Subject: Request to Attend the 2017Executive Women’s Forum National Conference

Dear [Decision-maker],

I would like to request approval to attend the 15th Annual Executive Women’s Forum (EWF) National Conference: Thrive in an Era of Volatility, Uncertainty, and Ambiguity: Cybersecurity, Risk and Leadership Solutions, October 24-26, 2017in Scottsdale, Arizona. The national conference provides an exclusive opportunity to personally interact with more than 400 global thought leaders in the fields of Information Security, Risk Management and Privacy. The event offers three days of hands-on, round-table exercises, incident simulations, panel discussions, and working groups. I will be interacting and observing from the best and the brightest industry leaders while also refining my technical and leadership skillsets. The conference agenda can be found at

My attendance will allow me to:

Expand My Knowledgebase –Gain an exclusive opportunity to personally interact with 400 global thought leaders including Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Privacy Officers, Heads of Compliance, Governance, IT Risk and IT Audit from Fortune 100 to 1000 companies.I will also earn up to 19 continuing professional education (CPE) credits.

Take Home Tools – Through hands-on exercises and incident simulations, I will be bringing back invaluable lessons learned, case studies, and war stories from industry leaders.

Leadership Development – The conference provides a platform to develop critical thinking and key competencies in aiding effective leadership.Attendance enables me to join LIFT--the EWF Peer and Mentor program. The EWF community is a global network of intelligent, powerful and influential women who have "been there and done that," and want share their challenges and successes.

Notable keynote speakers for this year’s conference include:

  • Susan J. Gueli - Senior Vice President, CIO, Infrastructure & Operations, Nationwide
  • Catherine Lotrionte - Director of the Institute for Law, Science and Global Security andVisiting Assistant Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University
  • WafaaMamilli - Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, Eli Lilly
  • Sioban McDermott - Senior Vice President, Global Cyber Policy Executive,Bank of America

In additional to keynote presentations and featured speakers, the following are panel and workshop highlights:

  • Primer - Machine Learning, Stacked Neural Networks & AI
  • Fake News and the Role of Adaptive/Contextual Authentication & Authorization
  • Cybersecurity Legislation Panel
  • Weaponizing IoT
  • Teaching Execs How to Think about Application Security Metrics
  • Explaining the Business Case for Blockchain
  • GDPR and the March Toward May 2018

The full price to attend is $2,595 for non-members, but can be reduced by $200 by registering before the early bird deadline (August 31, 2017). Member pricing is also available. Becoming a member of the EWF provides an additional cost-savings of $200 and will provide me with member benefits throughout the year.

As an EWF member, I will gain access to EWF Connect - online community, discount to National Conference, host and attend Cheer dinners, attend Regional Meetings, access to all webinar series, special discounts to industry events, access to Leadership Journey, Cyber Security School Challenge and Women of Influence Awards. For more information about becoming an EWF member please visit,

Here is the breakdown of cost:

  • Roundtrip Airfare: $XXXX
  • Ground Transportation: $XXXX
  • Hotel (3 nights): $XXXX
  • Conference Fee: $XXXX

The total costs associated with attending the conference are: $XXXX

The opportunity for me to improve, develop, network, and gain make my attendance to EWF 2016 a wise investment. I plan to submit a summary of my learnings and opportunities upon my return. Thank you for your consideration. Please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss my attendance at the EWF National Conference further. I look forward to your decision.

Sincerely,