Following the continued success of the\u00a0SJA Leaders in Security Conference in Chicago, we are delighted to announce the launch of a second conference within our growing Americas portfolio: SJA Leaders in Security Dallas-Fort Worth.<\/p>\n
On 8 September 2027,\u00a0SJA Leaders in Security Dallas\u2013Fort Worth\u00a0will bring together senior security leaders from across the Americas for a new invitation-only leadership forum at The Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas.<\/p>\n
The event will be dedicated to the most important and rapidly evolving areas of the profession: protecting critical infrastructure, driving innovation and strengthening operational resilience.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe launch reflects not only the remarkable growth of our Chicago conference, but also our belief that the professional security community across the Americas is simply too diverse, too geographically dispersed and too strategically important to be served by a single annual event,\u201d said Ian Stokes, CEO of Centurian Media.<\/p>\n
\u201cRather than replicate what we have already created in Chicago, Dallas\u2013Fort Worth has been designed with its own distinct identity, audience and purpose.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt Centurian Media, we have never measured success solely by delegate numbers.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur objective has always been to build trusted professional communities where meaningful conversations take place, lasting relationships are formed and ideas are exchanged between those shaping the future of our industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe launch of Dallas\u2013Fort Worth represents the next chapter in that journey.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt reflects our confidence in the continued growth of the security profession across the Americas and our commitment to creating destination leadership events that become recognized annual fixtures within the industry calendar.\u201d<\/p>\n
Where Security Leadership, Technology & Innovation Converge<\/p>\n
Texas is now the No. 1 state in the US for Fortune 500 company headquarters<\/a>, underlining its position as one of the country\u2019s most important centers of corporate activity and economic growth.<\/p>\n Few metropolitan regions are better positioned to host a conference focused on the future of security than Dallas\u2013Fort Worth.<\/p>\n Sitting at the heart of one of the world\u2019s most dynamic business economies, the metroplex brings together global leaders across energy, aviation, logistics, manufacturing, defense, technology, telecommunications, data centers and critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n Register your interest here.<\/a><\/p>\n These industries are confronting some of the most complex security challenges of our generation \u2013 from protecting national infrastructure and global supply chains to harnessing artificial intelligence, securing smart facilities and building organizational resilience in an increasingly uncertain world.<\/p>\n This powerful combination of major corporations, strategically important industries and rapidly developing infrastructure provides the ideal environment in which to create a genuinely distinctive security leadership event.<\/p>\n It also provides an exceptional community of senior security professionals dealing every day with many of the challenges the conference has been created to explore.<\/p>\n The Next Chapter of Security Leadership<\/p>\n For us, Dallas\u2013Fort Worth provides the ideal environment in which to explore these challenges through practical discussion, peer learning and collaboration.<\/p>\n Our ambition is not to create multiple versions of the same conference.<\/p>\n Instead, we are developing a portfolio of destination leadership events, each built around the industries, challenges and strategic priorities that define its host region.<\/p>\n Each conference will have its own character while remaining united by the values that have become synonymous with the SJA Leaders in Security brand: carefully curated audiences, high-quality content, meaningful networking and genuine thought leadership.<\/p>\n Together, they will form the\u00a0SJA Leaders in Security Americas Series \u2013 a program of invitation-only executive forums serving different sectors of the security profession whilst creating greater value for delegates, sponsors and industry partners.<\/p>\n Different Conversations, Shared Vision<\/p>\n While both conferences sit under the SJA Leaders in Security brand, each has a distinct role within our annual program:<\/p>\n Chicago \u2013 Executive Leadership<\/p>\n Held each July, our Chicago conference brings together Chief Security Officers, Global Security Directors and senior corporate security executives to examine the strategic issues shaping the future of the profession.<\/p>\n The agenda focuses on executive leadership, corporate governance, enterprise resilience, geopolitical risk, business continuity, board engagement, leadership development and the evolving role of the modern CSO.<\/p>\n Chicago is where senior leaders come together to discuss strategy, influence and the future direction of corporate security.<\/p>\n Dallas-Fort Worth \u2013 Critical Infrastructure & Innovation<\/p>\n Dallas\u2013Fort Worth will focus on the operational and technological challenges of protecting the organizations and infrastructure that underpin modern society.<\/p>\n The conference will explore topics including critical infrastructure protection, energy security, data center resilience, aviation and transportation security, artificial intelligence, physical security technologies, operational resilience, industrial security, drones and counter-UAS, supply chain security, manufacturing, emergency preparedness and the future of integrated security operations.<\/p>\n