Frameworks got built. Tools got bought. Budgets got spent. And yet governance gaps keep showing up, teams stay thin, and IAM still can't quite make the case for itself in board language.
This luncheon is for the people who live with that reality. Not a panel, not a keynote — three short impulse talks to get the room thinking, then a real conversation. We'll get into operating models and what staffing actually looks like on the ground, how you measure IAM value in terms that resonate past the security team, and what the IAM professional's role will look like in the next decade.
The questions that never make it onto the big-stage agenda. The people who actually have to answer them.
Deniz Algin
Advisor
KuppingerCole Analysts
Deniz joined KuppingerCole Analysts AG as an Advisor in August 2024. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems from the University of Applied Science and Arts in Hannover....
Reiner Mertens
Lead Advisor
KuppingerCole Analysts
Reiner Mertens joined KuppingerCole as a Lead Advisor in November 2025. With nearly 20 years of experience in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) industry, he is a seasoned expert who...
Dr. Phillip Messerschmidt
Lead Advisor
KuppingerCole Analysts
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...
Matthias Reinwarth
IAM Practice Director
KuppingerCole Analysts
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...
Christopher Schütze
Chief of Advisory and CISO
KuppingerCole Analysts
Christopher Schuetze is the Chief of Advisory and CISO at KuppingerCole. He is responsible for leading the Advisory Team, focusing on developing tailored cybersecurity strategies and concepts that...
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