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DACH CISO Community
Gain powerful new perspectives
Join fellow CISOs in the DACH community to solve critical leadership challenges through the collective experiences and expertise of the network.
Invaluable network
Build a strong professional network where you live and work. Access the collective expertise of your true peers all in one place. Make new connections and catch up with old friends.
Peer collaboration
Gain new perspectives from peers who understand your most critical priorities and are facing the same challenges -- generate ideas, share real-life experiences and get forward-looking guidance and insights.
Actionable insights
Exchange best practices, validate strategies and walk away with practical insights that are immediately actionable.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CISOs today.
- Accelerating security to match the pace of digital business initiatives
- Managing the risk created from a landscape of new core technologies
- Achieving sustainability for the CISO role without compromising outcomes
DACH CISO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the DACH CISO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CISOs, for CISOs.
Co-Chairs
Martin Bally
Stellantis
CISO
Christoph Bernius
Allianz Deutschland
CISO
Sascha Brock
Deutsche Post
VP Chief Information Security Officer
Chuks Ojeme
Brenntag AG
Global CISO
John Petersen
Nestlé
CISO
Judith Wunschik
Siemens Energy
Global Chief Cybersecurity Officer
Members
Flavio Aggio
World Health Organization
CISO & Head of Enterprise Architecture
Henning Christiansen
Axel Springer
CISO
Daniel Cisowski
BDO AG
CISO
Thomas Danninger
Volksbank Wien
Group CSO
Martin Dion
BCV
CSO
Michael Ebner
EnBW
CISO
Ulrich Flegel
Infineon Technologies
Cyber Security Strategy
Joachim Fritschi
GLS Group
CISO
Andreas Gaetje
Körber
CISO
Peter Gerdenitsch
Raiffeisen Bank International
Head of Group Information & Cyber Security / Group CISO
Samuele Ghelfi
Novartis
Global Head of Information Risk Management and Global CISO
Jef Guerne
Givaudan
Corporate Information Security Officer
Hendrik Hartje
Coca-Cola European Partners Deutschland
CISO
Steffen Hoffmann
Boehringer Ingelheim
CISO
Oliver Juncker
Siemens AG
CISO | Smart Infrastructure
David King
Omnicom Media Group
Regional ISO, EMEA
Siegfried Kirschner
Sixt Leasing
CISO & Head of Risk
Thomas Krauhausen
E.ON
Senior Cyber Security Advisor / Deputy CISO
Philipp Krayenbuehl
Swiss Re
Group CSO
Michael Krull
Bertelsmann
CISO
Wolfgang Löw
EVN AG
CISO
Thomas Mann
Kapsch
CISO
Sebastian Müller
Bystronic Laser
CISO
Josef Nelissen
ABB
Group Vice President
Martin Neubauer
Müller Group
Group CISO
Jürgen Paulmichl
ZF Friedrichshafen
Chief Cyber-/IT-Security Officer
Linus Plum
RWE
CISO
Aleksandar Radosavljevic
Stada
Global CISO
Paul Sester
Hornbach-Baumarkt AG
Information Security Manager
Carlos Sánchez Escuderos
Santander Consumer Bank AG
CISO
Thomas Zimmermann
Assa Abloy
Group CISO
"The CISO Executive Summit is the only event where I am able to sit with a person I don't know and be assured they are largely facing a similar set of opportunities and challenges within their own organization.”
Derek Benz, CISO
The Coca-Cola Company
"The peer interactions I get with the Evanta events are the best I’ve had in my career. These events help to establish a strong peer network that is regularly refreshed.”
Ken Athanasiou, Global CISO
VF Corp
"The format of the CISO Executive Summit absolutely lives up to its billing of being ‘by CISOs, for CISOs.’ The ability to collaborate with peers to discuss today’s issues is worth every minute.”
Jon Moore, CISO
Humana
Upcoming Programs
In-person Programs
30 November 2021
DACH CISO Executive Summit
Radisson Blu Hotel, Frankfurt
Walk away from this peer-led, one-day program with new connections and actionable insights.
Learn More
Virtual Programs
October 12 - 13, 2021
Global CISO Virtual Executive Summit
A virtual gathering for CISOs with global responsibilities to discuss challenges unique to international operations.
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Content from your CISO peers
BLOG | SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
BLOG | SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Who’s Answering the Next Big Question? Cybersecurity Chief Kurt John of Siemens USA
On The Next Big Question podcast, we ask C-level executives to reflect on a big, timely business question. Here are highlights from our conversation with Kurt John, Chief Cybersecurity Officer of Siemens USA, who discusses how IT and security leaders can navigate an exploding vendor landscape and keep their organizations secure.
VIEW POSTPODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
PODCAST | SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 20
Chief Cybersecurity Officer Kurt John of Siemens USA joins the podcast to discuss how to manage the noise in your organization’s crowded technology ecosystem. Kurt explains how digitalization, speed to market, and a plethora of products are contributing to that noise and how to manage risk in this environment.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | AUGUST 23, 2021
BLOG | AUGUST 23, 2021
6 Things We Learned in a Survey of Security Leaders
We recently reached out to our CISO communities to gauge their views about returning to a semblance of normalcy. Here are six things we learned from almost 250 security leaders from top organizations around the world.
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CISO Thought Leader
