Speaker’s Lounge – The Monitoring Association

2024 SPEAKER RESOURCE LINKS

Submit your session ideas here by May 15 (deadline extended): Call for Presentations 2024
Speakers receive a 25% discount off the registration fee.
Complete and sign a Speaker Agreement Form and read and follow the TMA Meeting Code of Conduct.
Sessions are typically recorded unless stated otherwise.
Speaker Technical Guildines for Virtual Meetings
Social Media Guide – Link to be provided
Presentation Template – Link provided in Whova
Speaker Zoom Background – Link auto-loaded in Zoom
IMPORTANT NOTE: All presentation slides must be reviewed by TMA in advance of the event. Speakers must submit slides by the posted deadline or risk moving forward without slides.

THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 CLASS OF VOLUNTEER SPEAKERS

Thank you to all of our valued volunteer subject matter experts. We had a fabulous and very successful series of virtual and hybrid meetings!

Thank you to the following speakers, panelists and keynotes that made our 2023 Mid-Year, OPSTech, and Annual Meetings exceptional:

Name	Affiliation
Joel Block	Advantage Player® Institute
Mariama S. Boney, LMSW, CAE, CPEC	Achieve More, LLC
Rodney Bosch	SDM Magazine
Christopher W. Brady	TRG Associates, Inc.
John Brady	TRG Associates, Inc.
Ryan Brady	TRG Associates, Inc.
Rick Britton	DMP
Bryan Broadhead	Vancouver Fire and Radius Security
Erica Broome	Comporium SMA Solutions Inc.
Ariel Buk	Vectra AI
Aleksei Bulavko	Vancouver Fire and Radius Security
Steve Butkovich	CPI Security Systems
John Butler	Fairfax County Virginia
Jason Caldwell	Immix
Uday Kiran Chaka	Sentry AI
Sheriff Greg Champagne	National Sheriffs’ Association
David Charney	Stealth Monitoring
Steve Coppola	Statewide Central Station
Mik Cox	Ubiety Technologies, Inc.
Christie Del Rey-Cone	Law Offices of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Ben Dickens Esq.	Blooston Law
Richard Flores IV, CPP	Puget Sound Energy
Daniel Forrest	Eyeforce Inc.
Tiffany Galarza	ADT, LLC
Tom Galvin	Evolon
Ruben Garcia	Vectra AI
Peter Giacalone	Cloud Communication Technologies, LLC a Giacalone Associates, LLC Company
Alan Gillmore IV	Gillmore Security Systems, Inc.
Les Gold	Law Offices of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Scott Goldfine	Security Sales & Integration
Cory Harris	Security Systems News
Jacob Hengel	YourSix Inc.
Morgan Hertel	Rapid Response Monitoring
David Holl	PPVAR Board
Shirhan Humphrey	MSpace Limited
Anthony Iannone	Affiliated Monitoring
Stephen Kovacsiss	Bosch Security Systems
Sascha Kylau	OneTel Security
Jessica Lambert	General Monitoring Services, Inc.
Tanner LaRocque	Evolon Technology, Inc.
Brandon Lima	Vivint, Inc.
Michelle Lindus	Kings III
Avi Lupo	Dice Corporation
John Mack	Imperial Capital
Mel Maier	APCO International
James Marcella	AXIS Communications, Inc.
Jonathan Marvin	ADT, LLC
Aaron Mayerson	Actuate
Mark McCall	Immix
Chief (Ret) Harlin R. McEwen	International Association of Chiefs of Police
Mark Melendes	CIBC Bank USA
Frank Minice	Nlets
Michael Mulligan	Bay Alarm Company
Matthew Narowski	Security Central
Jeffrey Owens	Transcend Inc.
Elizabeth Parks	Parks Associates
Felipe Presas	UCC/COPS Monitoring
Keith Puckett	Ubiety Technologies, Inc.
Rob Raisch	SimpliSafe, Inc.
Joey Rao-Russell	Kimberlite Corporation dba Sonitrol
David Rogers	Convoy of Hope
Tina Simolaris	Immix
Kyle Smith	Evolon Technology, Inc.
Paul Sun	IronYun, Inc.
Neil Sutton	SP&T News
Rob Sutton	Affiliated Monitoring
Sonny Tai	Actuate
Anne E. Terwilliger	TRG Associates, Inc.
Bob Tucker	ADT, LLC
Wes Usie	Guardian Alarm Systems
Chief Ken Walker	International Association of Chiefs of Police
Jeffrey Zwirn	IDS Research & Development, Incorporated

Please see below for more information about speaking at TMA events.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SPEAKERS

Previous speaking experience is not a requirement; TMA encourages professional growth and will review all proposals that are complete, well- structured, and demonstrate true benefit to the program attendees.
Members will be given priority during the speaker selection process.
Speakers receive discounts off the full registration fee.
Speakers are responsible for their own travel and hotel expenses for in-person events.
Speakers are encouraged to deviate from the standard presentation format by setting up interactive activities to inspire discussion. Audience polling and gamification are ways to showcase your creativity.
Speakers should be prepared to switch gears from presenting in person to perhaps a hybrid or virtual environment.
Complete and sign a Speaker Agreement Form and read and follow the TMA Meeting Code of Conduct.
Unless specifically indicated, all sessions are recorded.
All presentation slides must be reviewed by TMA in advance of the event. Speakers must submit slides by the posted deadline or risk moving forward without slides.

Speaker Selection Process

The TMA education committee co-chairs and the virtual events planning committee along with the TMA Vice President of Education and Training will review all submissions. Selections will be made based on subject matter and relevance. TMA members will recieve priority.

Speaker/Panel Prep Sessions

When planning a panel, a coordinator should be appointed to organize panel prep meetings. We suggest 30-minute conference calls that should include a thorough review (and assignment) of the presentation slides, related handout collection, and other relevant materials.

TMA has a strict “no-advertising” policy and reserves the right to remove any material deemed as such.

CHECKLIST FOR COMPLETING YOUR SESSION PROPOSAL

Provide contact information for those involved in your presentation. If you plan on presenting with one or more people, please make sure to include their names and contact information, including preferred method of contact, company affiliation, phone and email address.
Include a short bio. Outline your years of experience, educational background/credentials, and practical experience in the subject matter. Don’t forget your co-presenters! If you have not yet identified your co-speaker(s), please provide a representative category (i.e., from the Monitoring Center perspective).
Are you engaging the audience? Providing Take-aways? Your presentation should be conducive to exchanging ideas and problem solving with the end goal of providing solid take-aways for action back at the office.
Along with a brief overview, please indicate the proposed format of your presentation. Sessions are typically 60 minutes and includes time for Q&A. Discuss what makes your topic relevant. Why should we attend?
Please indicate whether you will be providing resource materials for distribution to attendees. Often presentation slides are converted to PDF and posted on the conference app.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact
Julie Webber | TMA VP Education and Training
703-660-4915 | education@tma.us

Why Join TMA

When your company joins TMA, you become part of the association that promotes and defends the interests of the monitoring industry, through its work in government relations, regulatory advocacy, and standards development.

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