The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named Lee Odess, CEO of Access Control Executive Brief, as the 2023 recipient of the SIA Committee Chair of the Year Award, which recognizes individuals for excellence in leading committees and advancing member objectives.
The association will present Odess with the award at The Advance, its annual membership meeting, which will be held 28 March during ISC West.
In 2022, Odess was instrumental in launching the association’s Proptech Advisory Board – which is designed to foster engagement between the proptech community and the global security industry through partnerships, education and thought leadership and he serves as the group’s chair.
“Being recognized as SIA’s Committee Chair of the Year is an honor. I accept it on behalf of the 80 individuals, their companies and Edison Shen, who have worked tirelessly to get the Proptech Advisory Board off the ground and rolling. We have only gotten started,” said Odess.
“I also want to recognize Don Erickson, the SIA Board of Directors, John Mack and Steve Van Till for supporting the effort from idea to execution. It shows the association’s vision, high level of curiosity and leadership. Thank you all for the trust and opportunity. I do not take it lightly and it is a great honor. Thank you.”
Under Odess’ leadership, the association’s Proptech Advisory Board has held a variety of in-person and virtual meetings since its launch in 2022. Additionally, Odess has authored and collaborated on several proptech-related articles for SIA, helped produce a series of practitioner conversations with influential leaders in commercial real estate and led the efforts around a Proptech Report, a highly regarded resource produced in partnership with CREtech that evaluates proptech trends, market size and buying interests affiliated with security solutions in commercial real estate, including office environments and multifamily housing.
Additionally, he assisted in kickstarting the Proptech Advisory Board Speaker Series and in developing the “Definition of Proptech” video. He is a prolific thought leader on proptech and has spoken at major SIA and industry events, including ISC West and AcceleRISE.
“We are very pleased to recognize Lee Odess for his extraordinary contributions and leadership on the Proptech Advisory Board, which has quickly become one of SIA’s most involved and engaged groups and initiatives,” said SIA CEO Don Erickson.
“The SIA Proptech Advisory Board has developed top-quality educational content, served as a key thought leader in the proptech security space and made meaningful connections across the industry and we look forward to honoring him for his achievements at The Advance this year.”
The Advance 2023 will take place on Tuesday 28 March at 10:30am in The Venetian Expo during ISC West. At this special membership meeting, attendees will review official association business, meet the new association board members and participate in SIA elections, recognize volunteer achievements from the past year and exchange market intelligence for the year ahead.
In addition to presenting the SIA Committee Chair of the Year Award, the association will honor the 2023 recipients of the SIA Member of the Year Award, Chair’s Award and Sandy Jones Volunteer of the Year Award.