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Igor Podebrad, Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud

Igor currently serves as Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud. He is responsible for further shaping the security and compliance landscape. Before joining Google, Igor was at Commerzbank AG, acting as the divisional board member responsible for Cyber Risk, Information Security, Model Risk and Operational Risk. In addition to that he also functioned as the Group... CISO for the bank. The German ministry of finance has accredited him as the exclusive German industry representative for cyber topics at the G7. Previously Igor held several different roles within the Commerzbank group, including processual, organizational and technical aspects.more

Dr. Gulnara Hein, CISO, Chintai

Dr. Gulnara Hein is Chief Information Security Officer at Chintai, a regulated fintech platform focused on digital asset infrastructure. With over two decades of experience in cybersecurity and risk management across the financial, consulting, and industrial sectors, she leads the company’s security strategy with a focus on aligning cyber risk with business objectives.... Her work has centered on building security governance functions, delivering scalable, compliance-focused risk reporting to senior leadership, and implementing enterprise-wide controls that address operational resilience. She holds a Ph.D. in mathematical theory and intelligent systems and certifications including CISSP, CISM, ISO/IEC 27001 Practitioner, and FAIR Analysis Fundamentals.more

Andrea Szeiler, Group CISO, MVM Ltd

Andrea Szeiler is the Group CISO of MVM Ltd and President of Women4Cyber Hungary. She actively contributes to the cybersecurity community as a mentor, speaker, and member of several professional associations. Her mission is to empower women in IT security and support organisations in building risk-based, cost-effective security frameworks. Andrea is known for leading... high-performing teams and fostering strategic partnerships across business and compliance domains. She believes cybersecurity is essential for all companies, regardless of size, and works to ensure resilient, secure operations.more

Manit Sahib, Ethical Hacker & Former Head of Penetration Testing & Red Teaming, Bank of England

Manit is an experienced offensive security expert who is certified by UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as well as His Majesty’s CESG Check scheme (HMG CHECK). He has over ten years professional experience in both UK Government and private offensive security operations. Formerly, Manit was the Head of Penetration Testing & Red Teaming at the... Bank of England. He is contracted to Global Fund.more

Sachin Gaur, Cybersecurity Manager, Continental

Sachin is a passionate cybersecurity professional with over eighteen years of experience in IT Risk and Security Management, Governance and Compliance (GRC), and ICS/OT Cybersecurity. He thrives on designing and implementing strategic security procedures that safeguard both personnel and organisational assets. He has led comprehensive assessments of ICS/OT systems—including... PLC, HMI, SCADA, and DCS networks and assets—to identify and mitigate potential security risks, leveraging frameworks such as ISA/IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82, and the ISO 27000 series. He has defined and implemented enterprise-wide OT/ICS cybersecurity strategies using NIST and IEC 62443 frameworks, ensuring robust protection across industrial environments. With extensive experience in risk management and vulnerability assessments, Sachin has delivered mitigation strategies aligned with business priorities and operational objectives. He collaborates closely with IT and OT teams to align security requirements with business needs and manufacturing operations. Backed by a strong understanding of Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) programs and emerging technologies in AI, machine learning, and beyond, Sachin brings a balanced, forward-thinking approach to cybersecurity leadership and strategy.more

Julian Dube, Information Security Officer, E.ON Digital Technology

Julian serves as the Information Security Officer at E.ON Digital Technology. He has over 12 years of experience in the utility sector. Julian began his career in cybersecurity with a focus on penetration testing, later advancing to shape IT and security strategies and drive internal security initiatives. Along this journey, he gained valuable insights into best practices—and... common pitfalls—in Third-Party Risk Management and Supply Chain Security, which he is eager to share. more

Sheeba Baskaran, Lead Security Architect, Lenovo, Deutschland GmbH

Sheeba Baskaran is a Lead Security Architect with Lenovo, Deutschland GmbH, where she is a Lenovo/Motorola Mobility delegate and significant contributor to 3GPP, ATIS, NGMN Alliance, NextG Alliance and ETSI working groups. Her key role includes security research and development for communication system and services, contributing to ICT standardization and specifications... respectively. She has around 10 years of Telecommunication systems and security standardization experience. Her ongoing key research area includes 6G Security & 5G Advanced security (including Identifier privacy, AI/ML enablers services, Network Slicing, disaggregated radio/gNB, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Services, Non-public Network, Common API Framework, Network Analytics, Zero Trust Security based enhanced access control, Quantum secure communication, Digital Trust - leveraging blockchain security aspects and applications etc.,). She holds several Rapporteurship positions in 3GPP and ETSI, such as (i) Rapporteur of 3 3GPP 5G/5G-advanced Release 18, 19 and 20 feature security studies related to Zero Trust and AI/ML enablers security. (ii) Rapporteur of 2 ETSI Technical Group Report and Specifications on Digital/Decentralized Identification and Trust management. She is also the Standardization and International Cooperation Manager (SICM), for RIGOUROUS an European Commission funded project. She further has significant number of patent filings, authored several ETSI, NGMN and ATIS whitepapers. She served as Technical Editor of IEEE Network and currently serving as Guest Editor of IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics for the Special Issue on Securing Consumer Devices, Applications, and Systems against AI-enabled Attacks.more

