Valerie Perlowitz

The posts show the pairing and the intended audience, but not the reasoning, evidence, or recommendations delivered on stage.

Two posts bracket the same talk: an announcement of a Monday, October 27 speaking slot at InfoSec World 2025, noting that more than 2,500 security professionals registered, and a post-event note saying the room was standing-room only while naming AI, Zero Trust, and the 16 critical infrastructures as the subjects.

Promotion before the session and a recap afterward show the topic carried through the event rather than appearing once.

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The stated sectors are cybersecurity, AI, machine learning, quantum, space, and related fields, and the ambition is expressed as a movement from roughly 5% to 50%-plus of businesses in the sector. It is a goal, not a reported result.

The WiDTH launch post says the group exists to "span the chasm and increase the number of women owned businesses who will make a significant impact on the global economy," and puts the current position at 5% of sector businesses.

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The group is described as a place to build that support structure deliberately rather than leaving founders to find it individually.

The WiDTH post lists what members are meant to receive — information, networks, technology, education, mentors, and advisors — and describes the community as "a vibrant and supportive space" designed for exactly that.

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The post also acknowledges years of growing pains, presenting the result as accumulated work.

The award post says the affiliate was "determined to win" this year and did the work — fundraisers, membership drives, teaching STEM students — then thanks team members "together for a few years now" and calls that longevity the reason the group is effective.

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That cadence is presented as the reason to sign up and the practical shape of the community.

The membership drive post lists those three benefits, adds "And more!!!", and tells readers to join before the end of June; a related post targets Florida residents who are already WiCyS Global members and invites them to become affiliate members at the monthly meetings, newsletter, and brunches.

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The post does not set out sponsorship tiers, prices, or what supporters receive in return.

The support appeal describes WiCyS Florida as "an important organization that supports women in advancing their cybersecurity careers," says it grows through outside support, and points readers to the attached information needed to contribute.

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The approach is repeated, not incidental.

A booth post invites attendees at InfoSec World to visit, learn about the organization, and become a member, describing the donor boxes as the draw. The same wording appears in a second post from the same period, showing a reused recruitment script.

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Perlowitz reports being at InfoSec World to give a presentation covering AI, Zero Trust and the 16 critical infrastructure sectors, and describes the room as standing-room only ("SRO").

• The post is a short recap rather than a transcript, so the argument and examples from the talk are not visible here — only the subject matter, the venue, and the reported turnout.
• It is the clearest single signal of the speaking topics Perlowitz returns to.

For brands planning a campaign

Useful as the strongest starting point for a speaking brief on AI and Zero Trust: it shows Perlowitz already owns a talk framed around those two subjects plus critical-infrastructure sectors, which maps closely to a vendor audience. Because no slide deck or transcript is captured, a brand should treat the talk's depth as unverified and request the actual deck or a recording before building a session around it.

Perlowitz announces speaking on Monday, October 27 at InfoSec World 2025, noting that more than 2,500 security professionals registered and describing the event as drawing everyone from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. The post promotes the conference and Perlowitz's own session, and tags WiCyS Florida among the hashtags, tying the personal speaking role to the community Perlowitz leads.

For brands planning a campaign

Gives an approximate audience size and attendee mix for a Perlowitz talk, which helps a brand size the reach of a sponsored session. The post confirms attendance and topic framing but not content, so it supports an event-sponsorship or speaking proposal, not a claim about the presentation's substance.

Perlowitz describes starting a LinkedIn group, Women Owned Businesses in Deep Tech (WiDTH), for women who own or want to own companies in cybersecurity, AI, machine learning, quantum and space.

• The post states a goal of moving the sector from about 5% to 50%-plus women-owned businesses and lists what members are meant to get: shared information, networks, access to technology, education, mentors and advisors.
• It is an organizing pitch and a mission statement rather than a report on results.

For brands planning a campaign

Shows an audience-building project a brand could attach to through education, mentoring or technology support rather than a one-off sponsorship. The 5%-to-50% framing is Perlowitz's own stated ambition, not a measured outcome, so any campaign should describe it as the group's goal.

