She is an International Keynote Speaker and Author of the hit book, Disrupt Yourself Or Be Disrupted. Nicky Verd is a leading thinker on driving innovation and digital transformation through culture.

Nicky Verd is Africa’s most sought-after technology Speaker, a thought leader on digital transformation and a leading voice for those who yearn to disrupt the status quo.

She is also a Conference Moderator and Corporate MC on all things Tech, Digital Disruption, the Future of Work, AI, future skills, startups, entrepreneurship, etc. After being laid off from a job she held to for dear life, Nicky Verd hit rock bottom, literally but rose back up – reinvented herself and is now empowering others to disrupt themselves before someone else does it for them.

From living on food parcels after getting laid off to being recognised by Thinkers360 as one of the Top 50 Global Thought Leaders on Digital Disruption and the Future of Work.