EWF 20th Annual Conference Program Book

2022 Agenda · tUESDAY, October 25

KEYNOTE Shattering the Ceiling through Investable Businesses with Jennifer Bisceglie, Interos Inc Jennifer Bisceglie, Founder and CEO of supply chain resilience unicorn, Interos, will share insights on how women entrepreneurs and leaders can create more investable business models that gain the attention of leading investors and talent. In her talk, Bisceglie will discuss ways in which women can disrupt cultural and structural norms that get in the way of progress. Specifically, Bisceglie will focus on identifying transformative business and societal opportunities, rallying people behind the vision, and engaging the investor community with a compelling narrative of growth and shared value. The audience will walk away with actionable frameworks for creating inclusive and equitable businesses that transform both the workplace and culture.

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM VAQUERO BALLROOM

Coffee and Networking Break Sponsored by IANS Research

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM VAQUERO LOBBY

KEYNOTE Celebrating 20 Years of Building Women Leaders! with Lynn Terwoerds, NWMC Board and Kerstin Zell, EWF Join us as we celebrate 20 years of Building Women Leaders, the EWF’s evolution and hear the impact the EWF has had on the lives of women.

2:45 PM – 3:25 PM VAQUERO BALLROOM

PRIVACY & REGULATIONS All Software is Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Importance of Building Trust in Public Sector Software with Torey Vanek, Veracode Every day, businesses and citizens rely on the federal government to protect national security, promote economic vitality, safeguard critical infrastructure, and provide benefits and services. All these public functions depend on software for smooth execution. Despite this, analysis reveals that public sector software has the highest proportion of security flaws and some of the lowest and slowest fix rates. Furthermore, 60% of flaws in third-party libraries in the public sector remain unfixed after two years. With increased threat from high- profile vulnerabilities like Log4j, how can agencies and their partners tackle digital transformation while ensuring that the software they’re developing and using is secure, tamper-resistant and less vulnerable to attack?

3:35 PM – 4:20 PM ARIZONA 4-5

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