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Kai Hermsen

Programme Director // Co-Founder DECAID Secure and Governance Lead, Security Network Munich // DECAID

Kai is the Programme Director of the Security Network Munich. As Co-Founder and AI Governance Expert at DECAID Secure, he makes professional AI governance accessible for mid-sized enterprises, ensuring secure AI implementation while preserving human oversight.

Previously, he led the "Charter of Trust" at Siemens shaping the Cybersecurity transformation for almost a decade, co-managed "Identity Valley," and founded the "twinds foundation." A lecturer at Frankfurt School and TEC Leadership Institute, he also contributes to the World Economic Forum’s "Digital Trust" working group and co-organizes the Munich Cybersecurity Conference.

An active citizen, husband, and father of two, he advocates for sustainable work-life integration as the foundation for success

Rainer Seßner (Bayern Innovativ)

Tobias Gotthard (Secretary of State, Ministry for the Economy, Bavaria)

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Member of the Management Board, Group CDO of Giesecke+Devrient, Giesecke+Devrient

Gabriel von Mitschke-Collande ist CDO bei G+D und verantwortet Digitalisierung, IT, Innovation sowie ESG, Informationssicherheit, Qualitätsmanagement und G+D Ventures.

Er studierte an der TU München BWL und Technik und schloss mit einem Master mit den Schwerpunkten Maschinenbau, Innovation und Entrepreneurship ab. Vor G+D (seit Mai 2024) war er u.a. CDO der BayWa AG und in Strategie und Innovation tätig.

Sein Fokus ist die Twin Transformation aus Digitalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit. Er sieht Technologie als Mittel zur Entfaltung menschlicher Potenziale und folgt dem Leitmotiv „Be Digital. Stay Human.“

Als Mitglied der G+D Eigentümerfamilie verbindet er Technologie- und Unternehmensverständnis mit Menschenfokus und Interesse an Natur und ihren komplexen, sich selbst organisierenden Systemen.

Dr. Armel DJEUKOU

Ex SVP Digital Design Manufacturing and Services & Digital Products Ecosystem, AIRBUS

Dr. Armel Djeukou spent 20 years at Airbus leading global engineering and industrial operations, running Airbus drone business unit, steering complex turnarounds as Chairman and board member of multiple subsidiaries, and up until recently he served as Senior Vice President driving one of Europe’s largest digital transformation programme across a work force of tens of thousands and the supply chain. He experienced first-hand what it takes to move a large industrial organisation and its ecosystem toward new technologies and new business models.

He believes that to win the sovereign New Space race, an ecosystem collaboration between academia, governments, investors, startups and established industrial players is of paramount importance. He advises funds and boards navigating that same shift.

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Dr. Ulrike Tagscherer

Managing Director, China Innovation Consulting

Ulrike Tagscherer ist Geschäftsführerin von China Innovation Consulting und berät Unternehmen und Organisationen in Bezug auf ihre Innovations- und/oder China-Strategie. Bis März 2026 war sie Chief Innovation Officer bei der KUKA SE und leitete bereichsübergreifende Innovationsaktivitäten von der Idee bis zum Markterfolg. Im Jahr 2024 wurde sie von der International Federation of Robotics als eine von 10 Frauen ausgezeichnet, die die Zukunft der Robotik vorantreiben. Zuvor hatte Ulrike Tagscherer verschiedene Positionen bei der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, am Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung sowie an der Chinesischen Akademie der Wissenschaften inne. Sie hat in China studiert, gearbeitet und gelebt und verfügt über mehr als 35 Jahre Erfahrung mit China.

Mirko Ross

CEO, asvin

As the founder and CEO of asvin.io, Mirko Ross is actively shaping the future of cybersecurity - guided by an “AI first” credo. A former teenage hacker, he now shares his experience and expertise to help protect companies, government, and society from cyberattacks.

His expertise has taken him into advisory bodies for the European Commission, the German federal government (BMBF), the Bundestag, and industry (BDI). Organizations benefit from his deep understanding of threat landscapes and solutions spanning cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), and a digitally resilient society. Especially in cyber risk analysis, he is setting new standards with innovative approaches that not only uncover hidden risks, but also use AI methods to actively reduce them.

Daniel Holzinger

Founder & Managing Director, colited

As an architect of new ways of working, Daniel Holzinger supports companies and organisations with a holistic, end-to-end consulting and transformation approach. He has over 30 years’ experience in the consultancy sector and in the field of information technology. He has held international management positions as COO, Vice President and Managing Director in the areas of sales, marketing, public relations, partner management, business development, IT and HR. In addition, he worked for several years as a lecturer at FHWien.

