Markus Soppa has special IoT security knowledge and extensive experience in technology strategy consulting, which he previously gained as Chief Development Officer and consultant at accessec GmbH. The focus of his work is the development of strategies, concepts and solutions in the field of IoT security for customers. He was significantly involved in the development of a method for blockchain based authentication and authorization. Mr. Soppa began his career at the world-renowned auditing company Deloitte, where he worked as a security consultant. In addition to his knowledge of information security, he has extensive experience in automotive IT security, distributed ledger technology, IoT-PKI, security analysis and secure software development.