Global thought leaders, innovators, authors, influencers, educators and TED senior fellows have taken the spotlight at our events. Keynotes are selected by our Program Council
Chief Richard B. Palomo
Chief of Police, Southwest Independent School District (TX)
Mandi Murphy
Director for EM & Safe Schools, Plano Independent School District
Dr. Jeff Wilson
Director of Operations, Huntsville City Schools (AL)
Jason Stoddard
Director of School Safety and Security, Charles County Public Schools (MD)
Dwight Satterfield
Deputy Superintendent, Decatur City Schools (AL)
Dennis McFatten
Executive Director of Safety and Security; Safe Schools, Marion County Public Schools (FL)
Steve Honn
Director-Safety and Security, Forsyth County Board of Education (GA)
Todd Shirley
Chief of Student Support Services, Forsyth County Board of Education (GA)
Jeffrey Borowy
Chief Operating Officer, Charleston County School District (SC)
Chief Curtis Adams
Chief of Police & Director of Campus Police, Bibb County School District (GA)
Chief Anthony Smith
Chief of Police, Wichita Falls Independent School District (TX)
Edward Collins
Chief of Facilities Management and Capital Projects, Cranston Public Schools (RI)
Dr. Jason Kotch
Director of Innovation & Technology, Avon Grove School District (PA)
Travis Forrester
Director Of Security, Safety, And Emergency Preparedness, Greenville County Schools (SC)
Danielle Stevens
Director of Safety and Security, Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 (IL)
Rob Martinez
Director of Facility Operations, North Clackamas School District (OR)
Dr. Robert Sigrist
Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations, St. Joseph School District (MO)
Tyoto Wardlow
Director of Safety and Security, Union Public Schools (OK)
Chief James Northington
Chief of Warren Police, MSD of Warren Township (IN)
Dr. Joffery Jones
Executive Director of Support, South Division, Houston Independent School District (TX)
Dr. Louis Fletcher
Executive Director of Facilities & Operations, EL Paso County School District 49 (CO)
Dr. Kelly May-Vollmar
Superintendent, Desert Sands Unified School District (CA)
Greg Porter
Director – Security, School Safety, and Emergency Preparedness, Greenville County School District (SC)
Jerry Shannon
Transportation Safety Coordinator, Robertson County Schools (TN)
Lakinsha Swinton
Director of Employee Services, Beaufort County School District (SC)
Eric King
Director of Safety & Security, Conway Public Schools (AR)
Dr. Bryan Pettengill
Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services, Raymore-Peculiar School District (MO)
Danielle Stevens
Director of Safety & Security, Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 (IL)
Chief Jim Farrell
Chief of School Police, Springfield Public Schools
Charles Kelley
Director of Investigations and School Safety, Killeen Independent School District
Chief Doug Boortz
District Safety & Security Chief, Bay District Schools, Florida
Jerry Shannon
Transportation Safety Coordinator, Robertson County Schools
Kenya Chatman Floyd
Executive Director of Facilities, Oakland Unified School District
Lou Cammiso
Director of Safety & Security, Naperville Community Unit School District 203, Illinois
Wayland Cubit
Director of Security, Oklahoma City Public Schools, Oklahoma
Brett Yancey
Chief Operations Officer, Springfield Public Schools, Oregon
Jay Hunt
Director of Transportation, Lawton Public Schools, Oklahoma
Dr. Beth Sanborn
School Safety Coordinator, Montgomery County Department of Public Safety, Pennsylvania
Josh Friedman
Director of Safety & Security, Scottsdale Unified School District, Arizona
John Dufay
Assistant Deputy of Operations, Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico
Amelia Ruzicka
Superintendent, Bayless School District
Randy Moore
Director of Campus Safety, Spokane Public Schools, Washington
Chief Rick Goodrich
Chief of Safety & Security, Boerne Independent School District, Texas
Dr. Aaron Skrbin
Director of Safety & Security, Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Pennsylvania
Dr. Juan Hinojosa
Executive Director of Operations, Harlandale Independent School District, Texas
Jon Barth
Director of Facilities Management and Transportation, Farmington Public Schools, Michigan
Chadd Springer
Chief of Police, Lake Dallas Independent School District, Texas
Ruben Martinez
Emergency Management Director, Katy Independent School District, Texas
Antonio Simmons
Director of Facilities & Maintenance, Bibb County School District, Georgia
Lori Adlhadeff
President, Make Our Schools Safe, Florida
Marques Clayton
Chief Operations Officer, Metropolitan School District of Warren Township, Indiana
