The Future of Cyber Talent Is African with Confidence Staveley

Hacker Valley Studio

The world’s youngest continent is also its most untapped resource. Confidence Staveley, Founder of CyberSafe, makes a powerful case for why Africa’s youth are the answer to global cybersecurity and AI innovation… if we’re bold enough to invest.

In this episode, Ron welcomes back cybersecurity leader and advocate Confidence Staveley for a discussion on purpose-driven innovation, talent development, and AI-powered awareness tools. Confidence shares updates on her nonprofit work, her bold new ventures including AI Cyber Magazine, and how she's helping shape Africa into a tech talent hub. With global budget cuts hitting nonprofits and marginalized communities, Confidence shares how Africa’s innovators, who are often excluded from the table, are building their own tables, making their impact impossible to ignore, and shaping cybersecurity’s future on their terms.

Impactful Moments

00:00 - Introduction
02:00 - Her Difference Makers Award speech
04:00 - Partnering with SANS for bigger impact
06:01 - Global DEI backlash and ripple effects
10:00 - Why Africa is the future of tech
13:01 - Innovation with limited resources
17:10 - AI Cyber Magazine and its mission
19:00 - Building AI-powered awareness tools
21:00 - The African adage on self-renewal
22:10 - How sharing knowledge builds trust

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