Homeland security investor conference draws 300

Feb 5, 2007 10:00 AM

The inaugural Homeland Security Investor Conference in early December proved a success by attracting more than 300 attendees.

CompuDyne, CoreStreet, RAE Systems, L1 identity and Allied Defense were among more than 20 companies that presented their business products and services to Large Global Security Companies, Investors and Private Equity Groups and Prime Government Security and Defense Contractors. The one-day, invitation only event was held at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C.

“The audience was the who’s who of the investment community that we serve,” says Geoffrey Feidelberg, chief financial officer of CompuDyne. “Everyone was there that we wanted to be there – the investment side, the potential partner side, the government side.”

Presenting companies were aligned within six sectors in the Homeland security market, including port security and border control; intelligence and data management; countering weapons of mass destruction; disaster preparedness and response; critical infrastructure protection; and identity solutions.

Penrose “Parney” Albright, managing director of Civitas Group and former Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology, was the keynote for the event. In his speech, Albright told attendees that opportunities abound for companies within the Department of Homeland Security, especially as government officials at the state and local levels look to DHS to lead the way. However, solution providers need to develop products for the DHS market that are reliable, with few false alarms, and require little maintenance.

For more information, visit hsiconference.com

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