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Dr. Johannes joined Hilti Global IT as Head of Product Data Management in mid-2013.In this role he was responsible for the global IT systems used by our engineers and product managers for product design. Since mid-2015 he led the Corporate Center of Excellence for Application Software, delivering Hilti Cloud, User Interface Design and Internet of Things (IoT) environment to enable excellent digital products for Hilti customers. As the head of DRIVE he was responsible for implementing S/4 HANA as well as Customer Engagement & Commerce and IoT solutions. In 2019 he took on the role as Head of IT for Sales & Marketing and was responsible for the very successful implementation of the Salesforce.com environment as global CRM platform.

In addition, he initiated and drives the reorganization and agile transformation of Global IT, fostering agile methods & mindset for information technology teams around the world. Johannes holds a master’s degree and a PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Clausthal.

As of 2022 he is leading the Global IT Team in his role as Chief Information Officer of the Hilti Group.

Wai-Meng is currently the Head of IT Asia for Hilti Group. In this role, he is responsible for the development and growth of Hilti Group’s IT competence centre in Asia located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Since joining Hilti Group in October 2016, he has held various leadership roles in the IT Infrastructure and Application areas.

Prior to joining Hilti Group, he spent 8 years with T-Systems International and 10 Years with Shell IT International where he held various IT Infrastructure leadership and technical roles in the areas of SAP and IT Infrastructure services based in Malaysia, Australia, Slovakia, and The Netherlands. He also spent 3 years with Siemens Malaysia where he was part of a large SAP project team responsible for the green field implementation of SAP ERP systems for a large electric utility client in Malaysia.

Combining both technical expertise with strong commercial acumen enables Wai-Meng to add value to organizational strategies, processes, and tools with the emphasis always on exceeding the expectations of international clients, strengthening relationships with them to maximize future opportunities.

Thomas Rhomberg joined the Hilti Global IT leadership team in January 2021. Together with his team he is responsible for securing Hilti from IT / cyber risks. Before joining Hilti, Thomas was working for the government in critical infrastructure protection and held different leadership positions in Corporate Security and in IT with SIX (the operator of the Swiss Stock Exchange).

Thomas has strong background in IT infrastructure security, building SOCs delivering cybersecurity projects/programs and developing risk managements systems. Thomas is holding different industry-specific certifications (CISM, CRISC) and is also a part-time lecturer in cybersecurity.

Puneet is the General Manager of Hilti Technology Solutions India, Hilti`s Software Product Development Center in India. He joined Hilti in 2015, having previously worked in companies such as Amazon and Unilever. While at Hilti, he has previously led the Mobile Apps teams in Malaysia, as well as led our Smart Tools program and has done a role in the global marketing department.

Hilti Technology Solutions India (HTSI) - located in Pune, India, is one of Hilti’s key Software Product Development center. We have ~240 employees who are focused on designing and developing Software Products for Hilti`s customers. It is an end-to-end Product Development house, employing UI/UX professionals, Product owners, Backend Frontend and Mobile Developers, Quality Engineers, Software Architects, Scrum Masters and Software Project Managers. Some of the key Software offerings led out of HTSI include ON!Track which is a premium Asset and Inventory Management Software for the construction sector.

Prof. Dr. Pavel Laskov is full professor at the Institute of Information Systems and Head of the Hilti Chair of Data and Application Security. His research focuses on the development of reactive security mechanisms, especially for detection of and response to novel attacks. Such mechanisms are crucial for data-centric applications such as autonomous systems, cryptocurrencies and Internet-of-Things.

Gilbert Fridgen is Professor and PayPal-FNR PEARL Chair in Digital Financial Services at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability, and Trust (SnT), University of Luxembourg. In 2016, he initiated and co-founded the Fraunhofer Blockchain Lab, where he still contributes on selected topics. In his research, he analyses the transformative effects of digital technologies on individual organizations as well on the relationship between organizations. He addresses especially decentralized and distributed technologies like Distributed Ledgers, Digital Identities and Verifiable Credentials, Federated Learning, and the Internet-of-Things. His research involves information systems engineering, IT strategy and (risk) management, as well as regulatory compliance. In his projects and partnerships, he collaborates with partners in financial services, energy, mobility, manufacturing, consulting, as well as with public bodies and governments.

