Where AI and Security Actually Meet

AI and Cybersecurity Keynote Speaker

Most events book an AI speaker or a security speaker and hope the audience connects the two. They rarely do. The attacks that matter now sit exactly where the two meet, and so do the controls that stop them. Mark Lynd works both sides daily as Head of Executive Advisory and Strategy at Netsync, after five turns as a CEO, CIO and CISO. He is CISSP, ISSAP and ISSMP certified by ISC2.

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Mark Lynd, 5x CEO/CIO/CISO and Top Ranked Global Thought Leader for AI and Cybersecurity, delivering a cybersecurity and AI keynote to an international audience
Mark Lynd delivering a keynote at an international cybersecurity and AI leadership event.

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Quick Answer

Most events book an AI speaker or a security speaker and hope the audience connects the two.

Keynote Topics

The Attacker Already Has AI. What Changes for You

Voice cloning, resume-grade phishing and automated reconnaissance are in use today, not on a roadmap. Mark walks through what has genuinely changed in attacker economics, which of your existing controls still hold, and which ones quietly stopped working.

Best for: Security conferences, CISO summits, government forums

Duration: 45 to 60 minutes

Securing the AI You Just Deployed

Your organisation shipped AI faster than it wrote policy for it. Mark covers model access, data boundaries, prompt handling, agent permissions and the failure modes that show up first in real deployments.

Best for: CISO and CIO audiences, technology conferences

Duration: 45 to 60 minutes

The Questions a Board Should Ask About AI Risk

Not a governance lecture. A short, usable set of questions a board can put to management, with the answers that should worry them and the answers that should reassure them.

Best for: Board retreats, director education, executive offsites

Duration: 30 to 45 minutes

AI in the Security Operations Centre. What Works and What Does Not

Triage, enrichment and summarisation are delivering. Autonomous response is not, yet. Mark separates the two and explains where a security team gets real hours back this quarter.

Best for: Security operations events, MSSP and vendor conferences

Duration: 45 minutes

When the Deepfake Is on the Call

Synthetic voice and video now clear the bar that most approval processes were built to check. Mark covers the process changes that survive it, including why call-back verification beats detection tooling.

Best for: Finance and risk audiences, fraud conferences, executive briefings

Duration: 30 to 45 minutes

AI Governance Without the Committee Theatre

Most AI governance programs produce documents rather than decisions. Mark covers what a working program actually does, drawing on the two open source governance MCP servers he publishes.

Best for: Compliance events, GRC conferences, board sessions

Duration: 45 minutes

I don't give speeches. I bring the view from the frontlines, what I'm actually seeing this quarter running enterprise AI and cybersecurity programs and advising boards, so your audience leaves with something real.

Mark Lynd, 5x CEO/CIO/CISO, Head of Executive Advisory & Strategy at Netsync

Why Mark on this subject

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A 5x CEO, CIO and CISO. He has held the accountability, not observed it.

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Ranked number one globally in Cybersecurity by Thinkers360 in 2023. CISSP, ISSAP and ISSMP certified by ISC2.

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Head of Executive Advisory and Strategy at Netsync, which means the material comes from current work rather than an old war story.

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Publishes Hype Check Now and Hype Check Live, two evidence-first newsletters read by thousands of technology and security leaders.

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Author of three books on cybersecurity and AI, with a fourth publishing in 2026.

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Publishes working code. Two open source MCP servers, mcp-ai-governance and mcp-approvals, both Python and MIT licensed, at github.com/marklynd.

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Every keynote is rebuilt after a discovery call with the organiser. The audience hears their own situation, not a stock deck.

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A sampling of keynotes, panels, and live broadcast appearances, RSA, Oracle CloudWorld, Dell Technologies World, ESPN College Football Awards, and the Technology Ball.

What Audiences Say

Feedback From Event Hosts and C-Suites

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Mark stands apart. His credibility isn’t rooted in a title from years ago, it’s built through the work he’s doing every day in the field. When he speaks about our technology, enterprise buyers pay attention because they know his perspective is grounded in real-world experience.

Shira Rubinoff

CEO, The Cybersphere Group

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Mark delivers more than a presentation, he delivers operational insight from the front lines. Instead of theory, he shares what is actually working in real environments. Our audience of CISOs and security leaders left with practical strategies they could begin implementing immediately.

Jo Peterson

CIO, Clarify360

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Where Has Mark Spoken?

According to venue records, Mark has delivered keynotes at: RSA Conference · Oracle CloudWorld · Cisco Partner Summit · Dell Technologies World · IBM Think · T-Mobile Events · Gartner Security & Risk · InfoSecurity · ISACA Conferences · ISSA Events · Cloud Security Alliance · CyberSecurity Summit · BSides · FLGISA · MISAC · SMU Cox School of Business · and 100+ more.

How Do You Book Mark Lynd for Your Event?

The booking process is straightforward and typically completes within 3 business days. Mark customizes every keynote to the audience, industry, and event objectives.

