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Complex technology, translated for the people in the room

I help experts, technology vendors and customers understand each other. The technical meaning stays intact, while the language changes for engineers, managers, buyers or a mixed conference audience.

Denis Batrankov speaking on stage
ShowreelTalks, interviews and audience work
Denis Batrankov on a conference stageStageRussian or English, live or online
ExpertiseNGFW, network security, AI security and technical selling
Send a briefAudience, topic, date and the result you need

Stages

From small technical rooms to national television

PHDays, SOC Forum, CISO Forum, GITEX Dubai, Cyber Security Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, AM Live, and the Russian national channels NTV, Rossiya-24 and Channel One. I give talks, host events, moderate panels and answer questions on air.

So far I have spoken abroad in Dubai and in Riyadh. I travel for events, and we agree the travel time and the preparation in advance.

Topics

Not a list of forty talks. Six subjects I know really well

I adapt the title and the technical level to the audience. The main idea and the subject stay the same.

01 · AI agent security: when the model can act, not only answer

MCP, tools, permissions, memory, external data, and actions the agent performs for a person. Why normal access control is not enough any more, and why you also need control over each action.

02 · AI in the company: what you can safely give to a model, and what will turn into an incident

Data, RAG, cloud models, AI-BOM, the AI tools your staff already use without asking, and the controls that let you use AI without banning everything.

03 · NGFW without vendor wars

How to turn a vendor presentation into requirements you can check, how to plan a test, and how not to buy a beautiful demo instead of a working system.

04 · What actually works in cybersecurity

A close look at attacks and defences: where protection that exists only on paper stops working, what to test yourself, and which question to ask your supplier.

05 · Explaining a complex IT product to the person paying for it

Why a technically correct presentation still fails, how to connect the product to the customer's problem, and how to finish with a clear next step.

06 · The fraudster is not calling your phone. He is calling your family

Social engineering explained without scare stories: how the call is built, at which moment a person loses control, and which family rules stop the attack.

Formats

Tell me what the audience must understand or do

LengthFormatWhat it is for
30–45 minTalk or keynoteOne clear idea, several real examples, and a practical conclusion for the audience.
60–90 minTechnical lecture or webinarMore technical detail, questions from the audience, and materials people can read again later.
60–90 minPanel moderationI do not simply give the microphone to each speaker in turn. I find where the speakers disagree and ask for clear answers.
Depends on the programmePrivate session for a companyA closed event, a detailed look at your own problem, or several connected talks.
InterviewOn air with a journalistI explain a data breach, an attack or an AI story so that a normal viewer understands it and an engineer is not ashamed to listen.

I quote the fee after I read your brief. It depends on the topic, the preparation, the length, the format and the travel, so there is no single price list. You can download photographs for your announcement without writing to me first — they are in the press kit, together with a biography ready to copy.

Brief

Eight answers, and we will both know if this talk will work

Sending the brief does not commit you to anything. I read every brief myself and answer personally. If the topic is not mine, I will tell you directly.

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