Woman in the Middle presents: Live From WiCyS 2026 Series - Episode 1

The energy was electric here at the Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) 2026 Conference! In this first episode of the special "Live From" series, these interviews were recorded by Jackie McGuire in person at the Gaylord National Resort! As over 2,000 women and allies gathered at WiCyS 2026, Jackie sat down with WiCyS leaders, researchers, partners, students, and industry leaders to discuss the power of the WiCyS Edge. Jackie and the guests in this episode and over the whole series explore how the community is tackling the industry's most pressing shifts, how WiCyS is engaged in the cybersecurity workforce, and what WiCyS means to the industry workforce.Episode 1 of this series features:WiCyS Executive Director Lynn Dohm and FourOne Insights Founder and CEO Will Markow discuss the newly launched WiCyS ROI of Resiliance research. Showing how cybersecurity talent management best practices improve the bottom line and the careers of professionals. Google Senior Director of Product, Cybersecurity and Data Protection, Archana Ramamoorthy, talks about meeting WiCyS Founder Ambareen Siraj and how that launched her WiCyS journey. Plus, the strength of the WiCyS Mentorship, and how mentorships move to sponsorship. AWS Principal Technical Program Manager Ashley Smyk shares her journey to WiCyS and how she led the effort to bring Amazon on as a Strategic Partner. Ashley describes how the community of women in cybersecurity has grown through WiCyS. She and Jackie discuss AI in cybersecurity.