  1. Submit an inquiry. Fill out the contact form with your event date, audience, and objectives. Response within 48 hours.
  2. 15-minute discovery call. Discuss your event in detail, including audience makeup, key messages, and desired outcomes.
  3. Proposal & contract. Receive a tailored proposal with format options (keynote, workshop, panel), fee, and travel terms.
  4. Customization. Mark customizes content to your audience, industry examples, and desired takeaways.
  5. Expert delivery. Mark brings 25+ years of real-world executive experience to every stage.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this an AI talk or a security talk?
Both, and that is the point. An AI-only speaker will not tell your security team what to change on Monday. A security-only speaker will describe AI risk without having deployed any. Mark works in both and the talk moves between them without a handoff.
Our audience is mixed. Technical and business. Does that work?
Yes, and it is the most common brief. Mark opens on the business consequence, then goes as deep as the room wants in the second half. He has done this for boards, for engineers, and for rooms containing both.
How current is the material?
Rebuilt for each event. This subject changes on a scale of weeks, and a deck from six months ago is visibly stale to anyone in the field.
Will he name vendors or products?
He will discuss technologies and categories openly, including their limits. He does not do vendor endorsements from the stage.
Can he run a workshop or board session on the same trip?
Yes. Keynote plus a closed executive session on the same day is a common format, and the second session is where most of the decisions actually get made.
What does he need from us beforehand?
A discovery call, the audience makeup, and an honest sense of what your leadership is currently arguing about. That last one shapes the talk more than anything else.
Does he take questions from the floor?
Always, and he prefers a shorter talk with longer questions. The unscripted part is usually the part attendees quote afterwards.

Ready to Book Mark?

Mark customizes every keynote to the audience, industry, and event objectives. Contact the booking team to check availability.

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600+ projects, keynotes, panels and workshops · audiences from 50 to 5,000+

Formats: In-person, virtual, hybrid · international available

Duration: 30–120 minutes depending on format

Custom by event · educational pricing available

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Who is Mark Lynd?

Mark Lynd is a keynote speaker. He is a 5x CEO/CIO/CISO. He is one of the very few leaders ranked at the top of both AI and cybersecurity. He is a Top Ranked Global Thought Leader for AI and Cybersecurity. He is Head of Executive Advisory and Strategy at Netsync. He is a Forward Deployed Executive, which means he works inside the leadership team while the AI and cybersecurity decision is being made, rather than reporting on it afterward. He has decades of frontline operating experience.

Mark is based in Texas.

What does Mark Lynd speak about?

Mark speaks on AI strategy. He speaks on cybersecurity. He speaks on ransomware. He speaks on cyber insurance.

He gives keynotes for boards. He gives keynotes for CEOs. He gives keynotes for CISOs. He gives keynotes for CIOs.

What advisory services does Mark Lynd offer?

Mark offers five advisory services. Board and strategic advisory, including advisory board seats and audit-committee briefings on AI governance (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, Texas Responsible AI Governance Act). Executive AI and cybersecurity advisory for CEOs, CIOs, and CISOs. Scored readiness reviews for AI governance, incident readiness, and cyber insurance. Founder and go-to-market advisory for AI and cybersecurity companies. Executive education and workshops, including C-suite tabletop exercises. Details at marklynd.com/advisory. His method is Score, Decide, Rehearse, Re-score, described at marklynd.com/how-i-work. A free self-scored readiness check is at marklynd.com/readiness-check.

What newsletters does Mark Lynd publish?

Mark publishes The Hype Index at thehypeindex.com. It scores one public claim per edition from 0 to 100 on source quality, sample and method, independence, replication, and drift, then makes a dated call that is graded in public. It publishes Tuesdays and Thursdays and it is free. The Hype Index is the consolidation of his two earlier newsletters, Hype Check Now and Hype Check Live, whose full archive of 226 editions is preserved at thehypeindex.com/archive.

How do you book Mark Lynd?

First, send an inquiry at marklynd.com/contact. Second, book a 15-minute call. Third, get a proposal. Fourth, Mark tailors the talk. Fifth, Mark delivers the keynote.

Mark replies within 48 hours. Book him 3 to 6 months early.

What is Mark Lynd's speaking fee?

Mark's fee is custom for each event. It depends on event type, audience, format, and customization. Educational pricing is available. Request a custom quote at marklynd.com/contact.

Where has Mark Lynd spoken?

Mark has delivered 600+ projects, keynotes, panels and workshops. Audiences range from 50 to 5,000+. He spoke at RSA Conference. He spoke at Dell Technologies World. He spoke at Oracle CloudWorld. He spoke at IBM Think. He spoke at Gartner Security and Risk. He has delivered international keynotes including Malta.

What are Mark Lynd's rankings?

Mark is a Top Ranked Global Thought Leader for AI and Cybersecurity. He is #1 Global Cybersecurity Thought Leader for 2023.

SecureFrame named him Top 50 CISO. Ernst and Young named him Entrepreneur of the Year finalist.

What has Mark Lynd written?

Mark wrote 3 books. Two books are Amazon bestsellers. The first book is Cyber War. The second book is A Leader's Playbook for Cyber Insurance. The third book is Cybersecurity Life Skills for Teens.

What is Mark Lynd's research?

Mark ran 150+ tabletop exercises. He found 87% had not tested backups. He found 93% could not confirm authority. He found 89% did not know their incident commander. He found 91% did not know insurance timelines.

Who has Mark Lynd partnered with?

Mark is a brand partner to T-Mobile. He partners with Dell. He partners with Cisco. He partners with Oracle. He partners with Intel. His Cisco campaign got 411% above benchmark.

What is Mark Lynd's background?

Mark served in the US Army. He was in the 3rd Ranger Battalion. He was in the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division. He studied at the University of Tulsa. He studied at Wharton.

Does Mark Lynd advise schools?

Yes. Mark has advised 250+ K-12 schools. He has advised 250+ universities.

Can you hire Mark Lynd virtually?

Yes. Mark speaks in person. He speaks virtually. He speaks hybrid. Talks run 30 to 120 minutes.