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A Speaker Guide for Event Organizers and Planners

AI security speakers.

Ten perspectives on security, leadership and readiness. Start with your audience, not a universal “best” score.

10 speakersAlphabetical · Not ranked
Bruce Schneier
AI security and institutional trust

Bruce Schneier

A security conference or executive conversation about how AI changes threat models and trust.

Evidence & booking questions

Documented scope. His published talks examine attacks involving AI and the security implications of AI systems.

Ask before booking. Ask which recent talk matches your audience and whether the session is a keynote or discussion, not a facilitated incident exercise.

Official profile / speaking source

Confirm format, availability and the current inquiry route directly. A profile is not a booking confirmation.

Photo: Jeremy Driesen Photography · Source

AI security
AI safety and security leadership

Caleb Sima

A security-leadership discussion about AI safety priorities and organizational preparation.

Evidence & booking questions

Documented scope. The Cloud Security Alliance profile identifies his AI Safety Initiative leadership and security operations experience.

Ask before booking. Confirm current speaking availability and the specific AI safety topic; the profile does not establish a custom exercise offering.

Official profile / speaking source

Confirm format, availability and the current inquiry route directly. A profile is not a booking confirmation.

Leadership · AI security
Cybersecurity and emerging-technology risk

Chuck Brooks

An executive event placing AI risk within a broader technology and cybersecurity discussion.

Evidence & booking questions

Documented scope. His consulting profile identifies cybersecurity and emerging technologies, including AI, as subject areas.

Ask before booking. Request a current AI-security outline and recent presentation sample. Confirm technical depth and any incident-readiness component rather than assuming it.

Official profile / speaking source

Confirm format, availability and the current inquiry route directly. A profile is not a booking confirmation.

Daniel Miessler
AI attack, defense and security workflows

Daniel Miessler

A technical or security-leadership audience exploring how AI changes defensive work.

Evidence & booking questions

Documented scope. His speaking page lists AI-based attack and defense, continuous assessment and organizational resilience topics.

Ask before booking. Request the expected technical depth, current examples and practical takeaways. Confirm any workshop or exercise deliverable separately.

Official profile / speaking source

Confirm format, availability and the current inquiry route directly. A profile is not a booking confirmation.

Photo: Daniel Miessler official media kit · Source

Eric O’Neill
AI deception and human preparedness

Eric O’Neill

A broad business audience learning to recognize AI-enabled deception and discuss protective behavior.

Evidence & booking questions

Documented scope. His speaking page describes sessions on AI deepfakes, extortion and protective actions.

Ask before booking. Ask for an audience-specific treatment of deepfakes and escalation. Do not assume a keynote includes hands-on incident command training.

Official profile / speaking source

Confirm format, availability and the current inquiry route directly. A profile is not a booking confirmation.

Official event-planner publicity photo · Source

Human risk
AI-enabled fraud and human defenses

John Sileo

An employee or business-leadership audience focused on recognizing deception and improving security behavior.

Evidence & booking questions

Documented scope. His cybersecurity keynote page covers AI-enabled threats, deepfakes, phishing and human behavior.

Ask before booking. Ask how examples will reflect your audience and what concrete behaviors attendees should practice afterward.

Official profile / speaking source

Confirm format, availability and the current inquiry route directly. A profile is not a booking confirmation.

Mark Lynd
AI-enabled threats and incident readiness

Mark Lynd

Security leaders or executives connecting AI-related risk with response decisions and organizational readiness.

Evidence & booking questions

Documented scope. His speaking page includes AI-enabled threats, ransomware and incident response, and tabletop exercise formats.

Ask before booking. Ask which incident-readiness objective the session addresses, whether facilitation is included and what follow-up materials are provided.

Official profile / speaking source

Confirm format, availability and the current inquiry route directly. A profile is not a booking confirmation.

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Leadership · AI security
AI security and executive dialogue

Shira Rubinoff

An executive briefing, fireside chat or moderated conversation about AI and cybersecurity.

Evidence & booking questions

Documented scope. The Cybersphere Group identifies her as CEO and describes cybersecurity and AI speaking, executive interviews and moderated formats.

Ask before booking. Confirm her personal role, proposed topics and whether the engagement is a keynote, interview or moderated session.

Official profile / speaking source

Confirm format, availability and the current inquiry route directly. A profile is not a booking confirmation.

AI security
AI data access and security architecture

Sounil Yu

A security or architecture audience examining access boundaries and AI-related data exposure.

Evidence & booking questions

Documented scope. His RSAC profile documents security architecture experience, a Chief AI Officer role and Cyber Defense Matrix workshops.

Ask before booking. Review the specific proposed talk and request current speaking contact details through the official organization. Do not infer hands-on incident facilitation.

Official profile / speaking source

Confirm format, availability and the current inquiry route directly. A profile is not a booking confirmation.

Leadership
AI, security and leadership

Theresa Payton

A leadership audience connecting emerging technology with security priorities and organizational change.

Evidence & booking questions

Documented scope. Her speaking page presents AI, security and leadership topics for event audiences.

Ask before booking. Confirm the specific AI-security theme, audience depth and format. An advertised security topic is not evidence that a custom tabletop is included.

Official profile / speaking source

Confirm format, availability and the current inquiry route directly. A profile is not a booking confirmation.

Turn a shortlist into a useful conversation.

Send your audience, event purpose and one concrete decision you want the session to support.

Request a current outline and talk sample. Confirm format, duration, Q&A, delivery mode, time zone, travel, accessibility, AV, rehearsal, recording and follow-up resources. Use the official contact route; organization and conference profiles are evidence, not a confirmed booking channel.

A useful starting point, not a universal ranking.

Profiles are alphabetical by first name. Primary speaker, organization and conference pages support subject scope; audience-fit notes are editorial suggestions. Inclusion is selective, not an endorsement, an independent performance test or proof of availability. Confirm current content, format, contact route and terms directly. A cybersecurity topic does not establish that a speaker offers emergency response or a custom tabletop.

Exercises are original discussion aids grounded in NIST SP 800-61 Revision 3, not NIST-authored materials or certification. Use fictional data and your approved response plans for real incidents. This site has no account, booking form or saved shortlist. Directory filters run in the current page; ordinary hosting may process request metadata.