Maximize Value Between Integrators and Security Executives Registration

Duration:60 minutes

Abstract:

Earn: 0.1 IACET CEU

BNP Media is authorized by the IACET to offer 0.1 CEU for this program.
Participants completing this course may be eligible to receive Continuing Professional Education credit or CPEs toward ASIS re-certification.

PSA Security Network CEO, Bill Bozeman and Guy Grace (former Director of Security at Littleton Public Schools and a security professional with decades of experience providing safety and security to the organizations he has worked for) join together to discuss how security leaders can maximize the relationship with their systems integrator partners within the enterprise. During Grace’s career, he has had many experiences growing and enhancing partnerships with service providers. Bozeman shares his insights both leading PSA Network integrators as well as from his time as an integrator giving examples of the most successful relationships he’s seen and common issues that have ended working relationships. This dynamic discussion will help integrators and end users learn how to better leverage their partnerships and garner more value in the process.

Learning Objectives:

Learn how to strengthen relationships with your service partners to run successful enterprise security environments.
Discover the best communication methods and frequency of communication needed between security leaders and integrators or service providers.
Recognize the pitfalls to avoid in an integrator/end user relationship.
Implement strategies to repair or improve a strained relationship between a technology provider and security leader/end user.

Speakers

Bill Bozeman

CEO

PSA

Bill Bozeman is CEO of PSA, the world’s largest system integrator consortium, owned by the most progressive security and audio-visual integrators throughout North America. Bozeman has over 40 years of experience in the security systems integration business and with a successful track record in both corporate and entrepreneurial environments. He has served as president of Delta Audio-Visual Security, president of Dictograph Alarm Systems Inc. and vice president of strategic alliances for Pinkerton Systems Integration. Bozeman is a member of the Security Industry Hall of Fame, was recognized as one of the 25 most influential security executives, has received the Security Industry Association’s George Lippert memorial award and was awarded the Security Legend Award by Security Systems News in 2020.

Guy Grace

K-12 National Security Program Manager

ASSA ABLOY

Guy Grace has worked in the security field for 35 years. He served for over three decades as the Director of Security and Emergency Planning for Littleton Public Schools, a suburb of Denver, before retiring in 2020. Among many national awards and recognitions, Grace has received “Security Leader of the Year” and “Most Influential People in Security” honors from Security magazine, an SDM sister publication. Grace is a regular speaker at school safety trade conferences and a regular security media commentator for various trade magazines and media. He has diverse hands-on experiences in school safety regarding technology, processes, and emergency response. His specialty is understanding and recommending how life safety technology components can be deployed to help K-12 schools meet their all-hazard needs. In his role as a consultant, Grace has worked on many projects including duress systems with location services, analytic software for cameras, access control, and numerous other technologies. He also served on a team of school safety experts who conducted advanced student e-cigarette use assessments for secondary schools in school districts that are part of a massive federal civil action filed against JUUL and affiliate companies.

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