Seminars

About security technology's opportunities and the industry's challenges

At Sectech, it is not only the security exhibition that attracts interest. There is also a strong seminar program with presentations and panel discussions where current issues surrounding the security industry's technology sector and its trends are in focus.

At Sectech 2023, it was AI, cloud services, facial recognition and open systems that were addressed and everything was tied together by the moderator Markus Lahtinen.

These were the English seminars. For a full list of seminars from 2023, visit the Swedish seminars page.

Information about the seminar program for 2025 will come later.

Seminars from 2023

October 24

Session 1 09:15 - 09:40

Status and global trends in the market for access control, video surveillance and burglar alarms

How big are the markets for access control, video surveillance and burglar alarms? What factors are driving growth and how consolidated is the global market? What is the combined market share of the major manufacturers? What impact may component shortages, sky-high energy prices and rampant inflation have?

The conclusions in this presentation are based on the updated Memoori report "The physical security business 2022 to 2027"

Speaker: James McHale, Market Analyst, CEO and Founder of Memoori.

Session 2 09:50 - 10:20

Interview with Keith Bloodworth – the ”unknown” founder of Axis

Markus Lahtinen interviews Keith Bloodworth, co-founder of Axis Communications and founder of CNL Software.

Speaker: Markus Lahtinen, Keith Bloodworth, co-founder of Axis Communications and founder of CNL Software.

Session 5 13:10 - 13:40

Vince Gaydarzhiev: The face as a privacy-secured credential for access control systems.

Vince Gaydarzhiev, founder of Alcatraz AI, the multiple award-winning California company that has found its own way to use the face as a credential for personal access control.

It was during his time on the team developing Apple FaceID that Vince Gaydarzhiev got the idea for facial authentication for access control which led to the development of the Rock solution.

In this presentation, he talks about the technology behind the Rock, how it differs from facial recognition, and why he claims it offers fast frictionless and secure access control without infringing on people's needs for protected personal privacy, and on what grounds he claims that the Rock meets the GDPR requirements.

Vince will also give his view on how he sees the biometric trends, including facial recognition/authentication for security applications.

Speaker: Vince Gaydarzhiev, Founder of Alcatraz AI.

October 25

Session 8 09:15 - 09:40

Cyber Security in Smart Commercial Buildings

The report “Cyber Security in Smart Commercial Buildings 2022 to 2027” by Memoori, is focused on the market for cyber security software, hardware and services in Commercial Real Estate. It forms also the basis of market analyst James McHale's presentation.

How big is the global market for cybersecurity hardware, software and services? How is it structured? What are the best practices for end users? What are the main drivers and challenges for industry growth? Where has the shift to more remote work and the accelerated push for digital transformation meant for the market. What type of vendors make up the supply chain?

These are some of the questions that James McHale will address and answer. The presentation is conducted in English.

Speaker: James McHale, Market Analyst, CEO and Founder of Memoori.

Session 14 14:50 - 15:30

Perimeter surveillance – how to deliver early detection without generating nuisance alarms

Perimeter surveillance is a strong growth market. The range of technologies used for perimeter surveillance is wide. Radar, IP cameras, thermal cameras, Lidar (3D laser) and fiber optic sensors are examples. Above all, developments in intelligent analysis software, machine learning and deep learning have made it possible to boost the reliability and precision of the systems.

The panelists discuss the status of today's various security systems, how smart is the technology and how can unnecessary alarms be avoided without sacrifice while offering systems whose sensitivity detects real threats with precision? Which technologies work best in perimeter applications and what we can expect from future security systems.

Of course, the panel will include the threat of drones and how to deal with it.

Panelists: Gustav Norvik, Product Category Manager Video, Securitas Technology, Frederick Jacobs, Managing Director, Secure360, Mark Cosgrave, Divisional Director, Optex, Lars Hansson, Key Account Manager, Axis Communications, Matt Wills, Technical Business Development Manager, Gallagher Security, and Anders Berken, Product Manager, SOS Alarm.