Carlo Alexander

Carlo Alexander is a Global CISO, keynote speaker and transformation leader operating at the intersection of technology and human behaviour. He helps organisations deal with complexity at moments when models, dashboards and familiar ways of working fall short.

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Dashboards do not build trust, stories do.

Carlo Alexander is a Global CISO, keynote speaker and transformation leader operating at the intersection of technology and human behaviour. With more than thirty years of experience in cybersecurity and technology leadership, he helps organisations deal with complexity at moments when models, dashboards and familiar ways of working fall short.

Throughout his career, Carlo has worked at board and executive level within large international organisations. He currently serves as CISO for a multinational with €14 billion in revenue. He leads global teams in environments where pressure, uncertainty and complexity are daily reality. That experience led to a clear conviction: transformations rarely fail because of technology, but because leaders fail to create sufficient trust, direction and ownership.

What distinguishes Carlo as a speaker is that he never separates technology from people. He focuses on how leaders create engagement and movement, especially when formal authority is limited, and certainty is absent. His keynotes are rooted in practical experience and show how influence works when decisions must be made without complete oversight.

Real transformation happens when leaders earn trust. And trust grows through the stories they tell and deliver on.

Carlo is known for his ability to translate complex topics such as cybersecurity, AI and digital change into stories that leaders can act on immediately. He challenges familiar thinking patterns and creates space for reflection without losing pace. His style is calm, sharp and deliberately human.

He has spoken at flagship executive events such as Aurora Live, where he addressed more than 600 CEOs and senior leaders, as well as the ONE Conference and the ISF Global Congress. His sessions at ISF were rated 4.5 out of 5. Carlo’s work and perspective have been featured on TechTV, CIO TV and the Dave Maasland Podcast. He is also a board member of CISO Community Netherlands, a Top 50 finalist for the Global Information Security Leadership Award 2025, and recipient of the ICT Media Award for Most Inspiring Leader of the Year.

Carlo does not deliver purely motivational presentations but adds structure and substance to his keynotes that prompt thinking and action. His audiences leave with clarity, practical tools and stories that stick. Whether speaking to a boardroom or a full conference hall, his message is consistent: real transformation happens when leaders earn trust, and trust grows through the stories they tell and deliver on.

Carlo is available for keynotes, workshops, event facilitation and board advisory programmes. Every session is tailored to the context and challenges of the audience.

Book Carlo to bring clarity, practical tools and stories that stick to your next event.

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How leaders cut through noise and use story to move people in fast-moving, high-pressure environments
In an age where technical excellence is table stakes, the real challenge for leaders is getting people to listen, care and act. Data and frameworks are rarely the problem, attention and meaning are.

In this keynote, Carlo shows why stories work when facts don’t. He shares practical ways leaders use storytelling to create clarity, alignment and momentum when decisions must be made under pressure.

How leaders build trust fast enough for people to step into the unknown and navigate the messy middle of technology change

Many transformations stall because trust cannot keep up with speed. As organisations adopt AI, restructure or face continuous change, leaders are asked to move people forward without having all the answers.

Drawing on large-scale transformation experience, Carlo introduces the idea of transformational trust: trust that helps people take the first step, stay engaged in the “messy middle”, and keep change moving when certainty is missing.

A personal leadership transformation after a physical setback, and the three lessons that reshaped how Carlo leads when it truly matters

After more than two decades in senior leadership roles shaped by performance and control, a physical setback forced Carlo to pause and reassess how he was leading.

This personal and practical keynote explores what happens when certainty disappears, and familiar leadership habits no longer work. Through three lessons, Carlo reflects on trust, decision-making and leadership, and what guides leaders when certainty is gone.

Why NIS2 and cybersecurity regulation are leadership challenges, not IT or legal projects

New regulations such as NIS2 and the AI Act are moments when frameworks and compliance models fall short, and leadership must step in. Meeting the rules is necessary, but it is rarely enough.

In this keynote, Carlo explains why the hardest part of regulatory change is not technology or documentation, but leadership. He shows what leaders need to do when regulation meets everyday reality, and how security only works when people take responsibility, not when they are merely complying.

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