The EWF Conference is an exclusive opportunity to personally interact with more than 500 global thought leaders in the fields of Information Security, Risk Management, and Privacy. During the 3-day event, attendees learn from the most accomplished and influential women and collaborate on round-table exercises, incident simulations and deep dives.

Learn more about the conference at http://conference.ewf-usa.com/.

"Especially during these unprecedented times, supporting and empowering women is both vital and timeless," said Lynn Terwoerds, EWF Executive Director. "Our conference and the WOI awards help further that mission."

The Women of Influence Awards honor five women for their accomplishments and leadership roles in the fields of Information Security, Risk Management, and Privacy. The awards recognize women in five categories: Private Solutions Provider (Managing externally, Security vendors and providing services externally), Corporate Practitioner (Managing internally), Public Sector or Academia, One to Watch (Less than 10 yrs. industry experience), and new to 2020 - Executive of the Year (20+ yrs. industry experience.)

Finalists will be selected by a panel of judges from nominations submitted by the nominee's peers and will be announced in August 2020. Winners will be presented during an awards ceremony at the 2020 EWF Conference. The deadline for submissions is July 31, 2020. To see the full descriptions of the awards and to nominate someone visit: http://www.ewf-usa.com/?page=WOIAwards.