In a world of constant innovation, it's easy to focus on what's next. But sometimes, the most urgent questions lie in what we’ve missed.

That’s the driving force behind Blind Spot 2025 - Wavestore’s first-ever security summit, taking place June 26 at our North American HQ in Ottawa. This one-day event is designed not to sell, but to spark conversation, challenge assumptions, and expose the unseen risks and untapped opportunities in modern security.

Why Blind Spot?

We created Blind Spot because we saw a recurring gap in the industry: amidst all the shiny new tech, there’s little space to talk openly about what’s not working. AI is advancing, integrations are expanding, and platforms are evolving - but there are still fundamental blind spots in how we design, deploy, and interpret our security infrastructure.

We’re not here to pitch products. We’re here to confront those gaps - together. Blind Spot 2025 is a space for industry leaders, integrators, and fresh voices to rethink what security can and should look like. If we can better understand what we’ve overlooked, we can move faster, think smarter, and build more resilient systems.

"Blind Spot is about confronting what’s not yet visible - but already shaping the future," said Sam Shalaby, CEO of Wavestore. "The security industry is evolving rapidly, and the greatest risks and opportunities lie in what we haven't seen - or haven’t acted on. This event is a chance to challenge assumptions, explore new perspectives, and take the lead on building smarter, more resilient solutions before the future forces our hand."

What You’ll Hear (and Talk About)

Blind Spot features a curated lineup of speakers who’ve lived through critical inflection points in security - and are ready to talk about them:

• Keynote | Privacy vs. Security: Striking the Right Balance Raf Souccar, Former Deputy Commissioner of the RCMP, will open the day by unpacking the ever-relevant tension between public safety and personal privacy in modern surveillance and policy. Expect a thoughtful, nuanced take from someone who’s navigated that tightrope at the highest levels.

• Lessons Learned | Post-9/11 and the Evolution of Building Security Thomas Comerford, Former Program Security Manager at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, brings hard-won insights from decades in public infrastructure security. He’ll explore how past crises reshaped building and access strategies - and what still needs rethinking.

• Keynote | Physical Access Control: Principles, Pitfalls & Best Practices Jeremy Fromm (Mercury Security ) and Phil Coppola, PSP (HID) will team up to walk through what makes - or breaks - physical access control strategies in today’s complex threat landscape. This session is packed with practical takeaways from two of the field’s sharpest minds.

Hear a little bit more about what Blind Spot is all about in Kevin Baldwin's video below:

A Summit That’s Meant to Start Something

At its core, Blind Spot is about people. It’s about bringing together professionals with shared objectives and fresh perspectives to ask better questions and explore the grey areas others avoid. It’s a platform for:

• Exchanging ideas without pressure or pretense

• Getting early insight into security innovation

• Connecting with peers who are facing - and solving - the same challenges

"There’s enormous value in stepping back and asking the harder questions," adds Mark Claxton, Managing Director at Wavestore. "Blind Spot gives us - and our partners & attendees - a space to pause, listen, and look at the bigger picture. It’s about reconnecting strategy to purpose and creating security solutions that are fit for tomorrow."

If you're tired of surface-level conversations and ready to dig deeper, join us in Ottawa.

Bonus: Attendees traveling from outside Ottawa can claim a complimentary hotel stay.

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Register now: www.wavestore.com/blindspot

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Thank you to our event sponsors:

Salto | SALTO WECOSYSTEM and BCD

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Would you like to collaborate as a Sponsor?

Drop Kevin Baldwin a message or email blindspot@wavestore.com to find out more.