Room: 4.0.0.1, Saal 4, EG (Pav. 4)

Moderator Track 1: Digital ID for governments

Since 2002, Benjamin Drisch has held roles as a consultant, product manager, and SVP of the Business Field Citizen ID for Eviden Digital Identity (formerly cryptovision). He has spearheaded numerous eID and company ID projects in over 20 countries, bringing extensive expertise in smart cards, electronic ID cards, and public key infrastructures.

Plenarsaal, EG (Pav. 1)

Moderator Track 2: Digital ID for enterprises

Ralf König is Senior Vice President IT-SEC at Eviden Cybersecurity Products (an atos business) in Gelsenkirchen. He has worked in the IT sector for over 25 years, covering projects in the finance sector, in wholesale and the automotive industry. In 2013, he became responsible at cryptovision as a project manager specializing in email encryption, PKI, and smart card middleware, and later as a product manager for two product lines. Since 2019, he is holding his current role as SVP of the business field IT Security.

09:15 Uhr | Room: 4.0.0.1, Saal 4, EG (Pav. 4)

Welcome note

Kerstin Honskamp is Managing Director of cv cryptovision GmbH since November 2024, alongside her role as Head of Product Management since 2021. She previously served in various positions at cv cryptovision. Before joining the company, she completed a Master’s degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics at Bergische Universität Wuppertal.

09:15 Uhr | Room: 4.0.0.1, Saal 4, EG (Pav. 4)

Welcome note

Björn Burzynski is Managing Director of cryptovision GmbH since November 2024, alongside his role as Head of Sales Central Europe for Eviden Digital ID. Prior to taking on these responsibilities, he was CFO of cryptovision. Before joining the company, he was managing partner at SEDES Steuerberatungsgesellschaft GmbH in Dortmund for 15 years. There, he specialised in international tax law and holding structures.

09:15 Uhr | Room: 4.0.0.1, Saal 4, EG (Pav. 4)

Welcome note

Thomas Riechmann is Head of Cybersecurity Products Central Europe and Managing Director of cryptovision GmbH. He is working since more than 25 years in different roles in the Cybersecurity Services (Consulting, Integration, Managed Security Services) and Cybersecurity Products business. 

9:45 Uhr | Room 4.0.0.1, Saal 4 (Pavillon 4)

Keynote: Europe’s business wallet as a strategic enabler for the single digital market

As Europe moves from digital identity to trusted digital business interactions, the European Business Wallet has the potential to become a foundational building block for secure, interoperable, and sovereign digital ecosystems for legal entitites. This keynote explores how verifiable credentials, organizational identity, and trust services can transform cross-border business processes – from onboarding and authorization to compliance and seamless data exchange. More than a technical evolution, the European Business Wallet signals a strategic shift in how trust is created, shared, and scaled across Europe’s digital economy.

10:45 Uhr | Room 4.0.0.1, Saal 4 (Pavillon 4)

ID evolution: The convergence of digital identity, post-quantum security, and next-generation credentials

This session spotlights three of the pivotal trends reshaping the future of identity:

• Digital & Mobile Identity — The adoption of mobile credentials and identity wallets marks a significant milestone in identity evolution. The challenges ahead must be strategically transformed into opportunities, without compromising security.
• Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) — As quantum computing edges closer to practical reality, the identity industry faces a critical imperative: adopting cryptographic standards robust enough to secure identity infrastructures for decades to come.
• Advancing Document Security — Physical world applications increasingly demand higher level of authenticity and security. Emerging technologies, including Infineon’s Chip-in-Paper solution, are bridging the physical and digital worlds to deliver a new generation of credentials.

Fanni Vikor is a Business Development and Innovation Manager at Infineon Technologies AG, Germany, with a focus on government ID projects. She facilitates the deployment of highly efficient and robust electronic documents in the Asia region, empowering partners and governments with relevant, up-to-date knowledge about secure chips, technologies, and components embedded in electronic ID documents. She is also responsible for innovative applications such as digital identity on a global scale. Throughout her career, she has taken on a diverse range of roles in product line management, business development, and strategic marketing, with a strong emphasis on delivering value and innovation to customers.

