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Stadium Threats and Security Priorities: Preparing for the Evolving Risk Landscape
Aug. 5, 11 am ET
Bringing together senior executives from major sports and entertainment venues across North America and Europe for an invite-only, complimentary webinar.
US OSINT Symposium
Aug. 6, Washington, D.C.
Gain insights from practitioners applying OSINT to support critical decisions across government, defense, law enforcement, corporate security, and academia.
Baselining the Threat Landscape for Your Organization
Aug. 20, 1 pm ET
How do intelligence teams assess the significance of emerging threats? AIRIP experts share best practices for developing and communicating baseline threat assessments.
2026 International SOS Charity Golf Classic
Aug. 24, Blue Bell, Pa.
This annual event brings together industry leaders for a day of golf, networking, and shared purpose — supporting Hostage US.
Baselining the Threat Landscape for Your Organization
Aug. 26, Hollywood, CA
An advanced high-risk travel workshop with facilitated discussion, real-world case studies, decision-making exercises,
and immersive scenario-based learning.
The Table: A Peer-to-Peer Growth Experience
Starting Sept. 9 running for six weeks with a in-person capstone
This SIA program is designed to help mid-level security practitioners prepare to take the step from management to leadership.
2026 CSO Survey Launch Event
Sept. 9, Central London
Join CSOs and senior in-house security leaders for a first-look presentation of The Clarify Factory 2026 CSO Survey data, with reactions from leading CSOs and industry experts.
Australian OSINT Symposium
Sept. 10-11, Sydney, Australia
Hear directly from practitioners applying OSINT across government, defense, law enforcement, corporate security and academia.
GSX 2026
Sept. 14-16, Atlanta
You’ll discover how to anticipate, assess, and mitigate risks with no gaps, blind spots, or vulnerabilities, just a seamless framework to keep your organization agile and strong. Find Factal in booth 3410. Meet us to see our latest integrations between verification and AI.
OSAC Academia Health, Safety, and Security Seminar
September 15-16, Morocco
Save the date for the next OSAC Academia seminar in Rabat, Morocco.
9th Annual AIRIP Global Intelligence Forum
September 21-23, Indianapolis
The 2026 Forum, “Human-AI Collaboration in Intelligence,” explores the evolving relationship between human expertise and artificial intelligence in the intelligence profession. Factal CPO Cory Bergman and Factal Head of News Jillian Stampher are among the presenters.
NextGen Intel Conference
September 30, all-day webinars
Ten sessions by practitioners built around practical takeaways you can bring directly into your workflow, no matter where you are in your career. Factal MENA lead Ahmed Namatalla is among the presenters.
2026 CPTED Conference
October 2-4, Calgary, Alberta
This international gathering brings together CPTED professionals to explore how the discipline is evolving to address complex, rapidly changing urban environments.
Resilience World Nexus Summit
October 6-7, London
Where global decision-makers meet to shape strategies that anticipate disruption, manage risk, and turn uncertainty into advantage.
ISJ Leaders in Security Conference 2026
October 7, Dubai
The premier conference for senior professionals working in the Middle East & Africa security industry.
Disaster Gaming Con
October 8-10, Colorado Springs, Colo.
A merging of emergency management and gaming to improve responses and safety.
Travel Risk Management Conference
October 15, New York City
The ASIS TRM community is gathering in New York City.
BCI World Hybrid 2026
November 10-11, London
Across the conference, you’ll hear real examples, practical experiences, and honest discussions about how resilience contributes to organizational success, not as theory, but in practice.
OSAC Week Events November 16-20
- Security 500 on Nov. 16
- Business Risk Innovation Forum on Nov 16
- Travel Risk Management on Nov. 17
- ISMA Leadership Forum on Nov. 17
- DCAR Analysts Roundtable on Nov. 17
- DCAR Happy Hour on Nov. 17
- OSAC Annual Briefing on Nov. 18
- TSF Dinner on Nov. 18
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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