Call for SINET 16 Innovator Applications

SINET Opens International Search for Most Innovative Cybersecurity Solutions

Winners to Present Best-of-Class Technologies at SINET Showcase in Washington, DC, Nov. 3 – 4, 2015

SINET Showcase 2015

SAN FRANCISCO--()--SINET, an organization focused on the advancement of Cybersecurity innovation through public-private collaboration, announced today that the SINET 16 Innovator Awards application process is now open. The deadline for submission is July 17, 2015. There is no fee to apply or to present. For more information, visit SINET’s website at www.security-innovation.org. To view the application, click here.

Each year, SINET assembles an esteemed steering committee of 90 industry and government experts to select 16 innovative solution providers who are identifying cutting-edge technologies to address Cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities. The winners are invited to present their solutions at the SINET Showcase in front of hundreds of the world’s largest and most important investors and buyers of security products. The SINET Showcase will take place in Washington, DC, on November 3 – 4, 2015, and is supported by the Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate.

Last year, the winners were selected from a pool of 135 applicants, which included companies from around the world. Previous winners report that the exposure their companies gained generated important leads that resulted in sales contracts and equity investments. Participation in the process, which requires a free but mandatory professional coaching session, also helped refine their messaging and strengthened their business presentation.

“SINET is where the business of Cybersecurity takes place, and we are dedicated to the advancement of innovation by increasing greater awareness of innovative technologies between the builders, buyers, researchers and investors,” says Robert D. Rodriguez, Chairman and Founder of SINET. “With the dramatic increase in attacks, we must be relentless in finding and supporting innovative solutions. The SINET 16 Innovator Awards and SINET Showcase offer an unprecedented opportunity to highlight superior advanced technologies and drive critical investment so that we can stay ahead of our global adversaries.”

APPLICATION DETAILS

Security entrepreneurs from all over the world are invited to apply.

• In order to participate, companies must have annual revenues of approximately fifteen (15) million dollars or less.

• Previous SINET Showcase winners may participate provided they have been selected as a winner only one (1) time.

• There is no fee to apply. If you are selected as one of the SINET 16 Innovators, there is no fee for your booth or presentation at the SINET Showcase.

To apply, visit here.

ABOUT SINET SHOWCASE

SINET Showcase provides a platform for the business of Cybersecurity to take place, as emerging technology companies are able to present their solutions and connect with an audience of nearly 400 venture capitalists, investment bankers as well as industry and government buyers. The program, which is supported by the Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate, features commentary on the latest investment and Cybersecurity trends from the industry’s foremost experts. It also includes exclusive networking and professional development opportunities with the industry’s highest-level executives and decision makers.

For more information, visit here.

ABOUT SINET

SINET is a community builder and strategic advisor whose mission is to advance innovation and enable global collaboration between the public and private sectors to defeat Cybersecurity threats. Its public-private partnership events are supported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate. SINET also offers advisory services and a membership program that have helped build thousands of relationships and delivered value across a broad spectrum of the security community to include buyers, builders, researchers and investors. For more information, visit www.security-innovation.org. Connect with us on Twitter at @SINETconnection and follow all the news about this year’s SINET 16 and Showcase event with #SINET16 and #SINETDC.

Contacts

SINET
Sara Durr, 202-215-1811
sdurr@security-innovation.org

Release Summary

SINET, an organization focused on the advancement of Cybersecurity innovation through public-private collaboration, announced today that the SINET 16 Innovator Awards application process is now open.

Contacts

SINET
Sara Durr, 202-215-1811
sdurr@security-innovation.org