** Venue change for the ISSA Chicago Chapter Meeting on Thurs, Oct 8.

* Kings Dining & Entertainment at 5505 Park Place, Rosemont, IL 60018.

(Complimentary Parking Deck with Validation.)

https://www.playatkings.com/location/rosemont

Exciting Presentation & Panel Discussion on Finding a Cybersecurity Job in Today's Turbulent Market

** Details will be released next week on the Speaker, Bio, Presentation Topic, and for the Panel of Industry Experts.  (Below is a template from a previous monthly chapter meeting).

Agenda:

2:30 - 3 pm, Check in and Networking

3:00 – 3:15, Opening Remarks

3:15 – 4:00, Speaker 1: Alyssa Miller, Virtual CISO & Industry Guru

4:00 – Panel: How to Find a Cybersecurity Job in Today's Turbulent Environment - we'll have a Hiring Manager, Recruiter, HR person & Job Seeker

4:30 – 5 pm, Q&A

5:00 - 6:30, Networking Reception & Social Hour

Speaker 1:  Alyssa Miller - CISO | Trusted partner to the CEO, CIO, CTO | Board Director to Watch in 2025 | Life-Long Hacker | Author

Title of Talk: TBD

Description of Talk: TBD

Bio:  Experienced CISO and Technology Leader, Alyssa thrives on turning complex technology, cybersecurity, and business risk challenges into decisions leaders can act on with confidence. Complexity creates hesitation, hesitation creates lost opportunities. Whether it's protecting AI product development, transforming security operations through AI, securing expansive hybrid cloud and on-premise environments, or other business critical challenges, Alyssa brings pragmatic & creative solutions to the table.

Speaker #2:  Incredible Panel of Industry Professionals

Presentation Title:  How to Find a Job in Cybersecurity & Stories from the Trenches

Key Takeaways:

• Nicole Brantner (Talentfish) - Cybersecurity & Tech Industry Recruiter
• Jennifer Hegener (CAI) - Recruiting Team & Talent Acquisition Lead
• Hiring Manager
• Person Seeking a Cybersecurity Job - TBD

Bio's: 

Nicole Brantner - is a Partner and Director of Client Experience at TalentFish, a women-owned, employee-owned talent firm based in Chicago specializing in recruiting and staffing, PEO/EOR services, and AI solutions for the recruiting industry. She brings over a decade in retail leadership, where she built and led teams, delivered results in fast-paced environments, and learned firsthand that great people make or break a business. Today her work spans client relationships, recruiting operations, business development, and brand communications, with a focus on the realities of the tech and cybersecurity hiring market, including the “skills gap”, AI's impact on hiring, candidate verification, and why human skills still lead technical hiring decisions. Nicole believes great talent partners bring judgment and help hire to growth & become better organizations.

Jennifer Price Hegener - Recruiting Team Lead at CAI, a solutions firm based in Allentown, PA with 9000 associates globally.  Jenn is a Talent Acquisition leader with more than 25 years of experience leading recruiting teams and delivering talent solutions across technology, consulting, commercial, and public-sector environments. She combines strategic leadership with hands-on expertise recruiting specialized professionals across cybersecurity, cloud, AI, infrastructure, ERP, software development, data, and enterprise technology. Jenn has led recruiting organizations ranging from specialized teams to national onshore and offshore operations of more than 70 recruiters, with expertise in workforce planning, recruiting analytics, process improvement, and client delivery. She has also contributed to talent acquisition transformation through Workday and Phenom implementation, ATS integrations, and AI-enabled recruiting  practices. Jenn holds an M.Ed. from the University of Virginia and an A.B. in English from Albion College and is a Phenom Certified Talent Acquisition Professional and SHRM Veterans at Workcertified.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

CHAPTER MEETING & EVENT FEE CHANGES

EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2025

For over a decade, ISSA Chicago has provided free attendance and/or significantly reduced fees for special events. We will still offer the best fee structure for Members, but effective May 1, 2025 ticket prices for Chapter Meetings and Events will no longer be free except for members. See below new ticket type fees. Feel free to email any questions to communications@issa-chicago.org .