Misha Glenny

What Are His Conferences Like?

Misha Glenny’s conferences are insightful, informative, and demystify the complex world of cybercrime and organized crime. With a clear and direct style, Glenny combines exhaustive research with personal anecdotes that reveal the human side of crime and cybersecurity. Through impactful visual examples, he explores the communication gaps in the cybersecurity industry and how they affect corporate culture. His talks mix humor and gravity, providing the audience with a deep understanding of current threats in the digital sphere and their impact on businesses and governments.

Selection of Conferences

Cybersecurity is Made Out of People

Protecting a business from cyber threats goes beyond expensive digital security systems. Glenny reveals how modern hackers use social engineering to exploit human vulnerabilities and outlines methods to safeguard against it. Drawing on interviews with hackers and intelligence agents, he examines how social persuasion techniques are central to a geopolitical battle involving the US, Europe, Russia, and China.

Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain – Two Sides of the Same Bitcoin

Why are central governments so afraid of cryptocurrencies? In this talk, Glenny explains blockchain, bitcoin, and Web 3.0, along with the significant and darker impacts these technologies have on business and society. With an accessible and revealing approach, he addresses the risks and opportunities they present for companies.

The Real McMafia: The Rise of Organized Crime and Global Money Laundering

Glenny unravels the techniques criminals use to infiltrate major financial institutions and launder illicit wealth. Through clips from his TV show *McMafia*, he demonstrates how organized crime has globalized and exposes the risks facing the financial world if these issues aren’t taken seriously.

Geopolitics – How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?

After four decades of research and discussions with world leaders, Glenny offers a unique perspective on recent global political shifts, from Brexit to climate change. This talk provides an in-depth analysis of current tensions and possible future scenarios, encouraging reflection on the global challenges we face.