Speakers
REAL PEOPLE. DIGITAL WORLD
Some stage highlights from this year’s ID X Summit
WILL BE PRESENT
Brigitte Zypries
Dr. Markus Reichel
Dr. Markus Reichel (CDU) is a member of the German Bundestag since October 2021, representing the Dresden 1 electoral district. Since the start of the 20th legislative period, he has served on the Committee on Digital Affairs and the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs.
Graduated in mathematics and economics, he earned his doctorate in 1998 from TU Dresden with a thesis on energy economics. Prior to his parliamentary role, he worked as a research associate at the International Graduate School Zittau. In 1999, he founded DREBERIS (Dresden Consulting for International Strategies).
From 2019 to 2025, Markus Reichel was district chairman of the CDU in Dresden. He has been a member of the Foreign Trade Committee of the Dresden Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 2014 and has led the Saxon Union’s State Committee on Economy & Innovation since 2015. Outside of politics, he volunteers as an instructor of the Japanese martial art Aikido.
Dr. Osman Saçarçelik
in Germany
Dr. Jacob Wende
Dr. Jacob Wende is CEO of Regpit GmbH, a RegTech company specializing in money laundering compliance and sanctions management. Its clients include international financial services institutions, ZAG companies, KVGen, FinTechs, law firms, real estate brokers, and other entities subject to the Money Laundering Act. Jacob is a lawyer and gained experience at international law firms such as Linklaters and Freshfields. He worked directly with the compliance officer at Goldman Sachs and completed a stint at a supervisory authority. He is co-authoring a commentary on the Money Laundering Act and publishes the trade journal Geldwäsche&Recht (Money Laundering & Law) for Deutscher Fachverlag.
in Germany
Frank S. Jorga
Nabil el Berr
Florian Bode
Laura Brawand
Klaus Fellner
Klaus Fellner, who holds a master’s degree in business informatics from the University of Linz, is a recognized expert in e-signatures, digital onboarding, and digital management processes. For over two decades, he has supported banks, insurance companies, and telecommunications providers of all sizes as a strategic partner and global key account manager.
He is well-versed in all regulatory and legal requirements within the EU (such as eIDAS, GDPR, AMLD) and, thanks to his extensive expertise, is able to transform them into technologically, legally, and operationally compliant e-signature and onboarding workflows across Europe. Klaus Fellner is regarded as a driving force behind research, development, and product roadmaps.
Gunter Fricke
With over four decades of experience in the digital economy, Gunter Fricke is one of the most distinguished minds in the field of identity verification, youth media protection, and money laundering prevention. In senior roles as Managing Director, CTO, and Compliance Officer, he has built up in-depth expertise in the design and implementation of technical solutions for highly regulated markets. Today, together with insic, he distills regulatory complexity into scalable, practical systems that combine efficiency, security, and clear user guidance.
Peter Fricke
Mark Gerban
Mark Gerban is the Head of Product at Pairpoint and is regarded as a visionary who has significantly enriched the digital landscape with his insights and contributions. As a former CCO and senior business leader in the fields of payments, automotive, innovation, fintech, and digital technology, he possesses remarkable strategic foresight. Over the past 20 years, Gerban has filed nearly 50 patents in the automotive industry, playing a key role in the establishment of major digital products. In addition to his impressive professional career, he is committed to the protection and enforcement of human rights in the Middle East and has competed as a world-class athlete in rowing world championships.
Christian Gill
Dennis Hannemann
Frank Heisel
Sven Jorga
Karolina Kausylaite
Karolina Kausylaite, Compliance Manager EMEA and Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer (DMLRO) at Tesla Financial Services GmbH, is an experienced compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) expert. She has gained her extensive background in combating financial crime across multiple international organizations.
With a degree in criminology, she is primarily dedicated to the prevention of financial crime. Her previous roles at PPRO, N26, Trade Republic, and Danske Bank have given her a deep understanding of financial crime risk management and regulatory reporting across various financial institutions. This expertise provides her with valuable insights when working with FinTechs and developing new products for the financial industry.
Parinaz Khademi
Parinaz Khademi is a Senior Economist in the Directorate Digital Euro at the Deutsche Bundesbank. With a career spanning central banking and international finance, she has contributed to Germany’s policy development in monetary and economic affairs.
