Nominations are now open for the IFSEC Global influencers in security and fire 2019.
Grant Lecky, co-founder of the Security Partners Forum, is once again leading the judging process. Lecky, who himself featured in IFSEC Global’s list of top influencers in 2014 and 2017, has appointed a diverse range of respected industry experts and thought leaders to the panel of judges and will coordinate the nominations and judging process. Both in geographic spread – with 12 countries represented – and stature, it’s arguably the most impressive list yet. Scroll down to check out who’s on the judging panel.
As with last year, nominations only count if accompanied by a reason for the nomination. There is a word limit of roughly 250 words. All nominations deemed legitimate by the judges will be included in a prize draw in which three will win a £100 Amazon voucher. Our panel of judges, drawn from across the industry and barred from featuring in the list themselves, will then draw up final rankings based on the nominations and their own judgement.
New category: ‘One to watch’
A new category is being introduced for 2019: ‘One to watch’, which will champion the security sector’s rising stars: professionals who are already making a big impact despite being relatively new to the industry.
This category is open only to nominees who have worked in the commercial security sector for no longer than 5 years. This doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be below a certain age; they might have joined the security sector from a different industry, for instance.
Judges will score candidates based on their career achievements so far, the ways in which they’ve impressed their peers, and their potential to be the influencers/security leaders of tomorrow. Nominations can be enhanced by including any relevant qualifications, accreditations, memberships or grades.
Lead judge Grant Lecky commented: “We have a whole new panel of distinguished judges for 2019 from across the globe, and just like last year, these judges have been appointed based on a combination of strong recommendations from across the security and fire industries, and are of course award winners themselves in their respective fields within our shared industry.
“Many of the judges have themselves appeared among IFSEC’s influencers in previous years and with the new category ‘One to Watch’ being introduced, these judges could hardly be better positioned to identify the current and future generations of influencers coming through.”
You can network with some of the influencers during a meet-and-greet session during IFSEC International 2019, 18-20 June, ExCeL London – details to be confirmed.
