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Who Wrote That Answer? When Employees Ask an AI Assistant What to Do in a Crisis
November 11, 2 pm ET
When something goes wrong, the AI assistant can be the first place an employee asks. Unless it can reach your approved crisis plan, it writes its own answer, and no one at your organization reviews it.
SIAThere! Austin
November 12, Austin, Texas
A free, in-person networking event for local security professionals hosted by SIA.
EP Mixer Bellevue
November 12, Bellevue, Wash.
Bringing executive protection and security professionals together to build relationships, exchange insights, and connect with organizations serving the industry.
Global Security Briefing
November 12, 11 am ET
Factal is turning its eyes on the Ebola outbreak in DRC. Emergent Risk International will offer a sampling of their expertise on global intelligence, security and technology.
Build Teams That Perform Under Pressure
November 17, 11 am ET
Join Jason Hoss, Mike Janko, and Cheyene Marling as they explore the emerging role of the Domain Translator and how resilient organizations are building teams that perform under pressure.
OSAC Week Events November 16-20
- Security 500 on Nov. 16
- Business Risk Innovation Forum on Nov 16
- GSP+WiS reception on Nov. 16
- Travel Risk Management on Nov. 17
- ISMA Leadership Forum on Nov. 17
- DCAR Analysts Roundtable on Nov. 17
- DCAR Happy Hour with Factal on Nov. 17
- OSAC Annual Briefing on Nov. 18
- TSF Dinner on Nov. 18
- Foreign Detention & Captivity Management Workshop on Nov. 19
- Hostage US Leadership Reception on Nov. 19
Rethinking Executive Protection and Enterprise Risk in an Era of Converging Threats
November 18, 1 pm ET
This panel explores how people, processes, and emerging technologies such as AI, predictive intelligence, drones, autonomous robotics, and wearable safety tools are transforming executive protection, enterprise resilience, and the future of corporate security.
APCO’s Summit Series: The Public Safety Innovation Summit featuring 5×5
December 1-2, Orlando
The summit will explore public safety innovation—from emerging broadband capabilities to next-generation tools in the field—offering practitioners and technologists insights, hands-on experiences and FirstNet use cases.
Sabotage and hybrid warfare in Europe
December 2, 10 am ET
Learn how Factal’s verified alerts and Vismo’s employee safety technology work together to help protect people in Eureope.
Creativity and Humor in Intelligence: The Human Element
December 10, 1 pm ET
In this AIRIP webinar Kieran O’Leary demonstrates how a bit of humor can make your briefings more human.
Ontic Summit
March 22-24, Austin, Texas
For three days, you’re surrounded by people who understand the pressure you operate under — leading practitioners driven by a shared mission to shape the industry’s future and strengthen collaboration across teams.
InSPIRE
May 18-19, Arlington, Va.
Bringing together leaders, innovators, and public safety professionals to connect, share ideas, explore emerging technologies, and shape the future of preparedness and resilience.
ESOC 2027
June 15-17, Orlando, Fla.
Executive security leaders, decision-makers, and executive protection professionals participate in insightful educational sessions and cultivate meaningful relationships.
SJUK Leaders in Security Conference 2027
June 23, 2027, Manchester, UK
SJUK Leaders in Security is an invitation-only, closed-door forum for senior professionals responsible for security strategy, risk and budget across the UK’s leading organisations.
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