Global life safety and security organisation Life Safety Alliance (LSA) has announced the results of its top 40 global thought leaders in security and life safety.
LSA says the new honour represents an effort to enhance objectivity, transparency, and rigour in identifying influencers and thought leaders in the field. The recognised contenders cover life safety, physical security, cybersecurity, risk management, loss prevention, and intelligence. Honorees include practitioners, service and technology providers, researchers, academics, and other professionals from more than a dozen countries. Ukraine’s Andrii Lukashenko received an honourary award.
“We are delighted to announce the results of what we expect to be an annual recognition of the top thought leaders in life safety and security,” said LSA A/CEO Becky Lane. “It was an extremely competitive process, with many of the candidates sharing impressive evidence of influence and thought leadership.”
Candidates’ scores were calculated using a proprietary algorithm based on various criteria, including conference presentations, webinar and podcast appearances, LinkedIn reach, courses taught, and volunteer leadership positions held, among others, covering the period of January 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024. A formula weighed these criteria and issued a final tabulation.
After reviewing the credentials of hundreds of professionals, LSA reached out to almost 200 candidates, who it identified as among the most prolific and active thought leaders. Candidates were offered the opportunity to supply evidence of the requested criteria to better capture their activities. For those who didn’t respond, the LSA searched for the information on LinkedIn and other social media platforms, blogs, professional publications and websites, conference agendas, and other open-source information repositories.
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Brian Allen, Bank Policy Institute (USA);
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Charles “Chuck” Andrews, Friends of Chuck (USA);
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Rachel Briggs, The Clarity Factory (UK);
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Chuck Brooks, Brooks Consulting International (USA);
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Eric Sean Clay, Memorial Hermann Health System (USA);
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Miranda Coppoolse, MC Global Security (Netherlands);
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Chris Cubbage, My Security Media Pty. Ltd., Amlec House Pty. Ltd. (Australia);
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Terry Cutler, Cyology Labs (Canada);
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Shawnee Delaney, Vaillance Group (USA);
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George De Marco, DECO Ventures LLC (USA);
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Carlos Francisco, Corporate Security University (USA);
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Jane Frankland, KnewStart (UK);
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Michael Gips, Global Insights in Professional Security (USA);
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Paul Goldenberg, Rutgers University Miller Center on Policing / University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute (USA/Canada);
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Merlin Guilbeau, Electronic Security Association (USA);
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Florian Haacke, PORSCHE (Germany);
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Read Hayes, University of Florida, Retail Loss Prevention Research Council (USA);
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Yolanda “Yoyo” Hamblen, The Security Circle and Cyber Security Leadership Podcasts (UK);
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Kasia Hanson, Intel Corporation (USA);
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Morgan Hertel, Rapid Response Monitoring (USA);
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Mike Hurst, HJA Consulting / International Foundation for Protection Officers (UK);
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Jonathan Kassa, ZeroNow (USA);
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Totti Karpela, Peace of Mind Threat Management Company Ltd. (Hong Kong);
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Andrii Lukashenko, Smart Risks Solutions Ukraine LLC (Ukraine) Honorary;
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Kirk MacDowell, MacGuard Security Advisors (USA);
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Bruce McIndoe, McIndoe Risk Advisors (USA);
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Dr Adewale Peter Obadare, Digital Encode Limited (Nigeria);
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Kevin Palacios, HELPS Latam (Ecuador);
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Kavya Pearlman, XRSI-X Reality Safety Intelligence (USA);
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Matthew Porcelli, Harvard Protection Services (USA);
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Phelim Rowe, CTG Intelligence (UK);
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Dr. Gavriel Schneider, Risk 2 Solution Group (Australia);
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Bruce Schneier, Counterpane Systems / Inrupt, Inc. (USA);
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Sarb Sembhi, Virtually Informed Limited (UK);
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Confidence Staveley, CyberSafe Foundation (USA/Africa);
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Sandra Stibbards, Camelot Investigations (USA);
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Alison Wakefield, University of West London (UK)
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Peter Warmka, Counterintelligence Institute, LLC (USA);
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Harold Wax, Pepsi Co. (Canada);
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Tim Wenzel, Kroll (USA); and
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Alfredo Yuncoza, Arcus Group C.A. (Venezuela).
“We would like to acknowledge the truly remarkable thought leaders in our industry, not only those that made the top 40, but the many others who enrich our community, offer insights, and provide value,” said LSA board member George Bish. “The talent is simply amazing.”
Disclaimer: APSM Editor Chris Cubbage is among the nominations. APSM and MySecurity Media is not affiliated with LSA.
