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Visionary Leadership Awards

 

 

 

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Each year the original Cyber Security Summit convenes these prestigious industry awards, this year awarding 9 categories as follows:

Visionary Academic Leader

This award recognizes the leader of a pioneering cyber security academic program. Award nominations will be considered from academic leaders or security practitioners.

Visionary Application Security Leader

This award recognizes a security practitioner or team that demonstrates innovation and outstanding oversight of an application security program. Award nominations will be considered from security practitioners, including members of the Twin Cities OWASP chapter.

Visionary Global Security Leader

This award recognizes a person who has advanced the cause of cybersecurity on a global scale. Award nominations will be considered from academic leaders and security practitioners.

Visionary Governance Champion

This award recognizes a C-suite leader, board member, or elected official who recognizes the cyber security value proposition and serves as a champion for the information security program. Award nominations will be considered from security practitioners.

Visionary Governance, Risk, and Compliance Leader

This award recognizes a security practitioner or team that demonstrates innovation and outstanding oversight of GRC areas, such as risk assessments, policies and standards, vendor oversight, and maintaining compliance. Award nominations will be considered from security practitioners.

Visionary Security Awareness Program Leader

This award recognizes a security practitioner or team that demonstrates outstanding oversight of an innovative security awareness program. Award nominations will be considered from security practitioners.

Visionary Security Operations Leader

This award recognizes a security practitioner or team that demonstrates innovation and outstanding oversight of security operational areas, such as monitoring, vulnerability management, incident response, or access control. Award nominations will be considered from security practitioners.

Visionary Security Program and Oversight Leader

This award recognizes a CISO/Leader who uses innovative tools and techniques to continuously improve a complex cyber security program. Award nominations will be considered from security practitioners and governance champions.

Visionary Student

This award is designated to recognize a student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and/or contributions.  Nomination consideration by professors or internship leaders.
 

Celebrating the VLA Honorees 

THE 2023 VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AWARD HONOREES ANNOUNCEMENT SEPTEMBER 19th

The 13th Annual Cyber Security Summit celebrated the Cyber Security industry’s Best and Brightest in our Annual Visionary Leadership Awards on October 25, 2023 during the Summit in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The evening will shine brighter with our Cyber Rocks Band led by legendary rocker, Domenick Allen (from Foreigner, Broadway and more) headlining an evening that honors the efforts of our industry colleagues who are truly leading the way through their visionary approaches across the discipline of cyber security. This years show includes local cyber rock stars getting their groove on!

CYBER ROCKS BAND PERFORMANCE  

You’ll want to see or Cyber Rocks Band rehearsing our new anthem CYBER SECURE!

Looking for your Ticket to the VLAs?

JOIN US FOR THE NEXT VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AWARDS on Wednesday, October 26, 2023

 

 

 

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

To learn about available sponsorship opportunities, contact Jennifer Churchill at 763-548-1306 or jennifer.churchill@eventshows.com.