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Keynotes and panels for corporate events and conferences

SPYEX speakers bring firsthand experience from the world of intelligence to your conference, leadership meeting or client event. Your audience hears real stories they won't hear anywhere else, with lessons they can take back to work.

Our roster includes leaders from the CIA, FBI, KGB, Mossad and more, plus hackers, cybersecurity specialists and undercover investigators.

Our experts are available for keynotes, moderating and panels. Tell us about your event and we will connect you with the best speaker for your audience.

"Disney values world class storytellers who can engage their audience, challenge assumptions, and motivate change. Ryan spoke to a group of our cybersecurity leaders. From his first story, our audience was hooked. He helped us see clearly why insider threat actors are so dangerous and why each member of the audience was a potential target."
Chad Butler, Information Security Leader, The Walt Disney Company
on SPYEX speaker, Ryan Hillsberg

FEATURED Speakers

01Eric O'Neill

Eric O'Neill

Eric O’Neill is a former FBI counterintelligence operative who helped capture notorious spy, Robert Hanssen. In his talks, Eric uses real-life spy stories and recent cyber-attacks to show how careful diligence, counter-espionage techniques, and restraint in social media can help identify spies, hackers, cyber criminals and trusted insiders who threaten every stroke of your keyboard.

Presentation examples include:

  • Cybersecurity in the Age of Espionage
  • Data, the Currency of our Lives: How to Protect It
  • Cyber Spies are Holding your Data Hostage: How to Stop Them
  • The Human Element: The Weakest Link in Every Security System is Not a Computer
  • Surviving the Age of Social Media: Protect Yourself from Social Media Spies and Fraudsters
02Christina Hillsberg

Christina Hillsberg

As a CIA intelligence officer, Christina Hillsberg wrote analytic assessments for the President and other senior-level policymakers. She specialized in African politics and leaders and was one of the Intelligence Community's few Swahili and Zulu linguists. Christina later worked in the CIA's Directorate of Operations, clandestinely recruiting assets and collecting intelligence in the field. During her final field station tour, she was the top female intelligence producer of all time for that region. After leaving CIA, Christina set up Amazon's first Insider Threat program and established new processes for utilizing intelligence tradecraft to analyze cyber threats. Christina, together with husband Ryan, also a former CIA officer, is the author of License to Parent: How My Career as a Spy Helped Me Raise Resourceful, Self-Sufficient Kids..

Presentation examples include:

  • Communication:  Leveraging CIA techniques to improve your writing and communication skills
  • Women in Tech: How to use CIA techniques to be successful as a woman in a male-dominated field
  • The CIA Way of Parenting:  How to use CIA principles to raise well-rounded, security-conscious kids
  • Threat analysis:  How to apply CIA analytic techniques to cyber security programs in the private sector
03Tracy Walder

Tracy Walder

Tracy served the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center Weapons of Mass Destruction Group, for which she travelled to war zones and received numerous service awards from both CIA and foreign intelligence offices. After leaving CIA, Tracy became a Special Agent at the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office specializing in Chinese counterintelligence operations. Tracy now works as an author, adjunct professor of Criminal Justice at Texas Christian University, and sits on the Board of Directors of Girl Security. She is the author of The Unexpected Spy, has appeared on Good Morning America and Fox News, and she has written national security pieces for Salon, the NY Post, HuffPo and other publications.

Presentation examples include:

  • Gender equality in national security, law enforcement and your organization
  • Lessons learned from battling terrorism, foreign and domestic
  • Identifying and defending against emerging threats

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our experts

Experts from the world's top agencies and institutions — now available to boost your mission.

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DoDLena SiscoLena SiscoEx DoD interrogator & Naval intel officerExpert on interviewing, deception, leadership, change management, entertainment
CIAGina BennettGina BennettEx CIA senior analyst & advisorExpert on cognitive bias, gender equality, intelligence
CIADarrell BlockerDarrell BlockerEx CIA officer & station chiefExpert on security, risk, crisis management, diversity & inclusion, entertainment
CIAChristina HillsbergChristina HillsbergEx CIA intelligence officerExpert on women in espionage, intelligence tradecraft, parenting
KGBJack BarskyJack BarskyEx KGB sleeper agentExpert on security, espionage, KGB, Cold War, entertainment
DIAShawnee DelaneyShawnee DelaneyEx DIA clandestine case officerExpert on human / insider risk, cybersecurity, insider threat program development, counterintelligence, surveillance, artificial intelligence and leadership
CIANic McKinleyNic McKinleyEx CIA officer & USAF pararescuemanExpert on leadership, intelligence, conflict resolution, human trafficking
British IntelligenceJulian FisherJulian FisherBritish Intelligence ExpertExpert on espionage & WWII
CIAMichele Rigby AssadMichele Rigby AssadEx CIA undercover officerExpert on terrorism, sales, vetting, and inspiring audiences
MossadAvner AvrahamAvner AvrahamEx Mossad lieutenant colonelExpert on Mossad operations, Israeli law enforcement, entertainment

Testimonials

“For many of our attendees, Eric's presentation was the highlight. He was engaging, animated, charming and able to extract important and relevant business lessons from his experience with the FBI. I'd recommend him as a speaker at any corporate event.”
John FullerPresident & CEO, Johnny RocketsEx FBI counterintelligence operative, Eric O'Neill
“One of the most highly decorated CIA field operations officers of his generation... if people knew the work he has done in the shadows of the Middle East, Europe, and Russia, they would sleep easier at night.”
Michael MorellFormer Acting Director, CIAon Ex CIA intelligence service officer, Marc Polymeropoulos
“Bob is a dynamic, humorous individual and kept the audience spellbound...try to do everything you can to meet this exceptional man and hear his fantastic stories.”
Lois GlabChairman, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Docent Associationon Ex FBI special agent and undercover operative, Bob Hamer
“Bradley's fascinating stories, actionable lessons and unique perspective captivate, motivate and inspire audiences.”
Bob DoughertyFormer undercover operations officer & instructor, CIAon Ex double agent and former member of Nelson Mandela's spy unit, Bradley Steyn
“Tyler is a charismatic presenter whose talents lie not only in his grasp of hard-to-find facts, but his creative analysis and compelling storytelling. What is more, his audiences take away a lesson learned, something to apply to their own lives.”
Barry ScheckLawyer & Co-Founder, The Innocence Projecton author & private investigator, Tyler Maroney
“I would recommend Michele as a speaker for any executive event, thought leadership session, female empowerment, leadership, etc. She truly is a catalyzer of incredible content and debate — her content is simply eye opening.”
Alice GrassetHead of Marketing, Israel and Emerging Markets, Salesforceon Ex CIA undercover officer, Michele Rigby Assad
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