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Speaker Overview

Name: cyberevolution 2024
Start: 2024-12-03T08:00:00+01:00
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Anmol Agarwal

Senior Security Researcher / Adjunct Professor

George Washington University

Dr. Anmol Agarwal is a senior security researcher at Nokia and is focused on securing AI and Machine Learning in 5G and 6G. She is also a part-time adjunct professor at the George Washington...

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Bjarke Alling

Principal Advisor

Epical Group

Principal Advisor with the Nordic Digital Trust consulting company Epical. Prior chair and member of the National Danish Cybersecurity Council and prior chair of the IT Security Committee at The...

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Aus Alzubaidi

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

MBC Group

Aus Alzubaidi is a seasoned Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with a distinguished career spanning 19 years. He oversees all information technology and media management functions at MBC...

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Rambo Anderson-You

Staff Security Engineer - Red Team

BILL

Rambo is a dedicated Red Team Operator and Cybersecurity Researcher with a rich background in enhancing the security of Active Directory and macOS environments. Currently performing red team...

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Warwick Ashford

Senior Analyst

KuppingerCole

Warwick Ashford is a Senior Analyst who researches cybersecurity and identity-related topics, including emerging technologies and trends. He has been writing IT news and analysis as a journalist...

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Anne Bailey

Analyst

KuppingerCole

Annie Bailey is an analyst covering emerging technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence, and helps synthesize the implications for companies, industries, and markets. She holds a...

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Alexei Balaganski

Lead Analyst & CTO

KuppingerCole

Alexei is an analyst with specific focus on cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence. At KuppingerCole, he covers a broad range of security-related topics: from database, application and API...

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Inge van der Beijl

Director Innovation

Northwave Investigation and Innovation

Inge makes organizations more cyber resilient by making their people more resilient. Her social and organizational psychology degrees and change management, combined with her solid experience at...

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Jonathan Blanchard Smith

Director and Fellow

SAMI Consulting

Jonathan is a Fellow and Director of SAMI Consulting, where he heads the Government consulting business. Jonathan is leading the GO-Science Futures Toolkit refresh project. He led SAMI’s work...

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Robin Brandenbusch

Director

Stephens

Robin Brandenbusch is a Director in Investment Banking at Stephens with a focus on software/technology. Prior to joining Stephens, Robin was in the M&A, Corporate and Leveraged Finance team at...

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Matt Calligan

Director of Incident Response and Threat Sharing Markets

ArmorText

Matt Calligan is the Director of Incident Response and Threat Sharing Markets for ArmorText and for nearly a decade, has helped critical infrastructure industries establish and build threat sharing...

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Joseph Carson

Chief Security Scientist & Advisory CISO

Delinea

Joseph Carson is an award-winning cyber security professional and ethical hacker with more than 25 years’ experience in enterprise security specialising in blockchain, endpoint security,...

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Osman Celik

Analyst

KuppingerCole

Osman joined KuppingerCole as Research Analyst in March 2022. Osman holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Koc University, Turkey, and Master of Management (Track in IT Management)...

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Caleb Crable

Staff Security Engineer - Red Team

BILL

Caleb currently works as a Staff Security Engineer on the Bill.com Red Team, performing attacks against critical financial infrastructure and physical security controls to make sure that red team...

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Michael Doujak

Senior Product Manager

Airlock by Ergon Informatik AG

After his studies at the ETH Zurich, Michael Doujak went through various positions. For 20 years he has planned and implemented different projects and solutions in the field of Identity Management....

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Dr. Michael Ebner

Group CISO & Director Information Security

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG

Dr. Michael Ebner is Director Information Security and Group CISO at EnBW AG as of April 2017. He is in charge of Information Security Governance for Commercial IT and Operational IT (critical...

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Sergej Epp

Global CISO

In transition

Sergej Epp is tech-savvy Chief Security Officer at Palo Alto Networks in EMEA Central. In this role, he develops cybersecurity strategy, overseeing cybersecurity operations and threat intelligence...

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Jasmine Eskenzi

Co-Founder & CEO

The Zensory

Jasmine is the Co-Founder & CEO of The Zensory, an award-winning organisation dedicated to boosting both wellbeing and productivity. Jasmine and her team have helped over 100,000 people...

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Lars Faustmann

Leading Digital Services for Central Europe and Eastern Europe

Over 15 years of experience within the IT industry including Personal Computing, Printing, Contractual business models such as Manage Print Services, Device as a Service. Expertise built in global...

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Michael Fichtner

CIO | Direktor IT & Tech

FC Bayern München

Michael Fichtner embarked on his professional journey in December 1999, assuming the role of Head of the IT Department at FC Bayern München AG. Over the years, he held various prominent...

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Carsten Fischer

Deputy Group Chief Security Officer

Deutsche Bank

Carsten is the Deputy Group Chief Security Officer and runs the Office of the CSO. In addition he is the regional Lead for Technology, Data and Innovation (TDI) for Germany. For the majority of...

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Frank Fischer

Group CISO, Head of Cyber Security

DHL Group

Frank is the Group CISO and Head of Cyber Security at DHL Group. Previously he was CISO and global head of Information Security at Deutsche Bahn (German Railways) with more than 300000...

