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WiCyS Minnesota Affiliate | HERoic Hacks 2026

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oin WiCyS Minnesota affiliate at HERoic Hacks: a welcoming, hands-on cybersecurity experience built for women and nonbinary technologists who want to explore, experiment, and grow. Set at O’Shaughnessy Distillery, this all-day event offers networking, collaboration, and inspiration, dedicated to celebrating the bold, brilliant women shaping the future of in…

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24Voices
0Underwriters
0Exhibitors
17On the bill · sessions
0Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at WiCyS, in alphabetical order.
Canan Eski Boz
Cecilia Brisuda
Cheri Hotman
Dona Maria Jose
Dr. Janell Straach
Dr. Laurie Salvail
Geetu Garg
Jasmine Jackson
Junibel De La Cruz
Liza Stark
Maureen Gallagher
Megha Jakhotia
Mia Khedairy
Mikyla Mickna
Nancy Miller
Shannon Garcia
Shreya Choubey
Stella Camacho
Tanisha Jauhari
Tristan Mahan
Vani Mittal
Varsha Dwarakanathan

— and 2 more, by name unsung —

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The Programme

Selected from 17 sessions on the bill.
  • Wednesday, April 9 10:00 am – 10:10 am

    Opening Ceremony

  • Wednesday, April 9 10:15 am – 11:00 am

    AI Agents: A Balancing Act Between Power and Peril

    Isaac Asimov once said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” When ChatGPT first arrived on the scene, it felt like magic. Ask a question, get an …

  • Wednesday, April 9 10:15 am – 11:00 am

    Cloud Security: How to Build a Cloud Center of Excellence

    Building infrastructure on the cloud is very different from building workloads on premise. This is why security in the cloud is very different from on-premise security. The main f…

  • Wednesday, April 9 10:15 am – 11:00 am

    From Briefs to Breaches: How Lawyers Can Fortify the Cybersecurity Workforce

    With the scarcity of skilled cybersecurity professionals and the ever-growing risk of breaches, cybersecurity tech experts are overextended, and it’s time to start looking for non-…

  • Wednesday, April 9 11:15 am – 12:00 pm

    A Proposal for Incorporating Accessible, Gamified Cybersecurity Awareness Training

    Gamification is an interactive technology that enhances the user experience by designing modular objectives into game-design elements. In the same manner, gamification has the pote…

  • Wednesday, April 9 11:15 am – 12:00 pm

    The Infrastructure, Compliance and Policy - Chronicles of Security in Public Cloud

    The ever-growing “everything as code” approach has given people the ability to imagine and design new ways of baking security into everything they do. When it comes to managing inf…

  • Wednesday, April 9 11:15 am – 12:00 pm

    The Leadership Leap: From Cybersecurity Consultant to Enterprise Builder

    Sometimes destiny pulls a person in or, depending on how someone looks at it, pushes an individual out of the nest so they can become the person they were destined to be. For indiv…

  • Wednesday, April 9 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm

    Securing Kubernetes Clusters: Best Practices and Strategies

    With Kubernetes becoming a vital part of modern cloud infrastructure, securing clusters has become a key challenge. This session focuses on equipping attendees with the knowledge a…

  • Wednesday, April 9 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm

    So You Want to be a CISO? Pathways and Challenges to Becoming a Cybersecurity Leader

    In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, the role of the chief information security officer (CISO) is more critical than ever. For those seeking the pathway to the C-su…

Intermission
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01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
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02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority
  • Other roles24100%

Of 24 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
    04Fig. 04 — By Tier

    Tiers were not disclosed for this convocation.