2021 Women of Influence Award finalists announced

Five women have been honoured for their accomplishments and leadership roles in the fields of information security, risk management and privacy by the Executive Women's Forum on Information Security, Risk Management and Privacy. This year's Annual Women of Influence Award will be presented by Accenture and Avanade, and recipients will be presented their awards at a virtual ceremony held during the 2021 Executive Women's Forum Virtual Conference.

The winners are Dawn Cappelli, vice president and chief information security officer, Rockwell Automation; Edna Conway, vice president, chief security and risk officer, Azure at Microsoft Corporate Practitioner: Mignona Cote, security head, global and strategic accounts, Amazon Web Services; Dana Garbo, privacy officer for the Americas, BD, Becton, Dickinson and Company; and Jane Harper, senior director information security risk management and business engagement, Eli Lilly & Company.

"The Women of Influence awards have helped women globally in their careers," says Joyce Brocaglia (pictured), EWF Founder, CEO of Alta Associates and Boardsuited. "We are honoured to acknowledge these incredible women in information security, risk management and privacy for their phenomenal work. We, the EWF Sisterhood, are because they are."
Founded in 2002, the Executive Women's Forum on Information Security, Risk Management and Privacy (EWF) is a member organisation dedicated to engaging, advancing, and developing women leaders in cybersecurity, IT risk management, governance, risk, compliance, and privacy.

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