The 4th India & South Asia Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs) took place at the United Services Institution of India (USI) in New Delhi. The event was preceded by a Thought Leadership Summit featuring a line-up of distinguished speakers discussing key topics in the security industry.

OSPAs founder Professor Martin Gill commentedThis year, the competition was notably intense, with a significantly higher number of nominations than in previous years.

One of the highlights of the evening was the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Anil Puri. Mr. Puri is a very well known face, one of the stalwarts of the industry. Under his leadership, his company (APS Group) which was established in 1986, exceeded a turnover of INR 6000 Million, with a presence in 135+ locations nationwide and a workforce of over 24,000..

2024 INDIA & SOUTH ASIA OSPAs WINNERS: Outstanding In-House Security Manager/Director - John Robert VFS Global; Outstanding Security Team - Vedanta Limiteds Security Team; Outstanding Contract Security Company (Guarding): APS Group; Outstanding Security Consultant - Netrika Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.; Outstanding Security Training Initiative - Manoj Manjari Mahanta Vedanta Limited; Outstanding New Security Product - Controller 7000 (C7000) Gallagher Security; Outstanding Security Officer - Abhinav Biswas Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), Dept. of Atomic Energy, Govt. of India; Outstanding Female Security Professional - Rekha Gairola Boeing India Pvt. Ltd.; Outstanding Young Security Professional - Trishneet Arora TAC Infosec Limited; Outstanding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative - Vedanta Limited; Outstanding Security Sustainability Award - Dr. Manjari Khanna Kapoor International CPTED Association and ABS India.

The 2024 India & South Asia OSPAs are supported by CP PLUS, Everbridge & SPARSH Securitech. The trophies were sponsored by Edith Cowan University. The 2024 India & South Asia OSPAs were organised in partnership with MitKat Advisory, knowledge partner United Service Institution of India (USI), and academic partner National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU).