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:IT Security Minds 2026

At :IT Security Minds 2026, advanced and persistent cyberattacks, ransomware, phishing, and malware are addressed by leading experts. The event focuses on securing remote work environments, employee awareness, continuous monitoring, and rapid incident response. Attendees gain practical strategies, best practices, and comprehensive solutions to effectively sa…

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44Speakers
21Sponsors
102Sessions
56Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at :IT, in alphabetical order.

Alexander Krebs
Senior Sales Executive · Ontinue
Andreas Schmidt
Chief Information Security Officer · Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie
Arne Vodegel
Head of SOC & CTEM Services · Cyber Samurai GmbH
Christian Gees
Senior Sales Director DACH · KnowBe4
Christian Schramm
Regional Sales Engineer · CrowdStrike
Christoph Hagenbuch
Cyber Security - Teamlead 3rd Party Management · E.ON Digital Technology GmbH
Christoph Mack
Director IT-Security · Helaba
Christoph Schacher
CISO · Wienerberger AG
Daniel Heinzig
CEO · InfoGuard Deutschland GmbH
Daniel Popović
Enterprise Account Executive · Abnormal AI UK Ltd
David Sänger
Vice President Data Protection, Information Technology and Digitalization, Group Data Protection Officer · GEA Group
Dr. Ayten Öksüz
Referentin Datenschutz und Datensicherheit · Gruppe Verbraucherrecht
Dr. Dennis Tatang
Executive Director IT-Security · BarmeniaGothaer AG
Dr. Lilian Meyer-Janzek
Senior Director Security · Avanade Deutschland GmbH
Dr. Md Shajalal
Postdoctoral Researcher · University of Siegen
Dr. Michelle Walther
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin · Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Fokus Mensch/Hochschule Bonn-Rhein Sieg
Dr. Tobias Gräber
IT Fachanwalt
Fergus Henderson
Regional Account Manager, Data and Application Security · Thales
Frank Limberger
Data & Insider Threat Security Specialist · Forcepoint Deutschland GmbH
Inna Claus
Sachgebiet 41.1 Prävention Cybercrime · Landeskriminalamt NRW
James Chappell
Chief Security Officer · Harmonic Security
Jürgen Körner
Founder & CEO · GAPWORXX Consulting GmbH

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Abnormal
Automatics
Check Point
Commvault
Cordaware
Cyberdise
CyberSamurai
Forcepoint
Fudo
GW
KnowBe4
Kudelski
Ontinue
Optimal Systems
SOCRadar
Tanium
ThreatLocker
TrendAI
USP
VSG
Woodmark

Agenda

Selected from 102 sessions.

  • _10:00 - 12:00_

    OPEN MIND SPACE – BEGRÜSSUNG & SMART COFFEE TALK

  • 10:00 - 12:00

    OPEN MIND SPACE

    BEGRÜSSUNG & SMART COFFEE TALK Moderation.

  • 10:00 - 12:00

    OPEN MIND SPACE / BEGRÜSSUNG & SMART COFFEE TALK

  • 10:00 - 12:00

    OPEN MIND SPACE – BEGRÜSSUNG & SMART COFFEE TALK

  • 10:00 - 12:00

    OPEN MIND SPACE: BEGRÜSSUNG & SMART COFFEE TALK

  • 11:20 - 11:50

    AI or Die: Achieving the Autonomous SOC

    - What “autonomous SOC” really means in practice - How AI can reduce alert fatigue and improve operational efficiency - The practical steps organisations can take to move toward gr…

  • 11:20 - 11:50

    Cyber- und IT-Risiken messbar machen, bewerten und steuern – CRQ für Risikomanagement, Quantifizierung und ROSI

  • 11:55 - 12:25

    Privileged Access: Volle Kontrolle über Ihre Kronjuwelen

    - Vernetzte IT- und OT-Systeme sind zentral für moderne Prozesse, erhöhen jedoch die Angriffsfläche für Cyberangriffe. - Etwa 80 % der Cyberangriffe erfolgen laut Forrester über de…

  • _12:10 - 12:40_

    KI-Security in der Praxis: neue Risiken verstehen, KI-Systeme wirksam schützen

    Von Datenmanipulation bis zu autonomen Fehlentscheidungen: Welche neuen Risiken bringt KI? Verantwortung auf Führungsebene: Welche Pflichten und Haftungsrisiken entstehen für das M…

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 56 companies show up, and 4 bet on three roles at once?

56 companies. four are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
4All threespeak · spons · exh
17Sponsoringsponsor only
35Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Ontinue·Cyber Samurai GmbH·KnowBe4·ThreatLocker

Speakers by seniority

45% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite818%
  • Founder / Owner12%
  • VP-level12%
  • Director / Head of1023%
  • Manager / Lead49%
  • Engineer · IC920%
  • Research / Science12%
  • Other roles1023%

Of 44 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1OntinueSponsor2
2Cyber Samurai GmbHSponsor1
3KnowBe4Sponsor1
4ThreatLockerSponsor1
5AbnormalSponsor-
6AutomaticsSponsor-
7Check PointSponsor-
8CommvaultSponsor-
9CordawareSponsor-
10CyberdiseSponsor-
11ForcepointSponsor-
12FudoSponsor-
13GWSponsor-
14KudelskiSponsor-
Sponsors by tier
unspecified21
100% of 21
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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