, unemployment is soaring; furloughs are plenty; some businesses are no longer in existence; and according Bloomberg Economics' model, chance of recession in the U.S. now stands at 100 percent. The time is now for security integrators to quickly adapt to these and other disruptions while at the same time maintaining continuous business operations and keep people safe by prioritizing what is most critical to be done. Easier said than done.The...
SIA's new conference AcceleRISE, inspiring the next generation security professional
February 12, 2019Ginger Hill
The countdown to SIA's new conference acceleRISE has begun with plans for security leaders to share ideas and inspire tomorrow's up and coming young security professionals via coaching, business skill development and networking. This event is to take place August 14-16 at the Radisson Blu in downtown, Minneapolis.
Having never been to Minnesota and being the extreme foodie that I am, I did a little research and discovered a meat-centric American grill that I would totally check out —...
SSN opens '20 under 40' nominations
April 18, 2018Spencer Ives
YARMOUTH, Maine—Security Systems News is excited to announce the opening of this year's “20 under 40,” nominations, a distinction for up-and-coming young professionals that are really making a name for themselves in the security industry.“The Security Systems News '20 Under 40' awards, now in their 12th year, allow us to recognize the next generation of security industry leaders in both the integrator and end user communities,” said Paul Ragusa, SSN's editor. “We...
Nominations open for Security Systems News' '20 under 40' Class of 2016
May 6, 2016Spencer Ives
YARMOUTH, Maine—If you have an exceptional colleague, one who deserves recognition for their work in the security industry, we'd like to hear about them. Security Systems News is calling for nominations for its annual “20 under 40” awards.“We established the '20 under 40' awards to recognize the younger professionals in the security industry who are really making a name for themselves. These individuals stand out in what they do, both for their business and for the industry,”...
SSN's '20 under 40' winners gathered at TechSec
February 24, 2016Spencer Ives
Security Systems News' TechSec Solutions conference went very well this year—everything from the educational sessions to the weather. A highlight of the conference was having "20 under 40" Class of 2015 award winners in attendance. Eleven honorees from the integrators' class and six honorees from the end users joined us in Delray Beach, Fla. Included here are photos from the reception. You can find the complete collection of integrator profiles here, and the list of end user profiles here.
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Shannon Woodman joins CSAA executive committee
October 14, 2015SSN Staff
SEATTLE—Shannon Woodman, COO of Washington Alarm, based here, has joined the CSAA Board of Directors' Executive Committee.
“I am very excited to have Shannon join the executive committee,” CSAA President Pam Petrow said in a prepared statement. “She has shown great leadership with her work as chair of the membership committee and co-chair of the Owner Operator/Regional Voice of the Customer sessions. Her abilities to collaborate, be innovative, and communicate effectively...
'20 under 40' end-user nominations: One word. Wow
July 8, 2015Amy Canfield
The Security System News' team has done a preliminary vetting of the nominations for SSN's “20 under 40” awards, with a full study to come this week. The deadline for nominations was July 1, and thank you, readers, for coming through!
Although we do have two categories, one for integrators, I am primarily responsible for the end user awards.
I say it every year because it's true: Each year we get such great nominees, so qualified, extremely professional, smart and deserving of being honored...
'20 under 40' end users work to build security success
February 25, 2015Amy Canfield
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—It's difficult to raise risk awareness among employees when everyone thinks everything is going just fine. Achieving security autonomy across different types of businesses that fall under one banner with almost 30,000 employees is difficult, too.Those were just two of the challenges discussed by two of the “20 under 40” end user award winners at during the Next Gen Security Series at TechSec Solutions 2015, held here Feb. 3-4.“Challenge is changing people's...