Schedule at a Glance

Schedule subject to change.

Tracks:

Executive Track (ET): Sharpen your strategic mindset, strengthen your leadership approach, and gain practical takeaways from leading keynote speakers and industry experts — so you return ready to drive meaningful progress.

Technical Track (TT): Strengthen your technical expertise with guidance from industry-leading educators on the latest codes, standards, technologies, and product innovations shaping life safety, physical security, and accessibility.

Wednesday, May 27:

4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. DSSF Friendraiser (Invite-Only)


Thursday, May 28:

7:30 -
8 a.m.

 Breakfast
8 - 9:15 a.m. Opening General Session & Keynote | Mike Massimino, former NASA astronaut
9:15 - 10 a.m. Refreshment Break with Sponsors
10 - 10:45 a.m. Concurrent Education Sessions
  Understanding Domestic Sourcing Regulations: What You Need to Know About the Buy American Act (BABA) (ET) - Sponsored by Assa Abloy Integrating Electronic Access Control into Traditional Distribution Models (TT) Raise the BAR: Why Your Best Technicans Are Quietly Quitting (ET)
11 - 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Education Sessions
  From Tasks to Talent: How AI Unlocks Workforce Potential in Our Industry (ET) From Confusion to Clarity: How to Secure School Openings the Right Way (TT) - Sponsored by Allegion Be the Boss of Your Brain: NeuroShifts for High-Performance Leadership & Industry Innovation (ET)
11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch with Sponsors
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Concurrent Education Sessions
  Energy is the Currency of High Performance (ET) The Evolution of School Security: What Doors and Hardware Professionals Need to Know - Sponsored by Forte
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Education Sessions
  Clash of the Generations: Leading Four Generations in the Workplace (ET) Strategies to Address Door and Construction Delays in Building Projects (TT)
3:15 - 4 p.m. Refreshment Break with Sponsors
4 - 5 p.m. General Session
5 - 6:30 p.m. Networking Reception with Sponsors
8 - 10 p.m. Casino Night

Friday, May 29:

8 - 9 a.m. Breakfast with Sponsors
9 - 9:45 a.m. Concurrent Education Sessions
  Don't Let the Door Close Behind You: Planning for the Next Generation (ET) The Role of Secured Access in School-Based Active Shooter and Averted Attack Events (TT) From Concept to completion: The journey of specialty wood doors - Sponsored by VT Industries
10 - 10:45 a.m. Concurrent Education Sessions
  The Inevitable Trends Reshaping Our Industry. And What to Do About It. (ET) Code Update Workshop (TT) The Doorway Advantage: Leading with Voice, Vision & Value in a Changing Security Landscape (ET)
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Refreshment Break with Sponsors
11:15 a.m. -
12 p.m.		 Concurrent Education Sessions
  From Hardware Schedule to Orderable MPNs (TT) Leading in the New World of Work (ET)
12:30 -
2 p.m.		 Closing General Session & Awards with Lunch