Defending Global Security Market Panel Wednesday At ISC East

The Security Industry Association (SIA) and Reed Exhibitions will hold a panel session titled, Defining the Global Security Market, at ISC East on Wednesday, September 12. The one-hour event begins at 9:30 a.m. in Room 1A-06 of the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Featuring industry experts and investment strategists, this session will examine emerging global security markets, provide successful market entry strategies, and deliver a financial outlook and risk/benefit analysis.

“SIA is committed to identifying emerging global security markets and presenting this research in timely, data-rich reports our members can tap into when creating their long-term market strategies,” said Richard Chace, executive director and CEO, The Security Industry Association. “We view this forum as an opportunity to share our tools and resources with a broader industry audience.”

Panelists include:

  • Richard Chace, The Security Industry Association, will discuss the findings of SIA’s international market research reports on emerging security markets. Topics to be covered include: current market size broken out by sector and vertical market, including short and long-term forecast for growth.
  • Dean Russo, Reed Exhibitions, will talk about breaking into these markets. Topics to be discussed include: market entry strategies and examination of events in these countries that could prove useful for companies looking to test out the market.
  • Jeffrey Kessler, Lehman Brothers, will examine the big picture financial outlook for these emerging markets. Topics to be covered include: country’s background, investment success stories, challenges and issues of concern.
  • Joanne Thornton, Stanford Washington Research Group, will present a risk/benefit analysis of these markets. Topics to be discussed include: emerging trends, political situation, and social/economic forces driving demand.

Manufacturers, integrators, distributors and service providers; financial and security media; investors; and others interested in entering or learning more about the global security market will benefit from attending this informative session.

In addition, all participants will receive a free copy of SIA’s China Olympic Security Update, a comprehensive analysis of the security products, systems and engineering used to safeguard 2008 Olympic venues. The report quantifies China’s security investment, profiles the multinational companies providing security products and services, and examines how the Olympics will advance security technologies in China.

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