Ralf Wintergerst
Group CEO of Giesecke+Devrient
As CEO of Giesecke+Devrient and President of Bitkom, he focuses on digitalization, cybersecurity, and transformation, shaping the future of secure digital societies. He strongly believes that international collaboration is key to solving today’s major societal challenges and that technology must be based on trust.
Gabriel von Mitschke-Collande
Group CDO of Giesecke+Devrient
Family business entrepreneur at heart, focused on innovation, trust, and societal impact. As Chair of the Munich Security Network (Sicherheitsnetzwerk München) and Group CDO at Giesecke+Devrient, he drives the company’s tech and sustainable transformation across all business areas. Guided by “Be Digital. Stay Human.”, he believes technology should amplify human potential and strengthen trust in a digital world.
Dimitris Dimitriadis
Futurist, TheFutureCats Innovation Consultancy
Devoted to ‘exploring’ the future and spotting the trends and technologies that are shaping our world. Dimitris is a futurist and expert in designing companies for the Future. With a captivating blend of case studies, global perspectives, and cutting-edge research. Researcher for the Special Secretary of Strategic Foresight at the Presidency of the Greek Government and author of the book "2049 – A Hopeful Perspective on the Futures of Humanity" that encourages us to embrace uncertainty as a necessary condition for progress.
Olivier Eyries
Co-Founder & CEO of Saporo - Identity Security
As a Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe alumnus and serial entrepreneur, Olivier advocates for proactive identity security over reactive detection. His graph-native platform maps billions of attack paths across hybrid environments, enabling enterprises to eliminate identity vulnerabilities, and addressing the threat vector behind of cyber incidents. The vision is to help every organization reduce identity exposure before it becomes an attack.
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Dimitris Dimitriadis
Founder & CIO of Cogniveil.ai
Devoted to 'exploring' the future and spotting the trends and technologies that are shaping our world. Dimitris is a futurist and expert in bridging cutting-edge technology with real-world application in regulated environments. With a captivating blend of case studies, global perspectives, and cutting-edge research, spanning 74 countries and 4 continents, he has spoken for Fortune 500 brands and institutions including the European Commission. Author of the book "2049: A Manual for a Hopeful Intelligence Age" and its revised edition that explains how technology shifted from application to infrastructure and what we need to know today to be ready for tomorrow.
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Prof. Dr. Tina Comes
Director of the DLR Institute for the Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Professor of AI for Resilience at TU Delft
Prof. Dr. Tina Comes directs the DLR Institute for the Protection of Critical Infrastructures (DE) and is Professor of AI for Resilience at TU Delft (NL). Her research develops AI and digital twins to protect our infrastructures against extreme events, cascading failures or cyber-physical attacks. She chairs the EU Scientific Advice Mechanism's Working Group on AI for Crisis Management, advises governments and international organisations, and is ranked among the top 2% most cited scientists worldwide.
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Andreas Schimmelpfennig
Co-founder and Creative Director of Elastique.
Consistency is the New Loud - What Remains Credible When Certainty Disappears? Andreas is co-founder and Creative Director of Elastique., an independent German communication and experience-design agency. A two-time Red Dot Grand Prix winner and a Creative of the Year finalist selected by PAGE Magazine and the German Design Council, he works across brands, institutions and research partnerships – turning complex subjects into communication measures and experiences that resonate with people.
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Gabriel von Mitschke-Collande
Group CDO of Giesecke+Devrient
Family business entrepreneur at heart, focused on innovation, trust, and societal impact. As Chair of the Munich Security Network (Sicherheitsnetzwerk München) and Group CDO at Giesecke+Devrient, he drives the company’s tech and sustainable transformation across all business areas. Guided by “Be Digital. Stay Human.”, he believes technology should amplify human potential and strengthen trust in a digital world.
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Olivier Eyries
Co-Founder & CEO of Saporo - Identity Security
As a Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe alumnus and serial entrepreneur, Olivier advocates for proactive identity security over reactive detection. His graph-native platform maps billions of attack paths across hybrid environments, enabling enterprises to eliminate identity vulnerabilities, and addressing the threat vector behind of cyber incidents. The vision is to help every organization reduce identity exposure before it becomes an attack.
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Dmytro Plieshakov
CEO and Co-founder of Osavul
Dmytro Plieshakov is CEO and co-founder of Osavul, an AI company helping governments and critical infrastructure organizations anticipate and detect hybrid threats. He partners with public sector organizations and enterprises across Europe to apply AI and open-source intelligence for early detection of influence operations, espionage, sabotage, and cyber threats.
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Ralf Wintergerst
Group CEO of Giesecke+Devrient
As CEO of Giesecke+Devrient and President of Bitkom, he focuses on digitalization, cybersecurity, and transformation, shaping the future of secure digital societies. He strongly believes that international collaboration is key to solving today’s major societal challenges and that technology must be based on trust.
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Kai Martius
CTO of secunet Security Networks AG
Dr. Kai Martius, Chief Technology Officer and Board Member of secunet Security Networks AG, has been shaping Germany's cybersecurity landscape since joining the company in 1999. As a principal architect of the SINA high-security IT solution, Dr. Martius brings extensive expertise in designing, implementing, and deploying IT security products for government agencies, positioning him as a key voice in critical infrastructure protection and digital sovereignty initiatives across Europe.
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Daniela Rittmeier
AI Thought Leader, Advisor, CEO of RittmeierAI
Daniela Rittmeier is a Supervisory Board member, trusted C-level advisor and Head of Capgemini's AI Accelerator, with 20+ years driving transformation across health, automotive, manufacturing and beyond. At BMW Group she built the corporate AI strategy and the first autonomous driving platform. At Capgemini she has more than tenfold the Data & AI business and built GenAI capabilities and reusable AI Assets. The award-winning thought leader is committed to human-centric AI, Women in Tech and digital sovereignty.
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Sebastian Busche
National Technology Officer
Sebastian Busche is National Technology Officer for Microsoft Germany and Austria, focusing on Agentic AI, digital resilience, sovereignty, and trustworthy AI adoption. Previously, he held global strategy and ecosystem roles at Microsoft. Before joining Microsoft, he spent fifteen years in IT strategy and transformation consulting at Bain & Company and Accenture Strategy. A frequent speaker, Sebastian explores responsible AI and emerging technology trends, advocating for an innovation-friendly, resilient, and sovereign digital ecosystem across Germany, Austria, and Europe today.
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Tobias Gehlhaar
Senior Managing Director of Accenture
With over two decades advising major corporations across Europe, Tobias has shaped large-scale transformations in strategy, digitalization, and industry reinvention. As Lead Reinvention Partner for Industry & Enterprise in Central & Eastern Europe, he helps companies go beyond incremental change – rethinking core business models, operations, and technology to stay competitive in an era of rapid disruption. His deep expertise spans sectors from energy to manufacturing, helping organizations turn complexity into direction and uncertainty into a foundation for lasting growth.
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Dr. Alexander Freytag
Principal Scientist AI & Algorithms, ZEISS Group
Thought experiment: combine over 15 years in AI with applications from healthcare over semiconductor, biodiversity, and agriculture to lifesciences, add over 70 patent families, over 50 publications, and awards for scientific work, science communication, innovation and new business. This is Dr. Alexander Freytag, serving as Principal Scientist for AI & Algorithms at ZEISS. Multiple facettes, one passion: building solutions which make our life better.
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