Bettina Palazzo

Lecturer and Business Ethics Expert

Bettina Palazzo is a business ethics consultant that helps organizations improve their integrity culture and bring a new and fresh perspective to their compliance and ethics management. She first explored business ethics in the 90s, through her academic experience. She eventually wrote her prize-winning PhD thesis on the same topic. From there, she went into strategic management consulting, quickly returning to her real passion: her own, quadrilingual consulting business. Bettina is also an esteemed university lecturer: her main goal, in her own words, is to help shape corporate cultures that make work meaningful (and fun).

Michael Will

President
@ Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht

Michael Will was appointed President of the State Office for Data Protection Supervision for a term of five years, starting on February 1, 2020. He began his professional career as an administrative lawyer for the Free State of Bavaria at the Government of Upper Franconia in Bayreuth in 1995; he took over the management of the Department of Public Safety and Order at the District Office of Landshut in 2002. In 2009, Michael Will was assigned the position of head of the "Data Protection" department in the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior for Sport and Integration. He also held the role of the official data protection officer and was a member of the Data Protection Commission of the Bavarian State Parliament. On behalf of the Bundesrat, he accompanied all consultations of the Council's Working Group on Data Protection and Information Exchange (DAPIX) regarding the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Job Kuijpers

CEO and founder
@ Eye Security

Job Kuijpers is an energetic visionary who combines a no-nonsense approach with his ambition to improve the resilience of European organizations. At the Dutch secret service, AIVD, he worked under high pressure on complex operations to protect free society. Working together towards a goal that the team believes in gives him confidence and energy. He grew up in an entrepreneurial family, and therefore knows how to combine his pragmatic approach to cyber security with an organization’s mindset. Only when the ransomware figures for SMEs start to fall drastically will he have achieved his goal. Until then, he will do everything in his power to innovatively protect European organizations against cybercrime.

Dr. Barbara Roth

Head of Group Internal Audit
@ Deutsche Börse

After five years as Corporate M&A and Capital Markets lawyer in International law firms, Barbara transferred inhouse to Financial Industry to advise Markets and Investment Banking departments in two Banks. In 2011, she moved to the second line of defence, building a Compliance Team for Corporate and Investment Banking of UniCredit Bank AG including global branches in US, Asia and EMEA. From 2016, she served as Chief Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Officer. Since 2022 she is heading the Deutsche Börse Group Internal Audit Team, directly reporting to the CEO and Audit Chair. In addition, she is supervisory board member and Regulatory Chair at N26 and N26 Bank.

Wouter Goudswaard

Chief Commercial Officer
@ Eye Security

Wouter Goudswaard is on a mission to help organizations protect themselves against cybercrime, and to help them to easily acquire an affordable cyber-insurance to provide peace of mind and financial protection in case of a cyber-attack or data breach. After studying commercial economics in Utrecht, he held various national and international positions in the insurance industry. At Eye, he oversees business development and uses his extensive experience and his international business network to connect the best industry professionals and specialists around the common goal of a healthy and cyber resilient economy.

Vladyslav Cherednychenko

Head of IT security
@ About You

Vladyslav is a head of IT-Security engineering at About You – the fastest-growing e-commerce startup in Europe and the first unicorn company in Hamburg.With almost a decade of experience in IT, he utilizes that experience to protect the business from cyber threats while maintaining a high rate of growth development.

Kathrin Nusser

Group Chief Financial Officer
@ Global Saving Groups

Kathrin Nusser is a digital native and loves to use figures together with her teams to create transparency in agile and innovative companies and to derive appropriate measures from them. Kathrin Nusser joined GSG as Chief Financial Officer in March 2022. Nusser started her career at Scout24 before joining the Westwing Group as Head of Corporate Finance in 2015 and moving on as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director for Flaconi in 2017, where she significantly shaped the success story and culture of the e-commerce company with her extensive knowledge in scaling and expanding digital businesses. Since March 2022, she has been Group Chief Financial Officer at Global Savings Group responsible for Finance, Legal, Compliance and People & Culture.

Dr. Stephan Simon

Chief Financial Officer
@ Pliant

Dr. Stephan Simon is and has been facing the hidden cost of compliance on a daily basis in his work with FinTechs as CFO and responsible for data analytics as well as customers - all requiring effective & efficiency compliance in customer onboarding to achieve growth. He currently drives the expansion of Business Credit Card FinTech Pliant as CFO after helping set up, refocus and restructure the Digital Asset Management and Blockchain Analytics boutique Immutable Insight.
Stephan started his management career in FinTech as Head of Funding Strategy & Deposit Analytics at Raisin/Deposit Solutions overseeing and managing a double-digit billion deposit book across more than 100 banks after a career in Consulting at Oliver Wyman, where he developed and managed the European Treasury and Finance business working with GSIBs and leading European supervisors and McKinsey. 

