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Vienna,
8 Oct. 2025

Join us in Vienna for the ZOIS Executive Summit 2025, where industry leaders, experts and decision-makers will come together to shape the future of IT security and beyond. This year’s event will focus on resilience, risk mitigation and the critical role of security across all pillars of the Zero Outage Industry Standard (ZOIS)—people, platforms, processes and security.

Expect a full day of insightful keynotes, interactive breakout sessions and high-level discussions on the latest challenges and solutions in IT security. Network with top professionals, exchange ideas and gain strategic insights that will help your organisation navigate an increasingly complex digital landscape.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation that defines next-generation IT resilience and security.

Speakers

Peter Lenz

Peter Lenz

Managing Director, T-Systems Austria

Laura Hauser

Laura Hauser

Chief Technology Officer, OeKB CSD GmbH

Dr. Gerald Pfeifer
Dr. Gerald Pfeifer is CTO at SUSE and chair of the board of the openSUSE project. He enjoys building bridges between business, technology, and communities, has been contributing to open source before that term was coined, and drove the transformation of SUSE's portfolio from the world's first enterprise Linux to software-defined infrastructure and container application platforms around Kubernetes.

Dr. Gerald Pfeifer

CTO at SUSE

Dietmar Böckmann
Dietmar Böckmann is a member of the Executive Board at BKS Bank since June 2023. His motto, "Going digital, but staying personal," reflects his approach—leading the bank’s digital change while keeping strong customer relationships. Prior to joining BKS Bank, he led the IT subsidiary of Erste Group for 15 years, including several years as its managing director. Now, at BKS Bank, he manages all digital operations, from IT to back-office operations, online sales, payments and Treasury. His goal is to make things easier for customers and include more sustainable financial products in the bank’s services. Under his leadership, BKS Bank is investing in both digital and physical branches, creating a modern banking experience that combines technology with personal service.

Dietmar Böckmann

Board Member, BKS Bank AG

Scott Minneman

Scott Minneman

Chief Information Security Officer, Zero Hash

Augusto Nellessen

Augusto Nellessen

ICT Leader, Itaú Unibanco

Klaus Reile

Klaus Reile

Senior Director, Customer Success EMEA & LATAM at NetApp Germany

Thomas Hecht
Thomas Hecht has more than 10 years of professional experience and 3 degrees from universities of applied sciences in the fields of corporate security and risk management, as well as information security and IT security. Through research activities and professional activities in an energy company, Thomas was also able to gain experience in the field of OT security. He has worked for various companies in the field of information security management that have either purchased ICT services or provide such services. For more than 4 years now he has been working for Deutsche Telekom, managing the Enterprise Security Architecture for Reliable ICT Service (ESARIS) for the global Enterprise IT service provider T-Systems. For over 1 year he has been leading the international team responsible for this. ESARIS was made mandatory in T-System a few years ago and has become an industry standard as part of the Zero Outage Industry Standard (ZOIS).

Thomas Hecht

Senior Security Manager, Deutsche Telekom Cyber Security Austria

Iosif Itkin
Iosif Itkin is a co-founder & co-CEO of Exactpro, an independent provider of software testing services for financial sector organisations. Founded in 2009, Exactpro employs over 450 specialists. Among other things Iosif is responsible for the AI Testing strategy and trading systems reliability research. He holds a MSc degree in Theoretical Physics.
In his professional career, Iosif has held many technology roles: software developer, performance testing department lead, technology architect, VP of technology – on a number of global financial industry initiatives. Iosif’s expertise at the intersection of high-availability systems and capital markets has enabled him to successfully facilitate technology transformations within exchanges, investment banks and clearing and settlement organisations in London, New York, Milan, Singapore, Sydney and other major financial centres.

Iosif Itkin

co-CEO and co-founder, Exactpro

Agenda to be confirmed closer to the date

07.10.2025 Exclusive ZOIS VIP Dinner
08.10.2025 A day full of inspiring speeches and panels designed to foster collaborative discussions including;

Welcome Word by Ursula zur Nieden, Head of Go2Market Cyber Security at T-Systems International and Stephan Kasulke, VP Application Development at Capgemini

Keynote speech by Peter Lenz, Managing Director, T-Systems Austria

"The new Currency: Trust, Technology and Resilience in Finance" - Panel discussion moderated by Ursula zur Nieden and Stephan Kasulke. MORE.

Panelists:

  • Dietmar Böckmann, Vorstand BKS
  • Laura Hauser, CTO, OeKB CSD
  • Iosif Itkin, co-CEO and co-founder, Exactpro
  • Scott Minneman, CISO and Head of Risk, Zero Hash

C-Level Panel discussion moderated by Ursula zur Nieden and Stephan Kasulke

Panelists:

  • Christopher Ehmsen, Managing Director Telekom Security Austria
  • Gerald Pfeifer, CTO EMEA SUSE
Parallel Breakout Sessions:

PEOPLE: AI is the Future! How does this impact People? by Klaus Reile Senior Director, Customer Success EMEA & LATAM at NetApp Germany. MORE.

SECURITY: Presentation by Thomas Hecht, Senior Security Manager at Deutsche Telekom Cyber Security Austria.
PLATFORMSPROCESSES
Farewell drinks on rooftop

T-Center

Rennweg 97-99
1030 Vienna
Austria

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