Monica Verma
Monica Verma is a leading spokesperson and a trusted advisor on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber Resilience, Cybersecurity and Leadership, a keynote speaker and the founder and CEO of Monica Talks Cyber, with the mission to build resilience in the world of AI.
Monica Verma is a committed and passionate technology, AI and security leader, a 3 x Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), recognised and awarded as Top No. 3 CISO in EMEA, and an engaging keynote speaker with 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 an internationally renowned keynote speaker and a storyteller, as well as a board Certified Qualified Technology Expert (QTE), and former board member of Cloud Security Alliance (CSA).
Monica is a leader, a futurist, a keynote speaker of various engaging keynotes, having been on large stages with 2000+ audience of tech, business and cyber leaders on “The Imminent Danger of AI isn’t Evil”, “Governing AI Before It Hacks You”, “Humans, AI and Trust: Navigating the Modern-Day Landscape”, “Navigating the Evolution of AI and Cybercrime”, “5 Ways to Lead Amidst AI and Disruptive Innovation”, “How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Lives and Businesses”, “A Dive into The Seismic Shift”, and many more. Through her various leadership and advisory roles, clear and simple communication, as well as close collaboration with executives, top management and boards, she has led many security and digital transformation projects for global businesses.
Many of her clients include Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Microsoft, Nokia, FT Live, Elvinger Hoss Prussen, etc. In fact, her keynote “Navigating the Evolution of AI and Cybercrime” got published both in FT Live and in Luxembourg’s leading newspaper Delano.
In addition to her leadership, founder and Chief Security Officer roles, due to her strong passion for the industry, the people and the businesses, she is also a founder of Monica Talks Cyber, and has been providing valuable information, coaching, speaking, keynotes and masterclasses to the industry leaders, business leaders 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 of 40000+, and growing. Monica Talks Cyber (her podcast show) has now already been downloaded more than 15000 times only after ca. 40 episodes. She is also the founder of the Monica Talks Cyber newsletter and her masterclass on leading in AI and Cyber.
Topics
- AI Governance and Ethics
- Trustworthy AI
- AI Ethics and Audit
- AI in Cyber
- Responsible and Ethical AI
- Cybersecurity
- Cyber and Enterprise Resilience
- Cyber, AI and Enterprise Risk
- Future & Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Leadership
Popular Keynotes and Testimonials
Keynotes
- Rebuilding Trust in The Era of AI
- Innovating with AI Without Breaking Trust
- Governing AI Before It Hacks You
- The Imminent Danger of AI isn’t Evil
- The Leadership Paradox: Bridging The AI and Cyber Gap
- Humans, AI and Trust: Navigating the Modern-Day Landscape
- 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
Recent Testimonials
Jonathan Cassar – Chief Information Security Officer, Malta Information Technology Agency – Nov 2025
‘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.’
Conrad Chircop – Information Security & Risk Leader, Patently – Nov 2025
‘Monica’s closing keynote “Innovating with AI Without Breaking Trust”, in a challenging afternoon slot at the prime cybersecurity conference in Malta (Cyber Root), was a powerful reminder that technology leadership today demands a balance between technical depth and human context. Her ability to connect strategic AI governance with day-to-day decision-making, grounded in trust, accountability and data integrity aspects, was particularly resonant and highly engaging. All in all, it offered insightful, human, and deeply relevant takeaways for both technology leaders and organisations seeking to embed AI responsibly into their professional ethos. Monica delivers content that is both relatable and actionable. In my book, that makes her one of those standout keynote speakers who bridge insight with real-world relevance.’
Øyvind Haugemoen – Head of IT Security, The Norwegian Tax Authority – Oct 2025
‘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.’
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