Sessions

Technical Innovation

Command Your Workflow: Best Practices to Streamline Security Operations and Resolve Incidents Faster

Gone are the days of staring at endless video walls waiting for something to happen. Discover how large organizations are using Verkada Command to streamline the entire incident lifecycle—from detection and investigation to resolution and reporting. Discover best practices for centralized security operations teams to efficiently monitor hundreds of sites and collaborate with on-site staff to resolve incidents.

Technical Innovation

Reliability at Scale: The Cloud Infrastructure Powering Every User Action in Command

Every time a user clicks, scrolls, or searches in Verkada Command, they’re backed by a cloud infrastructure purpose-built for speed, resilience, and scale. In this session, go behind the scenes to see how Verkada’s backend systems are architected to support tens of thousands of organizations, millions of devices, and billions of events—without missing a beat.

Technical Innovation

What’s Coming Next with AI and Computer Vision

Get an insider's look at Verkada’s latest advancements in AI and computer vision, moving beyond detection of people and vehicles to identify more complex events and objects. Go behind the scenes with our engineers as they reveal the challenges—and breakthroughs—shaping the future of AI-based video analytics.

Technical Innovation

When the Lights Go Out: What Modern After-Hours Protection Looks Like for Retail, Schools, and Industrial Sites

How a retailer, a school, and a manufacturer deployed after-hours site protection across distributed stores, multi-building campuses, and expansive industrial facilities.

Technical Innovation

Looking 15 Minutes Into the Future: Using Customer Feedback to Develop Products for an Evolving Market

One of Verkada's core design philosophies is building products that not only solve the physical security concerns of today, but also address the challenges that organizations are likely to face in the months or years ahead. Join Verkada’s VP of Design to learn how Verkada thinks about developing solutions for an evolving market and a changing world, including how tight customer feedback loops provide critical insights and influence product strategy.

Technical Innovation

10 Powerful But Underutilized Command Features

Discover 10 powerful features in Verkada Command that can enhance your investigations, strengthen security and streamline your overall experience.

Community Safety & Public Sector Transformation

Securing a City: Using RTCCs to Drive Public-Sector Innovation

How municipalities can unify security monitoring, access, and environmental monitoring across city buildings and public spaces through integrated software systems across law enforcement and schools; and real-time crime centers that serve and protect communities.

Community Safety & Public Sector Transformation

National Security: Securing Our Critical Infrastructure

When you're protecting infrastructure that millions depend on, every upgrade decision becomes a high-stakes balancing act. Federal security professionals reveal how cloud adoption, compliance pressures, and interoperability headaches are shaping their approach to modernizing critical systems—and what's actually working in the field.

Community Safety & Public Sector Transformation

Executive Protection for Unpredictable Times

Today's executives face threats that didn't exist five years ago—from social media stalking to politically motivated attacks to corporate espionage disguised as activism. Protection professionals reveal how they're adapting their strategies for an environment where the threat landscape changes daily and traditional security protocols aren't enough.

Community Safety & Public Sector Transformation

Drill Like It’s Real: Designing Emergency Exercises That Prepare People

Discover how to design exercises that capture the stress, time pressure, and information gaps of real crises. Learn what separates effective training from security theater, and how to measure whether your drills are actually building readiness.

Community Safety & Public Sector Transformation

Extending Campus Security to Transportation: How A Top School District Deployed Cloud-Based Cameras Across 167 Buses

While many schools have upgraded building security with cloud-based cameras, buses often remain stuck with outdated NVR/DVR systems. Clovis Unified School District broke that mold— deploying Verkada cameras, gateways, and accessories across 167 buses for instant access to footage and easier investigations. Learn how they eliminated the delays of legacy systems in this behind-the-scenes look at a first-of-its-kind rollout.

Community Safety & Public Sector Transformation

The Inside Job: How Technology Sees What Correctional Officers Might Miss

Correctional environments present complex challenges—balancing hardened infrastructure, regulatory oversight, and the need for real-time monitoring across sprawling sites. This session explores how modern video security, access control, and sensor integrations are helping correctional institutions enhance safety for staff and inmates while reducing blind spots and contraband incidents.

