Speakers

Meri Roboci, AI Security Strategist, DWS Group


Meri Roboci is an AI Security Strategist at DWS Group in Frankfurt, where she specializes in bridging the gap between innovation, cybersecurity, and business. With a strong focus on the evolving landscape of the (gen)AI, Meri specializes in navigating the challenges of AI Security, AI Literacy, EU AI Act regulatory, and Human-AI interaction, prioritizing the secure-by...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...more


Pascal Debus, Head of the Quantum Security Technologies (QST) research group , Fraunhofer AISEC


Pascal Debus is the Head of the Quantum Security Technologies (QST) research group at Fraunhofer AISEC, where he leads cutting-edge research at the intersection of quantum computing, machine learning, and IT security. He has coordinated major initiatives such as the Bavarian Competence Center for Quantum Security and Data Science (BayQS) and the QACI project within...more


Alexander Zhitenev, Director of Corporate Systems & Head of IT Security, IFCO MANAGEMENT GmbH


Alexander is an IT and Information Security executive with over 20 years of experience in IT, Information Security, and Risk management.
Currently Alexander is working as Group CISO at IFCO group, responsible for all aspects of information security and cyber risk management across IFCO’s global business. In his prior roles Alexander acted as a trusted advisor...more


Klaus-E. Klingner, Information Security Officer, Asambeauty


Klaus-E. Klingner is an experienced Information Security Officer specialising in security awareness, threat management, and innovative KPI concepts such as The Coffee Factor. He began his career in 1999 at Dresdner Bank as a web application developer and later held key roles at Allianz Technology SE, including Divisional Security Officer for Digital Interaction. After...more


Prashant Joshi, Head of Enterprise IT Security Architecture, Volvo Group


Prashant Joshi, Head of Enterprise IT Security Architecture at Volvo Group, is a pragmatic senior technology and cybersecurity leader with extensive experience in spearheading large-scale IT/OT and cybersecurity transformation programs for global organisations. He has previously held leadership roles at KPMG and Ericsson, where he played a pivotal role in driving...more


Andreas Englisch, IT Security Officer, European Aero Engine Consortium


Andreas Englisch is the IT Security Officer at a European Aero Engine Consortium. His most recent positions prior to this wasre as Head of Security Services, Sky Deutschland and CISO at  AssetMetrix. Andreas holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science. Andreas demonstrates a strong commitment to staying at the forefront of cutting-edge technological advancements....more