Alexandra Forsyth Keynote Speaker

Founder of AF’s Retail Guide & TEDx Speaker
Shortlisted for 2025 Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards
Speaker at RSA Conference & Scot-Secure Summit 2025

Alexandra Forsyth's Biography

Alexandra Forsyth is a thought leader, podcast host, and TEDx community presenter / curator who helps people step into braver, bigger versions of their lives through conversation and storytelling.

Throughout 2025, Alexandra shifted her mindset towards community, culture and human return on investment; incorporating compounding issues concerning AI, technology, economic uncertainty and more through MC hosting events, moderating panel discussions, roundtable deep dive sessions, and keynote talks. Alexandra spends her time with leaders to understand personal and business fatigue helping develop resilience.

Alexandra’s past career experiences involve acting as a cyber security leader, translating complex cyber threats into practical, actionable strategies.

Derived from a threat intelligence consultancy background, she has tremendous experience spanning retail, fashion and technology, helping organisations cross-industry build robust cyber security programs and guiding teams to anticipate risks before they strike, ensuring that security becomes a human-first problem, alongside measurable business advantages.

The Human Edge: Taking Action and Adapting to Today's Modern Risk Environment

30–60-minute keynote + Q&A + pre-event briefing call

Key themes: Decision-making under pressure, protecting high-stakes talent from burnout, human cost of AI adoption, vigilance without burnout, C-suite resilience.

H.U.M.A.N. Matrix Diagnostic Workshop

90-minute diagnostic session for leadership teams, founders, organisational groups (add-on to keynote)

Focus: Burnout mapping, team alignment, decision-making friction, performance blockers, human ROI insights.

Dream Big: Leading With Courage Without Waiting for Permission

30–60-minute keynote + Q&A + pre-event briefing call + workshop/masterclass

Focus: Ambition, resilience, human ROI, AI-era leadership, burnout recovery, building momentum.

She helps leaders step into braver, more resilient versions of themselves, using conversation and storytelling to cut through fatigue and reconnect people to purpose and performance.
She translates complex pressures, from AI and technology disruption to economic uncertainty, into human-centred insight that strengthens culture, community and decision-making.
She brings practical authority from a career in cyber security, helping organisations understand risk in clear, actionable terms that align people, strategy and outcomes.
She equips audiences to anticipate change and build resilience, reframing security and transformation as human-first challenges with measurable business value.