ESS+ 2025 International Security Fair in Bogotá: Learn about the detailed agenda for the three-day event at Corferias.

The ESS+ 2025 International Security Fair, which will take place from August 27 to 29 at Corferias, Bogotá , will feature a cutting-edge academic and networking agenda designed to address the main trends and challenges in the security sector.
This event will bring together international experts, industry leaders, and representatives from leading organizations such as ASIS, ALAS, COLADCA, CIPROSI, and IPSB, along with universities and security professionals.
Key trends in security and human protection During the three-day event, relevant topics will be explored in panels, lectures, and discussions, including security narratives, prevention, human protection, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies.
Attendees will have the opportunity to delve deeper into these topics and learn about the latest innovations and advances in the field of comprehensive security.
Wednesday, August 27- 11:00 am to 12:00 pm – Conference: The importance of security for the state/nation's critical infrastructure: a fundamental element of its social, economic, and cultural development. Presented by Fabio Lugo, Director of Security at TECPETROL, with interventions by Juan Manuel Padilla, Corporate Security Manager at OCENSA, and Javier Parra Benítez, Security Manager at Grupo Diana.
- 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm – Panel: Core technologies in the electronic security landscape. Strategic and technical update with industry leaders such as Roberto Vargas (Lenovo) and Oscar Soto (IBM). Moderated by Rafael Padilla.
- 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm – Security Leaders Circle: A space for reflection with Mario Camargo (TDK Group), Alberto Álvarez (ALAS), Arístides Contreras (COLADCA), and Martín Tarazona (ASIS). Moderated by Rafael Bernal Cáceres (COLADCA).
- 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm – ALAS Awards: recognition of excellence, creativity, and innovation, celebrating the best security projects in Latin America.
- 3:40 pm – 4:20 pm – ALAS TLKS X | Voices that Inspire: Stories that leave their mark and experiences that transform, with Giovanni Cordero (Motorola), Luz Adriana Gómez (Genetec), Alejandro Valderrama (Abloy and Assa), and Ronald Zúñiga (Hanwha Vision Latam). Moderated by Sebastián Cason (CEO Dreinet).

It will address technological solutions for key sectors such as transportation, healthcare, education, and more. Photo: iStock
- 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm – Panel | Looking into the Future: speakers include Rubén Trujillo (DAHUA), Ricardo Calvo (NVT PHYBRIDGE), Alberto Pinilla (BRIVO), Rogerio Coradini (HID), and Daniela Cajamarca (Cera 4).
- 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm – Conference | SIES Medellín: led by Angélica M. López Garcés, Assistant Manager of ESU Services.
- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Risk Management Congress 2025 by Coladca International: Topics include secure critical infrastructure, Security & Smart Cities, digital insecurity, citizen insecurity, converging technologies, organized crime, and regulatory compliance.
- 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm – VIP Cocktail Lounge: This event will offer an exclusive space.
- 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Asointermedias Safe Cities Forum: exploring the challenges of intermediate cities and how security technologies can address issues of citizen security, risk management, and protection of public infrastructure.
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- 8:00 am – 5:30 pm – 15th ASIS Symposium: organized by ASIS International, the Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, and the International Security Protective Association. Topics include the integration of human security and asset protection, sustainability, organizational resilience, and cyberspace.
- 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Pre-conference seminar on Fire Protection and Comprehensive Safety: taught by CIPROCI Latin America and endorsed by the NFPA - National Fire Protection Association. This seminar will address topics such as regulations in Colombia, neuroscience applied to human safety, hot work, and fire safety standards.
- 4:30 pm – 2025 Professional Excellence Awards - The World Has Changed: recognition of historical figures and leaders in public and private sector security, tribute to prominent members of the National Police, and awards to companies and individuals in categories such as Company of the Year in Comprehensive Security, Innovation in Security and Technology, Leading Woman in Security, Outstanding Collaborator, Promising Young Person, and Career.
*This content was rewritten with the assistance of artificial intelligence, based on information from the ESS+ 2025 International Security Fair.
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