Summit Details
Registration and Networking
Monday April 27, 2026 8:00am – 8:30am CDT
Music City Center
Opening Comments
Speakers:
Bill Hapner
General Manager TN/KY, Convergint
Doug Riggin
ASIS Chapters Committee Representative Group 4 (Southeast, US), Altria Client Services
Troy Newman
Managing Partner, Group Nine Risk Consulting
TBA Event
Monday April 27, 2026 8:45am – 10:00am CDT
Music City Center
The Discoverability Problem: How AI Shifted the Risk Equation
The data that enables targeted violence has never been easier to find. In June 2025, investigators recovered a notebook from a Minnesota murder suspect containing a list of data aggregator websites, documenting how the data broker ecosystem was leveraged to locate and target public officials. Months earlier, a pair of websites exposing 23,000+ executives demonstrated how AI tools could build…
Speakers:
Chris Wingfield
Senior Vice President – Strategic Innovation, 360 Privacy
Sponsors:
360 Privacy
Opening Comments
Speakers:
Bill Hapner
General Manager TN/KY, Convergint
Doug Riggin
ASIS Chapters Committee Representative Group 4 (Southeast, US), Altria Client Services
Troy Newman
Managing Partner, Group Nine Risk Consulting
From Signals to Prevention: Operationalizing Behavior-Centered Security with Technology
Proactive security programs increasingly rely on the early identification and management of human-driven risk. This interactive session examines best practices for integrating Behavioral Threat Detection (BTD) with Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) to create an effective, prevention-focused security program.Drawing on real-world operational experience, the presentation will…
Speakers:
Michael Rozin
President, Rozin Security Consulting, LLC
Beyond the Hype: Safe, Responsible, and Defensible Use of AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly being adopted across security, loss prevention, fraud detection, and operational decision-making—but many organizations are doing so without clear guardrails, governance, or an understanding of the downstream risks. This session cuts through the hype to focus on what safe, responsible, and defensible use of AI actually looks like in real-world…
Speakers:
Basia Pietrawska
Senior Industry Advisor and Special Project Consultant, Lowers & Associates
Sponsors:
Lowers Risk Group
Behind Closed Doors: Modern Technical Surveillance Threats
This Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) session provides training on identifying modern eavesdropping threats. Participants will learn what TSCM protects and explore the full spectrum of surveillance devices—from consumer-grade “spy shop” equipment available online to sophisticated custom-built systems.
Speaker:
Calvin Anderson
Technical Security Instructor, Research Electronics International
Networking Reception
Monday April 27, 2026 4:30pm – 6:30pm CDT
Old Red
Sponsors:
360 Privacy
Hetherington Group
Sign-In and Networking
Monday April 27, 2026 8:00am – 8:30am CDT
Music City Center
The Rise of Intelligent Security
The Rise of Intelligent Security: From Risk Management to Competitive AdvantageSecurity is evolving from a protective function to a strategic business enabler. As AI accelerates innovation and the threat landscape grows more complex, security leaders are expected to reduce risk, ensure compliance, and drive measurable business value.In this executive-level session, two industry leaders in security…
Speakers:
Rodnie Williams
Managing Director, Consulting & Advisory, Convergint
Amir Shechter
Executive Director, Innovation & Technology, Convergint
Sponsors:
Convergint
Technology Partner Exhibits
Establishing AI Governance and Standards in Intelligence Operations
As intelligence professionals develop a ‘trust but verify’ approach to the increasing pressure to integrates generative and agentic AI, the tension between rapid capability adoption and rigorous oversight has reached a critical inflection point. This panel explores the standards and internal governance frameworks necessary to maintain the “decision advantage” without compromising analytic…
Moderator:
Karli DeBlois
Senior Analyst, Group Nine Risk Consulting/FBI AIA
Speakers:
Nikki Rutman
Managing Partner, Global Intelligence & Investigations, Sentinel/FBI AIA
Gerry McMahon
Principal, Global Intelligence, W1 Global Inc.
Ron Johnson
Founder & CEO, Tacilent.ai/FBI AIA
Calculated Risk: Leadership When Failure Is Not an Option
Tuesday April 28, 2026 11:15am – 12:15pm CDT
Music City Center
At 13,000 feet, there is no room for debate. The decision is go–or no-go. Drawing from competitive skydiving, high-altitude mountaineering, and Fortune 500 security advisory experience, Matthew Alarif connects extreme environments to the realities of corporate security leadership.
Speakers:
Matthew Alarif
Senior Vice President, Risk Advisory, Teneo
Smarter Automation: How AI Improves Decision-Making and Security Outcomes
With recent improvements in Artificial Intelligence’s (AI) ability to provide accurate information, it has emerged as a driver of major efficiency across many industries. Though AI has existed for decades, it is now widely embraced. Key use-cases include assisting professionals with automating repetitive tasks, detection, and monitoring, allowing humans to focus on critical decisions. AI, when…
Speaker:
Daniel Reichman, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Ai-RGUS
Sponsor:
Ai-RGUS
Recognize, Respond, Protect: Managing Intimate Partner Violence in the Workplace
Intimate Partner Violence is one of the most common sources of workplace violence, yet it remains one of security and HRs biggest blind spots. This session shows how violence at home becomes danger at work, using current research, case data, and threat-assessment principles to help identify early warning behaviors, understand spillover risk, and support vulnerable employees.
Speaker:
Josh Shelton
Partner, Group Nine Risk Consulting
Sponsor:
Group Nine Risk Consulting