Speakers

Marlies Hofmann, Legal and Policy Officer, NCC-AT

Marlies Hofmann is a Legal and Policy Officer at the National Coordination Centre for Cybersecurity Austria (NCC-AT). In this role, she shapes research, technology development, and innovation policies to enhance cybersecurity competence in Austria and serves as Austria’s Alternate Governing Board Member on the ECCC Governing Board. With a legal background and an... interdisciplinary focus, she brings experience in international security policy and research. She studied law in Amsterdam, Oxford, and New York.more

Eduardo Gonzalez, Global Advanced Cybersecurity Director, Banco Sabadell

Eduardo Gonzalez is currently the Global Advanced Cybersecurity Director at Banco Sabadell. With a strong technical background, he began his career in Madrid as a Security Consultant and moved to London to become an Ethical Hacker at top-tier companies such as Qualys and Verizon Business. Later, he moved to Frankfurt to lead the Penetration Testing practice at the... European Central Bank. Back in Barcelona, after some years leading the Security Team for the Olympic Games he joined Banco Sabadell as the SABIS (now Sabadell Digital) CISO. He eventually became the Cybersecurity leader for the Banco Sabadell Group, overseeing the security strategy across subsidiaries and fostering the development of new technologies applied to cybersecurity. Eduardo holds an Executive MBA and several technical certifications, including OSCP, GCFA, and CCISO, among others.more

Sachin Loothra, Lead Solutions Architect, Telia

Sachin is a detail-oriented professional with a keen focus on business and technical processes, bringing over 10 years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing comprehensive cybersecurity controls, with a specialization in Identity and Access Management (IAM). He has extensive experience working on large, multi-phase IAM programs for clients across diverse... sectors, including telecommunications, retail, education, media, engineering/construction, energy, finance, healthcare, and the public sector. Known for his creative and innovative mindset, Sachin thrives in dynamic environments.
Currently serving as a Lead Solution Architect for IAM at Telia, Sachin oversees the overall IAM architecture, ensuring alignment with industry requirements and compliance with security regulations. He is a go-to expert for matters related to identity and zero trust.more

Lydia Lindner, Programme Manager, FFG & NCC-AT

Lydia Lindner works as Programme Manager and National Contact Point at the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). In her role, she supports the National Coordination Centre for Cybersecurity (NCC-AT), manages European funding programmes, and represents Austria as an expert in European Committees and Governing Boards. Before her current role, she gained international... experience in both academic and industrial research after graduating from the Technical University of Graz, where she specialised in Machine Learning and Computational Intelligence.more

Utz Nisslmueller, Security Specialist, City of Vienna

Utz is responsible for the development of the City of Vienna’s detection and response capabilities. His work focuses on tackling the unique challenges posed by the diverse network environments of sectors such as education, healthcare, and critical infrastructure. Prior to this, Utz was a security consultant at WithSecure, where he specialised in purple team engagements,... working with clients to optimise their security posture by combining offensive techniques with detection engineering efforts, resulting in more resilient security operations. Utz is passionate about leveraging security automation to optimise detection and response workflows, with a keen interest on the evolving intersection of offensive techniques and their detection opportunities.more

Marian Kühnel, Information Security Architect, ÖBB

Marian Kühnel is an enterprise information security architect responsible for creating and maintaining the enterprise security architecture, posture, and strategy at ÖBB. He is a passionate IT Security professional with 20+ years of experience in the cybersecurity field, always eager to broaden his horizons and share insights with other peers.

Nikolaus Brandstetter, CISO, MM Group

Nikolaus is a cyber security expert who, after starting his career in the military, worked as an DFIR consultant, security auditor and security managed services expert. He is currently Chief Information Security Officer at MM Group.
 

Jonathan Armstrong, Partner, Punter Southall Law

Jonathan is an experienced lawyer with a concentration on technology and compliance. His practice includes advising multinational companies on matters involving risk, compliance and technology across Europe. He has handled legal matters in more than 60 countries involving emerging technology, corporate governance, ethics code implementation, reputation, internal investigations,... marketing, branding and global privacy policies. Jonathan has counselled a range of clients on breach prevention, mitigation and response. He has also been particularly active in advising multi-national corporations on their response to the UK Bribery Act 2010 and its inter-relationship with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Jonathan is one of three co-authors of the LexisNexis definitive work on technology law, “Managing Risk: Technology & Communications”. He is a frequent broadcaster for the BBC and other channels and appeared on BBC News 24 as the studio guest on the Walport Review. In July 2023 Jonathan was appointed to the New York State Bar Association Presidential Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. Jonathan sits on the Task Force with leading practitioners, regulators, judges and academics to develop frameworks for the use and control of AI in the legal system.more

Florian Polt, Head of Group Security & Resilience, UNIQA Insurance Group

Florian Polt is the Head of Group Security & Resilience at UNIQA Insurance Group, where he oversees the development and implementation of the company's security and resilience strategies, governance, and organisational structures. Florian has extensive experience in the field of security, having previously served as a Security Officer for Central and Eastern Europe... (CEE) and as a program coordinator for the protection of critical assets in the CEE and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) regions for a DAX40 company.more

Philipp Amann, Group CISO, Austrian Post (Post AG)

Philipp Amann is the Group Chief Information Security Officer of the Austrian Post (Post AG). In this role, he is responsible for managing the cyber security of the organisation and its subsidiaries in Austria and abroad. This includes topics such as NIS2 as well as data protection.
Prior to that, he was the Head of Strategy at Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre... (EC3). He oversaw the delivery of strategic and tactical cyber-security and cybercrime related products such as Europol’s Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment. Other key areas of responsibility included the assessment of current and future technology trends, providing strategic support to investigations, driving innovation, engaging with EC3’s industry advisory groups, and managing international prevention & awareness activities (e.g. No More Ransome Initiative). He was a member of various advisory groups and task forces, for instance with the World Economic Forum and ENISA.
Before joining EC3, Mr Amann held positions with various international organisations such as the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the International Criminal Court, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization.
Mr Amann has more than 20 years of combined work experience and hands-on skills in cyber security and defense, combatting cybercrime, policy & governance, intelligence management, crypto analysis, digital forensics, software analysis & design, and digital transformation.
He has worked in various fields, including the financial sector, global disarmament and arms control, international investigations and on issues related to safety and security in cyberspace, topics he deeply cares about.
Mr Amann’s professional experience is complemented by a PhD degree and a Master’s degree in business informatics from the University of Vienna. He also holds an MSc in Forensic Computing and Cybercrime Investigation from the University College Dublin.
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