Speaker profile

Cynthia Akiotu is a Cyber Security Architect, technical leader and Microsoft MVP in Security Copilot, specialising in agentic AI security, data protection, and enterprise governance. Her work spans hands-on technical delivery through to executive-level advisory, helping organisations understand, secure, and govern the rapidly evolving world of AI agents. She works across identity, permissions, data access, lifecycle management, oversight, and operational control, helping organisations move from experimentation towards secure, scalable adoption of agentic AI.

Cynthia brings a technical, strategic, and risk-led perspective to enterprise AI, connecting emerging technology with business risk, governance, accountability, and operational resilience. With experience across agent discovery, readiness, security architecture, and governance, she helps organisations translate AI innovation into practical, defensible controls. She is an international conference speaker and active community contributor, sharing practical insights on AI security, agent governance, and enterprise risk.