11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
WBFAA BOARD MEETING
FOUNTAIN ROOM
1:00 P.M. - 2:25 P.M.
REGIONAL CHAPTER PRESIDENT'S MEETING (Closed Door)
Far East Room (Mezzanine)
TBD
CAA PRESIDENTS MEETING (Open Door)
California Room (Mezzanine)
2:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.
CAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Open to All)
California Room (Mezzanine)
5:45 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
VENDOR MEETING
6:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.
WELCOME RECEPTION
Grand Ballroom
9:00 A.M. - 10:15 A.M.
HARVEY EISENSTADT SALES SYMPOSIUM
Grand Ballroom
10:30am - 10:55am
Strengthen Security Operations with Intelligent Video Monitoring Tools
Hunt Room (Mezzanine)
Speaker: Paul Wassem, OpenEye
OpenEye's intelligent video monitoring tools provide a powerful set of hardware and software features that enhance business monitoring, enabling you to provide a more dynamic and complete security solution to your customers. This workshop explores the main benefits of OpenEye's next-generation monitoring tools, how it enables upsell opportunities, improves processes, and enhances workflow by reducing false alarms and streamlining active monitoring.
10:30am - 11:25am
Video Monitoring Ground Up: Strategy and Implementation
International Room (Mezzanine)
Speakers: Tatiana Abramek and Nicola Oakie, NMC (National Monitoring Center)
The subscriber needs should be the biggest driver of what video service level you provide, not the budget. However, your company goals matter and what services you are willing to become the leader for within your market. Where do you start? There are so many levels of video services, pricing strategies and environments. In this class structure, we aim to break it down once and for all so that you can decide how to make the best decisions to move forward with your video services offerings. Nuts to Bolts.
11:00am - 11:25am
Water Leak Detection
Far East Room (Mezzanine)
DSC
11:30 A.M. - 12:45 P.M.
Lunch / Executive Symposium
Grand Ballroom
1:00 P.M. - 1:55 P.M.
The Purchase and Sale of Your Alarm Company
California Room (Mezzanine)
Reitman Consulting & MSK LLP
1:00 P.M. - 1:55 P.M.
Generative AI in specific verticals
Far East Room (Mezzanine)
1:00 P.M. - 1:25 P.M.
Sales & Business Growth Workshop
International Room (Mezzanine)
Presenter: Audrey Pierson, Audrey Pierson Consulting
1:30 P.M. - 1:55 P.M.
Future Impact of OBBBA + Tax Strategy Updates
Hunt Room (Mezzanine)
Speaker: Alyson Pattie, Citrin Cooperman
2:00 P.M. - 2:55 P.M.
WISE MEETING + NETWORKING
Hunt Room (Mezzanine)
Moderator: Vanessa Castro
4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
VENDOR & SPONSOR RECEPTION
Main Ballroom
8:15 A.M. - 10:15 A.M.
CAA GENERAL SESSION
Main Ballroom
10:00 A.M. - 10:15 A.M.
TUNNEL TO TOWERS
Main Ballroom
Speaker: Rick Gombar, Tunnel to Towers
10:15 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
COFFEE & EXHIBITS
Main Ballroom
10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Growth Tables – Collaborative Industry Exercise
Main Ballroom
Keynote Speaker: JoDee Anderson, Red7 Live
Growth Tables - Pose questions for all tables/5 minutes - use skills. Create solutions and statements. Table Leader to get up and share - designate the speaker. Integrate specific questions/challenges in industry and outlooks. Develop the "I" story. Role Play - How did it go? What did you experience? Interactive workshop with Q&A.
11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
CAA SPOUSES LUNCHEON
Hunt Room (Mezzanine)
12:00 P.M. - 1:15 P.M.
LUNCHEON & EXHIBITS
Main Ballroom
1:30 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
EXECUTIVE SYMPOSIUM
Main Ballroom
Moderator: George de Marco, ESX
2:30 P.M. - 3:25 P.M.
The Acquisition Market on Steroids
International Room Mezzanine
Speaker: Barry Epstein, Vertex Capital
The acquisition market continues to move full steam ahead. Interest rate hikes, geopolitical uncertainty and the like have had no effect on the uber hot market for buying and selling life safety companies. Join Barry Epstein of Vertex Capital as he takes you on a tour of the current craze in life safety transactions and how sellers are amping up their companies to maximize their value!
2:30 P.M. - 3:25 P.M.
DEALER WORKSHOP
Far East Room (Mezzanine)
Per Sean Cooke / Matt Hoffman
7:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
CAA TRIBUTE DINNER
2025 George A. Weinstock Award Recipient
Venetian Room