Spin off of my PT security/digital identity work. I believe that with a little understanding of how the future works, you can stop some of your adversaries before they even start. Insights based on my primary research as published in Shifting Paradigms 2019. Author of 3 books on privacy, security and digital identity. Legit, award winning futurist (M.S. Foresight, 3x Association of Professional Futurists Award winner).Helping security leaders increase resilience to emerging threats. https://www.cybersecurityfuturist.com/

The Purple Tornado is a foresight and strategic intelligence consultancy that delivers research insights to governments and corporations in digital identity, military learning, payments, transactions, and new economic models. Clients include US & UK government, SWIFT, Citi, Disney, mid-size companies and start-ups. Typical projects include research, scenario development and media production. The Purple Tornado has produced 14 documentaries and short films about future technology. President, Heather Vescent's research has been covered in the New York Times, CNN, American Banker, CNBC, Fox, and the Atlantic and her work has won multiple awards from the Association of Professional Futurists.

Heather Vescent has been speaking professionally for over a decade and is an influential voice in the fields of digital identity, cybersecurity, and the future of money, payments and transactions. Her keynote speeches, panels, and presentations include:2022: Maximize Your Impact as an Identity Professional (Identiverse)2020: Deep Fakes, Digital Identity and Democracy (Identiverse)2020: Designing Robust IoT Solutions (M3AAWG)2020: Imagining the Future of Security (RSA)2019: 50 Billion Identities: The Future of Humans, Corporations and Smart Things (European Cloud Identity Conference & Identiverse)2018-2020: Introduction to Self Sovereign Identity (Internet Identity Workshop)2016: IoT is the Body, AI is the Brain (IEEE, SxSW)2016: The Experience of a Transaction: Payments in the Sharing Economy (Total Payments & Retail)2016: The Future of You (Stone and Chalk)2015: Payments and the Sharing Economy (Tomorrow’s Transactions)2015: Biometrics & Identity: Beyond Wearables (SxSW)2014: The New Age of Technology Enhanced Intimacy (SxSW)2013: The Experience of a Transaction (TedxZwolle)2012: The Future of Shopping (World Future Society)2011: The Future of Money (Sibos)2011: Trends Shaping the Future of Transactions (Web 2.0)

From James Bond to Mata Hari, in scores of books and movies, and on the front pages of newspapers, spies have always captured our imagination. But what’s the truth behind the fiction? The Secrets of Spies sheds light on the mysterious life of the spy, explaining the real-life origins of spying, examining some of history’s most notorious spies and spycatchers, and revealing the role espionage plays today in business, politics, and everyday life.

Digital identity is an infrastructure necessary to do most everything on the Internet. And while there have been many solutions through the years, it remains a problem. Companies own the digital identities of the people that use their services, centralized databases are a security risk for cyberattacks, and users have little to no control of how their data is secured.Self Sovereign Identity technologies give individuals and companies the ability to control and manage their own digital identifiers. This technology is gaining momentum as it solves previously unsolvable challenges. With the emergence of SSI open standards, a new layer of the internet emerges for the identity of people and organizations. SSI represents a new paradigm -- it changes the identity game completely.

As we live more of our lives online and entrust personal information to the cloud, we need to be much more aware and proactive about protecting ourselves. Are you safe from hackers? Not without taking precautions. Your identity can be stolen, your company's intellectual property can be copied and sold, and even hacks that just a few years ago sounded like science fiction will soon be possible: vehicle systems can already be hacked, and our power grid can be manipulated or sabotaged by terrorists. But knowledge is power. In this easy-to-read, fascinating and fully illustrated book, you learn how hackers make money, and what they target - along with concrete, hands-on hints for fighting back, whether you’re a concerned parent or a top executive.

We're living through a major economic paradigm change. This is my independent, pro-bono research on transactions, payments, money and the economy.

This documentary tells the story of the people and technology underlying all internet identity and authentication. If you have logged in using your LinkedIn account to any other app, you have used technology and protocols developed by the people/companies in this film.

A series of conversations with experts on the edge of wearables. We start with what's possible today and quickly venture beyond to discover what it means for humanity. Listen to episodes on iTunes or here: http://www.heathervescent.com/heathervescent/future-of-wearables-podcast.html

As President & Executive Director, I led strategic initiatives that increased business growth and member engagement. I coordinated operations, membership, finance, and marketing resources, aligning their activities with strategic and operational priorities. My leadership led to a 300% increase in CIDPRO exams sold, and a 143% increase in membership revenue year over year. Through strategic outreach, I doubled our new corporate members and established win-win partnerships, generating almost $70K for a strategic partner through co-marketing. I effectively communicated IDPro values domestically and internationally, embodying the organization's mission in all endeavors.

In my role, I provided research and strategy to meet corporate goals. I created and managed a scalable partner co-marketing program, executing 30+ deliverables across 20 partners. I effectively handled various marketing programs and content development projects, including landing pages, events, and webinars. Additionally, I identified new opportunities, such as entering the M&E space, significantly influencing the company's focus. My work brought structure and deliverables to a dynamic startup environment.

Weekly column about provocative digital identity and biometrics topics like: web3, biometrics, metaverse, ISO standards, GDPR, digital identity economic impact, digital identity and sanctions, non-human identity (KY-NFC, KY-IOT, KY-digital twin), digital wallets. https://www.biometricupdate.com/?posttype=all&s=heather%20vescent

Community leader for W3C Credentials Community Group, which incubated the Decentralized Identifier (DID) and Verifiable Credentials work pre-standard. I defined the community strategy with a focus on diversity & inclusion, run meetings, oversee work items, community technology operations, coordinate with other organizations, & represent the CCG in other communities. I have made the CCG work item process more accessible to non-technologists to increase participation. Recruited and trained co-leadership to ensure a seamless transition.

Innovation lifecycle management including collaborative idea generation (hackathons, startup competition, ideation workshops) for industry executives and internal teams to innovate cost-cutting solutions that comply with regulatory requirements. External speaker and thought leader. Produced 5 short films. Launched Innotribe international startup challenge.

Responsible for product strategy, definition, management and launch. High level and hands on. Managed 4 major product releases (and 4 minor releases) to date focusing on UI redesign, customer requested features and strategic innovations to support large government entities. Improved product quality that translated into a 80% decrease in customer complaints and customer service requests. Improved product development processes from requirements gathering to execution by off-shore dev team.Work closely with CTO, development/QA team, Executive Management, Sales and Marketing. Hired and manage design and UX resources. Acted as US Dev Manager for off-shore dev & QA team.

Silicon Valley in the City of Angels? Oh Yes! The geek dinner brings self-identified geeks together every month to connect with like-minded people. Relaxed and inclusive the geek dinner is the keystone event in the LA tech community and has inspired, connected and spawned the the re-vitalized LA technology community. It has paved the way for every technology and geek event in the LA area since 2006. Covered in the LA Times and LA Weekly as well as local and industry media outlets.