NCS4 Announces Akmal Ali as the 2025 Technology Alliance Member of the Year
Mon, 05/19/2025 - 02:55pm | By: NCS4 Staff
Akmal Ali, founder and CEO of inOrbit and Aluma, will be recognized as the NCS4 Sports and Entertainment Technology Alliance Member of the Year at the 2025 National Sports Safety and Security Conference & Exhibition to be held June 30-July 2, in San Antonio, TX. The event is presented annually by the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at The University of Southern Mississippi.
The Technology Alliance Member of the Year Award recognizes a Sports and Entertainment Technology Alliance member who has demonstrated a high level of commitment to research and training, addressing industry needs in sports safety and security.
The Sports and Entertainment Technology Alliance is a consortium of individuals and organizations committed to spectator safety and security excellence through innovation. Members work alongside practitioners and the NCS4 to explore how people, processes and technologies can best contribute to safety and security challenges in a meaningful way. The 2025 Sports and Entertainment Technology Alliance members include Accredit Solutions, AirSight, Aluma, BEST Crowd Management, Databuoy, ESRI, inOrbit, NVIDIA, Raven Controls, Red Ball Drills, S2 Global, Titan HST and Xtract One Technologies.
“During his time with the Technology Alliance, Akmal Ali has been a dedicated advocate for innovation, contributing significantly through the creation of numerous webinars and fresh ideas,” said Anthony Palazzolo, NCS4 manager of marketing and business development. “His impactful work has helped shape the Alliance’s direction and will continue to influence its mission well into the future.”
Akmal will be recognized at the awards luncheon during the conference. The luncheon is sponsored by Evolv Technology, which provides weapons detection systems for security screening.
Click here for more information about the conference and to register. Click here for more information about the awards.
About the 16th Annual Conference
The National Sports Safety and Security Conference and Exhibition, sponsored by CSA360
Software, will take place June 30-July 2, 2025, at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill
Country Resort in San Antonio, Texas. The conference will attract more than 500 attendees
and 70 exhibitors representing professional sports, intercollegiate athletics, interscholastic
athletics, marathon and endurance events, sports and entertainment facilities, and
those who provide safety and security products and services to the industry. Visit
the conference website for more information.
About NCS4
Established in 2006, the NCS4 is the nation’s only academic center devoted to the study and practice of sports safety and security. The NCS4 is partially underwritten by grants from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The NCS4 mission focuses on three key pillars – Training and Education, Research, and Outreach. Click here for more information about NCS4, call 601.266.6183.