20 under 40 winners at TechSec 2017
By Spencer Ives
Updated Wed March 8, 2017
As I'm watching the weather forecast for Maine predict a drop into single digits temperatures, I can't help but think about the great weather we had in Delray Beach Florida for this year's TechSec Solutions conference, held Feb. 27 and 28.
Though there was a bit of rain during the day, the weather worked out perfectly in the evening for our “20 under 40” Class of 2016 reception. It was great to see a variety of award winners able to make it down—seven from our end user class and six from our integrator class. Below is a photo of all the winners that could attend this year's conference.
Reviewing the feedback we've gotten, many said that they enjoyed the networking opportunities. Each year, I find that the poolside “20 under 40” reception is a great place to spark those conversations and meetings.
Beyond making it to the reception, it was great having so many of these winners also participate on panels. Paramount Pictures' Jeff Reider, National Oilwell Varco's Bob Bernazal and Brian Phillips of Alexion Pharmaceuticals—all three of which are 2016 end user winners—gathered for a conversation, moderated by Guy Morgante from Northland Controls, on the nature of GSOCs today.
Phillips also moderated the session on big data in the physical security world, which you can read more about here.
Class of 2016 integrator Andrea Kuhn, from Kastle Systems, moderated the panel on the mobile security technologies that are out there today.
Kuhn also served as a panelist on “Class of 2016 '20 under 40' winners take on the future,” along with fellow integrator winner Jeremy Brooks, with CSG Security, and end user winners Michael Brzozowski from Symcor and Tyrone Chambliss of Flex. Together, these four panelists discussed various hot topics in the industry, including the Internet of Things, smart buildings, cybersecurity and drones.
It is very rewarding each year to recognize up and coming professionals in this industry, and it was great to see some of them at this year's TechSec conference and hear their perspective on the latest industry trends.
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