Anna Collard is the SVP of Content Strategy and Evangelist for KnowBe4 Africa, driving security awareness across the African continent. Anna founded Popcorn Training, which was acquired by KnowBe4 in 2018 and is a founding board member of the MiDO Cyber Academy Programme, aimed at underserved youth in South Africa and creating pathways out of poverty through cybersecurity skills development.
Anna holds a Master of Science in Cyber-Psychology from the University of Applied Sciences Vienna and is a PhD candidate at Nelson Mandela University (NMU) South Africa. Anna is an ambassador for the Global Council for Responsible AI (GCRAI) and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council 'Future of the Metaverse 2023 / 2024 and 'Cybersecurity' 2025 / 2026 term.
Awards / Recognitions
- Top 5 Wired4Women - Tech Entrepreneur Category South Africa 2025,
- Top 20 Global Cybersecurity Women of 2024 - United Cyber Alliance
- 100 influential Women in Tech South Africa by Brainstorm Magazine 2024
- Global Cybersecurity Women of the Year Award 2023 - People’s Choice Category, United Cyber Alliance
- IFSEC Global Influencer in Security for 2022.
- Top 100 Women in Cyber 2021 by Cyber Defence Magazine.
- Women in Tech Innovations Throughout Africa 2020 Award for Southern and Central Africa,
- Top 50 Women in Cybersecurity – Africa 2020.
- ISACA South Africa President Award for 2020
Anna holds various security certifications, such as CISSP, CISA, ISO 27001 lead auditor and implementer, CIPP/IT and used to be a Visa/Mastercard PCI DSS QSA.
Also, a Yoga Alliance certified Yoga Teacher Trainer (YTT 500) and certified Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator.
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