About Speaker

Dr Sheelagh Brady is a security analyst and researcher with over 25 years’ experience spanning policing, international security and advisory work in complex environments. She holds a Ph.D. from Dublin City University focused on visual persuasion and the logic behind recruitment to violence organizations, giving her deep expertise in how influence, credibility and bias shape human decision-making.

Brady has advised high-profile organizations, including the European Union and United Nations, on security risk and operational judgement. She is also the CEO and co-founder of Kowroo, a real-time, artificial intelligence-driven travel risk platform, where she works at the intersection of security leadership, human behavior and emerging technology. Brady's work centers on keeping risk decisions ethical, accountable and context aware in the AI era.