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Recorded Talks

Digital Parenting

Screens, Scroll & Self Control  2025

 From AI chatbots and social media algorithms to doom scrolling and tech addiction, this talk is for parents on navigating the digital landscape safely and mindfully with our kids. 

Smartphone risks for kids 2024

This was an interview with eNCA about the risks of unsupervised access to smartphone and tablets.  

Kids Online Safety 2022

Online Safety talk for parents as part of a Girls in Tech in South Africa webinar series 

Screens, Scrolls & Selbstkontrolle (deutsch) 2025

 Von KI-Chatbots, social media Algorithmen bis hin zu Doomscrolling und Tech-Sucht, dieser Vortrag richtet sich an Eltern, die gemeinsam mit ihren Kindern sicher und achtsam durch die digitale Welt navigieren möchten. 

Financial Sextortion 2024

This is an awareness video targeted at teenagers and adolescents to warn them about the cybercrime threat of sextortion and financial sextortion. 

Personal Safety - 2021

A discussion with personal safety expert Kelee Arrowsmith about how to teach our kids personal safety, both in the online and offline world

Cyber- and Digital Mindfulness

Meta Awareness in the Age of AI 2025

Virtual keynote presentation for GEANT's 2025 Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign on Cognitive Security and Digital Mindfulness in Cyber Defence 

Mindful Security & Zero Trust Mindset 2024

This was a presentation to the Cognitive Cyber Institute in 2024

Cybersecurity and Cyber Culture 

State of Cybersecurity Culture 2025

Webinar with ITWeb on the state of cybersecurity culture and human risk management in South Africa based on some recent Knowbe4 research surveys. 

Building a Security Culture 2022

Short awareness clip on building security cultures with behaviour design. 

Course on Social Engineering 2020

This is an introduction to social engineering, which I created in Q4 2020 for the Nigerian Cyber Safe Foundation.

Detailed Bio
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I'm a content creator, researcher, speaker and founder with a demonstrated history of working 20+ years in the cybersecurity industry. Originally from Munich, Germany, I've been living in Cape Town, South Africa for the last 20+ years. Successfully grew bootstrapped startup Popcorn Training to US acquisition and scaled team in a hyper-growth environment under the new ownership as the regional MD of KnowBe4 Africa.

Since 2021 I've moved into an evangelist role at KnowBe4, driving cyber awareness across the African continent with a special focus on cyberpsychology, security culture, and the intersection of mindfulness on cyber.

I am a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Cybersecurity for the 2025-2026 term and was part of the WEF GFC Future of Metaverse for the 2023-2024 term. 

 

I'm a founding board member of the Mido Cybersecurity Academy, aimed at underserved communities in South Africa to bridge the cyber skills divide.

I'm a certified business analyst and have an MSc in Cyberpsychology from the University of Applied Sciences in Vienna and currently a PhD candidate at Nelson Mandela University (NMU). I hold multiple security certifications, including CISSP, CISA, CIPP/IT, ex PCI DSS QSA, ISO 27001 Implementer, and auditor.

Im also a Yoga Alliance certified Yoga Teacher Trainer (YTT 500) and certified Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator and guide movement and Nidra classes and wellbeing and mindfulness workshops in my immersive studio the Zense, in Cape Town. 

Awards / Recognitions:

- Female Tech Entrepreneur 2025 South Africa by Wired4Women/ITWeb

- Top 20  Women in Cyber of the World 2025

- Top 20  Women in Cyber of the World 2024 

- Top 100 Influential Women in Tech South Africa 2024
- Women in Cyber People’s Choice Award 2023 - Global Cyber Alliance
- 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

 

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