Thursday, November 14, 2024 | 12:00PM-4:00PM PT
Hipcooks Orange County | 125 N. Broadway, Suite C, Santa Ana, CA 92701


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.

At this event 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 discusses:

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

On the Menu
After the discussion, you’ll be transported to Spain as we prepare Spanish Tapas full of color, texture, and flavor. This is Hipcook’s most popular class, offering a little something for everyone, no matter your preferences or restrictions. Join us and discover how to throw the perfect tapas party at home and the make-ahead tricks will help you be the perfect host at your own party!

Register now to support women in changing the face of cybersecurity!


I Support the Girls - Bring Your Extra Bras and Period Products!


Homeless women need bras and menstrual hygiene products. Help ‘support the girls’, by donating I Support the Girls Donation Boxnew or used bras/sports bras and sealed packages of maxi pads and tampons.

I Support the Girls (ISTG) collects and distributes essential items, including bras and menstrual hygiene products, allowing people experiencing homelessness, impoverishment, or distress to stand tall with dignity. People rarely donate bras and menstrual hygiene products. Can you look in your drawers for any used bras that you no longer wear? Any sealed packages of tampons and maxi pads would be amazing as well.

A donation box will be available on-site for your contributions.

Agenda

  • 12:00PM-12:30PM
    Registration and welcome
  • 12:30PM-1:30PM
    Panel discussion
  • 1:30PM-3:00PM
    Cooking experience
  • 3:00PM-4:00PM
    Meal and networking

Host

Shannon Smith
Shannon Smith | Regional Director, Named Account Sales - Healthcare, Proofpoint, Inc.

Shannon Smith is an accomplished attorney with over twenty years’ experience at the crossroads of technology and the law. In her current role as the leader of the Healthcare West team at Proofpoint, Shannon is focused on helping healthcare organizations protect their employees and defend their data against a constantly evolving threat landscape. She consults with healthcare clients on leveraging cybersecurity technology to mitigate risk and ensure compliance with industry regulations. Prior to joining Proofpoint Shannon worked with organizations to develop policies and processes to support information governance programs, including complex data management strategies and workflows to streamline investigative and litigation efforts.

Featured Speakers

Emily O'Carroll
Emily O’Carroll | CISO, Guidepoint

Emily O'Carroll is a Field CISO with GuidePoint Security. Prior to GuidePoint, she was the CISO at Topgolf Callaway Brands for over 9 years. She started her career in management consulting at KPMG with major companies across all verticals including Fortune 50 companies.

Dawn Armstrong
Dawn Armstrong | VP of Information Technology Operations, HumanGood

Dawn's superior leadership and listening skills, combined with her extensive hands on and managerial experience allow her to view projects and challenges from all angles and bring them to successful completion. Dawn’s communication style adapts to specific audiences and promotes open dialog whether it’s a high-level overview to the C-Suite/board or technical details to IT administrators.

Dawn specializes in transforming under-performing IT departments, leading business process and cultural changes, and collaborating closely with business stakeholders at multiple enterprise levels to expand, innovate, and push the creative envelope.

Chantra Stevenson
Chantra Stevenson | Sr. Program Manager, Avalara

Chantra Stevenson is a seasoned program manager with over fifteen years of experience leading complex programs to execute on business strategy, secure infrastructure, and expand cyber security operations within large enterprises. In her current role as a senior program manager in enterprise security, she helps security engineering teams implement new technologies, build systems and processes that are resilient against threat actors, maturing a defense-in-depth approach.  

Chantra’s professional life began in aerospace, at an electrical avionics company, where one her first major product to market was the USB In-seat power outlets found on commercial aircrafts. From aerospace, she pivoted into technology at Microsoft, and found a love in all things IT and cybersecurity. During the pandemic, she pursued and completed her Master of Information Technology at Penn State University and began her specialization into cybersecurity engineering and privacy operations.

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.