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Paul Fisher

Lead Analyst

KuppingerCole

Paul Fisher is a Lead Analyst who researches primarily on cybersecurity and identity and access management (IAM). He also studies trends in AI, IoT and data governance for different industry...

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Enrico Frumento

Cybersecurity Research Lead

Cefriel

Dr. Enrico Frumento is a Cybersecurity Senior Domain Specialist in the cybersecurity team at Cefriel a European and privately funded research and innovation project on ICT Security. He is the...

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Philipp von Grawert

Managing Director

Stephens

Philipp von Grawert is a Managing Director in Investment Banking at Stephens with a focus on software/technology. Prior to joining Stephens, Philipp was a member of the corporate finance team at...

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Martina Gruber

Member of the Executive Board

Clearstream Banking AG

Martina Gruber is Member of the Executive Board of Clearstream Banking AG Frankfurt and Head of Relationship Management Central Europe. She began her professional career in consulting and worked...

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Dr. Michael Gschwender

Lead of offensive security

Bitmarck

Dr. Michael Gschwender is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with a unique perspective. Academically, he pursued a career in Astrophysics, earning a PhD in Neutrino-Science. However, starting...

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Florian Hartwig

Vice President & Managing Director Germany

Palo Alto Networks

Florian Hartwig is Vice President & Managing Director Germany at Palo Alto Networks, a global leader in cybersecurity. He is responsible for the private sector business, from small and...

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Julia Hermann

Vice President

ISACA Germany Chapter

Julia Hermann is a cybersecurity leader with 20+ years of experience across various industries and roles in security strategy and management, security architecture and cyber defense, and the...

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Stefan Hessel

Rechtsanwalt I Attorney-at-Law

reuschlaw

Stefan Hessel, LL.M. is Salary Partner and Head of Digital Business at reuschlaw. He advises companies and the public sector on complex issues in the areas of data protection, cyber security and IT...

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Andrea Hornung

Senior Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH WPG

With academic roots in Information Science and Innovation Management, Andrea began her career in the field of digital transformation. A formative stage was at an Innovation Center of a software...

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Hermann Huber

CISO

Hubert Burda Media

Hermann Huber, born in 1961, began his professional career with an apprenticeship as an electronics technician at SEL / Alcatel in Stuttgart, where he got in touch with international business in...

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Joshua Hunter

Regional Manager - DACH

Information Security Forum

Joshua Hunter is the DACH Regional Manager at the Information Security Forum (ISF), a not for profit Cyber and Information Security Association. The ISF is a global leader in information security...

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Martin Hütter

Executive Director – Head of Technology Office

Merck KGaA

Martin Hütter is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with over 25 years of experience in the technology industry. He has spent more than one decade at Merck Group, where he has held various...

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Max Imbiel

Global CISO

BitPanda GmbH

Max Imbiel is considered one of Germany’s Top CISOs. He’s in the IT and Security business for nearly 20 years. He has built Security and Privacy processes, products and services throughout all...

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Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri

Head of Cyber Defense & Offensive Security

Habib Bank Limited (HBL)

Syed Ubaid Ali Jafri is a highly accomplished and distinguished motivational speaker with an exceptional background in information security, digital forensics, Artificial Intelligence, Offensive...

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Florian Jörgens

Chief Information Security Officer

Vorwerk SE & Co. KG

Florian Jörgens initially developed his professional interest in information technology in 2002.Whilst working as an IT specialist for system integration at T-Systems International GmbH, in...

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Andrzej Kawalec

Head of Cybersecurity

Vodafone Business

Andrzej Kawalec is the Head of Security at Vodafone Business. Andrzej manages Vodafone Business’ global portfolio of security offerings. An inspirational and creative leader in the use of...

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Berthold Kerl

CEO

KuppingerCole

Berthold Kerl, born 1960, studied economics at the University of Nürnberg and performs as CEO of KuppingerCole since 1st July 2020. Before that he had been with Deutsche Bank AG for 17 years....

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Prof. Dr. Dennis-Kenji Kipker

Research Director

cyberintelligence.institute

Prof. Dr. Dennis-Kenji Kipker is one of the leading minds in cyber security and works as Scientific Director of the cyberintelligence.institute in Frankfurt am Main and visiting professor at the...

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Dr. Heiko Klarl

Independent

Dr. Heiko Klarl is a distinguished expert in Identity and Access Management (IAM) with over 18 years of experience. With a strong background in cybersecurity, Heiko excels in structuring complex...

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Dr. Andre Kudra

Board Member

TeleTrust

On a mission for decentralized identity & bit-heat confidential cloud. Decentralization visionary. Passion for information security since turn of millennium. Business-driven yet tech-savvy...

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Martin Kuppinger

Principal Analyst

KuppingerCole

Martin Kuppinger is Founder and Principal Analyst at KuppingerCole, a leading analyst company for identity focused information security, both in classical and in cloud environments. Prior to...

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David LaBianca

Co-Chair

Coalition for Secure AI

David LaBianca is a Senior Director of Security Engineering in Privacy, Safety & Security at Google where he is responsible for Google’s efforts focused on Protected Computing...