Lukas Staffler

Sr. Researcher
@ Zurich University

Lukas Staffler is a lawyer, author and researcher at the interface between theory and practice. After studying in Austria, Italy and the UK, he specialised in european cooperation in criminal matters and is currently a senior researcher at the University of Zurich (Switzerland). He is part of the Digital Business & Tech Law LLM programme at the Management Center in Innsbruck (Austria) with a focus on compliance and cybersecurity. In his practical work at the law firm AWZ Rechtsanwälte (Austria), he advises companies on legal issues of digital business, compliance and cross-border company law. 

Cecilia Nasarre

VP Compliance
@ Tier Mobility

Cecilia NASARRE is the VP Compliance for TIER Mobility, where she leads TIER’s Compliance, Risk and Internal controls programs. Cecilia is an accomplished compliance professional with over 8 years’ experience in risk, ethics and compliance programs. She has previously served as the Compliance Director for FREE NOW and the Compliance Manager for Raisin DS, as well as HSBC. Cecilia has a Masters in International Commercial Law from McGill University and a Masters in Law and Economy from University Pantheon Assas.

Dr. Georg Huber

LL.M.,/ CIPP/E, Lawyer and partner
@ GPK Pegger Kofler & Partner

Georg Huber has 25 years of professional experience as a lawyer, being admitted to the bar in both Austria and New York. He studied at the Universities of Innsbruck and Chicago (LL.M.) and is also an academically certified expert in European Law as well as CIPP/E (Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe). Since 1998, Georg has been a partner at the law firm GPK Pegger Kofler & Partner. In addition to IT/IP Law, his areas of expertise include Data Protection Law, Distribution and Export Law, Competition and Antitrust Law, Advertising Law, and Art Law.
Besides, Georg Huber is the author of various publications and books; teaching and lecturing activities are also part of his daily work: he has been a lecturer in law at the University of Applied Sciences (Management Center Innsbruck, MCI) for many years.
In 1997, he received the Franz-Gschnitzer-Award (University of Innsbruck) and the Walther-Kastner-Award (Association of Austrian Banks and Bankers). Georg also maintains numerous international memberships in leading networks, such as Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA), ALFA International – The Global Legal Network and the German Society of Law and Informatics (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Recht und Informatik, DGRI).

Anne Vogdt

Head of Compliance & Data Protection
@ FREENOW

Anne Vogdt graduated in International Law from the Catholic University of Portugal in 2007. Since then, her focus has been mainly on ethics and compliance, with a special emphasis on anti-bribery and corruption, economic sanctions, and data protection.
After completing an LL.M. in International Legal Studies at Georgetown University in 2016, Anne took on the role of Chief Compliance Officer at German food retailer Lidl in the US for three years. On her return to Europe in early 2019, she assumed an operational leadership role within Lidl. In 2021, Anne returned to her compliance roots and began helping organizations in the US and Europe build and modernize their internal ethics, compliance, and data protection organizations and programs. She heads FREENOW's compliance and data protection departments since March 2022.

Fulya Göler

Senior Legal Counsel
@ Xentral ERP Software GmbH

Fulya Göler is a generalist legal professional and Senior Legal Counsel at Xentral ERP Software GmbH where she has established and currently leads the legal department. With a passion for continuous improvement, she has steered the growth and transformation of the organization by implementing comprehensive Data Privacy and Governance strategies while fostering a culture of Compliance throughout the organization.
Fulya studied law at the University of Regensburg with a focus on Corporate, Competition and Antitrust Law. Before joining Xentral in 2021, she was with MAN Energy Solutions providing legal guidance on international business contracts.

Christoph Herold

Chief Development Officer
@ CBTL GmbH

Christoph Herold is Chief Development Officer at CBTL GmbH, responsible for strategy and innovation as well information security as a central part of CBTL’s value proposition. Throughout his career he has held international HR and business roles in the field of Learning & Development. With his extensive expertise in instructional design, change management and learning technology, he aims to support his clients in finding the right blend of functionality, usability and IT security in their digital learning solutions.

Laura Sanjath

Referentin Abteilung für Rechtspolitik
@ Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Mag.a Laura Sanjath, BA, LLM has been part of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO) for several years. She started as a legal consultant in the Legal Services department; she then transitioned to the Department of Legal Policy within the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. In her current role, she takes on the representation of business interests in legal policy matters. She accompanies the legislative process from its inception (usually at the EU level) to its implementation in Austria. Her ongoing projects delve deeply into areas such as data sharing, data protection and Artificial Intelligence, as well as Corporate Sustainability.
In addition, she is engaged as a lay judge at the Federal Administrative Court in Vienna, specifically in matters related to data protection. As an experienced lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Vienna, she teaches in the field of Anglo-American legal systems and Anglo-American legal language.

Markus Stulle

Director
@ Deloitte Deutschland

Markus Stulle studied technical cybernetics at the University of Stuttgart and holds a Ph.D. from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering/Information Technology at the Technical University of Munich. His research at TUM focused on discrete-event dynamic systems, robotics and neural networks. He works for Deloitte since April 2018. His professional focus is on Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud Services, Distributed Ledger Technologies and Cryptography, Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Currently, maintaining the privacy of company data in generative AI applications is one of the focal points of the work.

