{"462001":{"#nid":"462001","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Women Leaders Discuss Emerging Cybersecurity Issues","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Women in Leadership Distinguished Scholars Series hosted its inaugural program, \u201cWomen\u2019s Leadership in the Cyber World: Emerging Issues and Trends in Cybersecurity,\u201d on Oct. 22 at The Biltmore.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program, which brought together a panel of distinguished women leaders in the technology arena, focused on challenges and issues related to cyber threats and on innovative solutions to address them.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECol. Jennifer Buckner, the first Commandant of the U.S. Army Cyber School in Fort Gordon, Georgia, delivered the keynote address after being introduced by Dean \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/royster\u0022\u003EJacqueline Royster\u003C\/a\u003E. The subsequent panel discussion was moderated by Uwa Onyioha-Osimiri, founding president of the African Women Economic Consortium, and featured \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/kosal\u0022\u003EMargaret Kosal\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/60e67039-0ce4-54b4-a654-427065c0fa84\u0022\u003EOlga Shemyakina\u003C\/a\u003E, associate professor in the School of Economics, and Jannet Walker, vice president of Parsons Corp. Kosal talked about her research on reducing the threat of weapons of mass destruction and expanding security technology into developing countries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOpening remarks were given by Mary Lou Frank, a fellow at the Institute for Higher Education, and Brenda Morant, founder and CEO of the International Women\u2019s Think Tank. Prior to the keynote address, Sheila Ross, director of Capital Litigation and Homicide for the Prosecuting Attorney\u2019s Council of Georgia, delivered a progress report on the status of women leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Women in Leadership Distinguished Scholars Series focuses on critical thought discussions with experts who articulate the current status of women and girls. The Series will be offered biannually and will highlight various issue areas, industries, and leadership competencies related to women\u2019s leadership in a diverse world.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Women in Leadership Distinguished Scholars Series hosted its inaugural program, \u201cWomen\u2019s Leadership in the Cyber World: Emerging Issues and Trends in Cybersecurity,\u201d on Oct. 22 at The Biltmore.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Women in Leadership Distinguished Scholars Series hosted its inaugural program, \u201cWomen\u2019s Leadership in the Cyber World: Emerging Issues and Trends in Cybersecurity,\u201d on Oct. 22 at The Biltmore."}],"uid":"28513","created_gmt":"2015-10-23 14:54:19","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:51","author":"Daniel Singer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"462021":{"id":"462021","type":"image","title":"Margaret Kosal, Col. 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