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Keynote SpeakerMonica Verma

Hacker, CISO, Founder & CEO, Multiple Award-Winner and Top-50 Women in Tech

Monica Verma is a leading spokeperson on Artificial Intelligence, Leadership and Cybersecurity. She is a committed and passionate technology and security leader, a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and an engaging keynote speaker with ca. 20 years of experience in the tech and cybersecurity industries. She is an award winning... Read more

Biography

Monica Verma is a leading spokeperson on Artificial Intelligence, Leadership and Cybersecurity. She is a committed and passionate technology and security leader, a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and an engaging keynote speaker with ca. 20 years of experience in the tech and cybersecurity industries. She is an award winning leader, 2019 Best Security Advisor, 2022 Top 50 Women in Tech and 2023 Top #3 CISO in EMEA, She is a renowned keynote speaker and a storyteller, as well as is a board Certified Qualified Technology Expert (QTE), and former board member of Cloud Security Alliance (CSA).

In addition to her leadership, founder and Chief Information Security Officer roles, due to her strong passion for the industry, the people and the businesses, she is also a founder and CEO of Cyber Foyer and MonicaTalksCyber, and has been providing valuable information to the audience and the community worldwide, in an easily digestible and engaging format without jargons.

She has built a huge Cyber, AI and leadership following and community from 0 to ca. 31000, and growing. Monica Talks Cyber (her podcast show) has now already been downloaded more than 10000 times only after 2 seasons. She is also the founder of the newsletter The 10x Circle and launching her masterclass on effective security leadership.

"Monica delivered a highly engaging, insightful and illuminating keynote talk on Navigating the Evolution of AI and Cybercrime for an event bringing together hundreds of leaders of the European fund management industry in Luxembourg. Her message resonated strongly with the audience and she held their interest throughout. Many commented afterwards on how much they enjoyed her talk, and it stimulated much discussion throughout the remainder of the day. We were very pleased to have chosen Monica for this event, as she was an excellent addition to the programme." Courtney Fingar, Senior Content Editor, Financial Times Live
“I met Monica at the Nordic IT Security conference in Stockholm. Her talk was so well received she was asked to do it twice! The subject was adaptive security. She is very passionate has a great speaking style and her content is well thought out and unique. After the conference we debated the merits of adaptive security and how the model can be utilized in several areas. I look forward to working with her more in the future." Timothy Brown, CISO, SolarWinds
"It's always great to hear presentations from female leaders in the field of information security. Monica provided valuable insights into work of information security professionals and the challenges that they are faced with in their daily work.” International Conference By Information Security Forum
“I've been in InfoSec for well over 20 years, and had the opportunity to meet and work with thousands of highly skilled people in the industry. Monica is unique amongst them all. She's experienced, thoughtful, articulate and more importantly -- Monica is genuinely passionate InfoSec. For her, InfoSec is not just a career choice, but a personal calling. Her enthusiasm comes through in absolutely everything she does from her day-to-day work, her writing, and public appearances. She's always eager to help when asked and incredibly determined to make a real difference. And when she has new ideas to share, I listen." Jeremiah Grossman, CEO, BitDiscovery
"Monica really knows her stuff, focusing not on just the technical perspective of security but the human also, which is key.” Lance Spitzer, Director SANS Institute
“Monica is an inspiring and engaging speaker and conversation partner with a very good professional depth and breadth into cybersecurity. She has a strong commitment to the importance of technology and competence development needed to manage security risk. This I believe is a cornerstone of her leadership.” Hanne Tangen Nilsen, CSO, Telenor

Popular Talks by Monica Verma

  • Navigating the Evolution of AI to 10x Your Career and Business
  • Is AI Taking Over Humanity? 5 Laws to Succeed in The New Normal
  • How to Lead Amidst AI and Disruptive Innovation?
  • A Dive into The Seismic Shift in AI and Cybersecurity
  • Navigating the Evolution of AI and Cybercrime
  • Manage Risks Fast, Fail Faster and Adapt Fastest
  • Is The Cyber Talent Gap Real? How to Build with AI, Cybersecurity and Leadership
  • From Hacker To CISO: How to Grow Into Leadership and 10x Your Career
  • Managing Cyber Risk Exposure Across Your Supply Chain
  • Cybersecurity and Risk Management as Business Differentiators
  • Integrating Resilience Into Digital Transformation
  • Cloud: Finding Your Infinity Stones to Transform Your Business