2024 Keynote Speakers
Edna Conway CEO EMC Advisors
Edna Conway is CEO of EMC Advisors, providing board and advisory services to enterprises and governments globally on technology, security, risk management and supply chain resilience. She most recently served as Microsoft’s VP, Chief Security & Risk Officer for Cloud Infrastructure, responsible for the security and resilience of the cloud infrastructure upon which Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud business operates. Previously, Conway served as Cisco’s Chief Security Officer, Global Value Chain, was a partner in an international private legal practice and served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of New Hampshire. She holds an AB from Barnard College, a law degree from the University of Virginia and
additional credentials from MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and New York University. Conway is an advisor to capital investment organizations, has served on over a dozen boards, is an inductee into Fortune’s Most Powerful Women and recipient of Barnard College’s 2019 Distinguished Alumna Award. She also serves on the NYU Tandon School of Engineering Cyber Fellows Advisory Council, as faculty for the Carnegie Mellon University CISO Program and IANS Research, is a Sr. Non-resident Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a member of APPCO Worldwide’s International Advisory Council. Her expertise in cybersecurity, risk management, supply chain operations, intellectual property law, sustainability and compliance is recognized globally (NATO) and domestically (U.S. Presidential Commissions, and Executive Committee membership for the US DHS Task Force on ICT Supply Chain Risk Management and US Critical Manufacturing Sector Coordinating Council). Recent recognition of her industry leadership includes: 2023 Institute for Critical Infrastructure Pinnacle Award, 2023 Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s Pros to Know, 2023 Top 25 Women in Technology (Mission Critical), 2021 Executive Women’s Forum Executive of the Year, 2021 Information Systems Security Association Hall of Fame, 2021 Top Cybersecurity Leaders (Security Magazine), Named #5 in The Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS (The Software Report, 2020), Who’s Who in Cybersecurity (Onalytica, 2020), Fed 100 Award, Stevie Maverick of the Year Award, CSO of the Year Award at RSA, Machine to Machine and IoT Trailblazer Award (Connected World Magazine), and Reboot Leadership Award (SC Media).
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