Nils Gerhardt is the Chief Technology Officer for Utimaco, a global industry leader providing cybersecurity solutions for IoT, Automotive, Banking & Financing, Manufacturing, Retail, Cloud and beyond.
Before joining Utimaco, Nils held various executive management positions at Giesecke + Devrient with both with regional and global responsibilities in Germany, Canada, and the USA.
His extensive experience in security topics is highly demanded, and Nils is contributing with his expertise in multiple associations.
As Chairman of the Board of GlobalPlatform, a global industry organization, Nils brought major companies together to define the standards for secure digital services and devices.
Nils is also a board member of the IoT M2M Council and is a respected participant in discussions around cybersecurity in IoT.