Speakers

Dr. Enrico Fontan, Head of IT Operation, Repower

Dr. Enrico Fontan is the Head of IT Operation for Repower, an international energy utility headquartered in Switzerland. He joined the company in 2012 as its Head of IT Security, and became Head of IT Operation in 2017. He has over a decade’s experience in IT, with particular expertise in information security, compliance, and business continuity & disaster recovery.... He is a Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP), an ISO27001 certified Lead Auditor, and the President of the Swiss (ISC)² Chapter. more

Lukas Grimfors, Global Security Architect, Autoliv

With a background from some of the top rated consultancy and big 4 auditing firms, Lukas has helped both small and large organisations to understand their IT related risks as well as managing them. In his current role at Autoliv, Lukas is working with services stretching from connected manufacturing equipment to enterprise systems and platforms as well as modern development... for serverless applications. A key reason for Lukas success is his ability to look at the full activity including people, process, and technology, and through understanding the business goals and challenges he collaborates to find a well balanced solution. more

Sebastian Dännart, Deputy Head of Security and Information Security Officer, Papierfabrik Louisenthal GmbH

Sebastian Dännart is Information Security Officer and Deputy. Head of Security at Papierfabrik Louisenthal GmbH. Before that, he was an officer responsible for IT systems on ships of the German Navy, researched and published in the field of IT security for critical infrastructures and, as an IT security consultant and project manager, accompanied companies and authorities... in security projects and the introduction of ISMS. Mr. Dännart teaches IT governance, business process management and IT security management in Munich, Stuttgart and Ingolstadt. more

Kashif Husain, VP, Information Security Officer, Nomura Bank

In 2019, Kashif Husain joined the Frankfurt office of Nomura as Information Security Officer and has taken over additional Technology Governance responsibilities for the Continental European offices.
Before joining Nomura, he worked for more than 10 years at Deutsche Bank, where he performed different roles in E-Discovery, Risk & Regulatory Management and... lately as Lead Cyber / IT Security Manager.
Prior to that, he was an Experienced Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young in Frankfurt for 10 years, specialising in IT Audit, IT Forensic and IT Governance.
Kashif initially studied Medicine and then Business Informatics to complement his passion for technology. more

Peter Morton, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, McLaren Automotive Ltd

Peter's experience ranges from impact assessment and identification of threats through to risk assessment, security architecture design, system implementation and maintenance of security posture. He currently works for McLaren, focusing on vehicle E/E architecture and supporting systems, defining vehicle cyber security strategy and ensuring alignment with upcoming... standards and regulations. Peter works closely with stakeholders at all levels from engineers to directors across internal project teams, suppliers and customers to understand business and technical requirements in order to advise on and deliver high quality solutions. He has a keen interest in IT/OT crossover systems with a current focus on improving security of automotive platforms to facilitate secure operation, update, monitoring and decommissioning.  more

Bruno Kalhøj, former Head of Division, Security & Safety, European Central Bank

Bruno Kalhøj is the former Head of Division, Security & Safety at the European Central Bank, where he led a team of almost 60 internal and 200+ external security professionals. Prior to joining the ECB he was Head of Security & Crisis Management at Maersk Oil and Head of Security at the global fashion retailer Bestseller. He has lived in the Middle East for... a period of 8 years, two of them working for United Nations and 4 years as Regional Security Advisor for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Control Risks. He also holds a non-security position on the Boards of Directors at Saab Denmark. Bruno is business driven and focusses his work finding ways of adding value to the organisation. He is very passionate about leadership, diversity and working culture issues which led him to being a Diversity Ambassador and mentor in the European Central Bank. more

Johannes Braams, Senior Cybersecurity Advisor, Royal Haskoning DHV

Johannes Braams is a driven, professional consultant and project manager with more than 5 years of experience in cyber security in ICS and 18 years of experience in business and IT-projects. He can easily and quickly assimilate new knowledge which is illustrated by getting his GICSP-certificate within the first year of working in cybersecurity and supplementing... that with his CISSP certification in 2020. Johannes’ main focus nowadays is on (cyber)resilience by design as he’s convinced that by incorporating requirements on cyber security and cyber resilience into the design face of a project better results can be achieved in the end. It is key to deliver “just enough” security and resilience in order to bring the level of risk down to the level which is required by the customer. As a project manager Johannes is capable of translating business requirements and wishes into IT. He delivers optimal quality within the boundaries that are set by time and budget. He likes to take the project team on a journey from the conception of the project towards the realization of the results. Meanwhile he makes sure that the right things are done well. He feels comfortable with complex projects that look like a puzzle at first. more

Dan Baylis, Group Security Operations Manager, Quilter Plc

Dan heads up Security Operations at Quilter, overseeing all aspects of security operations including security breach attack simulation and security incident management for all areas of the Quilter group. Quilter had a number of strategic programmes including a new investment platform that that had to deliver in 2020 as part of the separation from Old Mutual. This... meant operational resilience was essential from all threats to availability, whilst managing the evolution of our security controls to maintain protection whilst moving 99% of the workforce to remote working. more

Moty Cristal, CEO, NEST

A professional negotiator, and leading expert on negotiation and crisis management. Lt. Col. (Res.) in the Israel Defense Forces with extensive operational experience in hostage and crisis negotiations. Founder of NEST, Negotiation Strategies Ltd, and CEO of NEST Consulting, which provides consulting services for complex... negotiations during various cyber crises: from ransomware attacks to persistent cyber extortion incidents. Trains, publishes and presents on different platforms worldwide. BA in law and Criminology from Bar Ilan University, Harvard MPA. more