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Andy Lalaguna

Senior Solutions Architect

eSentire

Andy Lalaguna is a business focused Senior Solutions Architect with significant experience working with international organisations. Andy brings out the best in people and systems,...

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Emilie van der Lande

Cyber Risk Consultant

Independent

Emilie combines expertise in Digital Identity, Data Privacy, and Cyber Strategy, offering a multifaceted perspective at the crossroads of technology, law, and business. Emilie is equipped with a...

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Peter Lassig

Group CISO & Divisional Board Member - Cyber Risk & Information Security

Commerzbank AG

Peter has been working as Group CISO & Divisional Board Member - Cyber Risk & Information Security since January 2023 and is responsible for the Group-wide management of cyber and...

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Alejandro Leal

Research Analyst

KuppingerCole

Alejandro joined KuppingerCole as a Research Analyst in December 2021. His main areas of expertise include digital transformation in the public and private sector, managing business in...

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Or Lev

VP Sales Engineering

KELA

Or is the Vice President of Sales Engineering at KELA, responsible for the global activity in the company. Having served in IDF’s research unite, Or is a highly skilled researcher with deep...

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Prof. Dr. Paul Lukowicz

Scientific Director

German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, DFKI GmbH

Prof. Dr. Paul Lukowicz is Full Professor of AI at the RPTU in Kaiserslautern, Germany and at the same time is Scientific Director at DFKI Kaiserslautern, where he heads the Embedded...

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Dr. Phillip Messerschmidt

Lead Advisor

KuppingerCole

Dr. Phillip Messerschmidt joined KuppingerCole in January 2021 as Advisor & Analyst. Prior to this, he worked for various management consultancies, primarily advising major banks on challenges...

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Carsten Meywirth

Head of Cyber Crime

Bundeskriminalamt Deutschland

Carsten Meywirth has been the head of the cyber crime department of the Bundeskriminalamt (German Federal Criminal Police Office) since April 1st, 2020. After his police training with the Lower...

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Navroop Mitter

CEO

ArmorText

Navroop Mitter is the CEO and founder of ArmorText. Before founding ArmorText, Navroop was a senior manager at Accenture’s North American Security Practice, specializing in governance, risk,...

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Matthias Muhlert

Chief Information Security Officer

Oetker Gruppe

Matthias Muhlert exemplifies Information Security leadership with over two decades of transformative contributions. His career is marked by a commitment to empowering teams, optimizing processes,...

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Watson Munyanyi

Lecturer

Great Zimbabwe University

Dr. Watson Munyanyi is a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Banking and Finance at Great Zimbabwe University, with a PhD in Business Management from the University of Johannesburg, an MBA...

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Stefan Munz

Regional Director DACH

Vulcan Cyber

Stefan Munz has more than 20 years of experience in the IT security industry, which he gained in his previous positions in security consulting and sales. He was Manager and Head of Cyber-Defense...

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Julius Muth

Co-Founder

Company Shield

Julius Muth is co-founder and co-CEO of Company Shield, a Berlin-based startup focussed on the next generation of cybersecurity awareness in the age of AI. Prior to Company Shield, Julius held...

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Max Muth

Reporter

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Max Muth is an infosec reporter for Germany’s largest daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. He studied Philosophy in Munich and Birmingham (UK) and started his journalism career at German...

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Linus Neumann

Head of Security Strategy

Security Research Labs

Linus Neumann serves as the Head of Security Strategy at Security Research Labs in Berlin. With a focus on real-world threats facing medium and large organizations, he is responsible for red team...

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Thomas Parsch

Senior Key Expert

Siemens AG

Thomas Parsch is a Senior Key Expert for cloud computing at Siemens IT, where he applies his expertise in advancing the API-first strategy across diverse projects such as financial services,...

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Prof. Constantinos Patsakis

Associate Professor, University of Piraeus & Adjunct Researcher, Athena Research and Innovation Cent

University of Piraeus

Constantinos Patsakis is currently an associate professor at the University of Piraeus and an adjunct researcher at the Athena Research and Innovation Centre. His first degree is in Mathematics...

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Oliver Pfaff

Business Execution Manager HP Workforce Solutions Germany & Austria

Oliver brings over 25 years of experience in various sales and business development roles in the IT Space, therefrom 17 years with HP. Most recently he was responsible for Key Account Sales &...

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Benny Porat

CEO

Stealth Mode Startup

Benny Porat is the CEO of a stealth mode cybersecurity startup backed by some of the leading investors in the world. Previously, he co-founded and served as CTO of Claroty, a leader in...

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Shikha Porwal

Senior Advisor

KuppingerCole Analysts AG

Shikha Porwal is a Senior Advisor and Analyst at KuppingerCole Analysts since January 2021, specializes in IAM and some topics of Cybersecurity. She consults clients, contributes to research, and...

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Prof. Dr. Roman Poseck

Hessian Minister of the Interior, for Security and Homeland Defence

Hessian Ministry of the Interior, for Security and Homeland Defence

Prof. Dr. Roman Poseck is a distinguished legal scholar and experienced public servant currently serving as the Hessian Minister of the Interior, for Security and Homeland Defence. With a robust...

