Most manufacturers can tell you what their security system costs. Few can tell you what their blind spots cost.
Security systems used to mean cameras and access infrastructure for after-the-fact investigation. Cloud-managed platforms are turning that into live operational intelligence. Join us for a conversation built around three questions IT, security, facilities and estates leaders are asking right now.
The true cost of doing nothing: Aging camera and access systems don’t fail loudly. They fail slowly, through rising costs and compounding risk.
Cloud is the future. What should you actually expect from it? Cloud-managed security now means multi-site oversight, cyber resilience by design, and open architecture connecting to the rest of the business. We’ll unpack what that looks like in practice, including what AI really means on the factory floor, and why protecting people matters as much as protecting perimeters.
From reactive to proactive: The bigger shift isn’t technical, it’s behavioural – moving from “how do we respond when something goes wrong” to “how do we see it coming and prevent it.”
We’ll share real examples of near-misses caught before they escalate, and look at where security is heading next, from a health and safety and facilities management tool today, to drones and quadruped robots extending coverage tomorrow.
Meet our Speakers:
Neil Gardner
Neil GardnerEMEA Sales Engineering Lead, Rhombus
With more than 35 years’ experience in the physical and electronic security industry — including over 20 years working within manufacturing — Neil has held roles with industry-leading organisations including IndigoVision, Honeywell, Avigilon, Ava Security, Motorola Solutions, OpenEye, and now Rhombus.
His experience spans hands-on field engineering through to supporting and driving technological innovation across the industry, with particular focus on cloud technologies, artificial intelligence and the continued evolution of modern security solutions.
Matt Antos-Lewis
Group Manager, Global Integrated Marketing, Rhombus
With experience spanning both challenger and category-defining cloud security brands, Matt is a foundational member of Rhombus’ international expansion and now leads the company’s global product marketing, content, brand, design, events, and field marketing functions. Previously Verkada’s first European marketing hire, he brings deep insight into the evolving role of cloud-managed physical security in modern manufacturing environments.
Tom StJohn
Multimedia Editor, The Manufacturer (part of Nineteen Group)
Tom is the Multimedia Editor at The Manufacturer (part of Nineteen Group). His professional background is in broadcast journalism; in tv and radio.As well as writing for The Manufacturer Magazine, he leads on all our video content and is a presenter on The Manufacturer Podcast. Tom has thoroughly enjoyed immersing himself in the stories that our manufacturing and vendor communities have to tell, and views sessions like these as a valuable extension of that.
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