Paul Fischoeder, Cyber Security Account Director, Darktrace

Paul is a Cyber Security Account Director at Darktrace, the world's leading AI company for cyber defence. At Darktrace, he works with leading companies across all industries, from Finance to Media, to deploy and operationalise the latest technologies. Paul joined Darktrace at a time of rapid growth; the company now has more than 4700 customers and has received countless... awards such as: Time 100 Most Influential Companies, Forbes Cloud, and CNBC Disruptor 50. Paul holds a Master of Business Administration from WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management. more

Robert Korherr, CEO, ProSoft GmbH

After a basic technical studies, a commercial training and first IT sales experience, Robert started in 1997 at ProSoft as a key account manager. From 2002 to 2011, Robert was responsible for the complete sales and business development in D/A/CH as sales manager. During this time, they have changed focus on IT security solutions, recognizing that the... security of IT infrastructures and data must be a fundamental part of IT in the future to secure innovation, sensitive data, identities, and thus the existence of entire organizations and organizations. In the meantime, international regulations and national laws are increasingly focusing on data protection. Robert is currently managing partner at ProSoft. The goal is to continue to offer and support effective software solutions, but also occasionally security hardware from international solution providers in D/A/CH. To this end, they are on the move at the most important IT security leading trade fairs, where they inform themselves about future trends and new solutions. The independence from manufacturers ensures their customers a neutral selection of the best solutions. They serve more than 5000 customers and partners in the German-speaking area; 27 out of 30 Dax companies use ProSoft solutions. more

Jörg Schauff, Strategic Threat Intelligence Advisor, CrowdStrike

Jörg is an internationally experienced intelligence and cybersecurity professional who possesses 20+ years of experience innovating at the intersection of security operations and technology. Jörg joined CrowdStrike as Strategic Threat Intelligence Advisor and guides clients on all aspects of Threat Intelligence. He started his career in the field of Threat Intelligence... at the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) in the Counter Intelligence Department. Prior to joining CrowdStrike in mid 2020, he brought his expertise to Fortune 500 companies and the Cyber Command of the German Armed Forces (KdoCIR). more

Udo Pittracher, Area Sales Director, OPSWAT

After successfully completing his studies and graduating as a Dipl.-Ing. (FH) 25 years ago in Munich, his professional career very quickly led him into sales for complex IT and software systems. Together with his customers, he was able to address the most diverse challenges and problems with the appropriate software solutions and implement them successfully. His everlasting... interest in the topic of cybersecurity, and having always been entrusted with various leadership tasks, finally led him to OPSWAT 3 years ago. With overall responsibility for the DACH region and Italy, his goal is to minimize the growing flood of attack vectors, at least in this region, and thus ultimately increase protection against cyber threats for all of us. more

Brett Raybould, EMEA Solutions Architect, Menlo Security

Passionate about security and providing solutions to organisations looking to protect their most critical assets, Brett has over 15 years’ experience with tier 1 vendors specialising in detection of inbound threats across web and email, and Data Loss Prevention. Brett joined Menlo Security in 2016 and discovered how isolation provides a new approach to actually... solving the problems that detection-based systems continue to struggle with. Menlo Security facilitates this with their innovative and unique technology that’s being adopted with great success across large and small organisations. more

Mathias Schollmeyer, CISSP, Principal Solutions Consultant, LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group

At LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, Mathias helps companies solve the complex challenges of the evolving fraud-, identity-, and authentication market.

Mathias Schollmeyer brings more than ten years of international experience in the cyber and information security industry.

Mohamed Ibbich, Senior Technology Consultant, BeyondTrust

Mohamed Ibbich is a Lead Solutions Engineer at BeyondTrust based in Frankfurt, Germany with a proven track record of being a trusted advisor to both customers and partners. He brings over 18 years of experience as a partner reseller in the UK, DACH, and Middle-East regions with deep expertise in selling security and encryption solutions to the enterprise... customer base in both the public and private sectors. He has specialized in pre- and post sales consulting in the IT security and encryption sectors. Prior to working at Avecto, a BeyondTrust company, he was a Senior Pre-Sales Consultant at WinMagic and a Sales Engineer at Sophos.  more

Matthias Canisius, Regional Director Central Europe, SentinelOne

Since 2018 Matthias Canisius is the Regional Director Central Europe at SentinelOne and responsible for the strategic and operative business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Matthias has over 20 years of experience in different business development and sales roles in leading IT Security companies, such as Palo Alto Networks, F5, Juniper or Check Point. 

Abdullah Kartal, Account Executive, Germany, CybelAngel

After studying business administration at the renowned EBS Business School, Abdullah Kartal has built up and / or supervised business in Germany for various IT companies in Paris over the past seven years. His expertise from various industries (fintech, performance marketing, cybersecurity) helps him every day to develop solutions for the individual (cyber) threats... of his customers based on the usual thought patterns. For two years he has been responsible for new customer acquisition and partner management at CybelAngel, the leading European provider of digital risk protection. More than 100 of the largest international companies and more than 1/3 of the DAX companies trust the excellent service of CybelAngel and its task is to help even more German companies to identify data leaks (especially outside their company boundaries) and shadow assets with weak points and thus contribute to a proactive risk management strategy. more