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Prof. Bart Preneel

Full professor

University of Leuven

Prof. Bart Preneel, a full professor at KU Leuven, leads the renowed COSIC research group. His expertise lies in applied cryptography, cybersecurity, and privacy. Prof. Preneel has delivered over...

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Silvia Presello

Lead Analyst

GSMA Intelligence

Silvia Presello is a lead analyst and consultant specialising in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sectors. She provides strategic insights to a wide range of clients and topics...

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André Reichow-Prehn

Managing partner, EMEA

Palo Alto Networks

André Reichow-Prehn is a managing partner EMEA at Palo Alto Networks. His expertise ranges from communication interception, exploits, digital forensics to cybersecurity architecture with a...

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Matthias Reinwarth

IAM Practice Director

KuppingerCole

Matthias is IAM Practice Director. Additionally he acts as lead advisor in various customer projects. As head of the IAM practice, Matthias coordinates communication and exchange within the...

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Justin Richer

CTO

UberEther

Justin Richer is a security architect, software engineer, standards editor, and systems designer with over two decades of industry experience. He is the lead author of OAuth2 In Action and...

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Eleni Richter

Chief Architect

EnBW

Eleni Richter is working as chief architect of the identity and organizational data management at a large German energy supplier (EnBW AG) and as part-time lecturer in IAM and Cyber Security...

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Darran Rolls

Research and Advisory Fellow

KuppingerCole / Cloud 10

Mr. Darran Rolls is a research and advisory Fellow at KuppingerCole and an independent consulting advisor. He has a long history in Identity Management and Security at companies...

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Dr. Lukas Ruf

Group Chief Inf. Security & Risk Officer

Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund

Dr. Lukas Ruf is the Group Chief Security & Risk Officer of Migros, globally. Prior to joining Migros, he worked as a security and strategy consultant at Consecom AG, specializing in...

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Christopher Ruppricht

Chief Information Security Officer

SCHUFA Holding AG

At the beginning of December 2022, Christopher Ruppricht took up his new position as CISO at the German credit agency Schufa. His task is to work with his team to develop and maintain the IT...

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Michael Schrank

Group CISO

Iconic global sports brand

Michael Schrank is a passionate, tech-savvy & major incident proven CISO. He was born 1985, loved computers since he was a kid and therefore later studied Computer Science at the University of...

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Uwe Schröter

Head of Threat Detection Engineering

E.ON

Uwe is a seasoned Cybersecurity Analyst with over a decade of experience specializing in Incident Response and Cyber Forensic investigations. He is leading the Threat Detection Engineering unit and...

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Martin Schöpper

Deputy CISO

BASF Group

Martin Arno Schöpper holds a Bachelor of Science in Wirtschaftsinformatik from Hochschule Mainz and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the University of West Florida. With 21...

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Christopher Schütze

Chief of Advisory and CISO

KuppingerCole

Christopher Schütze has been working as Director Practice Cyber Security and Lead Analyst for KuppingerCole Analysts AG since 2019. In 2023 he was promoted to Chief of Advisory and CISO....

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Sarb Sembhi

CTO

Virtually Informed

Sarb speaks, writes and contributes to global security events and publications. He was the Workstream Lead for Thought Leadership of UK Cyber Security Council Formation Project and is the Co-Vice...

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John Erik Setsaas

Director of Innovation

Tietoevry Banking

With over 25 years’ experience in digital identity, John Erik Setsaas is a pioneer in this space. He is a prolific speaker at fintech industry events around the world including Money20/20...

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Patrick Shirazi

Security Advisor

Swedbank

Patrick is a passionate Security Advisor and Security Researcher whose work is pivotal in safeguarding the financial sector and enhancing the overall security of society. With a career spanning...

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Drs. Jacoba C. Sieders

Consultant, Strategic Digital Identity

Independent

Jacoba is a digital identity expert, eager to make digital life better and a lot more secure than it is today. Keynote speaker at international IAM congresses and teacher of masterclasses. ...

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Mike Small

Senior Analyst

KuppingerCole

Mike Small is the retired director of security management strategy of CA, where he was responsible for the technical strategy for CA’s security management software product line within Europe,...

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Dominik Sowinski

Cybersecurity Architect

Siemens AG

A dedicated IT security professional with 10 years working experience, including over 7 years in IT security, I specialise in cloud security, IAM and information security, supported by a profund...

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Andreas Sprenger

Team Leader Infrastructure & Data Center

FC Bayern München

Andreas Sprenger has been part of FC Bayern’s IT department since 2017 and has worked in the IT industry since 2004. Over the years, he has managed gateway solutions for various clients at a...

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Tobias Staehle

Deputy CSO and Head of Section IS Governance & Risk

Deutsche Börse Group

Tobias is the Deputy Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Deutsche Börse Group and the Head of Section for Information Security Governance & Risk His current functional responsibilities...

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Graham Stanforth

'Head of Information Security Training

DEKRA SE

Graham, born April 3, 1972 in Chertsey, England, is Head of Business Line - Information Security Training for the Advisory & Training Services Division at DEKRA SE.He is currently tasked with...

