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Leadership
Senior security decision-makers in a curated room. Places are allocated against the sector mix for the edition, not sold to whoever registers first.
New event announced
Security Journal Americas
Where security leadership, technology and innovation converge.
A major new invitation-led security event is coming to Dallas–Fort Worth in September 2027.
Created by Security Journal Americas, the event will bring together senior security leaders responsible for protecting some of America’s most important organizations, people, assets and critical infrastructure.
Wednesday 8 September 2027
The Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas
When
Wednesday 8 September 2027
Confirmed
Venue
Irving Convention Center
Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
Program
In development
Speakers announced soon
Attendance
Register Your Interest
Invitations and registration updates
Dallas–Fort Worth 2027
High-caliber decision-makers. Outstanding content. Practical, real-world experience. Carefully selected commercial partners.
One premium environment built around knowledge, innovation, meaningful conversation and genuine business relationships.
This isn’t another traditional security trade show.
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The Event
New for September 2027
On 8 September 2027, Security Journal Americas brings Leaders in Security to Dallas–Fort Worth.
An invitation-led forum created for senior professionals responsible for protecting organizations, people, assets and critical infrastructure — built around leadership, technology, innovation and practical operational experience.
Our philosophy is simple
It’s not about how many people you can put in a room. It’s about putting the right people in the room.
The audience will be carefully curated. Commercial participation deliberately controlled. And the program designed to move beyond conventional platform presentations through discussion, demonstrations, operational insight and real-world experience.
The result will be an environment where senior security professionals, industry experts and carefully selected partners can exchange ideas, challenge thinking, explore technology and build meaningful relationships.
Quality over quantity.
Access over footfall.
Conversations that continue after the event.
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Proven Experience
Running since 2022
A new destination.
A proven event philosophy.
Dallas–Fort Worth represents an exciting new chapter for our Leaders program — but the philosophy behind it has been developed and proven over several years.
Through our established Leaders in Security conferences in Dubai, Manchester and Chicago, we have demonstrated our ability to identify, engage and bring together high-caliber senior security professionals in premium, invitation-led environments.
We don’t simply announce an event and wait to see who registers. Our dedicated audience-development teams actively identify and engage the senior professionals we believe should be in the room. That distinction is fundamental to the Leaders model.
2000+
Delegates across Leaders in Security events
40+
Partner organizations to date
2022
Running since — across the Americas, UK and Middle East
We don’t chase footfall. We curate audiences.
It’s not about how many people you meet.
It’s about meeting the people who matter.
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Why Dallas–Fort Worth
Irving, Texas
Dallas–Fort Worth isn’t simply where the event happens.
It’s part of why the event exists.
Texas sits at the intersection of some of the most important security challenges facing America.
But these aren’t simply important industries. They’re complex operating environments that have to be protected.
The convergence of physical threats, cyber risk, geopolitical uncertainty, organized crime, rapidly evolving technology and increasingly interconnected infrastructure is changing what protection looks like.
We’re bringing the people responsible for protecting what Texas is building together with the expertise, technology and innovation helping them do it.
That’s why Dallas–Fort Worth matters.
Energy
An independent power grid.
Aviation & Aerospace
One of the world’s busiest aviation hubs.
Data Centers
A rapidly expanding data-center corridor driven by AI and digital infrastructure.
Advanced Manufacturing
Major manufacturing and logistics operations.
Logistics
Road, rail and air freight converging across one metroplex.
Corporate Enterprise
A growing concentration of major corporations and headquarters.
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The Audience
Audience development underway
Who will be in the room?
Our audience-development program will identify, target and invite senior security, risk and resilience professionals with genuine responsibility for protecting major organizations, people, assets and infrastructure.
Corporate Enterprise
Energy
Critical Infrastructure
Data Centers
Aviation & Aerospace
Transportation
Manufacturing
Logistics & Distribution
Technology
Healthcare
Retail & Hospitality
Major Venues & Events
Government & Public Sector
Different organizations. Different risks.
One shared responsibility: protection.
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What To Expect
Program in development
From strategy to real‑world application.
The Dallas–Fort Worth program will explore the threats, technologies, operational challenges and leadership decisions shaping security today — and those likely to shape it tomorrow.
But we also want Texas to go beyond the traditional conference-room experience. Alongside senior-level discussion and thought leadership, our ambition is to incorporate practical demonstrations, operational insight and real-world learning experiences wherever possible.
Because understanding how security works in practice can be every bit as important as discussing it on a stage.
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Technology
Practical exploration of innovation and emerging capability — shown working in operating conditions rather than described from a platform.
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Real-World Experience
Study tours, site visits, demonstrations and operational insight. Part of the program takes place outside the venue, inside the infrastructure being discussed.
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Critical Infrastructure
The industries and assets shaping what America builds next — from energy, aviation and data to logistics, transportation and the critical dependencies that connect them.
Strategy. Technology. Operations. Real-World Application.
Protecting what Texas is building is a different discipline. It is the one we convene around.
SJA Leaders in Security · Dallas–Fort Worth 2027
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Announcements
Announced soon
What we’ll announce next.
Everyone on the launch list hears each of these before it goes public.
In development
Agenda & timings
The running order for the day, from opening keynote through to close.
In development
Speakers & program
Built with the SJA editorial team and an advisory group of regional security leaders.
In development
Study tours & site visits
Operational environments across North Texas, hosted by the teams who run them.
Opening later
Registration
Delegate terms and invitations are released to the launch list first.
Registration of interest
Interested in attending?
Attendance at Leaders in Security Dallas–Fort Worth will be carefully managed to protect the seniority, relevance and quality of the audience.
Senior security, risk and resilience professionals interested in joining us can register their interest now to be considered for an invitation.
Registration is not yet formally open. Those expressing an interest now will be among the first people we engage.
No obligation
Registering interest does not commit you to attending or to a fee
Be there at the beginning.
Dallas–Fort Worth represents an exciting new chapter in the continued development of our Leaders program.
Our ambition is to create an event that earns its place in the US security calendar — not through sheer size, but through the quality of its audience, its content, its conversations and the relationships it creates.
An event senior security professionals genuinely want to attend. An event commercial partners genuinely value. And an event capable of growing alongside one of America’s most dynamic and strategically important security markets.
The right people.The right conversations.The right environment.Dallas–Fort Worth 2027.
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Commercial Partnership
Founding partner places open
Partner with Dallas–Fort Worth from the beginning.
For our commercial partners, Leaders in Security Dallas–Fort Worth isn’t simply about brand exposure. It’s about access.
Access to senior professionals responsible for security strategy, technology, operations, procurement and investment across some of America’s most important organizations and industries.
Commercial participation will be deliberately controlled. We don’t want a room dominated by suppliers. We want participating companies to have the visibility, time and opportunity to engage properly with the people they’re there to meet — while protecting the quality and balance of the experience for our delegates.
It’s not simply about having your brand in the room. It’s about being part of the conversation.
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Engage senior decision-makers
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Demonstrate technology and expertise
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Take part in the industry conversation
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Align with the sectors that define the region
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Be involved from the launch stage
Commercial partnerships
Speaking opportunities