From Detection to Decision-Making: AI Takes Center Stage at SECON 2024

SECON & eGISEC 2024 showcased the latest advancements in AI integration within the security industry, with exhibitors presenting innovative solutions ranging from centralized control platforms to fire-detection systems, highlighting AI’s pivotal role in shaping the future of security

Asia’s only integrated security exhibition, SECON & eGISEC 2024, has successfully ended. These are the only regional events that cover both physical security and cyber security sectors, including video surveillance, cyber security, access control, social security systems, homeland and industrial security, and IoT security. This year, the main theme of SECON & eGISEC 2024 was treated under the motto of “World becomes safer with AI”.  A total of 396 exhibitors from 13 countries presented their products and solutions to over 25,000 visitors from more than 30 countries. The pre-registration rate increased by 14% compared to last year, indicating heightened anticipation among visitors for the exhibition.

Spotlight on AI Solutions from Leading Companies

Given the current global spotlight on AI, SECON & eGISEC 2024 featured numerous companies that effectively integrated AI into physical security. As a representative example, IDIS showcased iNex, an all-in-one security platform that enables centralized control, including AI video monitoring represented by CCTV, core disaster response systems such as e-disaster systems, AI parking guidance control systems, etc. Suprema showcased an AI-integrated recognition security solution applying their self-developed AI algorithms to access control and video security. This innovation attracted significant interest not only from PropTech companies requiring access authentication services but also from cloud-based attendance management and security control service providers.

INCON, underlining its slogan “Building A Safe Society With INCON’s Active AI Solution,” presented Active AI VMS, a next-generation convergence intelligent event management system that enables active decision-making. This system offers convergence-based civil safety services, enabling event analysis through interworking with heterogeneous equipment and solutions, risk prediction via advanced AI platform structures, and prompt situational judgments.

DEEPNOID, committed to establishing an AI ecosystem, provides a range of AI-based security solutions, including information security, decoding copy-read, and decoding harness systems. At SECON & eGISEC, they introduced DEEP SECURITY, an AI solution designed to automatically scan information security items upon entry to a company, attracting the attention of officials from public institutions and large corporations.

WatchCam, a company specializing in unmanned surveillance equipment, unveiled the Wava-One AI Video Analyzer V2.0, designed for fire-detecting in fire-prone locations. This innovative product undergoes primary verification through a camera internal detection sensor with improved non-fire warning, AI video analysis, and secondary verification through an AI video analysis program within the video verification device.

SECON & eGISEC Digital Showroom was the place where the visitors could learn more about the exhibitors and their products and solutions, with an addition that it would be still available after the exhibition.

Suprema showcased an AI-integrated recognition security solution applying their self-developed AI algorithms to access control and video security

More than 460 key meetings

More than a hundred buyers and delegates from nine countries, including Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, Albania, Bahrain, and India, were officially selected and invited to SECON & eGISEC 2024. The event manager organized a business matching program between hosted buyers and delegates, exhibitors, and visitors to facilitate product purchases and share related insights. Business meetings were actively conducted to prop up a strong global network. This culminated in over 460 meetings with more than 170 exhibitors in total, representing a nearly 35% increase compared to last year.

Invitations to Overseas Media

Globally influential security media were meticulously chosen for the SECON and eGISEC 2024 Press Invitation Program, guaranteeing extensive promotion of SECON & eGISEC worldwide and targeting key stakeholders in the security industry on a global level. A number of overseas media companies from 6 countries were invited based on their influence on the security industry, including China, Middle East Asia, Singapore, Taiwan, Australia, Japan, etc.

Interactive Showcase of Threats and Countermeasures

During the event, a variety of informative conferences and seminars were held, consisting of 25 tracks and over 100 sessions. Particularly noteworthy for overseas visitors was Security World Conference 2024, where senior analysts specializing in physical security and cyber security markets from OMDIA, a global market research organization, shared global security trends and market forecasts for the year. Cyber Security Experience Zone was a notable highlight event in the exhibition, offering attendees an interactive experience with major cyber security threats and countermeasures, such as smartphone hacking, dark web exploration, passwordless authentication, and quantum cryptography.

Sustainable Event Model

As an eco-friendly exhibition, SECON & eGISEC 2024 required all members of the event to practice environmental conservation. It pursued policies to reduce carbon emissions by reducing waste generated between device construction and demolition, using recyclable materials for booths, and using recyclable containers for food and beverage. For example, the organizer prohibited double-deck booths, drastically lowered the height of exhibition booths, and encouraged the use of recyclable materials for booth designs. As a result, the ratio of the disposable booths among the entire raw space booths decreased by about 10% compared to last year. Moreover, there has been a reduction of over 5% in the waste produced from booth construction, demolition, and signage compared to last year.

SECON & eGISEC 2025

SECON & eGISEC 2025 will be held at KINTEX, Korea on 19-21, March 2025. At SECON 2024, over 80% of the total net space was rebooked onsite for SECON & eGISEC 2025. It is anticipated that next year’s event will feature 28,000+ m² gross space, 400+ exhibitors, 25,000+ visitors, and 200+ conferences and seminars. As new IT technologies, including AI, edge computing, quantum computing, and automation, continue to advance, security trends are adapting accordingly. Reflecting these technological shifts, exhibition categories have been reorganized starting from SECON & eGISEC 2025. It will be specified as Video Surveillance, Access Control, AI Security, Cyber Security, Industrial Security/OT Security, Social Security System, Homeland Security, and Smart City Security Solutions.

Digital Showroom was the place where the visitors could learn more about the exhibitors and their products, with an addition that it would be still available after the exhibition