Keynote Speaker for Executive Leadership

M.K. Palmore: Risk is a leadership problem. Lead it.

Keynotes for CEOs, COOs, CHROs, CIOs, and Chief Risk and Compliance Officers on enterprise risk, incident leadership, AI governance, and execution under pressure.

U.S. Marine Corps / Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI - Retired) / Palo Alto Networks / Google Cloud / Founder, Apogee Global RMS

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  • Carnegie Mellon University CISO Executive Program
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member

Keynote Topics

One Enterprise, One Risk Picture

Integrated risk across cyber, physical, and human domains.

The Full Consequence Chain

How a single incident moves through operations, customers, regulators, the board, and the brand.

Leading When the Room Is Watching

Incident leadership under board and regulator scrutiny.

AI Is Moving Faster Than Your Governance

Closing the gap between AI adoption and oversight.

Steady By Design

Apogee hires for steadiness under pressure—a capability often built through military and law-enforcement experience, and deliberately taught and developed in others.

From Intent to Execution

Accountability and follow-through that turn strategy into results.

Formats: keynote, fireside chat, executive panel.

Built for the Executive Room

  • CEO: a leadership team aligned on enterprise risk.
  • COO: operational resilience and execution discipline.
  • CHRO: leaders who develop people and perform under pressure.
  • CIO: a business-level conversation on cyber risk and AI governance.
  • Chief Risk / Compliance Officer: incident leadership, scrutiny, and the consequence chain.

Proven on Major Stages

Past engagements include RSA Conference, TechCrunch Disrupt, GISEC Global, and ISSA International. Featured in ISMG, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Gartner Research.

Why Executives Listen

M.K. Palmore's 32 years in U.S. federal service began as a Midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy and included 22 years as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI - Retired). He also served in the U.S. Marine Corps, held security leadership roles at Palo Alto Networks and Google Cloud, and is founder and principal advisor at Apogee Global RMS, a veteran-led advisory firm working with boards and executive teams on leadership, risk, and execution.

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