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Dr. Victor del Razo

Managing Director, Nubotech Solutions

Dr. Victor del Razo is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Nubotech Solutions, delivering transparent, effective, and sovereign security solutions for Cloud and AI. With over 20 years of international experience, including serving as a Business Unit Senior Manager for Cloud Security at Reply, his profile combines technical expertise, leadership, and a strong research foundation. Dr. del Razo earned his Ph.D. summa cum laude from the Technical University of Munich, an M.Sc. from Helsinki University of Technology, and a B.Sc. from Tec de Monterrey. By blending technical competence with strategic vision, he establishes cybersecurity as an efficient driver of business value.

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Daniel Holzinger

Founder & Managing Director, colited

As an architect of new ways of working, Daniel Holzinger supports companies and organisations with a holistic, end-to-end consulting and transformation approach. He has over 30 years’ experience in the consultancy sector and in the field of information technology. He has held international management positions as COO, Vice President and Managing Director in the areas of sales, marketing, public relations, partner management, business development, IT and HR. In addition, he worked for several years as a lecturer at FHWien.

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Letitia Combes

Managing Director, BxC GmbH & Co. KG

Létitia Combes is Co-founder and Managing Director of BxC Security, a boutique cybersecurity firm specializing in OT security and machine identity management. At BxC, she co-founded IDIAL, a solution for automating machine identity lifecycle in industrial environments, now available on the Siemens Xcelerator Marketplace. Before founding BxC, she built her expertise at Deloitte and IBM across large-scale IT and OT transformation programs in Europe.

With experience across more than 200 industrial sites, she is known for making complex subjects — from certificate lifecycle to NIDS rollout in OT — accessible for mixed audiences of CISOs, OT engineers, and business leaders.

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Kai Hermsen

Programme Director // Co-Founder DECAID Secure and Governance Lead, Security Network Munich // DECAID

Kai is the Programme Director of the Security Network Munich. As Co-Founder and AI Governance Expert at DECAID Secure, he makes professional AI governance accessible for mid-sized enterprises, ensuring secure AI implementation while preserving human oversight.

Previously, he led the "Charter of Trust" at Siemens shaping the Cybersecurity transformation for almost a decade, co-managed "Identity Valley," and founded the "twinds foundation." A lecturer at Frankfurt School and TEC Leadership Institute, he also contributes to the World Economic Forum’s "Digital Trust" working group and co-organizes the Munich Cybersecurity Conference.

An active citizen, husband, and father of two, he advocates for sustainable work-life integration as the foundation for success

Bianca Sum-Bethune

Kai Hermsen

Programme Director // Co-Founder DECAID Secure and Governance Lead, Security Network Munich // DECAID

Kai is the Programme Director of the Security Network Munich. As Co-Founder and AI Governance Expert at DECAID Secure, he makes professional AI governance accessible for mid-sized enterprises, ensuring secure AI implementation while preserving human oversight.

Previously, he led the "Charter of Trust" at Siemens shaping the Cybersecurity transformation for almost a decade, co-managed "Identity Valley," and founded the "twinds foundation." A lecturer at Frankfurt School and TEC Leadership Institute, he also contributes to the World Economic Forum’s "Digital Trust" working group and co-organizes the Munich Cybersecurity Conference.

An active citizen, husband, and father of two, he advocates for sustainable work-life integration as the foundation for success

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Anitra Eggler

CEO, Anitra Eggler GmbH

Journalist. Digital pioneer. Digital detox pioneer. AI enthusiast with a critical edge. And one of the few people who loves cat videos while simultaneously warning about brain melt.

Anitra Eggler has been at the forefront of digitalization since 1998.

As a startup manager during the first internet wave, she pioneered digital business long before it became mainstream.

A decade before “digital detox” became a buzzword, she was among the first speakers and authors to address email overload, constant distraction, smartphone addiction, and digital stress.

Today, her work focuses on screen-life balance and artificial intelligence.

Larissa Mikolaschek

Head of Tech, SESTdigital

Understanding algorithms, enabling people: With her background in mathematics and computer science as well as years of practical experience as an AI developer, she speaks both languages: That of technology and of the user. As Head of Tech at SESTdigital, she has guided over 50 companies on their path to AI integration and equipped over 1,500 people with the skills they need to confidently use AI systems. Her involvement on the Bitkom board for the working groups "Artificial Intelligence" and "Women in the Digital Economy" emphasizes: Here, technical expertise merges with the ability to bring others along on the path to AI integration.