10:45 Uhr | Plenarsaal, EG (Pav. 1)

Why enterprise email security still fails – and what government projects got right

Eviden Digital Identities supported a federal ministry in managing digital identities for email security in a flexible and user-friendly way. By leveraging the Eviden GreenShield solution, the ministry was able to streamline identity management and enhance security.

Julia Zimmermann is the Product Manager of Eviden’s email- and file-encryption software cryptovision GreenShield and the smart card middleware cryptovision SCinterface. In her four years at cryptovision, she has put a focus on usability and internationalization of these products. Julia worked in a research unit on quantitative morpho-phonetics for six years before switching careers towards IT.

11:15 Uhr | Plenarsaal, EG (Pav. 1)

Mastering identity management in hybrid SAP landscapes with DirX

This session shows how Eviden DirX Identity Management enables effective identity governance in hybrid SAP environments. Based on best practices from Siemens Global Business Services and kubus IT, it highlights practical approaches to integrating on‑premises and cloud SAP systems. Attendees gain clear insights into lifecycle management, governance, and compliance in complex SAP landscapes.

Gary Weissenbacher has more than 22 years of experience in identity and access management, which he has gained through his work as a consultant, software developer, and architect. In his current role as Head of Product Management, he is responsible for the ongoing development and innovation leadership of the Eviden DirX portfolio. His focus is on operational excellence in IAM and on the strategic transition to cloud-based architectures.

11:15 Uhr | Room: 4.0.0.1, Saal 4, EG (Pav. 4)

Digital identity at a crossroads: Why wallets need eID to deliver trust, scale, and sovereignty

Digital identity is at a critical turning point as mobile wallets gain momentum and reshape how users interact with identity services. While wallets promise convenience and user-centric design, they fundamentally depend on trusted, government-issued electronic identities (eID) to provide security, legal assurance, and scalability. Across regions including Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America, governments are reinforcing eID systems as multi-application platforms that enable digital services, financial inclusion, and economic participation. At the same time, international standards such as ICAO 9303 and ISO 18013 are becoming essential to ensure cross-border interoperability and trusted digital credentials. This keynote demonstrates that wallets do not replace eID, but amplify it – positioning eID as the enduring trust anchor of a globally interoperable digital identity ecosystem.

Lutz Richter, Dipl. Ing. (FH) for Engineering and Automation, is the Head of Information Systems at Mühlbauer ID Services GmbH. After completing his studies at the University of Applied Sciences for Technology and Economics in Dresden, he has been in the security industry for more than 20 years, involved in over 100 Document Security Projects within the company. During his extensive and ongoing career in the industry, he has worked as a Senior Solution Architect and Analyst for Identification Management Systems, among other roles. He is responsible for the development of Identification Management Systems, e-Government, and Entry-Exit Systems. Additionally, he has shared his expertise in identification management and border control security technology at seminars worldwide such as such as ID4Africa, Silicon trust, Identity Week, and ICAO TRIP and others.

11:45 Uhr | Room 4.0.0.1, Saal 4 (Pavillon 4)

EU Cyber Resilience Act – what does it mean for you?

The EU CRA (regulation (EU) 2024/2847) was published in December 2024. Concrete requirements to market participants continue to come into force between September 2026 and December 2027. Many topics are affected: security assessment, security vulnerability reporting, responsibilities regarding embedded software updates. These have direct consequences, but there are also indirect consequences for portfolio management. The most obvious one for many companies is that they will have to take decisions regarding older products in their portfolio. It should not come as a surprise if a cascade of product discontinuations ripples through various industries. This presentation will provide an overview about the CRA and its effects on various levels, and also point to helpful resources to determine steps forward.

Mario Stoltz is a senior product manager at NXP Semiconductors, which he joined in  2007. He is responsible for various secure microcontroller families, at the hardware level, the operating system platform level as well as on the application level, with a focus on secure government identity applications. Mario has spent a total of 29 years in the semiconductor industry. He is an MSEE (Dipl.-Ing.) by education, graduated from Hamburg University of Technology in 1997.

11:45 Uhr | Plenarsaal, EG (Pav. 1)

Digital certificates in an air-gapped high-security environment

The presentation describes a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) that is used, among other purposes, for code signing. It operates within an isolated defense system with no external network connections. It must meet exceptionally high security requirements.

Kerstin Honskamp is Managing Director of cv cryptovision GmbH since November 2024, alongside her role as Head of Product Management since 2021. She previously served in various positions at cv cryptovision. Before joining the company, she completed a Master’s degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics at Bergische Universität Wuppertal.

