What I speak about

Topics

01

Disinformation & Influence Operations

Troll factories Coordinated inauthentic behaviour Investigations
02

Online Hate & Harassment Campaigns

Hate speech Trolling Reporting methods
03

Digital Security for Journalists

Threat modelling OPSEC Risk assessment
04

OSINT & Digital Investigations

Open source intelligence Practical tools Verification
05

Online Extremism & Radicalisation

Conspiracy narratives Prevention Digital landscapes
06

Big Tech, Democracy & Society

Dark patterns Platform accountability Elections

Approach

Practical. Adversarial. Grounded.

My sessions are built for practitioners, not passive audiences. Whether it's a conference talk or a full-day workshop, participants leave with tools and frameworks they can apply immediately, not general awareness they'll forget by the next morning.

The methodology is grounded in adversarial thinking: I ask participants to put themselves in the position of a potential attacker or manipulator to better understand the threat landscape from the inside. This approach comes directly from public safety and emergency management, where you plan for failure, not success.

Sessions build progressively: from basic awareness → context and threat actors → practical decision-making → realistic strategy. The goal is always informed autonomy, not dependence on a trainer.

Scenario-based

Real cases. Participants work through scenarios drawn from actual incidents, so the learning is immediately relatable and transferable.

Adversarial thinking

Think like the threat to better defend against it. Rooted in emergency management practice where understanding failure modes is the first step to prevention.

Progressive learning

From awareness to deep understanding to strategy: each session builds on the last so participants can make autonomous, informed decisions under pressure.

Available online & in-person

Adapted for remote delivery or in-person events. Conducted in English or Spanish depending on the audience.

Track record

Events

A curated list of conferences, panels, and workshops as speaker or trainer. Upcoming events are marked. All talks are in English unless noted otherwise.

2025 5 events Upcoming
20 – 24 Nov 2025 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC25)

  • Talk"How to report online hate"
  • Workshop"Security Protocol: practical tools for Investigative Journalists"
  • Talk"How to report online manipulation operations"
12 Nov 2025 Brussels, Belgium

EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation, Policy Practice Joint Event

  • Panel"Digital Landscapes and the propagation of Conspiracy Narratives"
30 Sep 2025 Brussels, Belgium

Privacy Camp 25

  • Talk"Dealing with digital threats"
16 – 17 Sep 2025 Berlin, Germany

Independent Tech Researchers Summit, CITR

  • Talk"Digital Security for researchers"
08 – 11 Sep 2025 Costa Rica

Big Tech Investigation Lab

  • Talk"Dark patterns in the video game industry"
  • Workshop"Secure gaming for children"
2024 3 events
05 – 09 Dec 2024 Amman, Jordan

Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, ARIJ17 Annual Forum

  • Talk"Investigating Trolling Campaigns"
11 Nov 2024 Greece

Investigative Journalism Program, iMEdD / GIJN

  • Workshop"Open Source Intelligence for investigative journalists"
18 – 21 Jun 2024 Vilnius, Lithuania

21st International Anti-Corruption Conference

  • Talk"Digital Threats in 2024 Elections: when corruption intersects the disinformation industry"
2023 2 events
19 – 22 Nov 2023 Gothenburg, Sweden

Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC23)

  • Talk"How to report on trolls"
03 Oct 2023 Köln, Germany

Forum Media and Development

  • Talk"Surveillance: actions to prevent and detect"
2020 2 events
18 – 19 Jun 2020 Online · Copenhagen

Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2020, Alliance of Democracies

  • Panel"Elections and Disinformation: Keeping on the Democratic Track during COVID-19"
22 – 24 Apr 2020 The Hague, Netherlands · Video

World Press Freedom Conference 2020

  • Panel"The role of social media and technology: supporting journalism and fighting misinformation" (recorded video contribution)

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