Speaker Bio

Fredrik Nilsson is the general manager for Axis Communications with responsibility for the company's operations in North America since 2003. In that time, he has helped the company increase the revenue five fold and has been instrumental in leading the industry shift from analog closed circuit television to network video.

Mr. Nilsson also serves on the SIA (Security Industry Association) Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He is a trusted industry speaker and has spoken at more than 20 conferences, including the keynote address at TechSec Solutions. He has spoken at influential shows such as Securing New Ground, ASIS Emerging Trends in Security, ISC West, ISC East, and Interop. Mr. Nilsson has been in top publications such as The New York Times, USA Today and the Washington Post. He has also appeared on television shows such as CNN Headline News, CNBCs Wake Up Call and the Fox News Channels Fox & Friends. He has written articles for, and been quoted in, many publications in the security industry, including Security Magazine, Security Product Magazine, Security Management and Security Systems News. He is also a regular columnist for SecurityInfoWatch.com, and has authored a book Intelligent Network Video published by CRC Press.

Prior to working for Axis, Mr. Nilsson served as a product manager for ABB, a global leader in power and automation technologies.

A graduate of the Lund Institute of Technology, Mr. Nilsson holds a master's degree in electrical engineering, which he followed up with post-graduate studies in economics.