Farzia Khan is an Award-winning Tech Leader, Cybersecurity Advocate and Champion of Innovation.

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Initiatives

Canada’s first & largest all-women Hackathon since 2016.

Initiative to demystify cybersecurity & foster digital equity.

World’s first International Hackathon on Service Robots in partnership with GlobalDWS

Subscription box for personal development and learning (2020 – 2022)

Books

Book 1
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Book_2
Coming Soon

Awards

Top 10 under 40

Canadian Security Award Winner, 2025

Tech Leader of the Year

Women Changing the World Global Awards, 2025

Best of BMO

2018 & 2019

Women in Leadership

Canadian Women in Cybersecurity Awards, SiberX, 2025

⁠Top 30 under 30 Change-maker

York University Alumni Awards, 2021

TD Legendary Awards Winner

2024 & 2025

Aspiring Innovator of the Year

CILAR, 2024

Top Community Influencer

Microsoft MSP Awards, 2017

Top 30 CEO’s Milennial Leader Advisory Council Member

Bank of Montreal, 2015

Aspiring Innovator of the Year (finalist)

Women in IT Awards, 2022

⁠Women in Science & Engineering Champion

Lassonde School of Engineering Alumni Awards, 2018

Top Community Influencer

Microsoft MSP Awards, 2017

Cyber Personality of the Year (finalist)

Cybersecurity Global Awards, 2025

⁠Robert Tiffin Leadership Award

York University, 2016

GenAI Competition Winner, Third Place

Gigabyte, 2024

⁠Diversity Leader of the Year (Finalist)

Women in IT Awards, 2023

As Seen On

Speaking Engagements & Guest Lectures

  • SecureWorld
  • Scale Without Borders
  • ACCES Employment Services
  • LightHouse Labs
  • CIO Association of Canada
  • Canada Cyber Forum
  • BrainStation
  • IDEA Mississauga
  • Toronto Public Library
  • Collision Conference
  • MAX Women in STEM
  • 100 ABC Women
  • University of Illinois
  • MoveTheDial
  • ElleHacks
  • Pickering High School
  • Langstaff High School
  • Canadian Women in Cybersecurity, SiberX
  • York University

Guest Lecturer

Ontario Tech University – Robotics

York University – Cybersecurity

Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto – Business & Technology

Board & Advisory Roles

  • SiberX
  • Cyber-Nations
  • SecureWorld
  • Canadian Cybersecurity Network
  • Women in Science & Engineering (WISE), Lassonde School of Engineering, York University
  • Women in STEM Council, Ontario Tech University
  • BMO Millennial Leader Advisory Council (2015 – 2017)

Board of Directors

  • Community Door Services Network (2020 – 2023)
  • York Federation Student (2016 – 2017)

Education and Languages

Education

  • Lassonde School of Engineering, York University - Bachelor's (Hons), Computer Science (Major) – Digital Media (Minor)
  • Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Artificial Intelligence, Executive Program
  • McGill Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, Strategic Planning & Execution, Executive Program

Certifications

  • CISSP,
  • Prosci Change Management
  • İTİL

Languages

  • English
  • Uyghur
  • Turkish
  • Chinese (Mandarin)
  • Hindi/Urdu
  • Uzbek
  • Beginner to Intermediate level in Spanish, Arabic & Russian

A gallery of visuals

That tell my story

Lunch/Mentorship session with Pierre Lassonde

Meeting with Daryl White, CEO BMO at BMO Event

Claudette McGowan

Backstage and book signing with Chris Hadfield

Capital One

Razor Suleman

Erin Elofson

Private meeting with Michelle Obama

Backstage meeting with Steve Harvey at CES, LV

Backstage meeting with Akon

Farzia Khan is an award-winning tech leader, cybersecurity advocate, and champion of innovation.

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