Future Technology NOW: AI, IoT, Automation & Beyond was the fourth and closing SSI Summit session. Featuring (l-r) moderator Scott Goldfine of SSI, Kirk MacDowell, founder and CEO of MacGuard Security Advisors, John Nemerofsky, COO of SAGE Integration, and Leah Page, vice president of Mobile Security & New Business for ADT, this riveting panel addressed tech breakthroughs, opportunities and challenges. Among the areas discussed: AI; IoT, IIoT & 5G; smart automation & building management; central station as a service (CSaaS); portable security (body/person, vehicles); video sensors & thermal imaging; gunshot & weapons detection; biometrics & license plate recognition; and drones & security robotics.