Dr. Angelika Steinacker

Angelika is a seasoned Cybersecurity professional with over 30 years of experience, including more than two decades specializing in Identity and Access Management (IAM). She has held leadership, executive consulting, and strategic advisory roles, most recently serving as CTO for IAM at IBM’s Consulting EMEA unit, where she focused on GenAI and IAM integration, Security for AI, Identity Fabric, and Zero Trust. She continues to advance IAM and Security focusing on strategic initiatives and innovation in these evolving domains.

A regular speaker and author, Angelika shares her expertise widely and contributes to several professional communities, including ISACA and Women in Identity, where she serves as WID Ambassador for the DACH region.

She holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from J. Gutenberg University, Mainz, with a focus on Cryptography and Anonymous Communication in Networks, which marked the beginning of her successful journey in Cybersecurity.