Saison 2021/2022
Season 2021/2022 (Cybersecurity)
EVENT + RESULTS
The Event (Videoconference):
Date & Time: 23.09.21 from 1 pm to 3 pm
Moderation: Dr. Gerd Große
The Competition:
Presentation of the following four startups ...
Secfix (former requestee UG)
... with in-depth Q&A carried out by excellent experts after each pitch and an "Audience Voting" at the end for determining the two startups which will move to the semifinals.
The Jury:
Tobias Apel, Geschäftsführer, APRO Computer & Dienstleistung GmbH
Frank Fischer, Head of Information Security, Deutsche Bahn AG
Karim Hartweg, Director Sales Central & Eastern Europe, Okta, Inc.
Daniel Schoeman, Senior IT Security Manager, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
The Results:
Jury-Voting:
- Nect: 44% (qualified for semifinals)
- deviceTrust: 37%
- secfix: 19%
Audience-Voting:
- Nect (qualified for semifinals)
- deviceTrust (qualified for semifinals)
- Secfix
GFFT-Wildcard:
Secfix (qualified for semifinals)
EVENT + RESULTS
The Event (Videoconference):
Date & Time: 9.12.21 from 1 pm to 3 pm
Moderation: Dr. Gerd Große
The Competition:
Presentation of the following four startups ...
eCom Service IT GmbH
TrustCerts GmbH
WETOG GmbH
... with in-depth Q&A carried out by excellent experts after each pitch and an "Audience Voting" at the end for determining the two startups which will move to the semifinals.
The Jury:
Tobias Apel, Geschäftsführer, APRO Computer & Dienstleistung GmbH
Karim Hartweg, Director Sales Central & Eastern Europe, Okta, Inc.
Dr. Johann Heyszl, Head of Hardware Security Department, Fraunhofer AISEC
Florian Jörgens, CISO, Vorwerk SE & Co. KG
Johannes Körn, Head of Information Security Strategy & Architecture, Deutsche Bahn AG
The Results:
Jury-Voting:
- TrustCerts GmbH: 31% (qualified for semifinals)
- WETOG GmbH: 26%
- weeve GmbH: 25%
- eCom Service IT GmbH: 17%
Audience-Voting:
- TrustCerts GmbH: 43% (qualified for semifinals)
- weeve GmbH: 13% (qualified for semifinals)
- eCom Service IT GmbH: 9%
- WETOG GmbH: 4%
GFFT-Wildcard:
-
The Event (Videoconference):
Date & Time: 20.01.22 from 1 pm to 3 pm
Moderation: Dr. Gerd Große
The Competition:
Presentation of the following four startups ...
Audat
... with in-depth Q&A carried out by excellent experts after each pitch and an "Audience Voting" at the end for determining the two startups which will move to the semifinals.
The Jury:
Frank Fischer, Head of Information Security, Deutsche Bahn AG
Karim Hartweg, Director Sales Central & Eastern Europe, Okta, Inc.
Dr. Johann Heyszl, Head of Hardware Security Department, Fraunhofer AISEC
Hermann Huber, Ciso, Hubert Burda Media Holding GmbH & Co. KG
Dominik Witte, Group Information Security Manager, Vaillant Group Business Services GmbH
The Results:
Jury-Voting:
- XignSys GmbH : 46% (qualified for semifinals)
- Bitahoy GmbH i.G. : 23%
- SMART DATA Deutschland GmbH: 18%
- Audat: 13%
Audience-Voting:
- XignSys GmbH: 72% (qualified for semifinals)
- SMART DATA Deutschland GmbH: 31% (qualified for semifinals)
- Bitahoy GmbH i.G. : 24%
- Audat: 14%
GFFT-Wildcard:
-
The Event (Videoconference):
Date & Time: 17.02.22 from 1 pm to 3 pm
Moderation: Dr. Gerd Große
The Competition:
Presentation of the following four startups ...
CAOS Ltd.
inlyse GmbH
secjur GmbH
... with in-depth Q&A carried out by excellent experts after each pitch and an "Audience Voting" at the end for determining the two startups which will move to the semifinals.
The Jury:
Tobias Apel, Geschäftsführer, APRO Computer & Dienstleistung GmbH
Dr. Johann Heyszl, Head of Hardware Security Department, Fraunhofer AISEC
Dr. Aubrey Schmidt, Sr. Lead Solution Architekt bei Deutsche Bahn AG
Daniel Schoeman, Senior IT Security Manager, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
The Results:
Jury-Voting:
- secjur GmbH: 40% (qualified for semifinals)
- CAOS Ltd.: 32%
- inlyse GmbH: 28%
Audience-Voting:
- secjur GmbH: 69% (qualified for semifinals)
- CAOS Ltd.: 16%
- inlyse GmbH: 16%
Run-off Voting:
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- CAOS Ltd.: 41% (qualified for semifinals)
- inlyse GmbH: 36%
GFFT-Wildcard: -
The Event (Videoconference):
Date & Time: 10.03.22 from 1 pm to 3 pm
Moderation: Dr. Gerd Große
The Competition:
Presentation of the following four startups ...
TrustCerts GmbH
... with in-depth Q&A carried out by excellent experts after each pitch and an "Audience Voting" at the end for determining the two startups which will move to the finals.