Perlowitz recounts the WiCyS Florida Affiliate being named Affiliate of the Year at the WiCyS 2026 conference, describing fundraisers, membership drives and STEM teaching in the run-up and crediting a team that has worked together for several years. The post is a congratulatory recap; it names the activities but gives no figures for membership, funds raised or students reached.

For brands planning a campaign

Supports Perlowitz as someone who can run a sustained community program and be recognized for it, which is relevant if a brand wants a partner for a multi-month field or community effort. Because the post reports no metrics, a brand should ask for the affiliate's actual activity numbers before tying campaign targets to them.

Perlowitz promotes the WiCyS Florida membership drive and lists member benefits: monthly virtual meetings, quarterly in-person Brunch Bytes, an affiliate newsletter, and more.

• The post asks readers to join before the end of June and notes that readers unsure of their status should check.
• It is a recruitment post, so the benefits are stated as an offer rather than described from a member's experience.

For brands planning a campaign

Provides a ready-made calendar for a brand that wants repeated touchpoints with a Florida cybersecurity audience: monthly virtual sessions plus quarterly in-person events. The absence of attendance or audience-size data means a brand should verify typical turnout before committing to a recurring slot.

Perlowitz frames the organization as one that supports women advancing their cybersecurity careers and says it grows through support from outside organizations, directing readers to information on how to contribute. The post is an appeal and does not list specific sponsorship tiers, prices or deliverables.

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Indicates that outside organizations are explicitly invited to fund or back the affiliate, making this the natural entry point for a brand partnership conversation. Since no tiers or terms appear, a brand must ask Perlowitz or the affiliate directly for what support involves and what it receives in return.

Perlowitz posts that WiCyS Florida is at InfoSec World with what it calls signature donor boxes of affiliate items, inviting attendees to visit, learn about the organization and become members.

• The post is a booth promotion and gives no detail on what the boxes contain or how many visitors came by.
• It duplicates wording used in a second post from the same period.

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Confirms Perlowitz runs an event-booth presence with branded giveaways, a format a sponsor could supply or co-brand. The lack of any follow-up reporting means the booth's actual lead or sign-up performance is unknown and should be requested.

A pre-event post promotes the same presentation to more than 2,500 registered security professionals and positions it for practitioners from small businesses through Fortune 500 companies. This is the clearest speaker topic in the reviewed posts.

Conference presentation, promoted before and after the event through LinkedIn posts.

For brands planning a campaign

For a cybersecurity company considering a speaking engagement on AI and Zero Trust, Perlowitz offers a ready conference topic with a stated practitioner audience. A brand could book or co-present the session and ask for the talk description, slide outline, or recording to judge technical depth before committing.

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The affiliate won WiCyS Affiliate of the Year after fundraisers, membership drives, and STEM teaching, which Perlowitz credits to team effort.

Community organizing through membership drives, recurring meetings, in-person brunches, and conference presence.

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A brand can evaluate Perlowitz as a route into a state-level cybersecurity community rather than only as an individual speaker. Sponsorship, event support, or member-benefit partnerships could reach WiCyS Florida participants; the affiliate award gives a concrete proof point for community standing.

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The stated goal is to move women-owned businesses from roughly 5% of the sector toward 50% or more by building an ecosystem of information, networks, mentors, and advisors.

LinkedIn group launch and ecosystem-building call to action.

For brands planning a campaign

For brands targeting women founders in deep tech, Perlowitz offers a founder-focused community with a specific mission and an existing LinkedIn group. A campaign could support the group through educational content, mentor access, or event sponsorship, then measure participation among deep-tech founders.

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The same booth message appears in more than one post, showing a repeatable event-recruitment approach rather than a one-off mention.

In-person conference booth with physical donor boxes and a membership sign-up pitch.

The reviewed posts do not report booth traffic, sign-up totals, or donor-box contents, so the tactic is documented but not measured.

