At the 2025 SECURITY 500 Conference panel “Bridging the Gap: Public-Private Partnerships for Community Security and Public Safety Resilience,” security leaders will discuss the impact that public-private partnerships have on community security and public safety. 

The panel discussion will take place in Washington, D.C. on November 17, 2025 as part of the SECURITY 500 Conference, a one-day security executive event hosted by Security magazine. The panel will feature Matthew Horace, Chief Security Officer and Senior Vice President at Pretium Partners LLC, as the moderator with more industry experts including:

• Jay Gruber, Assistant Vice President of Public Safety and Chief of Police at American University in Washington, DC.
• Yogananda Pittman, Chief of Police at the University of California, Berkeley

The 18th annual SECURITY 500 Conference will unite high-level security executives and their direct reports in Washington, D.C. This one-day leadership conference is free to attend, and attendees are limited to security executives, senior management and their direct reports in both private and public sectors.

Read the full conference agenda to discover our full list of expert security speakers and register for the SECURITY 500 Conference today!