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Chris Sullivan

GM, InfraGard AI Cross Sector Council, InfraGard Atlanta Financial Services Sector Chief

VoSec Inc.

Chris is a seasoned cyber executive with over 20 years of experience in AI, cybersecurity, governance, and risk management. He has led strategic programs for major organizations, including Citi,...

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Edward Taelman

Attorney

Crowell

Edward Taelman is an expert in intellectual property and technology law. Edward has extensive experience in advising clients on cybersecurity and privacy regulation. Collaborating closely with the...

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John Tolbert

Lead Analyst

KuppingerCole

John Tolbert is a Lead Analyst and Managing Director of KuppingerCole, Inc (US). As Lead Analyst, John covers a number of different research areas, outlined below. John also advises...

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Hinrich Völcker

CSO

Deutsche Börse

Hinrich Völcker acts as Chief Security Officer (CSO) for Deutsche Börse Group (DBG), fostering the accountability Information as well as Physical Security globally. His role covers all...

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Sounil Yu

Chief AI Safety Officer

Knostic

Sounil Yu is the author and creator of the Cyber Defense Matrix and the DIE Triad, which are reshaping approaches to cybersecurity. He’s a Board Member of the FAIR Institute; senior fellow at GMU...

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Marcel Zamzow

Governance, Risk & Compliance Manager

E.ON SE

Marcel Zamzow has been active in Cyber Security since 2007, working as a consultant, auditor, Cyber Security Officer, trainer, and Governance and Risk Manager. He has supported federal agencies,...

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Anmol Agarwal

Senior Security Researcher / Adjunct Professor

George Washington University

Dr. Anmol Agarwal is a senior security researcher at Nokia and is focused on securing AI and Machine Learning in 5G and 6G. She is also a part-time adjunct professor at the George Washington...

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Bjarke Alling

Principal Advisor

Epical Group

Principal Advisor with the Nordic Digital Trust consulting company Epical. Prior chair and member of the National Danish Cybersecurity Council and prior chair of the IT Security Committee at The...

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Aus Alzubaidi

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

MBC Group

Aus Alzubaidi is a seasoned Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with a distinguished career spanning 19 years. He oversees all information technology and media management functions at MBC...

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Rambo Anderson-You

Staff Security Engineer - Red Team

BILL

Rambo is a dedicated Red Team Operator and Cybersecurity Researcher with a rich background in enhancing the security of Active Directory and macOS environments. Currently performing red team...

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Warwick Ashford

Senior Analyst

KuppingerCole

Warwick Ashford is a Senior Analyst who researches cybersecurity and identity-related topics, including emerging technologies and trends. He has been writing IT news and analysis as a journalist...

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Anne Bailey

Analyst

KuppingerCole

Annie Bailey is an analyst covering emerging technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence, and helps synthesize the implications for companies, industries, and markets. She holds a...

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Alexei Balaganski

Lead Analyst & CTO

KuppingerCole

Alexei is an analyst with specific focus on cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence. At KuppingerCole, he covers a broad range of security-related topics: from database, application and API...

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Inge van der Beijl

Director Innovation

Northwave Investigation and Innovation

Inge makes organizations more cyber resilient by making their people more resilient. Her social and organizational psychology degrees and change management, combined with her solid experience at...

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Jonathan Blanchard Smith

Director and Fellow

SAMI Consulting

Jonathan is a Fellow and Director of SAMI Consulting, where he heads the Government consulting business. Jonathan is leading the GO-Science Futures Toolkit refresh project. He led SAMI’s work...

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Robin Brandenbusch

Director

Stephens

Robin Brandenbusch is a Director in Investment Banking at Stephens with a focus on software/technology. Prior to joining Stephens, Robin was in the M&A, Corporate and Leveraged Finance team at...

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Matt Calligan

Director of Incident Response and Threat Sharing Markets

ArmorText

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Joseph Carson

Chief Security Scientist & Advisory CISO

Delinea

Joseph Carson is an award-winning cyber security professional and ethical hacker with more than 25 years’ experience in enterprise security specialising in blockchain, endpoint security,...

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Osman Celik

Analyst

KuppingerCole

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Caleb Crable

Staff Security Engineer - Red Team

BILL

Caleb currently works as a Staff Security Engineer on the Bill.com Red Team, performing attacks against critical financial infrastructure and physical security controls to make sure that red team...

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Dr. Michael Ebner

Group CISO & Director Information Security

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG

Dr. Michael Ebner is Director Information Security and Group CISO at EnBW AG as of April 2017. He is in charge of Information Security Governance for Commercial IT and Operational IT (critical...

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Sergej Epp

Global CISO

In transition

Sergej Epp is tech-savvy Chief Security Officer at Palo Alto Networks in EMEA Central. In this role, he develops cybersecurity strategy, overseeing cybersecurity operations and threat intelligence...

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Jasmine Eskenzi

Co-Founder & CEO

The Zensory

Jasmine is the Co-Founder & CEO of The Zensory, an award-winning organisation dedicated to boosting both wellbeing and productivity. Jasmine and her team have helped over 100,000 people...