Before joining the Digital Euro project, Parinaz served as Senior Advisor to the Executive Director of Germany at the International Monetary Fund, focusing on macroeconomic surveillance, central banking discussions, and international relations. She holds advanced degrees in economics and has shared her expertise as a lecturer in business and economic studies.
Julia Klein
Julia Klein oversees Mastercard’s Identity and Experience & Dispute Solutions in Europe, leading product management and go-to-market of payment and identity verification, dispute resolution services, and Digital Identity. Over her tenure at Mastercard, she has advanced her payment expertise in different regional roles including digital payment product management and customer account management.
Martina Knierim
Martina Knierim works as a Director at PwC, where she is involved in large, high-profile digitalization projects in Germany. Her focus is on making administrative services more digital for citizens and businesses.
In addition to her role at PwC, Martina holds a teaching position in E-Government at the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University in the Business Informatics program, where she supervises seminar and bachelor’s theses.
Jan Kühne
Jan Kühne specializes in advancing the institutional adoption of digital assets. He currently drives this mission at DLT Finance Group as Senior Director of Partnerships. DLT Finance empowers builders and investors with a fully integrated suite of digital asset solutions, setting regulatory and security standards in the EU as a BaFin-regulated, MiFID-licensed crypto investment firm and custodian.
Fully immersed in the crypto space since 2020, Jan has held institutional sales roles at Coinbase, Börse Stuttgart Digital Exchange, and Alloy. He also boasts an extensive background in traditional finance, including various roles at M.M. Warburg & CO, lastly as Chief Digital Officer, where he was responsible for their digital offerings.
Arvid Kusche
Bernd Michael Lindner
in Germany
Louisa Lippold
Louisa Lippold is a lawyer and co-founder of Regpit. She is deeply involved in the technical implementation of regulatory requirements (RegTech) and serves as the communicative interface between law and technology. Her focus is on anti-money laundering compliance and artificial intelligence.
Louisa Lippold has been named one of the Top 26 Future Makers by Business Insider 2024.
André Moeller
André Moeller leads the Payment, Risk and Fraud Management division at Volkswagen Group Charging GmbH, better known as elli, since December 2021. Here he is driving growth with a clear vision, extensive knowledge and many years of expertise in the payments sector. As a member of the Volkswagen Group, elli focuses on providing innovative charging solutions for electric vehicles.
During his career, Andre managed payment operations at ProSiebenSat.1 Games, reconfigured and set up payment systems at hagebau connect and SMA AG, established effective risk and fraud management practices, and developed a 360-degree omnichannel strategy. Recently, he has designed an automated dunning and collection process.
Şefika Şahin
Şefika Şahin is a legal expert specialising in financial law, capital markets, and foreign trade reporting, with expertise in money laundering compliance and European banking supervision. She gained significant experience at BaFin as a Senior Supervisor in the ECB’s Joint Supervisory Team and in the financial services department of a Big Four law firm.
in Germany
Clemens Schleupner
For the past three years, Clemens Schleupner has been actively shaping the
development of digital identities and trust services in Germany and Europe.
Initially serving as Head of Department at Bitkom, he now works for the Federal
Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIND) as part of the EUDI Wallet project,
focusing on the implementation of the German wallet. Clemens holds a master’s
degree in “International Relations” from Sciences Po Paris.
Ralf Schmitt
Ralf Schmitt is the creative mind and founder of Impulspiloten GmbH (since 2015) and co-manages the company as managing partner. The accomplished entrepreneur, speaker, moderator, podcaster and author will use his unique wit and eloquence to make the ID X Summit 2025 an unforgettable experience as a moderator: He simply knows how to inspire people and open new perspectives for them.
Lars Schumann
Lars Schumann’s academic background is in industrial engineering and criminalistics. He’s been with RISK IDENT since 2016 in different roles. As a Technical Account Manager and Product Manager, Lars built up a deep understanding of fraud and fraud prevention, which he’s been using since 2021 as an Anti-Fraud Consultant, also at RISK IDENT, to advise both internally and externally.
Outside of his professional career, Lars is a passionate traveler who loves discovering new cultures. In his free time, he enjoys reading, diving, and playing table soccer.
Patrick Wissner
