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Nadja Fertasi

Founder at Thrive with EQ

Brussels, Belgium

Nadja is a Human Resilience Expert and former NATO senior executive . She leverages her expertise and know-how in crisis management, strategic stakeholder engagement, and emotional intelligence to provide a holistic approach to addressing the human factor of working in the increasingly digitized world. Nadja has worked for nearly two decades at NATO, the world’s largest crisis management organization.

Her last position was Senior Executive at the NATO Communications and Information Agency (Digital Transformation & Cyber Security), responsible for strategic stakeholder engagement and communications.

During her 15+ years of experience in cyber security in NATO, Nadja is a seasoned practitioner and expert in her field. She has also been selected to be part of the book “Hacking gender Barriers: Europe’s Top Cyberwomen” featuring 100+ influential women in cyber security across Europe by the Women4Cyber foundation.
Having worked closely with people from over 40 countries, she is uniquely skilled in fostering trust and understanding among diverse, global stakeholders in both the public and private sectors across various industries.

Nadja designs and facilitates resilience and readiness strategies and helps her clients to manage change through the digital disruptions. She leverages the tested scientific emotional intelligence model EQ-i 2.0, and the universally applied character strengths surveyed by the Values in Action Character Institute.

Nadja possesses the latest credentials in the field of emotional intelligence and has trained with leading experts in the area. Nadja is fluent in Dutch, Arabic, English, French and has a good understanding of Italian and German.

Nadja is an alumna of the 2018 German Marshall Fund Marshall Memorial Fellowship program, a postgraduate from the University of Cambridge in International Relations, and Co-Chair of the largest side event of the GLOBSEC 2019 Bratislava Forum.

In November 2020, Nadja led the regional cyber leadership approach webinars for the World Savings Banking Institute (WSBI). The webinars were part of a global initiative with partners such as Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) and Cyber Fin Project of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

She is also the Host of the Cyber Eagles Podcast, the only place where you will hear a people-centric narrative about building safer cyber security cultures.

Available For: Advising, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: Brussels, Belgium
Speaking Topics: Social Engineering, Healthy Security Cultures, Emotional Firewalls

Nadja Fertasi Points
Academic 5
Author 0
Influencer 6
Speaker 0
Entrepreneur 0
Total 11

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Company Type: Service Provider
Business Unit: Education
Theatre: Europe/Brussels
Minimum Project Size: Undisclosed
Average Hourly Rate: Undisclosed
Number of Employees: Undisclosed
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed
Media Experience: 10+ years
Last Media Training: 12/01/2015
Last Media Interview: 06/01/2020

Areas of Expertise

Change Management
Culture
Customer Loyalty
Cybersecurity 30.19
Digital Disruption
Diversity and Inclusion
Future of Work
Health and Wellness
HR
Mental Health
Risk Management 30.58
Social
Supply Chain
National Security 32.73

Industry Experience

Aerospace & Defense
Professional Services
Telecommunications

Publications

1 Journal Publication
Why Digital Ecosystems of Civil-Military Partnerships Are a Game Changer for International Security and Defence
Information & Security: An International Journal, Volume 42 (2019)
February 01, 2019
The defence and security sectors are grappling to keep up with the rapid changes that the digital transformation is having on societies. By 2030, people will have access to unprecedented volumes of information available through networks across the globe. Enhanced connectivity will expose both civil and military networks to threats at a pace never seen before. Threats and challenges associated with the digital change of Big Data, the Internet of Things or disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence continue to make current headlines. Partnerships between civil and military institutions in the digital era will help mitigate the misuse of technology while fully harnessing its opportunities. As we move into a new era where information and hybrid warfare continue to mark the security landscape, digital ecosystems of civil-military partnerships will prove valuable for the long term. An era where a comprehensive, diverse and an inclusive lens in implementing defence and security policies is a necessity to reflect the complex and interrelated security challenges of today’s age. Building on the public-private transatlantic forum, such as the NATO Industrial Advisory Group by tapping into the full potential across the Alliance, will help ensure NATO stays ahead of the technology curve. Bringing public-private partnerships into the digital era to keep pace with the challenges of digital transformation and disruption is no longer a luxury, but a necessity.

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Risk Management, National Security

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