Speakers 2026

Mr. Nichols is the Executive Director of the Project 25 Technology Interest Group (PTIG). He has led the organization for the last 12 years. PTIG is a not for profit organization dedicated to the promotion and application of the Project 25 (P25) digital radio Standard for Land Mobile Radio technology. PTIG's members include Radio users, manufacturers, and consultants involved with the development and operation of P25 Public Safety, Government and Critical Infrastructure radio systems. In December of 2013 he retired from Thales Defense and Security, Inc. Mr. Nichols had been with Thales for 16 years leading business development activities for the company's Project 25 radio product lines, including the Industry's first Multi-Band Multi-Mode Land Mobile Radio. He has more than 40 years of experience in the Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio Industries in various product development, marketing, and business development positions, having worked for Thales, its predecessor organization Racal, EF Johnson, Bendix King, Uniden, RELM, and Hy-Gain Electronics. Mr. Nichols is a member of APCO, IACP, IAFC, The Radio Club of America, a previous member of the APCO Commercial Advisory Board, a contributor to NPSTC, and has represented numerous manufacturers at the TIA TR-8 standards meetings as well as Project 25 technology panels. He is a Fellow in the Radio Club of America and a recipient of the Radio Club's Edgar F. Johnson Pioneer Citation.

Presenting:

• New Testing Technologies for Compliance, Reliability, and Peace of Mind
• P25 Case Studies: Real Systems, Real People, Real World
• P25 LMR & LTE: Better Together with Standards-Based Interworking
• P25 LMR Radios in Aircraft…. Not as Simple as You Thought
• P25 New Products and Services for 2026
• Project 25 Questions? Ask the Experts
• Project 25 for the Future
• Security Triad for P25 LMR: Encryption+Access+Cyber IDs