Community Safety & Public Sector Transformation

Empowering Everyone to Own School Safety and Security

Effective security requires participation from the entire school community, and with user-friendly tools, everyone—from teachers to bus drivers—can now play a role in creating a safer environment. By democratizing access to security systems and real-time information, schools are empowering non-technical staff through accessible training and support. The integration of portable devices like iPads and smartphones, along with cloud-based platforms, has transformed daily operations, enabling faster response times and greater situational awareness. These changes have led to measurable improvements, with success stories highlighting how staff involvement has helped reduce incidents. Ultimately, this approach fosters a culture of shared responsibility where safety is everyone’s job.

Community Safety & Public Sector Transformation

Making the Case: Securing Budgets for Safety Initiatives in Schools and Cities

In public institutions, safety is non-negotiable—but budgets rarely reflect that. Whether you're presenting to a school board, city council, or municipal CFO, making the case for modern security infrastructure requires more than citing risks. Learn how to reframe safety initiatives as essential investments that protect people, reduce liability, and support broader operational goals. This session covers how to align with local priorities, translate safety needs into outcomes that matter to decision-makers, and navigate the political and financial realities of municipal budgeting—especially in times of fiscal pressure.

Enterprise Innovation & Workplace Security

Siloed Security Doesn't Scale: Learn How Geisinger Health System Consolidated Into One Platform

Leaders from Geisinger Health System share the real story of consolidating 100+ sites serving 3 million patients across 45 counties onto one unified platform—the organizational resistance they faced, the technical pitfalls of distributed infrastructure, and how they built centralized oversight without killing local autonomy. A case study in making global consistency actually work.

Enterprise Innovation & Workplace Security

Security is a Team Sport: Getting Your IT, Physical Security, Facilities, and Ops Teams to Work Together

Security isn't just a technical problem or a physical problem—it's an organizational problem. When your IT, Physical Security, Facilities, and Operations teams operate in silos, threats slip through the gaps. Experienced security leaders reveal the tactics that actually work for building cross-departmental coordination: shared goals, common language, and the metrics that get everyone rowing in the same direction.

Enterprise Innovation & Workplace Security

Everyone Owns Security: Training Staff, Not Just Guards

Your security team is outnumbered 100 to 1 by regular staff who see everything but might not report it. Creating widespread security ownership means turning that ratio into an advantage through targeted awareness training and meaningful empowerment. Discover the strategies that transform passive employees into active security participants—people who recognize threats, take ownership of problems, and become your force multipliers instead of just bystanders.

Enterprise Innovation & Workplace Security

Rethinking Guarding Strategies with Drone Coverage

Smart security teams are using AI-powered drones to cover ground that would take human guards hours to patrol—freeing up personnel for tasks that actually require human judgment. Learn which guarding strategies drones can replace, which ones they can't, and how to integrate automated coverage without creating new vulnerabilities.

Enterprise Innovation & Workplace Security

Case Study: Anatomy of an Organized Cargo Theft

In this gripping real-world case study, Rod, Vice President of D&L Protective Services and co-founder of the International Supply Chain Protection Organization, walks us through how he and his team dismantled a high-volume theft operation targeting one of the largest logistics firms in North America.

With over 100 incidents and $4 million in losses on the line, traditional approaches weren’t enough. Working closely with their client, Rod and his team turned to creative surveillance, layered data analytics, and consumer-grade tech like Apple AirTags to do what others couldn’t: locate stolen cargo, identify the criminals, and break the theft cycle. You’ll hear how the investigation unfolded—from tracker hits to a confrontation at a seven-unit Oakland apartment complex—and how one suspect’s ankle monitor ultimately sealed the case.

Enterprise Innovation & Workplace Security

Expect More: Turning Security Infrastructure into a Daily Operations Engine

Forget everything you think you know about physical security. For GAIL’s Bakery, the real value comes from using security infrastructure to support operations — not just prevent incidents. Learn how the team taps into their camera and sensor network to streamline workflows, verify process compliance, and respond to issues in real time. It’s security reimagined as a business-critical platform that empowers every location, every day.

Security Program Strategy & ROI

Scaling Cloud Deployment with Tens of Thousands of Devices

When you manage tens of thousands of devices, you're not just scaling up—you're entering a completely different realm of technical challenges. Cloud deployment veterans share the hard-won lessons from massive implementations: what works at scale, how to manage stakeholder expectations, and how to build infrastructure that grows without breaking.

