SIA Opens Nominations for 2024 “25 on the RISE Awards”

  • Jul 11, 2024

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has opened the call for nominations for the second annual 25 on the RISE Awards– a program presented by SIA’s RISE community for emerging security leaders. Each year, this initiative honors 25 security leaders of today and tomorrow for their impactful contributions to advancing the security industry.

The 2024 class of 25 on the RISE awardees will be honored during a special award ceremony at Securing New Ground (SNG), taking place Oct. 8-9 in New York City.

“It was truly inspiring to see the first class of SIA 25 on the RISE awardees on stage at SNG last year alongside longtime industry leaders, and we are thrilled to bring this special program back in 2024,” said SIA CEO Don Erickson. “This initiative honors the exceptionally talented individuals in security who are driving growth and change in the areas of diversity, innovation and impact in and out of their workplaces and in the industry at large, and we look forward to celebrating the next class of awardees at SNG 2024.”

SIA 25 on the RISE Awards nominations are open to security industry professionals who are under 40 or who have fewer than two years of experience in the industry. Awardees will be recognized in six categories:

Innovation: Awarded to individuals who demonstrate thought leadership surrounding new technology and reimagine traditional approaches to strategic management.

Culture: Awarded to individuals who are committed to elevating diversity, equity and inclusion and/or corporate social responsibility by creating impactful change within the security industry.

Growth: Awarded to individuals who have made significant progress towards developing, implementing and streamlining business-related programs to create a competitive advantage and achieve success.

Branding: Awarded to individuals who excel in content creation and authentic personal branding to build a unique value proposition and gain influence for themselves and/or their companies.

Frontline: Awarded to individuals actively and physically in the field who are going above and beyond to provide customer service/installation in the security industry.

Leadership: Awarded to individuals in management who possess outstanding leadership qualities and set an example for others to follow. Recipients demonstrate the ability to inspire others, effectively lead teams and cultivate new leadership by creating opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Nominations for this year’s SIA 25 on the RISE program will be accepted until Friday, Aug. 30. Learn more and submit a nomination.

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