Alexis Conran, TV Presenter and Actor (LAMDA trained) is best known as the man who identifies, uncovers and helps us to protect our businesses and ourselves against scams. As writer and presenter of the highly acclaimed BBC TV show, The Real Hustle, he is in the rare position of being able to advise and educate even the most-foolhardy on issues surrounding security and risk (in the real and virtual world), and identify the human behavior, communication skills and confidence tricks that the world’s top scammers rely on to achieve their unscrupulous aims. An expert in social engineering, Alexis shares insights into information security and how people are psychologically manipulated into performing actions or divulging confidential information.
As a charismatic and engaging keynote and after-dinner speaker, Alexis employs his knowledge of the dark and deceptive world of hustling, pickpockets and con-artists to speak candidly on the risks and security threats constantly faced by businesses, and to deliver important messages on the shrewdest ways to protect against the ever-increasing number of scams. His recent clients include Google, IBM, the RSA Security Conference, Experian, RBS, Halifax, Aviva, Facebook, Porsche, VISA, The Metropolitan Police and the City of London Police Fraud in Action Unit.
Alexis currently hosts his own weekly show, on Talk Radio. He has been part of several Channel 5 programs all focused around how to keep people safe from scams and sharp practices. He also contributes to ITV’s This Morning and BBC Radio 4 and 5Live, and was crowned champion of Celebrity MasterChef 2016.
Nikolai has been engaged in electronic payments security for more than 19 years in Russia. His service and extensive experience in the field of cyber security has helped the law enforcement to detain criminal individuals and groups of hackers, involving those with international outreach. Nikolai has been among the authors of the anti-money laundering program and software solution developers who designed suspicious transactions monitoring – thanks to the monitoring the bank cards fraud risk has been significantly reduced for a number of Russian banks. He is actively engaged in dialogue with the international bank community and advised on identified risk, including new fraud schemes for issuers and acquirers. Since 2013, Nikolai has been administrator of the Mastercard Members Association Security Forum. Since 2016, he is a Chairman of the Security and Risk Management Committee, Chairman of ATM group.
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