Hernan Popper

Because most cybersecurity speakers explain the threat. I change the behavior. I am one of the few practitioners in Canada who works exclusively at the intersection of behavioral science, applied neuroscience, and security awareness, and I have done it at scale, across 100+ organizations, in the real operational environments your audience works in every day. Not theory. Field work. My sessions are built for non-technical audiences. I do not talk about firewalls. I talk about people: why they click, why they trust, why well-intentioned employees become the entry point for attacks that cost organizations millions. And I give audiences a framework they can act on before they leave the room. I bring international credibility to Canadian stages. I have spoken at Cybertech Tel Aviv, InCyber Forum Montreal, and the National Cybersecurity Alliance Convene Conference in the United States, where I was the only non-US presenter among more than 30 international professionals. I hold certifications from EC-Council, SANS, and GIAC, and I completed executive education in cybersecurity strategy at Harvard. I am bilingual in English and Spanish, I present in person and virtually, and I adapt every session to the specific culture, industry, and risk profile of the audience in the room. If your attendees leave knowing more but doing nothing differently, the talk failed. That is the standard I hold myself to, and why organizations bring me back.