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Monica Verma

Monica Verma

Inner Circle star

UK

£5k to £10k

Categories:

Cybersecurity
AI & Adaptive Systems
Change, Innovation & Creativity
Future & Technology
Leadership & Motivation
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BIO

Hacker, Top No. 3 CISO in EMEA, Founder & CEO, Multiple Award-Winner Leader and Top-50 Women in Tech

  • Awarded as Top No. 3 CISO, EMEA, 2023
  • Awarded as Top 50 Women in Tech, 2022
  • Hacker turned CISO and 3 X CISO
  • CEO, CISO Advisor and Founder, Monica Talks Cyber
  • Director Cybersecurity and Resilience
  • Former Board Member Cloud Security Alliance
  • Board-Certified QTE and Board Advisor
  • Author of Flagship Masterclass on “Security Leadership”
  • Author of Flagship Accelerator Program on “AI and Cyber Leadership”
  • Former CSO at Orange Business
  • Former CSO in finance, health, tech and energy other sectors

Monica Verma is a leading spokesperson on AI, cyber resilience, cybersecurity and leadership. She is a keynote speaker and the founder and CEO of Monica Talks Cyber, an organisation focused on building resilience in the age of AI. She also brings more than 20 years of experience across technology, security and executive leadership.

Monica has served as a CISO three times and earned recognition as the Top #3 CISO in EMEA. Furthermore, she received the 2019 Best Security Advisor award and was named one of the Top 50 Women in Tech in 2022. Additionally, she is a board-certified Qualified Technology Expert and a former board member of the Cloud Security Alliance.

Her career continues to evolve as she blends deep technical expertise with strong leadership insight. In parallel, Monica has become a futurist and an engaging keynote speaker known for clarity, simplicity and practical relevance. She has also spoken on stages with more than 2,000 business, cyber and technology leaders. Her keynotes include “The Imminent Danger of AI Isn’t Evil”, “Governing AI Before It Hacks You”, and “Humans, AI and Trust”. She further explores AI’s evolution, cybercrime and leadership amid disruption.

Through her advisory and leadership roles, Monica has supported major security and digital transformation initiatives worldwide. Likewise, she collaborates closely with executives, senior management and boards to drive resilient and forward-thinking strategies.

Her clients include ACFE, Microsoft, Nokia, FT Live and Elvinger Hoss Prussen. Notably, her keynote “Navigating the Evolution of AI and Cybercrime” appeared in FT Live and Luxembourg’s leading newspaper Delano. These recognitions highlight her growing influence in the global AI and cybersecurity conversation.

Beyond her executive responsibilities, Monica remains deeply committed to industry education. As a result, she provides coaching, masterclasses and thought leadership in a clear and engaging format, free from jargon. Her work therefore empowers leaders at every level.

Monica has built a vibrant Cyber, AI and leadership community of more than 40,000 followers. Furthermore, her podcast Monica Talks Cyber has earned over 15,000 downloads from only 40 episodes. In addition, she writes the Monica Talks Cyber newsletter and leads her popular masterclass on AI and cyber leadership.

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Testimonials / Achievements
“Monica Verma, an AI and Cyber leader, CISO, and founder of Monica Talks Cyber, gave a fantastic closing keynote on "Innovating with AI Without Breaking Trust" for cyber and IT leaders in Malta at Cyber Root conference, one of the largest conferences in Malta. As a keynote speaker and a former CISO, she brought her real-world experiences and insights on AI, demystifying how AI is breaking trust in society. She dove into the challenges that AI brings and key practical things every business, IT, AI and cyber leader must do in their organisation today to bridge that trust gap, and leverage AI for business decisions, digitalisation, and more. As an experienced storyteller, her keynote was very well received. Highly recommend her as a keynote speaker."
Jonathan CassarChief Information Security Officer
Malta Information Technology Agency
“Monica is a highly competent AI and cyber leader, a keynote speaker and a storyteller and her keynote on “Governing AI before it hacks you” was extremely well received at the IT Tech conference in Norway, co-organized by the Norwegian Tax Authority (Skatteetaten) for industry leaders, IT and cyber leaders and professionals. In her keynote, Monica shared her insights on AI trends and risks, AI use cases in businesses and decision making, how AI is seemingly conscious and hacking you without most realizing it, and most importantly how to govern and build AI for a positive future of our businesses and society in the digitalization journey that we are [in].

Through her experience, her content and storytelling, she breaks down extremely important and complex topics in AI, cyber and leadership in ways that provide immediate actionable insights and next steps, giving the audience real experiences, practical frameworks and key takeaways. Her mission is to help build resilient businesses and society in the world of AI and her keynote fits perfectly. I highly recommend her as an AI and cyber advisor, leader and keynote speaker."
Øyvind HaugemoenHead of IT Security
The Norwegian Tax Authority
"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 FingarSenior Content Editor
Financial Times Live

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