Sarah Orton UK & Ireland lead, Connecting Women Leaders in Technology Board Member, ISACA Northern England Chapter IT Audit Director, AstraZeneca

Engage. Empower. Elevate.   Through its program — Connecting Women Leaders in Technology — ISACA will provide a robust platform to: Attract more women into the technology professions Provide support tools to advance and sustain a woman’s trajectory through her career lifecycle Offer educational opportunities to develop skills and increase knowledge to further enhance women’s leadership within the global technology workforce Engage. Empower. Elevate.

Why is this important? Diversity in the workplace helps everyone A 2016 Peterson Institute for International Economics working paper found that having women in leadership positions aligned with a 15% increase in profitability, on average According to a 2014 Gallup Poll, men and women have different viewpoints, ideas and market insights, which strengthens problem-solving and improves business performance Technology professions face a growing workforce shortage Women represent 40% of the world’s workforce but only 25% of the tech industry Attracting more women to tech can provide the necessary skills and reduce the shortage ISACA has a global and cross-industry presence ISACA has the ability to play a significant role in inspiring and facilitating change

According to a recent ISACA Survey: www.isaca.org/women-in-tech-study

Advocacy Communication Education Knowledge Chapter Outreach Collaborate with other organizations to seek change at local and national levels Ensure female presence at events and conferences as presenters, keynote speakers, chapter leaders, and influencers Engage the corporate community to identify changes that can be made to encourage the hiring and promotion of women Publicize program and events through sustained media outreach Develop content for the www.SheLeadsIT.org webpage Profile women leaders in technology in ISACA publications such as the Journal and blog posts Encourage female leadership at chapter level Create strategic plan and roll-out for chapters to create and run Connecting Women Leaders in Technology events and programs Support collaboration among chapters to create Connecting Women Leaders in Technology focused networks and events Create a webinar series focused on Connecting Women Leaders in Technology Increased conference content and presence: Networking events, workshops and leadership series events Connecting Women Leaders in Technology specific conference track Promote female speakers and roles Promote and curate technical thought leadership by women Conduct surveys and other thought leadership projects on topics relevant to the program

What Are We Doing in 2017? What Can Chapters do? Host Networking Events – late May/early June Surveys to understand “what women want” Social Media Campaign Collaboration between Chapters across UK Keep the Conversation Going Webinar Series February 23 May 18 August 17 December 19 Journal Articles In “The Network” column for 5 out of 6 2017 issues ISACA Conference Inclusion Networking events at North America CACS and EuroCACS Networking and greater engagement at CSX North America and CSX Europe Additional Content to Be Announced

To find out more information: www.isaca.org/women-in-tech-study Email Sarah Orton – sarah.orton@astrazeneca.com Email Alisha Wenc – awenc@isaca.org We look forward to Connecting Women Leaders in Technology!