Lisa Ventura MBE
Transform security culture with Lisa Ventura MBE, speaker specialising in cybersecurity, neurodiversity and inclusion. Lisa works with organisations to reduce human-factor vulnerabilities and build resilient security teams, delivering award-winning expertise recognised by SC Media and ITV News.
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Lisa's experience in the cyber sector includes leadership roles in communications, marketing and strategy for major organisations including Titania Ltd, BlueVoyant, the UK Cyber Security Council and Qualitest. Her work now spans awareness training, cyberpsychology, and mentoring those entering the industry, particularly women, neurodivergent individuals and those from marginalised backgrounds. Her expertise extends to AI security integration and neurodiversity training through her emerging Neuro Unity and AI Unity initiatives.
Lisa received an MBE in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours for services to cybersecurity and inclusion, and her accolades include SC Media’s Outstanding Contribution to Cyber Security Award, ITV News’s Positive Role Model Award, and the Everywoman in Technology Cyber Security Award. She also serves on the advisory boards of numerous industry bodies and is a judge for major awards including the SC Awards and Cyber OSPAs.
Lisa transforms organisational security cultures by addressing the human elements often overlooked in technical solutions. She specialises in developing cyber awareness programs that accommodate neurodivergent perspectives, implementing trauma-informed security practices, and creating inclusive security frameworks that leverage diverse thinking patterns. Her approach helps companies reduce human-factor vulnerabilities while building more resilient and adaptive security teams.
Audiences gain practical frameworks for recognising social engineering vulnerabilities, strategies for cultivating security-conscious workplace cultures across neurological differences, and techniques for implementing inclusive security practices that enhance overall organisational resilience.
Book Lisa to equip your organisation with security strategies that address both technological and human dimensions, where lasting protection truly begins.
Topics, Sessions And Talks
In her talk, Lisa Ventura addresses the urgent need for enhanced collaboration in cloud security, especially highlighted by the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict and rising cyber threats. She emphasizes that organizations can no longer ignore the increasing risks of data breaches and ransomware attacks. Lisa will outline the primary cloud security threats, the importance of global cooperation, and strategies to overcome existing barriers. Attendees will learn how to foster collaboration to effectively combat the escalating cyber threat landscape.
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Featured Projects
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