13:15 Uhr | Room: 4.0.0.1, Saal 4, EG (Pav. 4)

Comedy: Starship cryptovision

Traveling through the universe in a spaceship in the year 2126 is no simple task. Much of the challenge comes from IT security – an area that, despite a century of progress, hasn’t changed nearly as much as one might expect. Fortunately, Eviden Digital Identity provides solutions designed to stand the test of time, performing just as reliably in the far future as they do today.

Klaus Schmeh has been at cryptovision for over 20 years. His current position is Chief Editor Marketing. Klaus is the most-published cryptology author in the world. He has authored 15 books about the subject, as well as over 300 articles, 25 scientific papers, and 1500 blog posts. His book „Post-Quanten-Kryptografie: Eine anschauliche Einführung“ will be publisjed in summer 2026. Klaus is a popular speaker, known for his entertaining presentation style involving self-drawn cartoons and Lego models. He has lectured at hundreds of conferences, including the NSA Cryptologic History Symposium, DEF CON and the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

13:35 Uhr | Room: 4.0.0.1, Saal 4, EG (Pav. 4)

Pecha Kucha

Ben will explore the topic of side-channel attacks in a Pecha Kucha presentation – 20 slides, 20 seconds each. Side-channel attacks are techniques that exploit indirect information, such as timing, power consumption, or electromagnetic emissions, to extract secret data from a system without breaking its cryptographic algorithms.

Benjamin Drisch has held roles as a consultant, product manager, and SVP of the Business Field Citizen ID for Eviden Digital Identity (formerly cryptovision) since 2002. He has spearheaded numerous eID and company ID projects in over 20 countries, bringing extensive expertise in smart cards, electronic ID cards, and public key infrastructures.

13:35 Uhr | Room: 4.0.0.1, Saal 4, EG (Pav. 4)

Pecha Kucha

Wiam will give an introduction to the MCP-I standard in a Pecha Kucha presentation – 20 slides, 20 seconds each. MCP-I (Machine Communication Protocol – Identity) is a standard designed to enable secure communication between AI components.

Wiam Oulad Hadj Meftah is a Germany-based professional from Bochum with multilingual proficiency, including Arabic, French, English, and German. She is a working student at Eviden Digital IDentity. Her profile reflects an international background and strong adaptability, supported by her language abilities and experience working with diverse learners.

13:35 Uhr | Room: 4.0.0.1, Saal 4, EG (Pav. 4)

Pecha Kucha

Adam will explain why IT security is not like soccer in a Pecha Kucha presentation – 20 slides, 20 seconds each. As the FIFA World Cup starts on the same day, this is a highly relevant topic.

Adam Ross, Eviden Digital Identity, is an identification specialist with two decades of global experience. He advises governments, enterprises, and development agencies on citizen identification, identity assurance, and digital public infrastructures, specializing in public key cryptography for secure digital identity and efficient government services.

14:15 Uhr | Room: 4.0.0.1, Saal 4, EG (Pav. 4)

Trust services with the EUDI Wallet

Since 2016, a harmonised market for trust services has developed in Europe based on the eIDAS Regulation. Thanks to CEN and ETSI standards, not only are data formats interoperable, but security levels and audit procedures are also comparable. The amendment to the eIDAS Regulation now imposes numerous new NIS/2 requirements on trust service providers, particularly with regard to availability and the supply chain. In addition, PKI software is regulated by the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), and further new testing requirements are imposed on hardware by the Commission Implementing Regulations (CIR). The presentation will therefore address the question of whether the market for qualified trust services, currently estimated at €400 million per annum, will remain in its current form, especially since signature and identification services will be offered free of charge by government wallet providers from 2026 onwards.

Arno Fiedler is the Managing Director at Nimbus Technologieberatung. After graduating from high school with a humanistic diploma, an apprenticeship as a naval electronics engineer and a degree in industrial engineering, he worked for Bull AG between 1989 and 1994 in the areas of industrial sales and marketing for consulting services. In 1994, Arno assumed a leading position in sales and marketing for Bundesdruckerei in the area of trusted digitisation of services. In 2000, he founded Nimbus Technologieberatung, which advises numerous organisations on the design of identity infrastructures and the implementation of legal and technical requirements for trust service providers in accordance with eIDAS, PSD2, DSGVO, VDG and the CA/B Forum. Clients include BSI, Bundesdruckerei, ETSI and ENISA. Arno has published numerous specialist publications on trust infrastructures and is involved in committees such as ETSI ESI, CA/B Forum, Bitkom, TeleTrusT, ENISA forums and on the board of the “Secure Digital Identity” association.

