Moona Ederveen-Schneider’s engaging speaking style keeps audiences energised and motivated. An internationally sought-after speaker whose cybersecurity experience spans decades, she brings unique insights to post-quantum security, AI risk, and operational resilience. Her story-based speaking style and practical insights consistently earn outstanding feedback from financial services and cross-sector audiences worldwide.
Her journey began at age 16, attending international security conferences, sparking a lifelong passion for information security and community defence. Moving from Germany to Amsterdam at 19, she built her technical foundation at an internet start-up—building PCs, programming, and writing multi-lingual software manuals. Her bachelor’s thesis on technical communication won a departmental prize and was published by Wolters-Kluwer.
For over a decade, Moona shaped cybersecurity strategy at leading global banks including Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, UBS, Nomura, and ABN Amro. As Executive Director EMEA at FS-ISAC, she served as ambassador to financial institutions, central banks, governments, and law enforcement agencies across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, building trusted intelligence-sharing networks that protect over $100 trillion globally.
Now Founder of Resilia Connect, Moona advises boards, researches emerging threats for the Information Security Forum, and speaks at premier conferences including Gartner Security & Risk Management and the World Economic Forum’s Cyber Future Dialogue in Davos. Her research focuses on post-quantum cryptography transition and AI security governance.
A champion of preparedness and diversity, Moona serves on the Advisory Boards of the London Cyber Resilience Centre and Cyber London, and volunteers with the UK National Preparedness Commission. She speaks at schools and universities to inspire the next generation of diverse talent into cybersecurity careers.
Fluent in four languages (and proficient in several others), Moona is mother to a son and enjoys being a hobby chocolatier and designer.