Nana Yaw Boachie-Agyeman is an accomplished cybersecurity leader with more than a decade of experience shaping security strategies across Africa's financial sector and beyond. As Head of Cybersecurity Engineering and Response at one of the continent's foremost financial institutions, he directs enterprise-wide security initiatives spanning 36 countries, driving innovation in hybrid cloud, incident response, and security engineering for a workforce of over 15,000 employees.

Committed to developing the next generation of cybersecurity professionals, Nana Yaw actively mentors students and practitioners worldwide. He has contributed to university programmes across multiple regions, tutored cybersecurity professionals in Canada, and serves as a pathways mentor with the ISC2 New Jersey chapter. He has also hosted sessions at the ISC2 Security Congress in 2023 (Nashville) and 2024 (Las Vegas), and was a featured speaker at ISC2 New Jersey's SECON 2025 conference in Union, New Jersey.

Bringing deep technical expertise to executive leadership, Nana Yaw holds a suite of industry certifications, including CISSP, GIAC Public Cloud Security, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, and AI Cybersecurity Operations. At SECON International 2025, he will share practical insights on managing cyber risk at scale, fostering resilient security cultures, and navigating the complexities of multi-jurisdictional cybersecurity environments.