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Lars Faustmann

Leading Digital Services for Central Europe and Eastern Europe

Over 15 years of experience within the IT industry including Personal Computing, Printing, Contractual business models such as Manage Print Services, Device as a Service. Expertise built in global...

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Michael Fichtner

CIO | Direktor IT & Tech

FC Bayern München

Michael Fichtner embarked on his professional journey in December 1999, assuming the role of Head of the IT Department at FC Bayern München AG. Over the years, he held various prominent...

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Carsten Fischer

Deputy Group Chief Security Officer

Deutsche Bank

Carsten is the Deputy Group Chief Security Officer and runs the Office of the CSO. In addition he is the regional Lead for Technology, Data and Innovation (TDI) for Germany. For the majority of...

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Frank Fischer

Group CISO, Head of Cyber Security

DHL Group

Frank is the Group CISO and Head of Cyber Security at DHL Group. Previously he was CISO and global head of Information Security at Deutsche Bahn (German Railways) with more than 300000...

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Paul Fisher

Lead Analyst

KuppingerCole

Paul Fisher is a Lead Analyst who researches primarily on cybersecurity and identity and access management (IAM). He also studies trends in AI, IoT and data governance for different industry...

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Enrico Frumento

Cybersecurity Research Lead

Cefriel

Dr. Enrico Frumento is a Cybersecurity Senior Domain Specialist in the cybersecurity team at Cefriel a European and privately funded research and innovation project on ICT Security. He is the...

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Philipp von Grawert

Managing Director

Stephens

Philipp von Grawert is a Managing Director in Investment Banking at Stephens with a focus on software/technology. Prior to joining Stephens, Philipp was a member of the corporate finance team at...

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Martina Gruber

Member of the Executive Board

Clearstream Banking AG

Martina Gruber is Member of the Executive Board of Clearstream Banking AG Frankfurt and Head of Relationship Management Central Europe. She began her professional career in consulting and worked...

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Dr. Michael Gschwender

Lead of offensive security

Bitmarck

Dr. Michael Gschwender is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with a unique perspective. Academically, he pursued a career in Astrophysics, earning a PhD in Neutrino-Science. However, starting...

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Florian Hartwig

Vice President & Managing Director Germany

Palo Alto Networks

Florian Hartwig is Vice President & Managing Director Germany at Palo Alto Networks, a global leader in cybersecurity. He is responsible for the private sector business, from small and...

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Julia Hermann

Vice President

ISACA Germany Chapter

Julia Hermann is a cybersecurity leader with 20+ years of experience across various industries and roles in security strategy and management, security architecture and cyber defense, and the...

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Stefan Hessel

Rechtsanwalt I Attorney-at-Law

reuschlaw

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Andrea Hornung

Senior Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH WPG

With academic roots in Information Science and Innovation Management, Andrea began her career in the field of digital transformation. A formative stage was at an Innovation Center of a software...

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Hermann Huber

CISO

Hubert Burda Media

Hermann Huber, born in 1961, began his professional career with an apprenticeship as an electronics technician at SEL / Alcatel in Stuttgart, where he got in touch with international business in...

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Joshua Hunter

Regional Manager - DACH

Information Security Forum

Joshua Hunter is the DACH Regional Manager at the Information Security Forum (ISF), a not for profit Cyber and Information Security Association. The ISF is a global leader in information security...

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Martin Hütter

Executive Director – Head of Technology Office

Merck KGaA

Martin Hütter is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with over 25 years of experience in the technology industry. He has spent more than one decade at Merck Group, where he has held various...

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Andrzej Kawalec

Head of Cybersecurity

Vodafone Business

Andrzej Kawalec is the Head of Security at Vodafone Business. Andrzej manages Vodafone Business’ global portfolio of security offerings. An inspirational and creative leader in the use of...

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Berthold Kerl

CEO

KuppingerCole

Berthold Kerl, born 1960, studied economics at the University of Nürnberg and performs as CEO of KuppingerCole since 1st July 2020. Before that he had been with Deutsche Bank AG for 17 years....

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Prof. Dr. Dennis-Kenji Kipker

Research Director

cyberintelligence.institute

Prof. Dr. Dennis-Kenji Kipker is one of the leading minds in cyber security and works as Scientific Director of the cyberintelligence.institute in Frankfurt am Main and visiting professor at the...

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Dr. Heiko Klarl

Independent

Dr. Heiko Klarl is a distinguished expert in Identity and Access Management (IAM) with over 18 years of experience. With a strong background in cybersecurity, Heiko excels in structuring complex...

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Dr. Andre Kudra

Board Member

TeleTrust

On a mission for decentralized identity & bit-heat confidential cloud. Decentralization visionary. Passion for information security since turn of millennium. Business-driven yet tech-savvy...

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Martin Kuppinger

Principal Analyst

KuppingerCole

Martin Kuppinger is Founder and Principal Analyst at KuppingerCole, a leading analyst company for identity focused information security, both in classical and in cloud environments. Prior to...

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David LaBianca

Co-Chair

Coalition for Secure AI

David LaBianca is a Senior Director of Security Engineering in Privacy, Safety & Security at Google where he is responsible for Google’s efforts focused on Protected Computing...

