Julia Landauer
Keynote Speaker a NASCAR driver and 2-time champion

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SIA Women in Security Forum Keynote at ISC West

Join the Security Industry Association (SIA) Women in Security Forum for a complimentary keynote event at ISC West featuring remarks from keynote speaker Julia Landauer, a NASCAR driver and two-time champion.

• When: Wednesday, July 21, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

• Where: Sands Expo, Casanova Rooms 603-607

• Cost: Free

Landauer – who hails from New York City – has amassed dozens of wins in many different racing series since making history as the first and youngest female champion in the Skip Barber Racing Series at age 14. She was the first woman to win a NASCAR Track Championship at Motor Mile Speedway in her division in 2015, became the first woman to lead a lap in the Canadian NASCAR Pinty’s Series and currently races in the NASCAR Euro Series. In 2017, she was selected as an honoree for the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the sports category. Landauer was the only female member of the highly selective NASCAR Next class of 2016-2017. She is also part of the Global Shapers community, born out of the World Economic Forum.

Landauer graduated from Stanford University in 2014, earning a bachelor’s degree in science, technology and society, and has since purposefully built her brand where technology, community and racing intersect and fuse. During college, she was a contestant on season 26 of CBS’ reality TV show Survivor. Also in college, Landauer began her motivational speaking career with a TEDx talk, and she is now a sought-after speaker for corporations, universities and conferences, including Fortune’s Most Powerful Women. She also served as an external advisor to Hyundai Motor Corporation’s Center for Robotic-Augmented Design in Living Experience. As she climbs the NASCAR ladder Julia uses her racing platform to continue advocating for STEM education and women’s empowerment. She supports the One Love Foundation, which educates about healthy versus unhealthy relationships, as well as the TechForce Foundation, which helps students find technical vocations.

What Is the Women in Security Forum?

The SIA Women in Security Forum is a group open to all SIA members that offers programs, professional development opportunities and networking events with the goal of supporting the involvement of women in the security industry. The mission of the forum is to engage all security professionals to promote, recruit and cultivate the leadership of women for a more inclusive and diversified industry.

Key Women in Security Forum efforts include the SIA Progress Award, which celebrates individuals who advance opportunities and pave the way to success for women in the security industry; the SIA Women in Security Forum Scholarship, which helps support SIA members in achieving their professional development and educational goals; exciting networking and professional growth events and thought leadership opportunities; sponsorship of the Women in Biometrics Awards, which recognizes distinguished female leaders in the biometric identity and security industry; and partnerships with media to showcase successful women in the industry.

To learn more about the Women in Security Forum, visit https://www.securityindustry.org/professional-development/women-in-security-forum/ or contact SIA’s Kim Landgraf at klandgraf@securityindustry.org.