Talks & Appearances
Keynotes · Panels · Executive Briefings · Workshops
Derran Guinan is a Field CTO for the Americas at Veeam, with more than 30 years of experience across cybersecurity, infrastructure, data protection, recovery, and pre-sales engineering, including more than two decades focused directly on security.
His talks focus on what happens when technology is placed under stress: when prevention fails, assumptions break, recovery becomes urgent, and leaders need to know whether the business can continue.
Derran has delivered keynotes, panels, workshops, webinars, and executive briefings for security, infrastructure, partner, and leadership audiences across North America. His sessions draw on field experience rather than theory, connecting technical realities to the business decisions leaders have to make before, during, and after disruption.
He regularly speaks on security strategy, cyber resilience, ransomware recovery, data protection, AI and trust, post-quantum readiness, and the gap between assumed recovery and proven resilience.
Topics
- Cyber Resilience Under Stress
- Security Strategy and Leadership
- Ransomware Recovery and Readiness
- Data Protection as a Security Discipline
- AI, Data Governance, and Trust
- Post-Quantum Cryptography Readiness
- Executive Communication During Disruption
Upcoming Appearances
| Date | Event | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | Black Hat USA 2026 | Las Vegas | Participant |
| Aug 18, 2026 | VeeamOn — LATAM | Brazil | Keynote |
| Aug 20, 2026 | VeeamOn — LATAM | Chile | Keynote |
| Aug 25, 2026 | VeeamOn — LATAM | Argentina | Keynote |
| Sep 16, 2026 | VeeamOn — LATAM | Colombia | Keynote |
| Sep 26, 2026 | BSides Edmonton | Edmonton | Presentation / Panel |
| Oct 6, 2026 | SecTor | Toronto | Presentation |
| Oct 14, 2026 | VeeamOn Canada | Toronto | Keynote |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Veeam 100 | Portugal | Presentation |
Past 2026 Appearances
| Date | Event | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2026 | Zero Day Resilience | Calgary | Workshop |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Veeam — Resilience Workshop | Edmonton | Presentation / Workshop |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Veeam — Resilience Workshop | Winnipeg | Presentation / Workshop |
| Apr 13, 2026 | EDS CIO/CISO | New York | Keynote |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Scale Computing — Platform 2026 | Las Vegas | Keynote |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Salesforce Community Event | San Francisco | Workshop |
| Apr 21, 2026 | WCSIC | Winnipeg | Presentation |
| Apr 28, 2026 | CIO Event | Calgary | Presentation / Workshop |
| May 5, 2026 | Veeam LATAM Partner Events | Miami | Keynote |
| May 12, 2026 | VeeamOn | New York | Keynote |
| May 13, 2026 | All Lines Vision Conference | Pittsburgh | Keynote |
| May 28, 2026 | CDW — VBR / Vault Presentation | Online | Webinar |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Gartner Community Event | Calgary | Workshop |
| Jun 15, 2026 | VeeamOn — Federal | Washington, DC | Participant |
Book Derran to Speak
Interested in having Derran speak at your event, executive briefing, partner session, webinar, or podcast?
Derran speaks on cyber resilience, security strategy, data protection, recovery strategy, AI and trust, post-quantum readiness, and the leadership decisions organizations face when systems are under stress.
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