Long-Term Strategies for Risk, Compliance, and ROI

Approaches to Facial Recognition for Privacy-Sensitive Organizations

Facial recognition technology is powerful and controversial. Verkada's Chief Privacy Officer Elizabeth Davies breaks down the ethical frameworks that guide responsible deployment: the technical architectures that minimize privacy risks, the governance structures that prevent misuse, and the stakeholder engagement strategies that build community trust instead of resistance in privacy-sensitive environments.

Long-Term Strategies for Risk, Compliance, and ROI

Regulatory Trends in Physical Security: A Global Overview

From GDPR in Europe to state-level privacy laws in the US, physical security is becoming a regulatory minefield. Elizabeth Davies, Verkada's Chief Privacy Officer, breaks down the global trends that will impact your security strategy: which regulations are gaining momentum, how enforcement patterns are evolving, and the proactive compliance approaches that keep you ahead of the curve instead of scrambling to catch up.

Risk, Compliance & Emerging Threats

Navigating Risk, Reinventing Resilience – Protecting the Future of Retail

Against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving retail landscape of trends, challenges and projections, this session explores today’s most pressing challenges – from rising theft and safety concerns to the complexities of technology integration and an expanding global threat environment. Attendees will gain a clear view of the top risks facing the industry and how retailers and industry partners must work together to stay ahead. With insights into current and emerging threats and the technology’s shaping tomorrow’s strategies, this presentation offers practical guidance on staying relevant to executives, building strong cross-functional relationships, and leading with purpose in an increasingly complex environment.

Partner Track

How to Grow Fast & Scale Autonomously with Verkada

Learn how to supercharge your business with Verkada’s evolving partner programs and resources. We’ll cover new incentives for top partners, highlight key investments to upskill your reps, engineers, and technicians, and show you how to run your Verkada business end-to-end using our integrated systems and tools—giving you the power to operate with greater independence than ever before.

Partner Track

Verkada Store: Redefining the Transaction Lifecycle with Deal ID

Closing deals with Verkada just got easier: learn how the next generation of Verkada Store enhances transparency, accelerates deal execution, and empowers partners to take control of their transactions from quoting to fulfillment.

Partner Track

The Verkada Technical Playbook: Driving Wins from Day One to Deployment

Empower your technical team with the ultimate blueprint for end-to-end success. This session dives deep into the Verkada ecosystem, unveiling all the programs, tools, and resources at your fingertips. Learn how to drive technical wins from pre to post sales, optimize solution design, and ensure a smooth path to successful deployments and long-term customer satisfaction.

Partner Track

Show Me the Money: Assisting Clients with Government Grant Funding

The grant landscape is more competitive than ever, but your organization can secure crucial funding with the right strategy. Join Verkada and Lexipol for a practical, step-by-step session on navigating this year's grant opportunities. You'll learn how to identify the best-fit grants, strengthen your application for higher approval odds, and create compelling, grant-aligned proposals to fund vital projects and achieve impactful results.

Partner Track

API Bootcamp: Extending Verkada through Workflow Automation

Go from zero to fully functioning Command API integrations in this hands-on technical session. We'll cover the fundamentals of Verkada's powerful APIs, including critical applications, authentication, setup, and debugging. For partners eager to build new technical capabilities, bring your laptop to see real-world use cases come alive and discover how Verkada APIs can add significant value across various business contexts.

Partner Track

Deep Dive into Latest Access Control Launch

In this session, we'll pull the curtain back behind the latest addition to our Access Control line-up. Join us for a panel discussion where we'll bring together Verkada's product lead Mihiraan Singh, Jonathan Edson from Modern Media Tech, and Bob Fishtrom from Mountain-View Los Altos School District. They'll discuss the latest Access Control launches and how these products and features can help schools and other organizations improve security and expand their digital access control footprint.

Partner Track

Deploy, Detect, Deter: Mobile Security with Verkada

From new construction to retail parking lots, mobile trailers are increasingly being embraced as a flexible and cost-effective way of securing sites. In this session, we'll unpack the many ways these trailers drive value, from deterring crime to enabling rapid emergency response. We'll provide practical guidance on how to integrate Verkada technology with third-party trailers, going deep into critical factors like power, connectivity, and device strategies.