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:

8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 2026 DSSF Golf Fundraiser
Please note: separate registration is required.
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception With Sponsors
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. DSSF Friendraiser (By Invitation Only)


Thursday, May 28:

7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Registration

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 Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) (ET) - Sponsored by Assa Abloy Storytelling Mastery: 3 Secrets to Empower Door Security Leaders (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) Winning School Security Projects: How Distributors Can Differentiate With Tested Door Assemblies - Sponsored by Forte
1:45 - 3:15 p.m. A.I. at the Opening: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Divisions 08 & 28
2:30 - 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Education Sessions
  Clash of the Generations: Leading 4 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 & Keynote | Missy Dodds, Safe and Sound Schools
5 - 6:30 p.m. Networking Reception With Sponsors
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. SIAThere Leadership Networking Event (By Invitation Only)
7 - 8 p.m. Women in Construction Cocktail Hour
8 - 10 p.m. Casino Night

Friday, May 29:

7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Registration
8 - 9 a.m. Breakfast With Sponsors
8 - 9 a.m. Past President's Breakfast (By Invitation Only)
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) Jeopardy! (TT) The Doorway Advantage: Leading With Voice, Vision, and 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) Integrating Electronic Access Control Into Traditional Distribution Models
12:30 -
2 p.m.		 Closing General Session and Industry Awards Ceremony With Lunch