Cybersecurity Council
Our
Objective
With the Cybersecurity Council, we bring together world-class information security professionals in leading positions from across many industries and schools of thought to exchange and discuss how to secure the faster and faster growing cyber economy.

The Cybersecurity Council serves as a platform for a prolific dialogue about the increasing transformation of today's business into a global interconnected cyber economy. Its objective is to identify and evaluate effective protection and mitigation strategies in order to safeguard digital identities, data, intellectual property, infrastructure or processes.

Questions will focus on best practices but also on shortcomings or necessary enhancements. The discussion will be shaped by forwardthinking visionaries, cybersecurity experts in leading positions from different industries that have the ability to think across boundaries and to anticipate upcoming trends.

Find out more about the results of the last quarterly meeting from February 28.
Become part of this global network to be at the forefront of the digital age. As a member of the Cybersecurity Council you will always be on top of the latest trends in the industry.
  • Exchange and discuss cyber trends in a confidential environment with peers from respected world-class organizations from different countries and industries
  • Receive exclusive documentation of survey results and discussed topics
  • Get unlimited access to KuppingerCole's latest research in the areas of digital identity, access management, cybersecurity, cloud security, blockchain, AI and the enterprise of the future
  • Exclusive contact to KuppingerCole's analysts to discuss challenges you face in your daily business Participate as an honored guest at KuppingerCole's events either as keynote speaker, panelist or attendee
Members
Abdou-Naby Diaw
Abdou-Naby Diaw
CISO, Vice President Cyber Security and Head of Cross-Functional Processes, Lufthansa Group
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Peter Dornheim
Peter Dornheim
Vice President Cyber Security & Cross-IT Services, ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG
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Dr. Michael Ebner
Dr. Michael Ebner
Group CISO & Director Information Security, EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG
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Carsten Fischer
Carsten Fischer
Deputy Group Chief Security Officer, Deutsche Bank
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Frank Fischer
Frank Fischer
Group CISO, Head of Cybersecurity, DHL Group
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Gary B. Harbison
Gary B. Harbison
Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Johnson & Johnson
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Thomas Heuckeroth
Thomas Heuckeroth
DVP CyberSecurity, Group Chief CyberSecurity Officer, CISO/CCSO, Emirates Group
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Dr. Marc Hofmann
Dr. Marc Hofmann
Chief Security Officer, Nordea
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Andrzej Kawalec
Andrzej Kawalec
Head of Cybersecurity, Vodafone Business, Cloud and Security
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Berthold Kerl
Berthold Kerl
CEO, KuppingerCole Analysts AG
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Peter Lassig
Peter Lassig
Group CISO & Divisional Board Member - Cyber Risk & Information Security, Commerzbank AG
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Daria Meyer
Daria Meyer
CISO, Sonova AG
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Matthias Muhlert
Matthias Muhlert
CISO, Oetker Gruppe
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Dr. Srijith Nair
Dr. Srijith Nair
CISO, Careem
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Jarkko Rautula
Jarkko Rautula
VP, CSO, TomTom
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René Rindermann
René Rindermann
Chief Information Security Officer, E.ON SE
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Dr. Ralf Schneider
Dr. Ralf Schneider
Group CIO, Allianz SE
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Michael Schrank
Michael Schrank
Group Chief Security Officer, Sporting Goods Manufacturer
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Rolf Schumann
Rolf Schumann
CDO, Schwarz Group
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Rinki Sethi
Rinki Sethi
VP & CISO, BILL
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Drs. Jacoba Sieders
Drs. Jacoba Sieders
Independent Identity Expert, ESSIF-lab, Sonicbee, Capitar Security
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Isabelle Theisen
Isabelle Theisen
Group CISO, Nomura
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Thomas Tschersich
Thomas Tschersich
Chief Information Security Officer, Deutsche Telekom AG
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Hinrich Völcker
Hinrich Völcker
Chief Security Officer, Deutsche Börse AG
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Jens Wonneberger
Jens Wonneberger
CISO, MANN+HUMMEL
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Stefan Würtemberger
Stefan Würtemberger
Vice President Information Technology, Marabu Inks
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Marco Wyrsch
Marco Wyrsch
Head of Group Security and Chief Security Officer, Swisscom
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Sounil Yu
Sounil Yu
CISO and Head of Research, JupiterOne
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FAQ
The Cybersecurity Council's Objective
Questions will focus on best practices but also on shortcomings or necessary enhancements. The discussion will be shaped by forwardthinking visionaries, cybersecurity experts in leading positions from different industries that have the ability to think across boundaries and to anticipate upcoming trends.

With the Cybersecurity Council, we bring together world-class information security professionals in leading positions from across many industries and schools of thought to exchange and discuss how to secure the faster and faster growing cyber economy.

The Cybersecurity Council serves as a platform for a prolific dialogue about the increasing transformation of today’s business into a global interconnected cyber economy. Its objective is to identify and evaluate effective protection and mitigation strategies in order to safeguard digital identities, data, intellectual property, infrastructure or processes.

Questions will focus on best practices but also on shortcomings or necessary enhancements. The discussion will be shaped by forwardthinking visionaries, cybersecurity experts in leading positions from different industries that have the ability to think across boundaries and to anticipate upcoming trends.

Benefits of Being a Cybersecurity Council Member

Become part of this global network to be at the forefront of the digital age. As a member of the Cybersecurity Council you will always be on top of the latest trends in the industry.

  • Exchange and discuss cyber trends in a confidential environment with peers from respected world-class organizations from different countries and industries
  • Receive exclusive documentation of survey results and discussed topics
  • Get unlimited access to KuppingerCole’s latest research in the areas of digital identity, access management, cybersecurity, cloud security, blockchain, AI and the enterprise of the future
  • Exclusive contact to KuppingerCole‘s analysts to discuss challenges you face in your daily business
  • Participate as an honored guest at KuppingerCole’s events either as keynote speaker, panelist or attendee
How to Become a Member?

Membership is granted strictly on invitation only.

Leaders who are interested in becoming a member need to be supported by at least one existing member and need to be elected by simple majority.

No vendors can be suggested.

How the Cybersecurity Council Works

The Cybersecurity Council will meet approx. 4 times a year (on-site and/or virtual) with an agenda set by participants. A survey will be done with all Members where they can suggest topics for research or for discussion. On that basis background material will be collated by KC research team and circulated to board members.

Dependent on the preselected topics KC may invite selected experts to provide inside suitable to fuel discussions. Discussions are under Chatham House rule, which means that information disclosed during a meeting may be reported by those present, but the source of that information may not be explicitly or implicitly identified. Outcome of the discussions will be documented and handed out to all members.

Participation should be preferably in person but virtual participation will also be facilitated.

KuppingerCole will facilitate, prepare, moderate and document the meetings of the council. KC will strive to minimize time commitment for members and at the same time maximize benefits for them.