In a world in which the network is the platform for communications on any device, anywhere, anytime – developing the capability to ensure integrity throughout your platform is an essential element of a global supply chain. Those companies and organizations that have developed such capacity can be seen as guides into the process for others.

This web seminar will offer a view of Cisco Systems’ approach to supply chain security, including:

• Navigating the maelstrom of frequently overlapping security requirements being imposed by customers globally
• Marrying process and technology to drive enhanced visibility and security in each node of the supply chain
• Developing a set of flexible supply chain security disciplines that allow the right security in the right node at the right time
• Partnering globally with industry and governments to establish a clear and limited set of global standards to enhance assurance, while permitting innovation and growth – identifying some of the standards to influence.

As Chief Security Officer for Cisco's Global Supply Chain, your presenter - Edna Conway -  develops the ongoing strategy used by Cisco Systems to assess, monitor and continuously improve the security of its global supply chain. This strategy also drives the Cisco supply chain’s cyber and security protection plan.

At Cisco, Ms. Conway led business development, product and technical marketing for the company’s Global Government Solutions group, and oversaw the Intellectual Property Protections and Licensing Strategy and Implementation program, before transitioning to the Supply Chain Operations Group. Once she joined the Supply Chain Operations Group, her responsibilities included the oversight of teams focused on global product compliance, supplier diversity, supply chain sustainability, and supply chain business solutions and contracts. Among her achievements was a lead role in the creation of Cisco’s award-winning Green Supply Chain Initiative.

In addition to her responsibilities for Cisco’s global supply chain security, Ms. Conway serves as a leader in various international groups that address issue related to supply chain management, security and sustainability; public-private partnerships; and information and communications industry consortia. She is a frequent speaker at government, academic and industry forums. She also publishes work in academic and industry journals including, most recently, the online Journal of Defense Software Engineering and the Manufacturing Leadership Journal.

Before joining Cisco, Ms. Conway was a partner in an international private legal practice and served as the Assistant Attorney General for the State of New Hampshire. She has earned degrees from Columbia University and the University of Virginia School of Law, and professional certifications from Carnegie-Mellon University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University.

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