Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano to Deliver Keynote Address at Diversity in Cyber Security Conference at CSIS
WASHINGTON, October 24, 2012– The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) Women In International Security (WIIS) will hold a discussion on the importance of diversity in building the cyber security workforce of the future, with a specific focus on the role of women. Janet Napolitano, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, will provide the keynote address.
WHEN/WHERE:
Thursday, October 25, 2012
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Conference Room A/B
CSIS 1800 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006
***PLEASE NOTE: SET TIME FOR THOSE NOT ATTENDING FIRST PANEL IS 10:30a.m. ALL VIDEO EQUIPMENT MUST BE SET NO LATER THAN 10:45a.m.***
Credentialed members of the press who would like to attend must RSVP to aschwartz@csis.org
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Panel Discussion
Rich Baich
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Wells Fargo
Cynthia Dion-Schwarz
Deputy Assistant Director, Computer & Information Science and Engineering (CISE) at National Science Foundation
Karen Evans
National Director, U.S. Cyber Challenge
Davina Pruitt-Mentle
Director of Educational Technology, Policy and Outreach, University of Maryland
Rosemary Wenchel
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber Security Coordination, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Moderator:
Ellen McCarthy
Chief Operating Officer, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Keynote Address
Janet Napolitano
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
Moderator:
Jolynn Shoemaker
Director, Women In International Security (WIIS), CSIS
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