Perfectly Polished

Friday, March 8, 2024 | 10:00AM-1:00PM ET
Loft Club Beaute | 59 Rue de Brésoles, Montréal, QC, H2Y 1V7

Women Who Cyber brings together a diverse group of aspiring and thriving cybersecurity professionals for dynamic and interactive events where you can network with peers, establish meaningful mentoring relationships, share knowledge, and enjoy unique experiences.

You’ll learn from, and be inspired by, our panel of influential women as they discuss how they broke through the glass ceiling and continue to pave the way for women to lead and excel in the industry. They’ll also discuss the unique challenges women face, as well as the importance of diversity and gender equality in the workplace.

Learn and be inspired as our panel of influential women discuss:

  • How women are reshaping the industry
  • How women can grow and enhance their career
  • The importance of interpersonal skills, including leadership skills and emotional intelligence
  • How to engage and encourage a new generation of women

Perfectly Polished
After the discussion, we’ll sit back and relax getting either a full manicure or pedicure, while networking with panelists and other amazing industry personnel.

Register now to support women in changing the face of cybersecurity! Space is limited.



 

Agenda

  • 10:00AM-10:30AM
    Registration & Welcome
  • 10:30AM-11:15AM
    Women Who Cyber Pannel
  • 11:15AM-1:00PM
    Networking Lunch and Perfectly Polished Service

Host

Raquel Ramon
Karen Letain | VP Product Management, Security Awareness, Proofpoint, Inc.

Karen leads the Product UX and Content teams for Proofpoint’s Security Awareness Division. Prior to Proofpoint, Karen was Head of Global Strategy and Innovation for McAfee’s Consumer Division leading the innovation product management, design and strategy teams. She was instrumental in launching a new 3-year strategy focused on moving the organization beyond antivirus to privacy and personal protection. Karen also drove the innovation teams to producing and delivering new performance enhancements in McAfee’ consumer products. Karen was also influential in managing McAfee Consumer’s M&A efforts resulting in the successful purchase of a 40M technology company to help accelerate the roadmap toward personal protection. Karen has also founded and led a number of start-ups in both Cybersecurity and Marketing and was VP of Operations for Thomson Learning the learning arm of Thomson Publishing (now CENGAGE). An active learner, Karen holds a number of degrees and designations. When not working or studying, she spends her time with her husband Claude, 2 children Gabrielle and Dominic and a very large furry 4-legged golden doodle.

Featured Panelists

Kimberly Pavelich
Kimberly Pavelich | Senior Product Manager, PSAT, Proofpoint Inc.

Kimberly Pavelich spearheads the delivery of compelling, threat-driven security awareness and training content as the Proofpoint Security Awareness and Training (PSAT) Senior Product Manager. In crafting her approach to security awareness training, she draws on a wealth of expertise cultivated over a decade of working within both Canada's intelligence sector and various international post-conflict communities. Kimberly holds a Master of Strategic Studies from the University of Calgary and is currently a Political Science PhD Candidate at Carleton University.

Kristina Belnap
Jodi Moore | Sales Director, CrowdStrike

Jodi Moore is Sales Director managing a team of Senior Regional Sales Managers spanning the Central and Eastern regions of CrowdStrike’s business in Canada. She has had an extensive career in technology sales in Network, Security and Cybersecurity and has a proven track record for leading change, optimizing sales organizations and exceeding revenue and margin goals. She is mentor and coach to women in technology and is passionate about bringing more diversity into technology sales, and elevating the customer experience. Outside of work she is a dedicated wife and mother of four, and a water sports and travel enthusiast.

Dawn Potter
Dawn Potter | Strategic Account Executive, Okta Canada Inc.

Dawn is a Senior Account Executive at Okta, where she specializes in helping companies design secure, seamless login experiences for both employees and customers. With over twenty years of experience in the technology sector, Dawn has led diverse sales teams and provided advisory services across various domains including digital health, cloud transformation, and identity security. As a member of the Women@Okta partnership team, Dawn actively fosters connections with industry partners to build equitable workforces and ensure the next generation of digital identity is built on a foundation of inclusion. Dawn holds a Bachelors Degree in Cognitive Neuroscience from Carleton University and is passionate about biologically inspired machine learning and its applications within the cybersecurity realm. Based in rural South Dundas, Ontario, Dawn and her husband are the proud parents of two adult daughters and have one wonderfully headstrong two-year-old granddaughter.

Who Should Attend

While we are dedicated to bringing talented women together to celebrate and foster their passion and drive for cybersecurity, we welcome everyone - all genders, identities, and generations!

This event is suitable for information security decision makers, including: CXO, VP of IT, Director of IT; mid-level information security management (Senior Security Manager, IT Security Manager, IT Manager) and technical information security practitioners (Security Engineer, Messaging Architect, IT Analyst). This event is not open to channel or technology partners.

Government and public sector employees are reminded to ensure that their acceptance and participation are permitted by applicable rules and regulations.

NOTE: Registration requires a valid email address from your organization’s domain, so Gmail, Hotmail, AOL, Yahoo or any other ISP are not accepted. Yahoo or any other ISP are not accepted.