Mike Jaeger

Chief Creative Officer, MCI Germany GmbH

Mike Jaeger is Chief Creative Officer at MCI Germany and a leading voice in brand experience design. Working at the intersection of strategy, creativity, technology, and cultural transformation, he helps organizations turn communication into meaningful experiences.

His work focuses on how artificial intelligence, immersive media, and creative technology are reshaping engagement, trust, and brand relevance. Mike believes experience design is not about staging moments, but about creating lasting connections between brands and people.

He is the initiator of the Future Playbook “Brand Experiences 2030 – Immersive. Intelligent. Human.”, exploring how brands and organizations must evolve in an increasingly AI-driven Experience Economy.

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Antonius Gress

CEO, Blockbrain GmbH

Antonius Gress is the founder and CEO of Blockbrain and a pioneer of digital sovereignty in the enterprise AI sector. During his more than a decade at Bosch, he shaped the digital transformation of the supply chain and global services divisions and gained deep expertise in AI, data analytics, and knowledge management.

Today, he is applying this experience to a new mission: to give German companies sovereign control over their AI transformation. Blockbrain’s European AI platform runs on German cloud infrastructure, transforms institutional knowledge into GDPR-compliant competitive advantages, and stands for open architectures and compliance by design. Innovation and data sovereignty are not mutually exclusive.

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Founder, DISS-CO GmbH

Sarah has founded DISS-CO with 20 years of compliance and Investigation experience. Together with a team of experts she developed the Smart Integrity Platform to help companies to automate Compliance risk and Governance processes. Saving up to 70% time with agentic AI and workflow automations.

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Dr. Fabian Heil

Group Lead Operations, WERK1.Bayern GmbH

Dr. Fabian Heil is an ecosystem architect dedicated to the intersection of culture, technology, and human behavior. As the Group Lead for Operations at WERK1, he bridges the gap between digital innovation and physical community. He oversees a comprehensive startup hub that integrates digital networks with physical co-living, event spaces, and offices, creating the foundational infrastructure necessary for a high-impact ecosystem. With a background in EdTech and a doctorate in the ritual dynamics of ancient cultures, Dr. Heil brings a unique perspective to the "human element" of technology. Having supported hundreds of AI startups, he combines deep technical insights with an understanding of how social structures drive organizational change.

Antonius Gress

CEO, Blockbrain GmbH

Antonius Gress is the founder and CEO of Blockbrain and a pioneer of digital sovereignty in the enterprise AI sector. During his more than a decade at Bosch, he shaped the digital transformation of the supply chain and global services divisions and gained deep expertise in AI, data analytics, and knowledge management.

Today, he is applying this experience to a new mission: to give German companies sovereign control over their AI transformation. Blockbrain’s European AI platform runs on German cloud infrastructure, transforms institutional knowledge into GDPR-compliant competitive advantages, and stands for open architectures and compliance by design. Innovation and data sovereignty are not mutually exclusive.

Mike Jaeger

Chief Creative Officer, MCI Germany GmbH

Mike Jaeger is Chief Creative Officer at MCI Germany and a leading voice in brand experience design. Working at the intersection of strategy, creativity, technology, and cultural transformation, he helps organizations turn communication into meaningful experiences.

His work focuses on how artificial intelligence, immersive media, and creative technology are reshaping engagement, trust, and brand relevance. Mike believes experience design is not about staging moments, but about creating lasting connections between brands and people.

He is the initiator of the Future Playbook “Brand Experiences 2030 – Immersive. Intelligent. Human.”, exploring how brands and organizations must evolve in an increasingly AI-driven Experience Economy.

Michael Neumaier (fortiss)

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Daniel Nusser Nusser Creation + Development | Produktdesign & Strategie und Mathis Nitschke Mathis Nitschke - Sounddesigner, Komponist, Regisseur

Venture perspective: where to invest

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Kai Hermsen

Programme Director // Co-Founder DECAID Secure and Governance Lead, Security Network Munich // DECAID

Kai is the Programme Director of the Security Network Munich. As Co-Founder and AI Governance Expert at DECAID Secure, he makes professional AI governance accessible for mid-sized enterprises, ensuring secure AI implementation while preserving human oversight.

Previously, he led the "Charter of Trust" at Siemens shaping the Cybersecurity transformation for almost a decade, co-managed "Identity Valley," and founded the "twinds foundation." A lecturer at Frankfurt School and TEC Leadership Institute, he also contributes to the World Economic Forum’s "Digital Trust" working group and co-organizes the Munich Cybersecurity Conference.

An active citizen, husband, and father of two, he advocates for sustainable work-life integration as the foundation for success