How Current Legislation Affects Smart Technologies

Speakers

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  Lauren Bresette Senior Manager of Government Relations, Security Industry Association
  

  Lauren Bresette

  Senior Manager of Government Relations, Security Industry Association

  As senior manager of government relations at the Security Industry Association, Lauren Bresette leads SIA’s congressional initiatives among other duties. She came to SIA with three years of experience in Washington D.C., working on legislative policy, programmatic funding, regulatory issues and business development for defense, homeland security and veterans’ issues.

  Lauren holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies and economics from Boston College, where she studied political conflict, environmental policy and Middle East/North African affairs, and has earned an acquisition law and policy credential from the Defense Acquisition University.

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  George Sewell Manager of Government Relations, Security Industry Association
  

  George Sewell

  Manager of Government Relations, Security Industry Association

  George Sewell is the government relations manager for the Security Industry Association. Since 2020, he has worked in various areas of public policy and government affairs, including spending time in Congress as well as nonprofit organizations.

  George holds two degrees from the University of Maryland, College Park – a bachelor’s degree in government and politics and a master’s in international relations. He is natively fluent in Russian and proficient in Hebrew and Spanish.

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  Dave McCarthy Program Manager, Government Relations, Axis Communications
  

  Dave McCarthy

  Program Manager, Government Relations, Axis Communications

  Dave McCarthy is an experienced public policy professional with a decade of experience in technology and government relations. After completing a B.A. in economics and political science from Florida State University, he worked in government advocacy at the federal, state and local levels monitoring a wide range of policy issues in the tech space. After working at organizations in the nation’s capital, Dave joined the government relations program within Axis Communications, where he focuses on a variety of technology issues facing the greater security industry. In his position, McCarthy oversees legislative and policy developments, manages collaboration with industry associations and works internally to ensure product line compliance with government regulations.