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Heather is ONE OF A KIND.

She always, through her total honesty, relates to the audience & inspires them to "reach high, listen to their inner heart, & know there are no boundaries to what one can achieve in life.

Kim Schmidt, DIGIGIRLS, Microsoft

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Heather Vescent is a widely-recognized industry thought leader and futurist with more than a decade of experience delivering strategic intelligence consulting to governments, corporations, and entrepreneurs.

Heather Vescent has been speaking professionally for over a decade and is an influential voice in the fields of digital identity, cybersecurity, and the future of money, payments and transactions. She has spoken at RSA, TedX, SIBOS, Future Trends Forum, World Future Society, SxSW (3x), IEEE, Identiverse (3x), EIC and many other events since 2011.

MORE ABOUT HEATHER

  • "Heather is ONE OF A KIND. She always, through her total honesty, relates to the audience & inspires them to "reach high, listen to their inner heart, & know there are no boundaries to what one can achieve in life".

    Kim Schmidt, Microsoft

  • Heather’s TEDx presentation about new forms of transactions depicts an inspirational world with plausible challenges. She not only offers people a glimpse of the future, but also describes what you can already do today to make that happen.

    Hans Peter Benschop, Strategic Advisor, Dutch Government

  • Heather is great at synthesising futuristic visions into materials easily understandable by people not familiar with the topic. She is a great and engaging speaker and facilitator at conferences and events.

    Kosta Peric, SWIFT

  • "Heather isn't your average lecturer - she doesn't just speak - she engages."

    Mack Reed

  • "Heather brings tremendous enthusiasm to all her projects and conveys it when she is speaking."

    Brad Templeton, Chairman, EFF

  • Heather is an "empath" futurist in many ways. She is brilliant at articulating the future human implications of present day innovations. She is a valuable resource for any engineering team.

    Daniel Robles, PE (Professional Engineer)

  • Heather was one of the great speakers for TEDx Zwolle in the Netherlands. With her inspiration she grabbed the audience to look and act differently in transactions. Her enthusiasm and interaction with the room made her TED talk a great one to remember!

    Nienke van Bezooijen, TedxZwolle

  • Heather is one of those people who makes things happen in the real world. She is about whatever it takes to go from vision to fact.

    Lucas Gonze, Open Source

HEATHER in ACTION

Think Before You Click: Emotional Resilience as a Cybersecurity Superpower

Hackers don’t just target systems; they target people. This session examines the emotional dimensions of security—how our instincts of trust, moments of urgency, and fears can become vulnerabilities. Through compelling real-world examples, you’ll uncover the tactics used to exploit human emotions and bypass even the most robust technical defenses.

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HEATHER’S KEYNOTE TOPICS

Design the Possible: An Introduction to Future Thinking for Positive Impact

A dynamic exploration on how to navigate today’s challenges while shaping tomorrow’s opportunities. Starting with the provocative truth that “the solutions of the past created the problems of the present,” this talk introduces the essential tools and mindset for anticipating change and creating positive futures.

For Security Professionals Only: Escape the Whack-a-Mole Security Trap

How can you stay ahead of adversaries who are constantly innovating new attack vectors? This keynote provides a transformative approach to thinking differently about security, empowering technical and security professionals to proactively anticipate and mitigate future threats.

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Heather Vescent on stage giving her talk, The Experience of a Transaction at TedX Zwolle