Last night, the winners of this year’s Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards were revealed during a glittering ceremony at the BT Tower in London. Organised by Eskenzi PR and sponsored by Beazley, BT, KPMG and KnowBe4, the awards celebrated the accomplishments of twenty of the most inspirational women across the globe working in IT and encouraging more women into the industry. Five other “Ones to Watch” were chosen to represent women new to the industry who are making big strides towards gender equality in a typically male-dominated sector.
The full list of winners includes:
- Dr Hadis Karimipour, University of Calgary
- Dr Ana Ferreira, Center for Health Technology Services and Research
- Camellia Chan, FLEXXON
- Hope Chauland, Microsoft, UK
- Dr Kiri Addison, Mimecast
- Caroline Rivett, KPMG
- Wendy Nather, Duo Security (Cisco)
- Carole Embling, Metro Bank
- Camilla Currin, Trend Micro
- Lena Smart, MongoDB
- Dasha Diaz, itrainsec
- Nadia Kadhim, NAQ Cyber
- Kristina Balaam, Lookout
- Patricia de Villa, Union Digital Bank
- Lynn Studd, BT
- Paula Page, CCL Solutions Group
- Sydonie Williams, Beazley
- Samantha Humphries, Exabeam
- Zoë Rose, Canon Europe
- Suparna Roy, TATA Advanced Systems
Ones to watch:
- Tamzin Greenfield, University of Gloucestershire & Cyber Security Associates
- Alice Conibere, Secure Impact
- Seònaid Lafferty, University of Manchester
- Charlotte Hooper, The Cyber Helpline
- Illyana Mullins, hub8
Following the awards ceremony, attendees were treated to a panel discussion chaired by lead organiser of the event and co-founder of Eskenzi PR, Yvonne Eskenzi, who was joined by Lydia Kostopoulos, SVP emerging tech insights at KnowBe4, Lynn Studd, director of BT’s Global Secure Solutions, Caroline Rivett, Cyber Partner leading the security and privacy team in Life Sciences at KPMG and Sydonie Williams, Focus Group Leader of Cyber Risks for Rest of the World at Beazley. They delved into topics covering how the panellists entered the cybersecurity industry, who has helped them in their career journey and who they have helped, to tackling the issues of mental health and neurodiversity.
“It was fantastic to be in the company of many remarkable women, while marvelling at the 360 ° views of London at the BT Tower this year. I am always taken aback by how talented the women in our industry are, but also how generous they are, taking the time to empower other minority groups taking the leap to cybersecurity,” said Yvonne Eskenzi, Director and Co-Founder of Eskenzi PR & Marketing. “There’s no question that every nominee and winner deserved to be recognised. Congratulations all!”
Thank you to everyone who attended physically and online – this event would be nothing without your involvement and amazing work in this industry. If your company would like to get involved as a sponsor next year, please feel free to email [email protected]
For more information on the event, visit: https://www.itsecurityguru.org/most-inspiring-women-cyber-2022/
