Bacely Yorobi
CEO, Public Speaker, and Sec Researcher in San Francisco
Bacely Yorobi is a security researcher, tech entrepreneur, international speaker, and CEO of Scorton, a cybersecurity company focused on trust-by-design for SMEs and regulated organizations. Previously, he served as Head of Digital for the Ivorian government, leading initiatives at the intersection of technology, public service, and civic engagement.
A long-time open-source advocate, Bacely contributed as a Mozilla Representative for 10 years and led Google Developer Groups (GDG) communities for another decade. He is a U.S. Department of State (D.o.S) alumnus and a TechCamp trainer with 10 years of experience coaching developers, founders, and digital teams.
His work and ecosystem leadership have been recognized by MIT GSW Fellow (2015), Crans Montana (2015), ICI Startup Awards (2014), Carrefour des Possibles, DEMO Africa Fellow, Réseau Entreprendre 93 Award, Tech Nation Libra, OpenAI Grant, and NVIDIA Inception. Operating across West Africa, France, and the United States, he champions open source, diversity in tech, and practical pathways to trustworthy digital infrastructure in emerging economies.
Conference highlights include Web Summit, Web2Day, DEMO Africa, Carrefour des Possibles, DzWebdays, and GDG Barcamp Abidjan. Bacely speaks on cybersecurity and trust-by-design, ecosystem building, inclusive entrepreneurship, and open-source innovation.
Booking and collaborations: keynote speaking, advisory, and strategic partnerships.