Michelle Schrey

Senior VP Finance
@ DataGuard

Michelle Schrey has over 12 years of experience in investment banking, corporate finance, enterprise SaaS, and digital payments. She joined DataGuard from SumUp, a globally leading digital payments company, where, as Vice President Corporate Finance, she oversaw all aspects of fundraising, investor reporting and investor relations. Prior to SumUp, Schrey was with the global investment firm Sixth Street Partners for 5 years, where she focused on investments in SaaS and payment services. During her previous tenure at Deutsche Bank in both Frankfurt and London, she conducted numerous transactions, including domestic and cross-border mergers, IPOs, and other forms of equity and debt capital market financing. Schrey holds an MSc in Finance from the London School of Economics and her Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the European Business School in Germany.

Dr. Dr. Olaf Uhlenwinkel

VP Sales Dach
@ Anonos

Dr. Olaf Uhlenwinkel, a physicist with a Ph.D. in neuroscience and artificial intelligence, began his career as a Systems Engineer at Sun Microsystems during the early days of the internet. He quickly rose through the ranks, transitioned to sales, and became a director. Following Sun's acquisition by Oracle, he led Oracle's "general business" division in the DACH region.
In recent years, Dr. Uhlenwinkel has overseen direct and indirect sales organizations for cloud companies, specializing in digital marketing, API-based integration, and enterprise data governance. As VP Sales at Anonos, Olaf is focused on enabling companies in the DACH region to protect their data in use and safely utilize Generative AI tools.

Anabel Berning

In-house lawyer
@ TOPREGAL

Anabel Berning is a legal expert and in-house lawyer at TOPREGAL GmbH. She has been with the company since 2021 and has established the legal department. She accompanies the companies growth and internationalization in all legal matters. The focus of her work is on labor law and compliance structuring.
Anabel studied law at the University of Tübingen with a focus on criminal law and worked in a law firm before joining TOPREGAL. She is currently completing a Master's degree in labor law at the University of Münster alongside her job.

Terry Murphy

Marketing Manager
@ ESBroadcast

Dr. Frank Schemmel

Senior Director International Privacy & Compliance
@ DataGuard

Dr. Frank Schemmel, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, supports DataGuard since 2018 in various management positions (incl. Head of Privacy) and is currently responsible for the company-wide content and strategic design as well as optimization of the DataGuard service lines "Privacy" and "Compliance", a hybrid model of first-class consulting and support through self-developed, scalable software solutions. As a certified Data Protection Officer (TÜV) and Compliance Officer (Univ.), he advises on all topics of data protection, IT security and general compliance. Before joining DataGuard, he worked for Allen & Overy LLP for five years in the area of data protection and employment law as a consultant and legal project manager. He regularly publishes in relevant media and shares his experience as a lector at universities (Duesseldorf, Augsburg), conference speaker (Euroforum Datenschutzkongress, bitkom Privacy Conference, IAPP Data Protection Intensive: Deutschland) and webinar host.

Damir Zambelli

Senior Principal CPM
@ DataGuard

Damir joined DataGuard in May 2022. He has a background in Computer Science and is now coordinating the CPM effort as Senior Principal Consent & Preference Management and became a true Product Evangelist. 

Thomas Regier

Co-Founder and Co-CEO
@ DataGuard

Thomas Regier is the co-founder and co-CEO of DataGuard, where he oversees the commercial, sales, and management strategies. Over his 12-year career, Thomas has gained valuable experience in Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, and Tech entrepreneurship, with expertise in finance, investment banking, and GTM (Go-to-Market) strategies.
Thomas holds degrees in Business Management, Politics, and Economics from esteemed institutions, including St. Gallen (BA, BA), Cambridge (MPhil), Columbia, and Harvard (MPA), which have contributed to his well-rounded understanding of various aspects of the business world. His passion for business and policies has led him to co-found DataGuard alongside Kivanç, and together, they lead the company with dedication and vision.

Kivanç Semen

Co-Founder and Co-CEO
@ DataGuard

Kivanç Semen is co-founder and co-CEO of DataGuard, where he leads the Company’s product strategy. Kivanç’s educational background is rooted in Business Informatics (B.Sc.) and Industrial Engineering (M.Sc.), having studied at the prestigious Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and having further developed his passion for data protection and IT security at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and the Universidad Carlos III in Madrid.
Kivanç has been a driving force behind data protection, IT security, and digital transformation for over a decade, having personally supervised more than 100 clients as a qualified Data Protection Officer (DEKRA). Kivanç has always been a tech enthusiast; he started his journey as a programmer and independent IT consultant at a young age. At 17, he founded his own consulting firm GEKES, and ever since 2010 he has been a technology entrepreneur.