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.

These were the English seminars. For a full list of seminars, visit the Norwegian seminars page.

5 March

Moderator

Randmod Omarhaug

Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Security Advisor, COWI AS

Session 3 11:15 - 11:45  |  5 March

Global trends in the access control system market

How big is the global access control market? What factors are driving growth and how consolidated is the global market? What is the combined market share of the major manufacturers? What technological trends are driving the market? What other factors influence the access control market?

The conclusions of this presentation are based on the updated Memoori report "The Access Control business 2023 to 2028".

Speaker: James McHale, market analyst, CEO and founder of Memoori.

6 March

Moderator

Markus Lahtinen

Lecturer and Researcher, Lund University

Session 7 09:20 - 09:50  |  6 March

Global trends in the market for video surveillance

How big is the global market for video surveillance? What factors are driving growth and how consolidated is the global market? What is the combined market share of the major manufacturers? Which technological trends are driving the market? Any other important factors affecting the video surveillance market?

The conclusions of this presentation are based on the updated Memoori report "The Video Surveillance Business 2023 to 2028".

Speaker: James McHale, market analyst, CEO and founder of Memoori.

Session 10 13:00 - 13:40  |  6 March

Biometrics for access systems and authorization control – status today?

What does it look like for biometrics in access control systems. In an age of GDPR and stricter requirements for the protection of personal information as well as high penalty fees in case of violations – what role do fingerprint reading, facial recognition and other biometric technologies have? What does the future look like for biometric solutions for authorization and access control?

In this program item, various biometric techniques are presented by some representative players in the field. This is followed by questions from the moderator and audience.

Panelists: Baudouin Genouville, Suprema, Mikael Fagerlund, Cognitec Systems (a Salto group company), Kabir Sangha, CDVI.

Session 11 14:00 - 14:40  |  6 March

How to achieve effective perimeter surveillance?

Radar, IP cameras, thermal cameras, lidar, and fiber optic sensors are examples of technologies used for perimeter surveillance. Advances in AI and intelligent analytics software have significantly enhanced the reliability and precision of these systems.

But which technologies work best for perimeter applications today, and which will be most effective in the future?

Panelists: Sean Österborg, Bosch Building Technologies, Bjarte Hatlenes, Focus Security, Erik Hoffmann, Zenitel, Erik Ødegård, Heatsec.