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Andy Lalaguna

Senior Solutions Architect

eSentire

Andy Lalaguna is a business focused Senior Solutions Architect with significant experience working with international organisations. Andy brings out the best in people and systems,...

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Emilie van der Lande

Cyber Risk Consultant

Independent

Emilie combines expertise in Digital Identity, Data Privacy, and Cyber Strategy, offering a multifaceted perspective at the crossroads of technology, law, and business. Emilie is equipped with a...

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Peter Lassig

Group CISO & Divisional Board Member - Cyber Risk & Information Security

Commerzbank AG

Peter has been working as Group CISO & Divisional Board Member - Cyber Risk & Information Security since January 2023 and is responsible for the Group-wide management of cyber and...

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Alejandro Leal

Research Analyst

KuppingerCole

Alejandro joined KuppingerCole as a Research Analyst in December 2021. His main areas of expertise include digital transformation in the public and private sector, managing business in...

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Or Lev

VP Sales Engineering

KELA

Or is the Vice President of Sales Engineering at KELA, responsible for the global activity in the company. Having served in IDF’s research unite, Or is a highly skilled researcher with deep...

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Prof. Dr. Paul Lukowicz

Scientific Director

German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, DFKI GmbH

Prof. Dr. Paul Lukowicz is Full Professor of AI at the RPTU in Kaiserslautern, Germany and at the same time is Scientific Director at DFKI Kaiserslautern, where he heads the Embedded...

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Dr. Phillip Messerschmidt

Lead Advisor

KuppingerCole

Dr. Phillip Messerschmidt joined KuppingerCole in January 2021 as Advisor & Analyst. Prior to this, he worked for various management consultancies, primarily advising major banks on challenges...

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Carsten Meywirth

Head of Cyber Crime

Bundeskriminalamt Deutschland

Carsten Meywirth has been the head of the cyber crime department of the Bundeskriminalamt (German Federal Criminal Police Office) since April 1st, 2020. After his police training with the Lower...

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Navroop Mitter

CEO

ArmorText

Navroop Mitter is the CEO and founder of ArmorText. Before founding ArmorText, Navroop was a senior manager at Accenture’s North American Security Practice, specializing in governance, risk,...

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Matthias Muhlert

Chief Information Security Officer

Oetker Gruppe

Matthias Muhlert exemplifies Information Security leadership with over two decades of transformative contributions. His career is marked by a commitment to empowering teams, optimizing processes,...

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Watson Munyanyi

Lecturer

Great Zimbabwe University

Dr. Watson Munyanyi is a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Banking and Finance at Great Zimbabwe University, with a PhD in Business Management from the University of Johannesburg, an MBA...

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Stefan Munz

Regional Director DACH

Vulcan Cyber

Stefan Munz has more than 20 years of experience in the IT security industry, which he gained in his previous positions in security consulting and sales. He was Manager and Head of Cyber-Defense...

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Julius Muth

Co-Founder

Company Shield

Julius Muth is co-founder and co-CEO of Company Shield, a Berlin-based startup focussed on the next generation of cybersecurity awareness in the age of AI. Prior to Company Shield, Julius held...

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Max Muth

Reporter

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Max Muth is an infosec reporter for Germany’s largest daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. He studied Philosophy in Munich and Birmingham (UK) and started his journalism career at German...

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Thomas Parsch

Senior Key Expert

Siemens AG

Thomas Parsch is a Senior Key Expert for cloud computing at Siemens IT, where he applies his expertise in advancing the API-first strategy across diverse projects such as financial services,...

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Prof. Constantinos Patsakis

Associate Professor, University of Piraeus & Adjunct Researcher, Athena Research and Innovation Cent

University of Piraeus

Constantinos Patsakis is currently an associate professor at the University of Piraeus and an adjunct researcher at the Athena Research and Innovation Centre. His first degree is in Mathematics...

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Oliver Pfaff

Business Execution Manager HP Workforce Solutions Germany & Austria

Oliver brings over 25 years of experience in various sales and business development roles in the IT Space, therefrom 17 years with HP. Most recently he was responsible for Key Account Sales &...

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Benny Porat

CEO

Stealth Mode Startup

Benny Porat is the CEO of a stealth mode cybersecurity startup backed by some of the leading investors in the world. Previously, he co-founded and served as CTO of Claroty, a leader in...

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Shikha Porwal

Senior Advisor

KuppingerCole Analysts AG

Shikha Porwal is a Senior Advisor and Analyst at KuppingerCole Analysts since January 2021, specializes in IAM and some topics of Cybersecurity. She consults clients, contributes to research, and...

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Prof. Dr. Roman Poseck

Hessian Minister of the Interior, for Security and Homeland Defence

Hessian Ministry of the Interior, for Security and Homeland Defence

Prof. Dr. Roman Poseck is a distinguished legal scholar and experienced public servant currently serving as the Hessian Minister of the Interior, for Security and Homeland Defence. With a robust...

