TRICK OR TREAT
AI: AN OPPORTUNITY OR A RISK FOR CYBERSECURITY?
OCTOBER 1 // 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM // SMART PRODUCTION PARK
Rintheimer Straße 21 – 23, 76131 Karlsruhe
Artificial Intelligence is fundamentally transforming cybersecurity – both on the defensive side and on the side of potential attackers. For businesses, particularly SMEs and the industrial sector, as well as for government agencies, local authorities, and policymakers, this creates new opportunities, but also new risks and a need for action.
Opportunities, risks and new threat scenarios
As part of the FZI event, we will examine how AI can help strengthen cybersecurity, what new vulnerabilities and threat scenarios are emerging, and what framework conditions the business sector, public administration, and policymakers need to ensure they are resilient and prepared for the future.
Perspectives from politics, academia, and business
In addition to expert insights, a subsequent panel discussion featuring representatives from politics, academia, and business will provide a forum for diverse perspectives: How can companies and public institutions use AI safely? What responsibilities do policymakers and regulators bear? And how can research and innovation be successfully translated into practice?
Participants in the panel discussion include, among others:
- Birgit Hess (Global Head Strategic Compliance and Trust Office, SAP)
- Dr. Christoph Poetsch (Head of AI Quality and Ethics, TÜV AI.Lab)
- Dr. Lutz Viehweger (Cybersecurity Coordinator, Ministry of the Interior, Digitalisation and Europe)
- Prof. Dr. Christian Wressnegger (Professor in Computer Security, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, KIT)
Together, they bring perspectives from business practice, AI testing and certification, public administration, and research at the intersection of AI and IT security to the discussion.
Who is this event intended for?
The event is aimed at stakeholders from business, industry, government, local authorities, and politics who are engaged with current developments in AI and cybersecurity and would like to discuss opportunities, risks, and concrete courses of action together.
Following the panel discussion, you are invited to continue your professional and personal discussions over the buffet.
Information about the agenda will follow shortly.
Panel discussion
A key part of the Trick-or-Treat event is the panel discussion: Together, the panelists will bring perspectives from the business world, AI testing and certification, public administration, and research at the intersection of AI and IT security to the discussion
The representatives from the fields of politics, academia, and business are:
Professor in Computer Security?
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Birgit Hess
Global Head Strategic Compliance and Trust Office
SAP
Dr. Christoph Poetsch
Head of AI Quality and Ethics
TÜV AI.Lab
Dr. Lutz Viehweger
Cybersecurity Coordinator
Ministry of the Interior, Digitalisation and Europe
