Chris Schacher

AI brings many advantages. But it also brings many challenges, challenges that vendors, in their race for market share and funding, like to forget. Do you know how much video footage you need for the perfect deepfake? How prompt injections work and how they can give you access secret data? And how should police react, when they stop a car to issue a fine, but there is no driver? Or how you can buy a brand new car for just 1 dollar? Find out in my keynote "Fast but furious", and how to keep yourself, your company and your data safe.
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Comprehensive experience in cyber security

Successful leader in the field

Christoph Schacher is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at a global leader in innovative and ecological solutions for the entire building envelope and for infrastructure in water and energy management. In this company with over 200 production sites and a workforce exceeding 20,000 employees worldwide, Christoph is advancing the company's cybersecurity strategy, ensuring resilience across its complex operations, and playing a key role in enabling digital transformation efforts.

With a his expertise rooted in business management and controlling, Christoph has years of experience working in IT and the cybersecurity field, with a deep understanding of the latest threats, trends, and best practices. He provides valuable insights into AI, but also topics like business continuity, data privacy and risk management, helping your audience stay ahead of the curve.

Keynotes & Workshops

Captivating Presentations

Having delivered over 100 impactful keynotes, presentations, panels, and workshops worldwide, Christoph is passionate about sharing his expertise in information security, artificial intelligence and cyber risk management with audiences of any scale. Christoph has been a featured speaker at some of the most prominent international events, including the Gartner Risk Summit in London, Bitsight Luminate in Lisbon and the HR Inside Summit near Vienna. He moderates the Open Mind Space at Germany's leading IT security conference "StrategyDays IT Security", by BusinessFactors, where he shares his forward-thinking perspectives, focussing on technology, processes and - most of all - people.

Cybersecurity can be a complex and technical topic. That's why Christoph makes a point to deliver his presentations in an engaging and accessible way. Whether it's through real-world examples, interactive activities, or clear and concise explanations, Christoph ensures that his presentations are informative, interesting, and easy to understand.

Experience > 12 Years
Presentations > 100
Countries > 20

The feedback from the participants was exceedingly positive and we enjoyed the two days together, your comprehensive technical input and the intensive exchange with you. Your presentation received excellent ratings in the feedback forms.

David Hahn

GBTec Group

As member of the CIO Inside Advisory Board and speaker at our events over the past two years, Christoph has demonstrated invaluable expertise and impressive knowledge on security topics. His profound understanding in the field of cybersecurity makes him a trusted authority in the industry. His contributions are characterized by a balanced mix of in-depth technical knowledge and a practical, solution-oriented approach. He is able to explain complex security issues in an understandable way while highlighting associated challenges and risks.

Sindy Amadei

CEO ÜBERALL scene development

As a speaker, Christoph delivers practical insights and expertise along with strategic vision and approaches to risk management and cybersecurity. It is always fun to listen to Christoph, who picks up listeners at all levels with personal anecdotes from his many years of experience.

Thomas Meyer

General Manager and Group Vice President Research at IDC Europe

Indeed it was the event of the year! You did a brilliant presentation, with excellent content and a bit of fun 😄. And that’s what we need!

Susana Gonçalves

Bitsight

The fireside chat we hosted with Christoph at the Gartner Risk Summit was enormously useful. It was great to hear Christoph outline his thoughts on the modern problems for security practitioners, and how AI has created a shift within the industry. We exceeded the capacity of the theatre the session took place with, and have had lots of substantive conversations with attendees in the follow up process.

Will Kaye

Darktrace Marketing Executive

Christoph combines profound expertise around risk management based cyber security with business understanding and the ability to adapt to an audience. He has mastered the art of conveying the complex issues in an understandable and useful way for users, experts and board members. He is a welcome guest on the Confare stage and a valuable discussion partner for me.

Michael Ghezzo

CEO Confare

Select Keynotes and Presentations

Looking for a dynamic, knowledgeable, and engaging cybersecurity expert to speak at your next event? Look no further than me!

As a cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in the field, I have a wealth of knowledge and insights to share with your audience. Whether you're looking for a keynote speaker, panelist, or workshop facilitator, I have the skills and expertise to deliver a valuable and memorable presentation.

Here some of my presentations:

1

Fast but furious?

Audit Competence 2026

January 29th-30th, Vienna / A realistic look at risks and opportunities in AI Adoption programs from an Audit Perspective.

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2

Open Mind Space

:IT Security Minds:

April 29th-30th, Bensberg, Germany - I will be moderating the open mind space at Germany's leading IT security conference in the wonderful setting of "Schloss Bensberg" near Cologne, Germany.

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IT Security - Fall Edition

:IT Security Minds #2:

September, Bensberg, Germany - Very much looking forward to the second edition of Business Factors's information security conference in Bensberg this year!

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Austria

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