14:15 Uhr | Plenarsaal, EG (Pav. 1)

Fewer tickets, stronger security: PKI modernization for KRITIS – and beyond

This session presents a project in which the PKI of a German energy supplier was modernized. By automating processes and virtualizing key storage, the solution improved usability and streamlined certificate management. These changes led to significant cost savings and a more efficient infrastructure. As a result, helpdesk calls were reduced by considerably, demonstrating the impact of a user-friendly PKI.

Lennart Prekel is Key Account Manager at Eviden Digital Identity, based in Gelsenkirchen. Since joining cryptovision in 2016, he has developed strong expertise in IT security and enterprise customer management. Alongside his sales responsibilities, he has gained hands-on experience in operational and commercial roles, including contract and business administration. Lennart holds a dual degree from Westfälische Hochschule and supports key enterprise and German government clients in complex, large-scale migration projects.

14:15 Uhr | Room: 4.0.0.1, Saal 4, EG (Pav. 4)

Scaling trust: HSM challenges in the era of the EU Digital Identity Wallet

The emergence of the EU Digital Identity Wallet introduces a paradigm shift in the way cryptographic infrastructures must be designed and operated. Unlike traditional use cases, where Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) primarily protect high-value keys with limited usage, the EU Wallet ecosystem requires managing and operating at scale on an unprecedented number of keys. These keys are no longer rare and static assets, but rather high-frequency, “consumption-oriented” cryptographic objects, used for authentication, signing, and identity operations across millions of users. This evolution raises significant technical challenges in terms of performance, scalability, and lifecycle management. At the same time, the transition toward Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) further increases computational complexity and key sizes, amplifying the pressure on existing infrastructures. In this context, relying solely on HSMs is no longer sufficient. A complementary Key Management System (KMS) layer becomes essential to orchestrate key lifecycle, distribute workloads, and ensure scalability while maintaining strong security guarantees. This presentation explores the limitations of traditional HSM-centric architectures in the EU Wallet context, the impact of large-scale key management and high-throughput operations, the challenges introduced by PQC, and the need for hybrid architectures combining HSM and KMS.

Corentin Cordier is an experienced developer and project manager with a strong sense of organization and a passion for technology. He began his career in healthcare development, where he quickly expanded his technical skills and gained deep expertise in securing sensitive health data. Driven by this interest, he transitioned into cybersecurity, first as a full-stack developer and later as a project manager in cryptographic product development. Dynamic and enthusiastic, Corentin is always seeking new professional challenges to further grow his skills and expertise. 

14:45 Uhr | Plenarsaal, EG (Pav. 1)

From standards to the power outlet: X.509 certificates and smart meter rollout in Germany

The smart meter rollout in Germany requires a highly secure communication infrastructure, primarily implemented via a dedicated Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and X.509 certificates. This infrastructure ensures that data transmission between smart meter gateways (SMGWs) and market participants (e.g., network operators, suppliers) is authentic, confidential, and secure.

Ralf Vennemann has over 20 years of experience in IT security and has been with Atos since 2008, holding various roles within the Atos Trust Center. He is currently Head of Identity Security, with a primary focus on the Trust Center and PKI.

14:45 Uhr | Room: 4.0.0.1, Saal 4, EG (Pav. 4)

Dual sourcing, single advantage: Building resilient eID solutions with Eviden and AdvanIDe

In an increasingly constrained and fast-evolving semiconductor landscape, flexibility and reliability are critical. A hardware-independent approach enables seamless operation across the industry’s leading platforms, reducing dependency, and increasing resilience. This session highlights how combining platform flexibility with the expertise of Eviden & AdvanIDe across multiple technology stacks, enables tailored, high-quality solutions allowing Customers to select the optimal approach for their specific performance, cost, and application requirements.

