Katja Fašink

Katja operates where public trust is fragile and the stakes are highest. She brings a rare ability to unify cybersecurity, crisis response, and public messaging—turning volatility into clarity, and disruption into resilience. As CEO of Key7 Communications & Cyber Security Katja leads a global team of more than 40 experts working at the intersection of digital defense, corporate strategy, and crisis communication. Her work doesn’t just manage reputational risk—it reshapes how institutions prepare, respond, and rebuild. Before founding Key7, she served as Chief Communications Officer for Slovenia’s national transmission system operator, where she directed crisis response during major infrastructure and energy events. Her insights are further backed by advanced credentials in AI, corporate affairs, and counterterrorism. As a Member Leader of the Crisis Communication group in the Forbes Council, she encourages responsible dialogue among authorized individuals and institutions. With Gcouncil, she is establishing a global media hub where experts, innovators, and policymakers unite to build future-proof systems for energy and crisis readiness, communication, and leadership. Looking ahead, Katja envisions a world where communication is not a last line of defense—but a frontline discipline integrated into the everyday processes of cybersecurity, infrastructure protection, and adaptation, as well as global trust-building. Katja Fašink is CEO of key7, Gmedia and has been internationally rewarded Chief Communications Officer at ELES, a combined transmission and distribution system operator of the Republic of Slovenia and CCO of ELES Group. She is the PRCA Southeast Europe Network Slovenia Chapter Chair, awarded by DAVOS WCFA and PRO PR, nominated by Reuters Events, Charge and Energy Awards. Contributing to science in communication, she’s an author of the theory “Rubber Bullet” and a lecturer in the media, society, and communication field. In her free time, Katja is the manager of the youngest world boxing champion, Slovenian Ema Kozin, and also the first female WBF manager in history (licensed as the first woman among male managers in the WBF boxing organization).