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Thank you for your interest in inviting Michala to speak at your upcoming event.
Main Talks
- How Mentoring Gets the Queue of Cybersecurity Talent Moving to Reduce Your Organisations Risk (opens in new window)
Target Audiences: Business leaders, CIOs, CTOs, IT managers, and anyone else with management responsibility for cybersecurity - A Tale of Two Keyboards - my journey into cybersecurity(opens in new window) - includes a discount on a copy of the ebook
Target Audiences: School pupils, university students, and career changers
Other Topics
With Michala's broad experience in information governance and cybersecurity she can contribute to a wide range of subjects and enjoys sharing her thoughts on the the following topics:
- Sector specific - Cybersecurity in charities and healthcare;
- Information security governance, risk, and compliance;
- Incident management - where to start, before an incident;
- Training, education, and awareness - Let's Play...;
- Cybersecurity Careers - Her cybersecurity journey, the experience gap, Mentoring - the next generation, Advice for new cybersecurity graduates and career changers, women in cybersecurity;
- Overcoming challenges - Mental health and burnout, Diversity (black, female, disability), Perfectionism, Imposter syndrome, and Breast Cancer.
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Testimonials
We had the privilege of having Michala provide 2 guest lectures to our Computing students (Computer Science end Cyber Security) in 2021.
Michala's enthusiasm for the subject really shone through and the feedback from both sessions was glowing. Michala was able to relay information to students in a very approachable and interactive manner.
She provided them with a take-home activity which was pertinent to the topic in each lecture and provided constructive feedback on all submissions.
She was able to offer one-to-one mentoring sessions to those students who provided comparatively excellent submissions. The feedback from these sessions were very positive with one student stating how much they appreciated the suggestions for
their professional development.We are looking forward to having Michala present another lecture in the near future and would highly recommend her services.
Michala always takes time to really understand our clients needs and how best she can make the session a success. She's extremely responsive and a pleasure to work with on the lead up as well as the day of the event. Michalas knowledge and expertise are superb, meaning that she is able to really guide conversations are ensure the participants have a great discussion and experience while also providing our clients with the answers they are looking for.
I would highly recommend Michala to anyone for any speaking or hosting engagements that they may have where they need a confident, passionate and knowledgeable voice. Thank you Michala!
The Charities Security Forum has been representing information security professionals working in charities end not-for-profits since 2007 end our members are always eager to hear from experienced practitioners.
On our monthly webinar series Michela demonstrated her undoubted expertise delivering a session that was informative, enjoyable, and pitched just right for the CSF membership.
We always say that security is better together and we're thrilled that Michala supports our community with her in depth knowledge of the sector.
Michela was great to work with as a speaker as she is so passionate end enthusiastic about her field and helping the sector thrive. I am looking forward to working with Michala in the future!
This was a brilliant webinar. Thank you very much! - CD
Very helpful - thank you!!!! - SC
Really helpful. Can we do more like this? - JP
Thank you, it shows how much I need to do! Yes please for more sessions 🙂 - GF
Past Events
Watch / listen to a selection of past events that are publicly available.
Third Sector & NCSC: Cyber security for charities part 4: What does a good incident response plan look like? (2022)
Third Sector & NCSC: Cyber security for charities: How to keep your charity cyber safe (July 2022)
Charity Digital UK: Back to basics: cyber security for smaller charities (December 2021)
South East Cyber Resilience Centre (SECRC): Cyber Inside Out Podcast: Episode 4 (Charities and Third Sector Organisations) (September 2021)
Charities Security Forum (CSF): First Friday Forum - Keep It Pragmatic (September 2021)
TEISS Talk: 3rd party risk assessments: Cyber regulation implications for supply chain security (July 2021)
Podcast: Charity Digital UK: Why don't charities care about cyber security? (February 2021)
CREST videos: Information security in the healthcare charity sector | Interview with Michala Liavaag
The Charity Digital Podcast: Goodbye 2020, hello 2021 (December 2020)
Podcast: Charity Digital UK: Cyber-security state of the nation (February 2020)
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. You can read example synopsis on Michala's Innovation Women Speaker Profile (scroll towards the bottom).
The more notice the better; however, I appreciate that life happens, and speakers may drop out at the last minute.
We evaluate engagements on a case-by-case basis. Michala offers pro bono speaking engagements in her work as a STEM Ambassador and for causes that she cares about.
She prioritises requests that align with her interests and have a budget. She is also open to other forms of compensation, such as an article to your mailing list, giving a presentation to senior management, or free exhibition booth, and so on.
Michala's speaker rate starts from £1,500 ex VAT plus reimbursement of any expenses incurred.
Please contact us to discuss your specific needs.
Yes, you can book directly.
Alternatively, Michala is an Innovation Woman speaker and can be booked via their platform.
Throughout the COVID19 pandemic Michala only offered her speaking services remotely.
As of April 2023, she is once again open to speaking at on-site events; this is subject to speaker fees and travel expenses being reimbursed.
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