Dr. Michael von der Horst, Managing Director Cybersecurity, Cisco Systems GmbH
Dr. von der Horst is responsible for Cisco’s Cybersecurity business in Germany since 2020. Prior to the current role he was leading verticals and regions in various executive roles for Cisco consulting services in EMEAR for several years. Initially he built up the Internet Business Solutions Group for EMEAR, a predecessor of Cisco consulting services, starting in 1999. He started his professional career with the Boston Consulting Group in 1989, leaving as a senior principal. He has earned a PhD in business administration from the HHL Leipzig, an MBA from INSEAD and a MSc Computer Science from Karlsruhe/Stanford.