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Michael Jacob

General Manager
Kontron AIS

AND Breakout-Sessions
Breakout: Cybersecurity & EU Regulations – What to Fear and How to Prepare

Recent Cybersecurity Regulations by the European Union strive to create secure digital environments for businesses and end consumers. Understanding and fulfilling mandatory legislations put companies under a significant amount of pressure and leave uncertainty. How will it affect my daily work? What does it mean for automation sector and software solutions? What happens if I do not comply? Where do I start?

Learn the “secure by design” implementation strategy and its best practices with digital experts, share your cybersecurity challenges in a panel discussion. Everything you need to know in a workshop-like atmosphere with automation industry leaders.

About Michael Jacob

Work Experience:

Kontron AIS GmbH (2004-present):

  • General Manager
    May 2018 – Present · 6 yrs 8 mos
    Dresden, Saxony, Germany
  • Head Of Business Unit
    Mar 2014 – Apr 2018 · 4 yrs 2 mos
  • Head Of Sales
    Apr 2011 – Feb 2014 · 2 yrs 11 mos
  • Product Manager and Presales Engineer
    Jul 2009 – Mar 2011 · 1 yr 9 mos
  • Project Manager
    Jan 2008 – Jun 2009 · 1 yr 6 mos
    Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
  • Senior Software Engineer
    Sep 2004 – Jan 2008 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Johnson Controls

  • Software EngineerSoftware Engineer
    Jul 2000 – Jan 2004 · 3 yrs 7 mos
    Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Duomo Ltd

  • Freelance
    Jun 2003 – Aug 2003 · 3 mos
    Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

DATEV eG

  • System Engineer
    Internship Sep 1999 – Mar 2000 · 7 mos
    Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany

Education:

  • Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Dresden University of Applied Sciences
  • Diploma in Computer Science, Dresden University of Applied Sciences