THE NEW WORK IS IN YOUR NETWORK: Building a Global Security Career
The purpose of this workshop is to address a critical professional capability: strategic networking as a career accelerator in global security. Research supports this; over fifty percent of jobs are
found through networking. In a field buffeted by complexity, change, and uncertainty, professionals must enlarge their sphere of influence for career advancement and seek more effective ways to
translate conference interactions into sustained relationships, career opportunities, and cross-sector collaboration.
Networking done well is more than simply exchanging business cards. It is a purposeful interaction designed to solidify rapport, establish mutual benefit, and promise productive outcomes.
Conversations are customized to each counterpart and to the context. Networking conversations can happen spontaneously, like at a conference, or deliberately, during a scheduled information
interview. Grounded in the global security context, career development practice, and intercultural communication, this 60-minute interactive workshop is designed to equip attendees with practical, future-ready career skills that complement their formal education and current experience.
Attendees gain a practical networking framework they can immediately apply throughout the conference, in their home locations, and on the road. The paired work supports reflective feedback,
reciprocal curiosity, and confidence building across levels of seniority, sectors, and geography.
- Learning Objectives: By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
Master a compelling networking framework to forge stronger reciprocal relationships. - Feel confident and competent in using the framework.
- Employ that framework during the conference to take advantage of such a gathering.
Speakers
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Urbanowicz, EwaSecurity ConsultantEwa Urbanowicz is a senior security leader with 20+ years’ experience in public and private enterprise risk management and physical security strategy for the FBI and Fortune 500 and high technology companies positioning physical security as a strategic business function. She held additional roles with Lyft, Pinkerton, and Crisis24. She has an MA in Slavic Languages and is an active member of ASIS International and serves as Women in Security Co-Chair for the ASIS Chicago Chapter.
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Ex, PamelaCareer CoachPamela Ex, ACC is a global career coach with 30+ years’ experience across the federal, corporate, and international development sectors, dedicated to helping women at various career stages succeed in complex environments such as diplomacy, international security and technology. Pam earned an International MBA.