“We’ve designed ESX 2016 for security and life safety professionals to learn more, share more and experience more to help them better run, grow and maximize their businesses, and rethink the future,” says ESX Chairman George DeMarco. “Armed with best practices and new ideas, you will be prepared to meet the demands of a changing competitive landscape.
“As always, we’ve packed the schedule with networking events and opportunities to allow you to engage and collaborate with peers,” DeMarco adds. “We focus on delivering meaningful content and ideas that help dealers, integrators and monitoring companies think more strategically and identify significant emerging trends and changing consumer behaviors.”Here’s a a handful of can’t-miss events and educational tracks that ESX offers. For further details and information, visit www.esxweb.com.
OpenXchange Breakfast, sponsored by SD&I and SecurityInfoWatch.com (Wed., June 8): This interactive panel discussion identifies disruptive technologies and emerging trends that will help you navigate the changing competitive landscape, and pinpoint the opportunities and challenges likely to impact your company and our industry.
Opening Keynote Luncheon (Wed., June 8): Nicholas Webb, world-renowned business and technology futurist, author, award-winning innovator and strategist, helps organizations understand how to be relevant in the fast-moving and hyper-connected future. Webb will challenge the audience to think differently about innovation.
Industry Excellence Breakfast (Thu., June 9): Michael Jagger, founder and CEO of Provident Security, will share the genesis of his organization’s “pursuit of greatness journey” — the lessons he’s learned along the way and the remarkable inspiration around us. In addition, Special individuals and companies will be honored through CSAA’s Excellence Awards and Five Diamond Monitoring Marvel program and ESA’s Morris F. Weinstock Person of the Year.
Public Safety Luncheon (Thu., June 9): An opportunity to hear firsthand about the enormous challenges governmental agencies face in providing public safety, and the evolving technologies, appropriate policies and vital partnerships needed to deliver public safety and national security. ESA’s Youth Scholarship Award, Security Industry Alarm Coalition’s (SIAC) Police Dispatch Quality (PDQ) Award and William N. Moody Award, and CSAA’s Public Sector Award will also be presented.
ESX Crawl (Thu., June 9): If you have ever attended or asked someone about ESX, you will hear about “The Crawl.” This year’s theme is appropriately country-style attire, as attendees hit a few of Fort Worth’s favorite honky-tonks.
Closing Keynote Luncheon (Fri., June 10): Back by popular demand, Dr. Alan Beaulieu, principal of ITR Economics and one of the country’s most informed economists, shares his invaluable insights on the future of the economy.
Educational Tracks
ESX offers a robust array of educational tracks, with multiple sessions within each. The four main tracks are listed below, but be sure to check out www.esxweb.com for full details of the sessions.
• Run your company: Innovative ways to lead and manage your company, operations, finance, and customer service.
• Grow your business: Discover innovative ideas to increase your top line revenues, offer new products, invigorate your sales, and build a customer-centric team.
• Maximize your central station: Next-generation monitoring technologies, services, and management techniques that deliver meaningful services.
• Rethink the future: The broadest perspective of what lies ahead and how to prepare yourself for fast-paced, business-changing breakthroughs.
Paul Rothman is Editor in Chief of Security Dealer & Integrator (SD&I) magazine. Access the latest issue along with the archives at www.secdealer.com.
