Education & Speaking
Dave Verma brings together university lecturing, mentoring and professional speaking in a way that makes complex subjects clear, practical and engaging.
His work in education spans teaching, mentoring, curriculum support and live delivery across subjects linked to leadership, cyber security, digital risk, investigation and real-world organisational practice. He is particularly known for connecting academic ideas to practical realities, helping learners and professional audiences understand not just the theory, but what it means in the real world.
Dave’s academic and education-facing work includes lecturing, student mentoring and supporting mixed audiences across higher education and professional development settings. His delivery style is lively, direct and highly engaging, making him especially effective with groups who need complex issues explained clearly and memorably.
Current focus
Dave’s current speaking and education work focuses on themes such as:
- AI, trust and human risk in education
- cyber awareness for non-technical audiences
- digital risk and organisational vulnerability
- leadership, judgement and decision-making
- practical, real-world learning for mixed audiences
Mentoring and learner support
Alongside his lecturing and speaking work, Dave has supported students and professionals through mentoring, guidance and skills development. His approach is grounded, encouraging and practical, helping learners build confidence while connecting academic content with the realities of professional life.
Why this matters
Education organisations are now navigating fast-moving change around AI, digital trust, safeguarding, standards and emerging risk. Dave’s background in both teaching and real-world professional environments allows him to speak credibly to those challenges in a way that is relevant to leaders, staff and mixed teams.
Whether delivering a guest session, staff briefing, student-facing talk or leadership workshop, Dave aims to make the subject clear, useful and genuinely thought-provoking.
To discuss a session or speaking opportunity:
dave@daveverma.com