Chani Simms

Award-winning Cybersecurity Leader | Founder SHe CISO Exec. Platform | Managing Director – Meta Defence Labs | TEDx Speaker |The 50 Most Influential Women in Cybersecurity

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Chani Simms's Biography

Chani Simms is an award-winning cybersecurity leader, founder of the SHe CISO Exec. platform and Managing Director of Meta Defence Labs. Chani is a passionate entrepreneur, C-level advisor, vCISO, ISO27001 and IASME auditor, Cyber Essentials assessor and specialist in helping organisations to implement and manage information security and data protection programs. Has been an information technology professional for over 19 years. Volunteers as a Judge for SC media and (ISC)2 global achievements awards. Since the age of 19, Chani has been an enthusiast in information technology. Graduated from Kingston University, London with a BSc (hons) in Computer Science. She spent a considerable amount of years as an infrastructure virtualisation consul

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Stop chasing the magic security box | Chani Simms | TEDxLeicesterWomen

CSO top 30 UK

Top 50 Most Influential Women in Cybersecurity 2019 - SC Media UK

2019 Winner - (ISC)2 Information Security Leadership Awards: 'Woman Information Security Professional' EMEA

IFSEC Global “Top Influencers in Security & Fire” for 2019. Ranked #1 in the Ones-to-Watch category

UK's Leading experts in cybersecurity & Infrastructure 2019 - by CV Magazine

UK's Trusted Leaders For Cybersecurity 2018 - by CV Magazine

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Chani Simms Keynote Topics

Security Professionals Thinking like an entrepreneur

Why security professionals benefit from thinking like entrepreneurs.

Ticking Box and Ticking Bomb

The gap between box-ticking compliance and real security risk.

The Emotionally Intelligent Cyber Security Leader

Chani Simms is an award-winning cybersecurity leader and founder of the SHe CISO Exec platform, which supports a diverse pool of emotionally intelligent cybersecurity leaders. The talk explores what emotional intelligence brings to leading security teams.

3 Essential Components for Cybersecurity Resilience in the Age of AI & Quantum Computing

Chani Simms is a vCISO, ISO27001 and IASME auditor and Cyber Essentials assessor who helps organisations manage information security and data protection programmes. The talk sets out three components of cybersecurity resilience as AI and quantum computing arrive.

Stop Chasing After the Magic Security Box

Why no single product solves security.

Workshop: Cyber Awareness Training

A hands-on cyber awareness session from an ISO 27001 auditor.

Chani Simms's Biography

Chani Simms is an award-winning cybersecurity leader, founder of the SHe CISO Exec. platform and Managing Director of Meta Defence Labs.

Chani is a passionate entrepreneur, C-level advisor, vCISO, ISO27001 and IASME auditor, Cyber Essentials assessor and specialist in helping organisations to implement and manage information security and data protection programs. Has been an information technology professional for over 19 years. Volunteers as a Judge for SC media and (ISC)2 global achievements awards.

Since the age of 19, Chani has been an enthusiast in information technology. Graduated from Kingston University, London with a BSc (hons) in Computer Science. She spent a considerable amount of years as an infrastructure virtualisation consultant at IBM UK and advanced her career towards IT infrastructure security as an independent consultant, then co-founding Meta Defence Labs in 2015, an award-winning boutique information security and infrastructure service provider in UK and Sri Lanka.

Founded SHe CISO Exec. give back platform in cybersecurity, leadership and empowerment. Consists of five-day Boot Camp, meetups and monthly mentoring platform (www.shecisoexec.org). Chani’s own experience in the industry and her passion for the InfoSec industry led her to create the SHe CISO Exec. platform that is on a mission to bridging the gaps in cybersecurity industry by empowering a diverse talent pool of emotionally intelligent cybersecurity leaders.

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Chani Simms

Chani Simms speaks on topics including cyber security speakers, disruptive innovation speakers, artificial intelligence speakers, after dinner speakers, leadership speakers. Get in touch for Chani Simms's current keynote titles and talk descriptions.

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Chani Simms is available for corporate conferences, leadership events, award ceremonies, internal team days and online sessions, in the UK and internationally.

Yes. Chani Simms's sessions work well for leadership away-days, organisational development and staff training, and can be adapted to your team's goals.

Speaking fees vary depending on event type, audience size, location and format (keynote, panel or workshop). Contact Speaker Agency UK for a personalised quote for Chani Simms.

Chani Simms typically delivers 30 to 60 minute keynotes with optional audience Q&A, and can tailor the timing or run a longer workshop format to suit your event.