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Cyber risk is not just an IT issue, it’s a business one. Our cybersecurity keynote speakers help audiences understand today’s threats, what AI changes, and how to build practical resilience across the organisation. Share your event brief and we’ll recommend best-fit speakers, advise on formats and fees, and confirm availability quickly.

Inma Martinez

AI scientist and digital pioneer, examining the cybersecurity implications of AI, including the new capabilities intelligent systems can create for attackers and defenders.

Misha Glenny

Links between cybersecurity and the people and networks behind cybercrime, including how criminal groups organise and what motivates their activity, informed by a journalist who has reported at first hand on organised crime and cybercrime networks.

Dr Mary Aiken

Cyberpsychologist working on online behaviour, cyber behavioural profiling and safety technology, examining the human side of cybersecurity, including how behaviour, manipulation and decision-making influence exposure to digital threats.

Pascal Coppens
Ian Goldin
Dr. Pippa Malmgren
Ross Dawson
Brenda Romero
Marco Gercke

Cybercrime, digital risk, regulation and the policy challenges created by evolving online threats, from the founder of a cybercrime research institute advising governments and international organisations on cyber policy.

Hans van Grieken
Alexander Klöpping

Technology journalist who explains consumer technology to mainstream audiences, examining everyday digital risk, privacy and the ways consumers are exposed to online threats in the technologies they use.

Adjiedj Bakas
KEYNOTE THEMES

Key Topics Covered by Cybersecurity Speakers

The speakers on this page approach cyber risk from several directions, including security practice, cybercrime, human behaviour, policy, privacy and the organisational consequences of digital risk.

  • Cybercrime and digital risk
  • Cyberpsychology and human behaviour
  • Fraud and social engineering
  • Privacy and data rights
  • Organisational resilience and preparedness
  • AI-related cybersecurity issues
  • Policy and regulation

Technical depth or executive context?

A specialist security conference may need deep technical expertise. A board, leadership or company-wide event may need someone who can translate cyber risk into decisions, behaviour, trust and preparedness. Establishing the audience’s level of technical knowledge early helps narrow the speaker shortlist.

Frequently Asked Questions

A cybersecurity keynote can cover cyber risk, cybercrime, human behaviour, social engineering, resilience, leadership, data security, emerging threats and the organisational consequences of a cyber incident. The session can be technical or business-focused, depending on the speaker and the audience.
Not necessarily. Some events need deep technical expertise, while others need a speaker who can translate cyber risk for boards, leaders or a general workforce. Relevant backgrounds can include security, cybercrime, behavioural science, policy, journalism, intelligence or technology leadership.
For boards and senior executives, a cybersecurity keynote can focus on risk, decision-making, resilience, organisational behaviour, trust and preparedness rather than technical controls. The brief should make clear that the audience is senior and that the event needs business relevance as well as subject expertise.
Cybersecurity speakers can work in a keynote, fireside chat, panel discussion or moderated Q&A, depending on the subject and event format. A keynote is useful for setting a clear point of view, while a panel or fireside format can allow more discussion of current issues and audience questions.

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