Drives security awareness across the African continent

Keynote

Anna Collard is the SVP of Content Strategy & Evangelist for KnowBe4 Africa where she drives security awareness across the African continent. Collard founded Popcorn Training, which was acquired by KnowBe4 in 2018. Anna is a creative content creator and founder with a demonstrated history of working 20+ years in the cybersecurity industry.

Anna holds a Master of Science in Cyber Psychology (University of Applied Sciences Vienna), is a certified business analyst and holds multiple security certifications, including CISSP, CISA, CIPP/IT, ex PCI DSS QSA, ISO 27001 Implementer, and auditor.

Anna is a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Future of Metaverse for the 2023-2024 term as well as member of the WEF Metaverse Initiative Governance Working Group and Security Skills Development Group.

Anna is also a founding board member of the MiDO Cyber Academy Programme, aimed at underserved communities in South Africa to bridge the cyber skills divide and to provide pathways out of poverty via digital skills.

Awards / Recognitions:

  • Top 20 finalists of Cybersecurity Women of the World (CSWW) 2024
  • 2024 Top 100 influential women in Tech SA – Brainstorm magazine 2024
  • Women in Cyber People’s Choice Award 2023
  • IFSEC Global Influencer in Security for 2022.
  • UK’s IT Security Guru 21 Most Inspiring Women in Cyber in 2021
  • Top 100 Women in Cyber 2020 and 2021 globally by Cyber Defence Magazine.
  • ISACA South Africa President Award for 2020
  • Women in Tech Innovations Africa 2020 Award for Southern and Central Africa at Africa Tech Week
  • Top 50 Women in Cybersecurity – Africa 2020

Speaking Topics

  • Cyber Mindfulness – Cultivating a Zero Trust Mindset
  • Cognitive Resilience
  • Cyber Psychology
  • Cyber Security latest trends
  • Emerging Tech – genAI, Metaverse – opportunities and challenges
  • Metaverse – opportunities and challenges
  • Women in Tech
  • Women in Cyber
  • Digital Wellbeing and Safety
  • Ransomware and Cyberextortion
  • Board Cybersecurity Awareness
  • Building Security Cultures

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