Prof. Fridgen frequently publishes in academic journals and conference proceedings in management, information systems, computer science, and engineering, as well in outlets at the intersection of these disciplines. He was nominated and received best paper awards at internationally recognized conferences. He edited conference proceedings of the most important German, European, and International Conferences on Information Systems.

He is currently President of the Special Interest Group in Green Information Systems of the Association for Information Systems.

Miko Chang is currently a Senior Lecturer in Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus (SUTS) in the field of data science and advanced analytics. Miko received her Ph.D. from NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering in 2019 and a Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Imaging) with First Class Honours from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2014.

Prior to joining SUTS, Miko Chang has worked with numerous multi-national companies including MSD, Country Garden, Hilti, and a Sarawakian company NAIM Holdings. Notably, Miko is also part of the champion team for the 2018 Hilti IT Competition. During her career with Hilti Group as a Global IT Data Scientist, she was involved in a wide range of industrial data science projects. She helped setting-up Data Science and Analytics Community and was the scrum master of the data science team who advocated agile methodology in the organization.

Combining both her academic and industrial experience, her current research focuses on data science and analytics, data-driven applications for the digital economy, data-centric AI, and data governance.

Dr. Maizatul Akmar Ismail is an Associate Professor at the Department of Information Systems, School of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia. Her academic qualifications were obtained from University Malaya for Bachelor and PhD degree, and University of Putra Malaysia for Masters. At present, she has more than twenty years of teaching experience since she started her career as a lecturer at the University Malaya.

Maizatul was involved in various research, leading to publication of several academic papers in the areas of Information Systems specifically on Educational Technology, Recommender Systems and Data Mining. She hopes to extend her research beyond Information Systems in her quest to elevate the quality of teaching and learning.

Associate Professor Dr. Manmeet Mahinderjit Singh is a Cybersecurity Educator & Researcher at the School of Computer Sciences, University Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang Malaysia. She has more than 17 years of educational and industrial experiences. Her area of expertise is in Information and Cyber Security, Internet of Things (IoT) Security, Smart devices Security and Mobile Security. Her zeal in these areas is well demonstrated in her research projects and grants, lecturing, student supervision and training courses. She has published over 100+ scientific publications in impactful journals and conferences track.

Dr. Manmeet holds several grants involving on topics relating on Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), Privacy Risk and Echonet based Smart Home. She has designed a range of cybersecurity trainings courses and presented talks at both International and local seminar, conferences, workshops and forums. Dr. Manmeet have been awarded several innovations and academic awards. Among the awards are being awarded as the 2021 ASEAN Top 30 Women in Cyber Security, 2020 Top 10 Women In Security Malaysia, 2020 Gold medalist at International Technology Exhibition(ITEX), Korea Academic Innovation, Innovation Award for Penang Science 2016 , Korea International Women's Invention Exposition (KIWIE 2015), USM Research Excellences Service (USM - 2016 & 2019) and etc. Dr. Manmeet has been appointed as Competition Judges for several innovation competitions. She was also among the judge for CSO30 ASEAN awards recognizing top 30 senior cybersecurity in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong.

In addition, Dr. Manmeet also serves as Executive Committee member in Australia Information Security Association (AISA), ISACA Malaysia Chapter, IEEE Society and she is an active mentor for Women in Cybersecurity ( WiCyS).

Dr. Zarul Fitri Zaaba is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Computer Science, University Sains Malaysia (USM). He received his BSc in Information Technology from the University Utara Malaysia in 2003, MSc in Information Security from the Royal Holloway University of London in 2007, and Ph.D. from the University of Plymouth, the United Kingdom, in 2014.

Before joining USM, he worked for a few years with UJKTWP, Prime Minister Department as Assistant Secretary, and City Hall of Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) as a System Analyst. He specializes in information security, security management, web security, and the human aspects of security. He is also actively involved in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) education and is appointed as Master Trainer in computational thinking.