Women Cybersecurity Leaders Meet on Capitol Hill to Highlight the Importance of Women in the Cyber Workforce and the Legislative Process
3rd Annual Executive Women's Forum Cybersecurity Women on Capitol Hill Public/Private Symposium
FLEMINGTON, N.J., May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On May 9th and 10th, over 110 cybersecurity executive women leaders will meet at the U.S. Capitol for the 3rd Annual "EWF Cybersecurity Women on Capitol Hill Public/Private Symposium," hosted by the Executive Women's Forum on Information Security, Risk Management & Privacy (EWF). Symposium attendees will engage in bipartisan meetings with Congressional staff and committee members to introduce women cybersecurity and privacy experts as subject matter resources for providing education, testimony and increasing women's participation in the cybersecurity legislative process.
Engaging over 7,000 women, the EWF is the largest member organization for women in Cybersecurity, IT Risk and Privacy professionals.
"We all know that Cybersecurity is a non-partisan issue that concerns everyone; government, industry, national defense and private citizens alike," says Joyce Brocaglia, EWF's Founder and CEO. "We gather EWF members on Capitol Hill to make a difference. We are here to improve cybersecurity and we feel that can be done by increasing women in the cyber workforce and creating a more inclusive law making process."
During the two day event, EWF delegates will participate in presentations from industry thought leaders and senior Congressional staff members from Senator Schumer and Senator McConnell's office. They will have personal bipartisan meetings with Congressional, Senate staff and committee members. Women will have opportunities to speak with staff about cyber education, workforce challenges and the importance of engaging women in the legislative process including the opportunity to provide expert testimony.
The EWF will be live streaming from Capitol Hill on May 10th from 9:00 am-12:30 pm ET HERE.
This live stream includes:
-A welcome address by Joyce Brocaglia, Founder of EWF and CEO of Alta Associates.
-Fireside Chat with Senate Cybersecurity Leaders featuring Kristin Judge, CEO/President Cybercrime Support Network (Moderator); and panelists Scott Rodman, Director of Information Technology for U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Senator Charles Schumer; and Moon Yousif Sulfab, Director and Administrator of Information Technology for U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Senator Mitch McConnell.
-Keynote "Digital Transformation: Building in Security," by Cynthia Bellefeuille Stanton, Vice President, Product Marketing, Public Sector, and Public Cloud of Qualys.
-Panel "Public and Private Sector Collaborations to Promote Election Integrity and Security," featuring Mieke Eoyang, Vice President for the National Security Program, Third Way (Moderator) with panelists Kateri Gill, Elections Program Manager, Center for Internet Security/Election Infrastructure - Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EI-ISAC); and Saleela Salahuddin, Cybersecurity Policy Lead, Facebook.
-Keynote "Think Big! Securing the World - The State of Cybersecurity in the Aviation Industry," by Deneen DeFiore, SVP & Chief Information & Product Security Officer, GE Aviation.
To learn more about the EWF Cybersecurity Women on Capitol Hill Public/Private Symposium and view the agenda for May 9th click HERE or May 10th click HERE. Follow EWF on social media at @EWFUSA and #EWFonCapitolHill for live tweets on May 9th and 10th.
About the Executive Women's Forum on Information Security, Risk Management & Privacy:
Founded in 2002, the Executive Women's Forum on Information Security, Risk Management & Privacy (EWF) is the largest member organization dedicated to engaging, advancing and developing women leaders in Cybersecurity, IT Risk Management, Governance Risk & Compliance and Privacy. The EWF serves emerging leaders as well as the most prominent and influential women in our field by facilitating programs and events throughout the year, including a National Conference, regional meetings, leadership development, and mentorship programs as well as interaction with global thought leaders through an online community. For more information, visit http://www.ewf-usa.com
SOURCE Executive Women's Forum, Inc.
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