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Magda Chelly

Senior cyber security expert, Responsible Cyber

Magda Lilia Chelly is a keynote speaker, a serial entrepreneur and a senior cyber security expert.

She is a strong activist for women in security. She founded Women on Cyber in Singapore, supporting female professionals in the industry. She is a member of the Advisory Board for the Executive Summit at Black Hat Asia. She is the co-founder of Responsible Cyber Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based start-up with NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore, and Singtel Innov8, the venture capital arm of the Singtel Group, as its shareholders. The company has been valued at 7 Million SGD in May 2020.

Magda Lilia Chelly has obtained a PhD in Telecommunication Engineering issued by Telecom SudParis and speaks fluently 5 languages. She has been publicly speaking in English, French and Arabic. She can perform in Polish and Italian, as well. Magda’s research topics have focused on Cyber Security, the future of localisation and positioning, education and more. Her research works and writings around cybersecurity have been featured by IEEE, RSA Conference, CYBERSEC, World Congress on Internet Security (WorldCIS-2016), CYBER RISK LEADERS Magazine, among others. She speaks about cybersecurity in general, focusing on cyber risk management, hacking, and diversity and inclusion in the field.