Thomas Barkias, Principal Supervisor, Cyber Resilience, ICT, Crypto & Operational Risk, European Central Bank

Thomas Barkias is a Team Lead at the European Central Bank, where he heads the IT Risk Hub within DG SIB. He supports Joint Supervisory Teams on ICT and cyber resilience, third party risk, and operational resilience under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). His remit includes emerging trends such as AI risk and governance, crypto assets and stablecoins,... and the geopolitical factors shaping cyber threats and supply chain fragility across Europe’s largest banks. Thomas also supports SupTech initiatives across the Single Supervisory Mechanism, promoting data driven supervision. He speaks internationally on resilience by design and risk based supervisory strategies.more

Riccardo Riccobene, MD - Senior Information Security Officer, State Street Bank International

A senior information security executive based in Frankfurt, currently leading the information security strategy and cyber resilience for a major international bank. With over three decades of experience in financial services—including extensive leadership in information security, advisory, third-party risk, governance, and assurance—this professional has held... CIO, CTO, and CISO roles at global institutions. Responsibilities include overseeing a multi-country ISO network, embedding security-by-design across all lines of defence, and partnering with compliance, legal, and risk stakeholders to align with global cybersecurity standards. The role involves driving operational resilience, DORA TLPT implementation, and AI-era controls, as well as contributing to industry events and panels focused on cyber posture and third-party risk. Outside of work, interests include sports, family, and community engagement.more

Maximilian Moser, Consultant Industrial & Product Security, VDMA

Maximilian Moser studied mechanical engineering at Darmstadt Technical University, specializing in digital production, and began his career at the German Engineering Federation (VDMA e.V.) in 2022. His technical background in his professional and research work lies in virtual product development (digital twins), the cybersecurity of operational technology (OT security),... and energy flexibility. With his expertise, Max bridges the gap between mechanical engineering and Cybersecurity. He currently represents the VDMA in the Industrial Security working group and the experts’ circle Security Solutions for Industry.more

Nikolei Steinhage, Senior Sales Engineer, CrowdStrike

Nikolei Steinhage ist Senior Sales Engineer bei CrowdStrike und seit mittelweile 18 Jahren widmet er sich der Beratung von Kunden im Bereich der Abwehr von Cyberattacken. Herr Steinhage verfügt über ein ausgeprägtes Wissen im Bereich Perimeter Sicherheit, Verschlüsselung, SIEM sowie unterschiedlicher Detektionstechnologien. Er weiß, dass es nicht DIE beste Lösung... gibt, sondern nur eine Lösung, welche die Anforderungen des Kunden am besten abdeckt. Insbesondere das Verständnis und die Entwicklung der Anforderungen sowie die Aufklärung der Kunden hinsichtlich einer effektiven und effizienten Gefahrenabwehr sind ihm wichtig.more

Dan Andrew, Head of Security, Intruder

Dan is Head of Security at Intruder and runs the Penetration Testing and Security Engineering teams. His background is as a .NET engineer, penetration tester and security consultant. 

Joël Giger, Senior Intelligence Consultant, Recorded Future

Joël Giger is a Senior Intelligence Consultant at Recorded Future, bringing over a decade of experience in security and crime prevention. His foundation in the field of intelligence was established during his studies in Psychology and Informatics in Switzerland. His professional background includes several years dedicated to fraud prevention and security vetting... for the Swiss Army. Before his tenure at Recorded Future, he spent multiple years specialising in open source intelligence in London, providing services to clients within the financial sector.more

Frank Schwaak, Field CTO, Rubrik

Seit über 20 Jahren ist Frank Schwaak als Data Protection und Recovery Spezialist tätig. Der Schwerpunkt seiner Arbeiten bei verschiedenen Herstellern wie der SEP AG und Commvault lag in der Sicherung und Wiederherstellung von Relationalen Datenbanken. In seiner Karriere war er in den Abteilungen Technical Enablement/Training, Professional Services, Field Advisory... Services und Product Management tätig und bildete dort seinen Erfahrungsschatz für die gegenwärtige Position als EMEA Field CTO bei Rubrik.more