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 |
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Understanding Domestic Sourcing Regulations: What You Need to Know About the Buy American Act (BABA) (ET) |
Integrating Electronic Access Control into Traditional Distribution Models (TT) |
| 11 - 11:45 a.m. |
Concurrent Education Sessions |
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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) |
| 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch with Sponsors |
| 1:30 - 2:15 p.m. |
Concurrent Education Sessions |
| 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. |
Concurrent Education Sessions |
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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 |
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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) |
| 10 - 10:45 a.m. |
Concurrent Education Sessions |
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The Inevitable Trends Reshaping Our Industry. And What to Do About It. (ET) |
Code Update Workshop (TT) |
| 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. |
Refreshment Break with Sponsors |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. |
Concurrent Education Sessions |
| 12:30 - 2 p.m. |
Closing General Session & Awards with Lunch |