Maximilian Stoiber joined AdvanIDe as Business Development Manager ECA in 2025, focusing on the Secure ID segment. In this position, he strengthens existing partnerships, drives new business opportunities across the ECA region, and supports the regional sales team on eGovernment projects by advising clients and delivering tailored solutions beyond standard offerings. Prior to joining AdvanIDe, he worked as Technical Project Manager & Sales Support for ID Document Solutions at Mühlbauer ID Services GmbH, where he was responsible for the implementation and execution of new ID document projects.

14:45 Uhr | Room: 4.0.0.1, Saal 4, EG (Pav. 4)

Dual sourcing, single advantage: Building resilient eID solutions with Eviden and AdvanIDe

In an increasingly constrained and fast-evolving semiconductor landscape, flexibility and reliability are critical. A hardware-independent approach enables seamless operation across the industry’s leading platforms, reducing dependency, and increasing resilience. This session highlights how combining platform flexibility with the expertise of Eviden & AdvanIDe across multiple technology stacks, enables tailored, high-quality solutions allowing Customers to select the optimal approach for their specific performance, cost, and application requirements.

Mikhail Gordeev is a seasoned product management and digital solutions expert with over two decades of experience in the technology, identification, and financial services sectors. Currently serving as the Product Manager for Security Token Applications at Eviden Digital Identity, he has been instrumental in managing a secure element-based application portfolio, including the ePasslet Suite and various customization tools. His role involves maintaining technology-driven relationships with leading chip platform partners of Eviden Digital Identity.

15:15 Uhr | Plenarsaal, EG (Pav. 1)

When security meets accessibility: The challenge of encrypted files

Eviden GreenShield, a software solution for email and file encryption, has been optimized for accessibility. Through multiple iterations of testing and refinement, its functionality was adapted to meet specific accessibility requirements. But what about the output? Does accessibility create a conflict with security? This session explores whether and how encrypted files can comply with international accessibility standards for documents and examines the impact of encryption on assistive technologies.

Fiona Heilemann works at Deutsche Telekom MMS GmbH and specializes in accessible digital solutions. She holds a Master of Science in Computer Science and Media and is a Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA). As an accessibility expert for software applications, she focuses on integrating accessibility into modern development processes. With more than five years of experience, she bridges the gap between technical development and universal design.

16:15 Uhr | Room 4.0.0.1, Saal 4 (Pavillon 4)

Keynote: CyberWar – Your enemy has no flag

The boundaries between cybercrime and cyber warfare are increasingly blurring. State-sponsored actors, organized criminals, and hacktivists rely on the same technologies, the same infrastructure, and pursue partly overlapping objectives with direct consequences for organizations that have no connection to geopolitical conflicts whatsoever. The talk contextualizes these developments through current conflicts and examines how cyber operations today serve as the first domain of attack, deployed even before conventional measures. It critically assesses the economics of vulnerability trading, the role of false flag operations, and the practical limits of offensive cyber strategies. What this means in practice, participants experience first-hand: with Pay or Pray – the interactive ransomware negotiation simulator – the audience becomes the executive board of a freshly compromised company. The attackers are on the line. Demands are on the table. Do you pay? Do you negotiate? Do you call their bluff? Live-moderated from the stage, the format puts the audience directly across the table from a ransomware gang – and makes viscerally clear what no statistic can: ransomware is not purely a technical problem. It’s a human one.

Rüdiger Trost is an experienced security consultant with a degree in Business Informatics (FH) and over 25 years of industry expertise. He has built extensive knowledge in cybersecurity through various technical roles at well-known system integrators and technology manufacturers. He specializes in developing comprehensive security strategies, identifying vulnerabilities, and implementing effective security solutions. Since 2020, he has been regularly hosting a podcast with Tobias Schrödel, discussing a wide range of topics in the field of cybersecurity. Rüdiger’s insights and analyses of current security incidents are frequently cited by leading media outlets and news agencies.

17:45 Uhr | Room 4.0.0.1, Saal 4 (Pavillon 4)

Pub quiz

Join fellow conference attendees for an interactive session filled with challenging questions, surprising facts, and a relaxed atmosphere.

Adam Ross, Eviden Digital Identity, is an identification specialist with two decades of global experience. He advises governments, enterprises, and development agencies on citizen identification, identity assurance, and digital public infrastructures, specializing in public key cryptography for secure digital identity and efficient government services.