SIA GovSummit 2024 is Going to Be Another Can't-Miss Event: Submit Your Proposal Today!

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is looking for engaging and informative speakers and sessions for the 2024 SIA GovSummit, SIA's annual government security conference. SIA GovSummit 2024 will be held May 21-22 in Washington, D.C.

Key Details

Attended each year by hundreds of public- and private-sector professionals, SIA GovSummit delivers engaging, commercial-free discussions with invaluable insights on emerging policy trends, technology needs of the government and changes in the risk environment that shape development of products and advanced systems integration to meet evolving security challenges.

Session formats can be individual presentations, workshops, panel discussions and/or interview-style conversations.

You are cordially to bring your knowledge and expertise to the GovSummit stage. Submit your winning proposal today!

SIA GovSummit is particularly interested in proposals from government officials, departments and programs.

Session proposals for SIA GovSummit 2024 closed on Friday, Jan. 26.

SIA will review each proposal and consider it for inclusion on either day of the GovSummit event.

Benefits

As a session organizer for the 2024 SIA GovSummit, you will:

• Receive free GovSummit registration for all speakers in the session
• Enhance the knowledge and skills of your industry and government peers
• Gain professional and personal recognition as a subject matter expert
• Expand your professional network and build strategic partnerships
• Enhance the name recognition of your agency or company at the industry’s premier government security conference

Proposal Review, Selection and Notification

Proposals are evaluated and will be selected on the basis of the following criteria. Government presenters are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Must relate to existing or emerging federal, state or local government policy or practices (regulations, legislation, executive orders, contracting rules, funding, procurement trends, technology initiatives, etc.), its impact on the security industry or how industry trends are, will or should be driving policy or solutions implementation
• Must offer commercial-free and vendor-neutral content
• Must not closely duplicate sessions from the 2023 program

Conference Topics and Themes

Topics/content should fall under one or more of these broad areas:

• Contracting and procurement
• Proposed legislation and regulations
• Regulatory compliance
• State and local policy trends
• Protecting government facilities
• Standards, codes or best practices development
• Law enforcement and first responder technology
• Emerging technologies for the government sector

Responsibilities

Speakers/panel organizers are responsible for performing the following in a time frame set by SIA:

• Secure the participation of any panelists
• Coordinate session planning, with support from SIA as needed
• Provide any presentation content ahead of the event
• Actively promote registration for SIA GovSummit among potential participants

Resources and Support

Past GovSummit programs provide examples of panel topics and speakers, as well as some information that was presented.

• 2023 SIA GovSummit Agenda
• 2022 SIA GovSummit Agenda
• 2020 SIA GovSummit Agenda
• 2019 GovSummit Agenda
• 2018 GovSummit Agenda

How to Submit a Proposal

Proposals must include the following information:

• Session title and topic description (up to 200 words)
• Speaker(s) (name, title, organization)
• Session structure and length
• Date and name of the event or conference where the session was previously presented, if applicable

The call for proposals is open to all government employees, industry professionals, consultants, security practitioners and experts in the areas of government security and government policy.