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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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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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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
Chief Security Officer EMEA Central
Palo Alto Networks
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
HP
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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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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Thomas Heuckeroth
DVP CyberSecurity, Group Chief CyberSecurity Officer, CISO/CCSO
Emirates Group
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 Lead at the Information Security Forum (ISF), a not for profit Cyber and Information Security Association. The ISF is a global leader in information security and risk...
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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
CISO
BitPanda
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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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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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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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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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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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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Professor 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
HP
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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Matthias Reinwarth
Head of Advisory
KuppingerCole
Matthias is Head of Advisory and oversees and leads the KuppingerCole advisory team. Additionally he acts as lead advisor in various customer projects. As head of the IAM practice, Matthias...
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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
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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Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schlesinger
Professor of (Business) Computer Science (Infrastructure and Security)
Berlin School of Economics and Law (University of Applied Sciences)
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schlesinger is a distinguished academic and tech professional with a remarkable career trajectory. Since 2022, he serves as a Professor of Business Computer Science,...
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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
Cyber Forensic Analyst
E.ON
Uwe is a seasoned Cybersecurity Analyst with over a decade of experience specializing in Incident Response and Cyber Forensic investigations. Currently a key member of the E.ON CERT team, he...
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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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Tobias Staehle
Deputy CSO and Head of Section IS Governance & Risk
Deutsche Börse
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 Business Line – 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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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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Stefan Würtemberger
Executive Vice President Information Technology
Marabu Inks
Stefan Würtemberger is employed at Marabu GmbH & Co. KG, where he is Vice President Information Technology and responsible for Global IT. Previously, he was Chief Digital Officer and CIO...
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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 2012, 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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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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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
Chief Security Officer EMEA Central
Palo Alto Networks
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
HP
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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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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Thomas Heuckeroth
DVP CyberSecurity, Group Chief CyberSecurity Officer, CISO/CCSO
Emirates Group
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 Lead at the Information Security Forum (ISF), a not for profit Cyber and Information Security Association. The ISF is a global leader in information security and risk...
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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
CISO
BitPanda
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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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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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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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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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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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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Professor 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
HP
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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Matthias Reinwarth
Head of Advisory
KuppingerCole
Matthias is Head of Advisory and oversees and leads the KuppingerCole advisory team. Additionally he acts as lead advisor in various customer projects. As head of the IAM practice, Matthias...
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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
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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Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schlesinger
Professor of (Business) Computer Science (Infrastructure and Security)
Berlin School of Economics and Law (University of Applied Sciences)
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schlesinger is a distinguished academic and tech professional with a remarkable career trajectory. Since 2022, he serves as a Professor of Business Computer Science,...
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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
Cyber Forensic Analyst
E.ON
Uwe is a seasoned Cybersecurity Analyst with over a decade of experience specializing in Incident Response and Cyber Forensic investigations. Currently a key member of the E.ON CERT team, he...
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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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Tobias Staehle
Deputy CSO and Head of Section IS Governance & Risk
Deutsche Börse
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 Business Line – 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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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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Stefan Würtemberger
Executive Vice President Information Technology
Marabu Inks
Stefan Würtemberger is employed at Marabu GmbH & Co. KG, where he is Vice President Information Technology and responsible for Global IT. Previously, he was Chief Digital Officer and CIO...
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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 2012, working as a consultant, auditor, Cyber Security Officer, trainer, and Governance and Risk Manager. He has supported federal agencies,...
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