For brands planning a campaign

A brand evaluating event activations can look at Perlowitz for booth-based member recruitment and donor giveaways. A sponsor could provide items for the donor boxes or co-host a booth presence, with member sign-ups and booth conversations as the practical measures.

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One post asks readers to use the attached information to support the group and thanks supporters.

Direct support appeal with an external sponsorship information attachment.

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A company can assess a partnership or donation request against a clear beneficiary: WiCyS Florida career-advancement work. Before committing, ask for current sponsorship tiers, audience size, and how support is recognized.

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Posts are written in first person and often end with an invitation to join, attend, or support.

Recurring short LinkedIn posts using event hashtags and direct invitations.

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A brand should expect LinkedIn-native promotion rather than long-form articles or detailed technical explainers. Campaign assets should be easy to repost with a clear link, date, and call to action; deeper technical proof would need to come from the session itself.

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The posts do not specify a paid or employment relationship.

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The post describes a community, not a commercial business relationship.

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The posts do not state a commercial relationship with the event.

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The comparator material shows a similar emphasis on talent pipelines, convening partners, and translating a large economic topic into practical workforce action.

Jennifer Oddo's retained posts center on Florida's ocean economy and broad workforce development, including apprenticeships and the Learners to Earners summit. Valerie Perlowitz's retained posts center on cybersecurity speaking and women's cybersecurity and deep-tech communities, so the overlap is in ecosystem and workforce method rather than subject matter.

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Both write in a first-person LinkedIn voice that names the issue, the audience and the practical priority.

Phil Tonkin's retained posts are grounded in operational technology and ICS security, with a UK government and industrial conference context and a linked technical article on AI-assisted targeting. Valerie Perlowitz's posts describe an AI, Zero Trust and critical-infrastructure talk at InfoSec World and community leadership, without the OT-specific case detail.

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Both also point readers to interviews, reports or events where the argument is discussed further.

Jackie Curry's retained posts focus on Pacific women in business in New Zealand and on capital, procurement and export pathways. Valerie Perlowitz's posts focus on women in cybersecurity and deep-tech company ownership, with a stronger conference-speaking and membership-organization angle.

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In a July 2026 post, Tonkin walks through a case his team at Dragos examined: commercial AI tools being used to spot an internally accessible SCADA/IIoT management interface at Mexican government organisations, with no evidence of access to the operational environment.

• He turns that into three priorities for operators — full visibility across the operational environment, less unnecessary exposure between enterprise and OT systems, and response plans built for industrial realities rather than IT assumptions — and points to a piece he wrote for Talk GovTech.
• In a September 2025 post he promotes presenting at techUK's Operational Technology Security Conference in London, covering the OT threat landscape, resilience and detection practice, IT/OT convergence, and cross-sector collaboration.
• A vendor selling OT or ICS security, or a conference organiser assembling an industrial-control track, gets a speaker whose published material already sits inside that buyers' vocabulary and who is used to appearing before policy and industry audiences.
• If the buyer's goal is a session that interviews an AI-assisted intrusion against real control-system exposure, Tonkin is the stronger choice, because the reviewed material shows him working through that exact scenario rather than announcing a general zero-trust session.

The tradeoff is scope and campaign surface.

• Tonkin's material is deliberately narrow: one industrial-security case and one conference appearance, both anchored in OT.
• A buyer wanting a keynote on enterprise AI and Zero Trust across many sectors, or wanting the speaker to carry a second audience touchpoint, loses flexibility — the reviewed posts show no recurring community, member base, events calendar, or recruitment format the vendor could attach a follow-up to, which is exactly what Perlowitz's WiCyS Florida cadence offers.
• The case he describes is one he attributes to original research by Gambit Security and his team at Dragos, so the vendor is buying a specific industrial-security viewpoint rather than a personal research program.
• The two posts also give no audience figures, engagement data, or speaking terms, so reach still has to be checked with the event organiser before booking.

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