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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
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
CISO
Sascha Brock
Deutsche Post
VP Chief Information Security Officer
Peter Dornheim
OMV Group
CISO
Jimmy Heschl
Red Bull
Head of Digital Security
John Petersen
Nestlé
CISO
Judith Wunschik
Siemens Energy
Chief Cyber Security Officer
Members
Flavio Aggio
World Health Organization
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Christian Borst
Richemont
Group Director Cyber Resilience
Fabian Brand
Hyundai AutoEver Europe GmbH
Manager IT Security, CISO
Olivier Busolini
BNP Paribas Switzerland
Head of IT Risk & Security
Henning Christiansen
Axel Springer
CISO
Daniel Cisowski
BDO AG
CISO
Thomas Danninger
Volksbank Wien
Group CSO
Martin Dion
BCV
Chief Security Officer
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
Sam 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
Oran Hollander
Telefonica Deutschland
CISO
Oliver Juncker
Siemens AG
CISO | Smart Infrastructure
Siegfried Kirschner
Sixt Leasing
Chief Information Security Officer & Head of Risk
Thomas Krauhausen
innogy
Head of Cyber Security / CISO
Wolfgang Löw
EVN AG
Chief Information Security Officer
Thomas Mann
Kapsch
CISO
Sebastian Müller
Bystronic Laser
CISO
Martin Neubauer
Müller Group
Group CISO
Jürgen Paulmichl
ZF Friedrichshafen
Chief Cyber-/IT-Security Officer
Linus Plum
RWE
CISO
Aleksandar Radosavljevic
Stada
Global CISO
Carlos Sánchez Escuderos
Santander Consumer Bank AG
CISO
Thomas Zimmermann
ASSA ABLOY Group
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 Events
Virtual Programs
24 February 2021
DACH CISO Virtual Town Hall
Responding to a Heavyweight Disruptive Extortion Attack: A View from the Frontlines
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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March 10, 2021
Global CISO Virtual Town Hall
The Need for Speed – Increasing Efficiency in the Global SOC
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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11 May 2021
DACH CISO Virtual Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led, half-day virtual program with new connections and actionable insights.
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June 22, 2021
Global CISO Virtual Town Hall
Global CISO Virtual Town Hall
An interactive, peer-led discussion on current topics and priorities.
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Content from your CISO peers
PODCAST | JANUARY 26, 2021
PODCAST | JANUARY 26, 2021
The Next Big Question, Episode 11
Global CISO Marc Varner of YUM! Brands joins the podcast to talk about how security can facilitate innovation in a company. Listen as Marc explains why it's important to run to the enterprise security risks, instead of being defensive, on The Next Big Question.
LISTEN NOWBLOG | JANUARY 25, 2021
BLOG | JANUARY 25, 2021
3 Event Takeaways from the Inauguration
The Inauguration has us thinking about 2021 and what’s in store for live events during our ongoing global pandemic and economic challenges. Here are 3 takeaways from an events’ point of view based on the in-person Presidential Inauguration.
VIEW POSTTOWN HALL INSIGHTS | JANUARY 14, 2021
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | JANUARY 14, 2021
UK CISO Virtual Town Hall Insights
In their recent town hall, CISOs in the UK discussed how to respond to an extortion attack. Read the takeaways from their discussion on how to respond in a timely way, stay adaptable, and protect the business.
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