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Our Trainers

Our trainers come from a broad range of backgrounds with many years of experience in various fields of finance. They use their expertise and insights to design and deliver engaging and effective courses that meet the needs and goals of the industry.

Manish Chawda

CRISC, CISM, CISSP, QSA

Manish Chawda is a seasoned cybersecurity and digital risk advisor with over 25 years of global experience across the UK, Singapore, and the Asia-Pacific region. He specialises in governance, risk, compliance, and operational resilience, having built and led numerous cybersecurity businesses and consulting practices.

He was the Founder and CEO of Pragma, a rapidly growing global cybersecurity firm serving banks, fintechs, and insurers. Currently, he serves as the CEO of Nexus Intelligence Advisory, a cybersecurity group focused on AI-driven risk, incident response, and compliance innovation. Manish has held senior leadership roles at PwC, Grant Thornton, NTT, and ABN AMRO, and has acted as a trusted advisor to boards, regulators, and multinational companies.

He has delivered over 50 training and awareness programmes on technology risk, cybersecurity, operational governance, and board-level cyber strategy. Additionally, he is an active contributor to the Singapore Fintech Association’s Cyber Committee and CREST Asia.

His professional certifications include CRISC, CISM, CISSP, and QSA, and he holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics.