KuppingerCole Analysts to Host Identity-Centric Cybersecurity Impact Day 2025, a Practical Forum on Identity at the Core of Enterprise Cyber Resilience

KuppingerCole Analysts will convene security, IT, and identity professionals for Identity-Centric Cybersecurity Impact Day 2025 (ICCID) on November 6 in Frankfurt, Germany. This one-day conference will focus on how identity has become the most critical control point in cybersecurity, shaping strategies from Zero Trust to AI security.

Identities are both the primary target of attackers and the foundation of modern defense. Our aim with ICCID is to provide clear, applicable strategies for identity-centric cybersecurity that organizations can take back to their daily work" Matthias Reinwarth

A Glimpse at the Agenda

The day’s program features expert-led sessions and case studies that highlight the breadth of today’s identity-centric threat landscape and the tools available to address it. Among the featured sessions:

• How to Sell the Eiffel Tower… and Other Identity Management Tips, Kashif Husain, Vice President and Information Security Officer at Nomura, draws a surprising parallel between a famous 1920s con and today’s cybercrime tactics. His keynote blends history with modern threats to illustrate why identity remains the crown jewel of security - and how organizations can better protect it.
  
• Making IGA Work in a Non-Tech Company – How GLS Built Identity Governance for the Real World, Matthias Wagner of GLS Group and Jonathan Neal of Saviynt share candid lessons from GLS’s journey to modern Identity Governance. From legacy systems and cultural hurdles to the limits of automation, this case study highlights what it really takes to implement access governance in an organization that isn’t tech-first.
  
• Identity and Access Management Moving to Cloud, Thi Hong Ha Nguyen, Head of Access Lifecycle Solutions at Deutsche Bank, introduces Accessio, a major initiative to consolidate on-premise IAM into a single cloud solution. The session covers the program’s roadmap, current challenges, and lessons learned in moving IAM to the cloud at enterprise scale.
  
• Adapting to Evolving Threats: Identity as the Cornerstone of Cloud Defense at Scale, Dominik Sowinski, Cybersecurity Architect at Siemens AG, examines how identity forms the foundation of modern cloud security. Drawing on case studies and industry incidents, he explores the challenges of securing diverse application environments against AI-aided attacks and shows why robust identity management is central to Zero Trust.
  
• Bringing Decentralized Identity into the Car to Use Trusted AI Agents, Peter Busch, Director of Technology Management, Innovation and Business at Robert Bosch Group, looks ahead to the role of decentralized identity in connected mobility. The talk explores how Trusted AI Agents with their own identity could enable security, safety, and privacy in highly connected traffic scenarios where unknown third parties enter the automotive domain.

A One-Day Event, Built for Real Impact

ICCID is designed to move beyond theory and provide immediately usable strategies. Attendees will engage in focused sessions, interactive discussions, and networking opportunities with peers and experts. Topics across the agenda include privileged access management, machine identity security, ITDR, continuous authentication, and enterprise case studies.

• When: November 6, 2025
• Where: Hilton Frankfurt City Center, Germany
• Who: CISOs, identity and security leaders, IT strategists, and practitioners seeking actionable insights into identity-centric security.

The full agenda, registration, and accommodation guide are available here. Press accreditation is also available here.

About KuppingerCole Analysts

KuppingerCole Analysts is an independent, global analyst firm specializing in identity and access management (IAM), cybersecurity, and governance. Through vendor-neutral research, expert advisory services, and events such as the European Identity and Cloud Conference and Impact Days, KuppingerCole helps organizations turn complexity into clarity in the digital age.