The Jury:
Prof. Ronny Bodach, Leiter des Institut Application Center Microcontroller, Hochschule Mittweida
Dr. Felix Greve, Head of Legal, Compliance and Information Security, Vereign AG
Andreas Papadaniil, CEO, suresecure GmbH
Manuel Scholz, Director Cyber Security, Evonik Industries AG
Dr. Simon Woldeab, Vorstand, fuentis AG
The Results:
Jury-Voting:
- Nect GmbH: 39% (qualified for FINAL)
- XignSys GmbH: 32%
- secjur GmbH: 17%
- TrustCerts GmbH: 12%
Audience-Voting:
- secjur GmbH: 41% (qualified for FINAL)
- TrustCerts GmbH: 33%
- Nect GmbH: 21%
- XignSys GmbH: 13%
The Event (Videoconference):
Date & Time: 7.04.22 from 1 pm to 3 pm
Moderation: Dr. Gerd Große
The Competition:
Presentation of the following four startups ...
CAOS Ltd.
... with in-depth Q&A carried out by excellent experts after each pitch and an "Audience Voting" at the end for determining the two startups which will move to the finals.
The Jury:
Dr. Felix Greve, Head of Legal, Compliance and Information Security, Vereign AG
Nils Lamb, Senior Manager Digital Security Engineering, Harman International Industries Inc.
Andreas Papadaniil, CEO, suresecure GmbH
Prof. Dr. Konstantin Knorr, Fachgebiet IT-Sicherheit, Hochschule Trier
Dr. Simon Woldeab, Vorstand, fuentis AG
The Results:
Jury-Voting:
- deviceTRUST GmbH: 30% (qualified for FINAL)
- CAOS Ltd.: 29%
- weeve GmbH: 21%
- SMART DATA Deutschland GmbH: 20%
Audience-Voting:
- weeve GmbH: 22% (qualified for FINAL)
- deviceTRUST GmbH: 19%
CAOS Ltd. : 19%
- SMART DATA Deutschland GmbH: 8%
The Event (Live):
Date & Time: 01.06.2022, all day
Location: Lufthansa FlyingLab Factory
Adress: Am Messepl. 13, 65479 Raunheim, (near Frankfurt)
Registration: Via Eventbrite
The Competition:
Presentation of the following four startups
... with in-depth Q&A carried out by excellent experts after each pitch and an "Audience Voting" at the end for determining the winner of the competition.
The Jury:
Oliver Bendig, Vorstandsvorsitzender, Matrix42 AG
Daniel Hofmann, CISO, PHOENIX Pharmahandel GmbH & Co KG
Prof. Dr. Michael Meier, Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für IT-Sicherheit, Universität Bonn
Nils Vossebein, CMO, DeepSign GmbH (Winner Security Cup 20/21)
The Agenda:
Combined final in the categories Organizational Intelligence and Cybersecurity
10:00 a.m.
Introduction GFFT & Lufthansa Systems GmbH
10:15 a.m.
Cybersecurity-Cup: Final Pitches & Jury Voting
Nect GmbH & Jury Q+A
Pitch secjur GmbH & Jury Q+A
Pitch deviceTRUST GmbH & Jury Q+A
Pitch weeve GmbH & Jury Q+A
Jury Voting
12:00 a.m.
Benjamin Bolbach, Head of ISMS Governance & Compliance, Lufthansa Group
12:30 p.m.
Lunch break
1:15 p.m.
Organizational Intelligence-Cup: Final Pitches & Jury Voting
NATIX GmbH & Jury Q+A
Pitch Parloa GmbH & Jury Q+A
Pitch Peerox GmbH & Jury Q+A
Pitch Zaubar GmbH & Jury Q+A
Jury Voting
3:00 p.m.
Coffee break
3:30 p.m.
Keynote Peter Ahnert, CEO, zeroG
3:50 p.m.
Startup-Cup: Final Voting & Ceremony
Cybersecurity-Cup: Start-up Battle Top-2 and audience voting
Organizational Intelligence-Cup: Start-up Battle Top-2 and audience voting
Award Ceremony
5:00 p.m.
Get-together
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Tobias Apel
Geschäftsführer APRO Computer & Dienstleistung GmbH |
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Oliver Bendig
Vorstandsvorsitzender Matrix42 AG |
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Prof. Ronny Bodach
IT Sicherheit/Digitale Forensik Leiter des Institut Application Center Microcontroller Hochschule Mittweida |
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Jaime R. Garza
Head of Global Cybersecurity Strategy and Communication Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG |
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Dr. Felix Greve
Head of Legal, Compliance and Information Security Vereign AG |
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Nils Lamb
Senior Manager Digital Security Engineering Harman International Industries Inc. |
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Frank Fischer
Head of Information Security Deutsche Bahn AG |
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Karim Hartweg
Director Sales Central & Eastern Europe Okta, Inc. |
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Dr. Johann Heyszl
Head of Hardware Security Department, Deputy Director Fraunhofer Institute for Applied and Integrated Security AISEC |
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Daniel Hofmann
CISO PHOENIX Pharmahandel GmbH & Co KG |
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Hermann Huber
Ciso Hubert Burda Media Holding GmbH & Co. KG |
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Ricardo Hormann
Industrial Security Volkswagen AG |
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Florian Jörgens
CISO Vorwerk SE & Co. KG |
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Prof. Dr. Michael Meier
Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für IT-Sicherheit Universität Bonn |
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Andreas Papadaniil
CEO suresecure GmbH |
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Prof. Dr. Konstantin Knorr
Fachgebiet IT-Sicherheit Hochschule Trier |
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Johannes Körn
Head of Information Security Strategy & Architecture Deutsche Bahn AG |
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Daniel Schoeman
Senior IT Security Manager Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
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Manuel Scholz
Director Cyber Security Evonik Industries AG |
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Nils Vossebein
CMO DeepSign GmbH |
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Dr. Simon Woldeab
Vorstand fuentis AG |
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Dominik Witte
Group Information Security Manager Vaillant Group Business Services GmbH |