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Prof. Bart Preneel

Full professor

University of Leuven

Prof. Bart Preneel, a full professor at KU Leuven, leads the renowed COSIC research group. His expertise lies in applied cryptography, cybersecurity, and privacy. Prof. Preneel has delivered over...

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Silvia Presello

Lead Analyst

GSMA Intelligence

Silvia Presello is a lead analyst and consultant specialising in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sectors. She provides strategic insights to a wide range of clients and topics...

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André Reichow-Prehn

Managing partner, EMEA

Palo Alto Networks

André Reichow-Prehn is a managing partner EMEA at Palo Alto Networks. His expertise ranges from communication interception, exploits, digital forensics to cybersecurity architecture with a...

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Matthias Reinwarth

IAM Practice Director

KuppingerCole

Matthias is IAM Practice Director. Additionally he acts as lead advisor in various customer projects. As head of the IAM practice, Matthias coordinates communication and exchange within the...

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Justin Richer

CTO

UberEther

Justin Richer is a security architect, software engineer, standards editor, and systems designer with over two decades of industry experience. He is the lead author of OAuth2 In Action and...

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Eleni Richter

Chief Architect

EnBW

Eleni Richter is working as chief architect of the identity and organizational data management at a large German energy supplier (EnBW AG) and as part-time lecturer in IAM and Cyber Security...

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Darran Rolls

Research and Advisory Fellow

KuppingerCole / Cloud 10

Mr. Darran Rolls is a research and advisory Fellow at KuppingerCole and an independent consulting advisor. He has a long history in Identity Management and Security at companies...

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Dr. Lukas Ruf

Group Chief Inf. Security & Risk Officer

Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund

Dr. Lukas Ruf is the Group Chief Security & Risk Officer of Migros, globally. Prior to joining Migros, he worked as a security and strategy consultant at Consecom AG, specializing in...

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Christopher Ruppricht

Chief Information Security Officer

SCHUFA Holding AG

At the beginning of December 2022, Christopher Ruppricht took up his new position as CISO at the German credit agency Schufa. His task is to work with his team to develop and maintain the IT...

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Michael Schrank

Group CISO

Iconic global sports brand

Michael Schrank is a passionate, tech-savvy & major incident proven CISO. He was born 1985, loved computers since he was a kid and therefore later studied Computer Science at the University of...

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Uwe Schröter

Head of Threat Detection Engineering

E.ON

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Martin Schöpper

Deputy CISO

BASF Group

Martin Arno Schöpper holds a Bachelor of Science in Wirtschaftsinformatik from Hochschule Mainz and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the University of West Florida. With 21...

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Christopher Schütze

Chief of Advisory and CISO

KuppingerCole

Christopher Schütze has been working as Director Practice Cyber Security and Lead Analyst for KuppingerCole Analysts AG since 2019. In 2023 he was promoted to Chief of Advisory and CISO....

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Sarb Sembhi

CTO

Virtually Informed

Sarb speaks, writes and contributes to global security events and publications. He was the Workstream Lead for Thought Leadership of UK Cyber Security Council Formation Project and is the Co-Vice...

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John Erik Setsaas

Director of Innovation

Tietoevry Banking

With over 25 years’ experience in digital identity, John Erik Setsaas is a pioneer in this space. He is a prolific speaker at fintech industry events around the world including Money20/20...

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Patrick Shirazi

Security Advisor

Swedbank

Patrick is a passionate Security Advisor and Security Researcher whose work is pivotal in safeguarding the financial sector and enhancing the overall security of society. With a career spanning...

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Drs. Jacoba C. Sieders

Consultant, Strategic Digital Identity

Independent

Jacoba is a digital identity expert, eager to make digital life better and a lot more secure than it is today. Keynote speaker at international IAM congresses and teacher of masterclasses. ...

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Mike Small

Senior Analyst

KuppingerCole

Mike Small is the retired director of security management strategy of CA, where he was responsible for the technical strategy for CA’s security management software product line within Europe,...

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Dominik Sowinski

Cybersecurity Architect

Siemens AG

A dedicated IT security professional with 10 years working experience, including over 7 years in IT security, I specialise in cloud security, IAM and information security, supported by a profund...

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Andreas Sprenger

Team Leader Infrastructure & Data Center

FC Bayern München

Andreas Sprenger has been part of FC Bayern’s IT department since 2017 and has worked in the IT industry since 2004. Over the years, he has managed gateway solutions for various clients at a...

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Tobias Staehle

Deputy CSO and Head of Section IS Governance & Risk

Deutsche Börse Group

Tobias is the Deputy Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Deutsche Börse Group and the Head of Section for Information Security Governance & Risk His current functional responsibilities...

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Graham Stanforth

'Head of Information Security Training

DEKRA SE

Graham, born April 3, 1972 in Chertsey, England, is Head of Business Line - Information Security Training for the Advisory & Training Services Division at DEKRA SE.He is currently tasked with...

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Chris Sullivan

GM, InfraGard AI Cross Sector Council, InfraGard Atlanta Financial Services Sector Chief

VoSec Inc.

Chris is a seasoned cyber executive with over 20 years of experience in AI, cybersecurity, governance, and risk management. He has led strategic programs for major organizations, including Citi,...

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