Tyler Cohen Wood

Tyler Cohen Wood Speaking Topics

• The Intelligence Era: What Everyone Needs to Know About AI & Emerging Tech

  We’ve officially entered the Intelligence Era, where AI and emerging technologies are changing how we work, compete, and grow. Understanding these tools is no longer optional for professionals at any level

  • it's mission critical.

  In this keynote, Tyler Cohen Wood decodes how AI and emerging tech are impacting industries in real, practical ways. Drawing from her experience as a former U.S. intelligence leader and tech CEO, Tyler shares clear insights, current trends, and useful strategies that help audiences move from overwhelmed to empowered.

  Whether your organization is just beginning to explore AI or already embracing it, this session will help you:

  • Understand what AI means for your role and your industry
  • Explore real-world use cases and opportunities
  • Build confidence in using tech to drive growth and stay competitive

  This is your guide to making smarter decisions, faster, in a rapidly evolving digital world.

• The Intersection of Cybersecurity, Emerging Tech, and AI: Unmasking Deepfakes and Social Engineering

  The convergence of cybersecurity, AI, and emerging technologies is reshaping the digital landscape and raising new threats. This eye-opening session explores the rise of deepfakes and the next generation of AI-powered social engineering attacks, revealing how these technologies are being used to blur reality and exploit human trust.

  Experience a live deepfake demo that highlights just how convincing and dangerous these AI-generated forgeries can be. Learn how to detect them using practical tools and telltale signs. Explore how AI is being used to craft hyper-personalized phishing emails and voice simulations that target individuals and organizations with alarming precision.

  This keynote delivers a compelling look at the urgency for stronger cybersecurity strategies, ethical safeguards, and proactive defense. You'll leave informed, alert, and better equipped to navigate the risks at the intersection of AI and cyber deception.

Power Moves: Building Confidence and Momentum as a Woman in Today’s World

In fast-moving industries like tech and beyond, women are stepping into leadership roles with greater impact than ever. In this empowering keynote, cybersecurity expert and tech leader Tyler Cohen Wood shares her personal journey and the mindset shifts that helped her succeed in male-dominated environments.

Through engaging stories and practical insights, Tyler offers a roadmap for women to overcome challenges, build confidence, and grow into powerful leaders regardless of the industry they’re in. Attendees will walk away with actionable tools to strengthen their voice, take bold steps forward, and create meaningful impact in their careers.

Solving the Impossible: Harnessing the Power of the ‘Innovation Mindset’

Innovation is essential for driving progress and solving complex challenges, but how do you foster a mindset and culture of innovation? As a renowned cybersecurity expert, futurist, and inventor, Tyler Cohen Wood has a unique perspective on how anyone can cultivate an Innovation Mindset using first principles thinking.

In this keynote speech, Tyler will explore the power of first principles thinking (same method used by Elon Musk) in driving innovation and solving the impossible. She'll discuss the key traits and strategies of an Innovation Mindset, including curiosity, risk-taking, and a willingness to challenge conventional wisdom.

Drawing from real-world examples and case studies, you'll learn how individuals and organizations have used an Innovative Mindset to tackle seemingly insurmountable problems and create breakthrough solutions. From healthcare to transportation to education, we'll see how innovation can transform industries and positively change lives.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, a leader in a large organization, or simply interested in fostering a mindset of innovation, Tyler will provide you with practical strategies and actionable insights for driving creativity, progress, and collaboration on your “impossible”.

The Convergence of Technologies: What Does It Mean for Your Business and Industry?

We are living in a time of unprecedented technological change, with exponential technologies rapidly advancing and converging in ways that are reshaping the world around us. As a renowned cybersecurity expert, futurist, and inventor, Tyler Cohen Wood has a unique perspective on the technological forces driving this change and the implications for individuals, organizations, and society as a whole.

Tyler will discuss the key technologies impacting industry, including artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, robotics, and the internet of things (IoT). Tyler will also explore the implications of the convergence of these technologies are (and will continue to) impact your industry in the future.

You will learn practical insights on how to navigate the fast-changing landscape of technology. She'll discuss the importance of agility and adaptability in this rapidly changing environment, and provide practical strategies for staying ahead of the curve. Tyler will also discuss the ethical and social implications of these technological advancements, including the need to ensure that these technologies are used for the greater good.

Whether you're in the technology industry or simply interested in learning more about the future of technology, you will learn insights and practical strategies for navigating today’s complex landscape. You'll come away with a deeper understanding of today’s exponential technologies could (and will) impact your industry and the tools you need to succeed in a world where change is the only constant.

Redefining Cyber Security by Employing a New Paradigm

The threat of cybersecurity breaches has never been greater, and despite our best efforts, we are losing the battle and will continue to in the future unless we make critical and fundamental shifts to our paradigm. Cybersecurity leaders agree that the field has become one in which we find ourselves in a constant reactive loop, where we’re putting out fires without truly identifying underlying problems. Without addressing the problems, how can we even begin to address the solutions?

In this keynote, Tyler will share her insights into why we are losing the battle with cybersecurity and what we can do to turn the tide. She'll first explore the biggest threats facing organizations of all sizes, including ransomware attacks, phishing scams, third-party exposure, cloud vulnerabilities, and social engineering. While also exploring how the unique challenges of remote work, connected devices, implants, and AI affect the global cybersecurity landscape.

Then through analogies and case studies, Tyler will demonstrate how by employing a new model and paradigm we can begin to truly solve the cybersecurity and workforce problems we face today along with be better prepared on the threat horizon of tomorrow.