Professor Lisa Wilson is a multi-award-winning international business leader, academic, and entrepreneur, widely regarded as a preeminent authority and thought leader in frontier digital technology systems, blockchain, digital assets, and 4IR skills. Her career is defined by a relentless drive for technological change that delivers social and economic impact, with a focus on risk, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), cybersecurity, and digital trust. Her influence extends to high-level policy work, including leading strategic change for the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates and providing policy for the APPG Blockchain & AI at Westminster Parliament.
Professor Wilson established her influential career through a foundation of entrepreneurial and academic roles. Her expertise led her to found and lead multiple companies, including Areté Business Performance and Our People PTY Ltd, before co-founding the ChangerInc Global Group. She continued to expand her portfolio by establishing the Global Parity Alliance and Mind Shifting, and co-founding P&L Digital Edge Ltd, Africa Agri Tech Ltd, and ATaaS Ltd. Her academic contributions are recognised through her former role as an Adjunct Professor of Startup Central Victoria at La Trobe University and an appointment as an Awarded Professor Extraordinaire for Innovation, Digital Technology & Entrepreneurship.
Her expertise is consistently sought after by high-level international bodies and is backed by extensive, multi-year recognition. Most recently, she was included in the Top 10 Most Important Sustainability Announcements for the 2024 WEF and was named in the Top 50 Global Blockchain Thought Leaders list for 2025. She holds the senior position of Chief Research Officer of the Global Foundation for Cyber Studies & Research and is recognised as a top global thought leader, being voted No. 1 on the Top 150 Women B2B Thought Leaders in the World to Follow in 2021. Her influential advisory roles include the International Cyber Security Expo and the European Symposium of Usable Security at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Professor Wilson is a highly respected author and a frequent, sought-after keynote speaker due to her unique ability to converge complex technology and socio-economic challenges. She is a dedicated advocate for gender parity and Women in Tech, serving as a United Women UK Delegate for the UN's Commission on the Status of Women. Clients hire her to speak on a range of crucial topics, from advancing the possibilities of blockchain and AI to ensuring digital trust, all anchored in her central paradigm of using technology to de-risk innovation, ensure equitable access to capital, and build a future that achieves the Sustainable Development Goals.
Lisa Short's official speaking topics are listed below:
- Frontier & Digital Technology
- Innovation & Futurism
- Digital Disruption & Transformation
- Data, GDPR & Cloud Economics
- Design Thinking & Ecosystems
- Cyber Security, Risk & Digital Resilience
- Blockchain, Smart Contracts, NFT's & Crypto
- Education
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Female Inspirational & Empowerment
- Leadership
- Change Management
- Sustainability
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"As always, a pleasure to work with Champions and the team. Our event was a great success, the speakers you provided were a definite highlight of the two-day event. Lisa provided such a positive and clear message about how she got to where she is today, and it was very inspiring and motivational, I hope she enjoyed visiting Swansea University." - Ellie, Swansea University
"The team thought she was great, and her energy was where we needed it to be! Thanks so much for facilitating. Truly appreciate it!" - Nicole, Madison Logic
Feedback we received from Lisa's speech has been very positive and same goes for your help in setting everything up. Everything went smoothly and we also hope Lisa found the event interesting. - Stefano, Euroclear
- 2025 - Named in the Top 50 Global Blockchain Thought Leaders list
- 2024 - Included in the Top 10 Most Important Sustainability Announcements for 2024 WEF
- 2022 - Voted No.8 on the Top 20 Global Thought Leaders & Influencers on Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
- 2021 - Adjunct Professor of Startup Central Victoria at La Trobe University
- 2021 - No.1 on the Top 150 Women B2B Thought Leaders in the World to Follow, Chief Research Officer Global Foundation for Cyber Studies & Research, Advisory Board International Cyber Security Expo & EuroUSEC21.
- 2020 - Co-Founder of P&L Digital Edge Ltd, Africa Agri Tech Ltd, ATaaS Ltd.
- 2019 – World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, Led Change Impact Meeting: Technology & Peace, Affirmation of Intent for ImpactX and World Youth Day, Ambassador Swissborg #CryptoAunty
- 2018 - Founder of Global Parity Alliance & Mind Shifting
- 2018 - Strategic Advisor for Entrepreneurship without Risk
- 2016 – Co-Founded ChangerInc Global Group
- 2014 - Founder & CEO of Our People PTY Ltd
- 2013 - Founder & Executive Director of Areté Business Performance
- Appointed to the Academic Advisory Board INTABA - International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications
- Named as one of the Top 100 B2B Women Thought Leaders & Influencers in the World to Follow - 2020, 2021 & 2022
- Named as one of the Top 100 B2B Thought Leaders in the World to Follow - 2020, 2021 & 2022
- Named as one of the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders & Influencers on Cryptocurrency - 2020, 2021 & 2022
- Named as one of the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders & Influencers on Blockchain - 2020, 2021 & 2022
- Named as one of the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders & Influencers on EdTech 2021
- Named as one of the Top 100 Women in Crypto in the World - 2020, 2021 & 2022
- United Women UK Delegate: United Nations 65th & 66th Commission on the Status of Women
- Member of the Programme Committee of the European Symposium of Usable Security at the Karlsruhe Insititute of Technology
- Member of the Navitas Careers & Industry Division Information Technology Course Committee
- Advisory Board Member of the GISF Security in a Digital World & NeuroCyber UK
- Member of the WS8 Diversity & Inclusion Working Group UK Cyber Security Council
- Member of the Inclusive Security Specialist Interest Group of The Security Insititute
- Awarded a Professor Extraordinaire for Innovation, Digital Technology & Entrepreneurship
- Invited, curated the team, and delivered the inaugural Strategic Change Impact Meeting: Technology & Peace
- Co-creator of a new development bank [live 2022], with Impact Bonds to de-risk innovation and SMEs that is driven by data, SDG metrics and with impact bonds to make access to capital equitable.
How to hire Professor Lisa Wilson
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