November 18, 2026
The Halle Tor 2, Cologne
Europe’s leading security event focused on the human factor.
Formerly the Human Firewall Conference — new name, same community, bigger ambition.
Signal is SoSafe’s flagship event — built around a simple conviction: what one Security leader sees becomes sharper, more complete, more actionable when it’s shared across a community built for exactly this.
It’s the research that changes how you think about risk. The peer insight that saves you six months of trial and error. The early read on what’s coming next quarter, next year — pressure-tested by the people who’ve already been there.
Signal brings together a community of practitioners who understand one thing: security is, ultimately, a human challenge. And the strongest insights don’t come from silos — they come from the network.
One person spots a pattern. At Signal, the whole community sees it.
The voices of Signal.
Across four editions, we’ve brought together speakers from diverse backgrounds: psychologists, politicians, futurologists, and more, to expand how the industry thinks about security culture and the human factor.
Henry Coutinho-Mason
Future Trends & AI Strategist
Hans-Dieter Hermann
Former Sport Psychologist of the German National Football Team (2004-2024)
Franca Parianen
Neuroscientist, Cognitive Science Communicator
Geoff White
Investigative journalist, expert in cybercrime
Glenn Wilkinson
Ethical Hacker, Speaker, Founder
Claudia Nemat
Supervisory board member (ABB, Deutsche Börse, Daimler Truck); former CTO Deutsche Telekom AG
Henry Coutinho-Mason
Future Trends & AI Strategist
Henry Coutinho-Mason is a leading expert on emerging trends, innovation, and the future impact of technology – particularly AI – on human behaviour and business. His work centres on helping organisations anticipate what people will want next and translate those insights into forward-looking, people-first AI strategies.
Combining trend analysis with practical application, he advises global companies on how to identify early signals, explore future scenarios, and turn them into actionable innovation opportunities. Through his keynotes, writing, and consulting, he brings a sharp perspective on how AI is reshaping industries, decision-making, and customer expectations—always with a strong focus on keeping technology human-centred.
Hans-Dieter Hermann
Former Sport Psychologist of the German National Football Team (2004-2024)
Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Hermann is a highly experienced psychologist who has spent over 30 years working at the intersection of high-performance sport and executive consulting. His expertise lies in helping individuals and teams perform under pressure, with a strong focus on stress management, motivation, leadership, and team dynamics.
Drawing on his work with elite athletes as well as top executives from major German companies, he brings a unique, evidence-based perspective on human performance in critical situations. Through his consulting and academic work, he specialises in translating psychological principles into practical strategies that strengthen resilience, decision-making, and collaboration in high-stakes environments.
Franca Parianen
Neuroscientist, Cognitive Science Communicator
Dr. Franca Parianen is a neuroscientist, bestselling author, and one of Germany’s leading science communicators. Her work explores the neuroscientific and behavioral foundations of human decision-making, examining topics such as empathy, neuroplasticity, stress, power, and the social factors that shape how we think and act. Combining cutting-edge research with an engaging and accessible speaking style, she translates complex insights from neuroscience and behavioral science into practical lessons on human behavior, collaboration, leadership, and navigating change.
Geoff White
Investigative journalist, expert in cybercrime
Geoff White is an award-winning investigative journalist and one of the world’s leading experts on cybercrime, organised crime and the impact of emerging technologies. For more than 20 years, he has investigated hackers, cybercriminal networks, financial crime and digital threats, with reporting featured by the BBC, Sky News, The Sunday Times and other international media. He is the bestselling author of Rinsed, The Lazarus Heist and Crime Dot Com, and creator of several acclaimed podcasts on cybercrime and artificial intelligence. Through his investigative work and engaging keynote presentations, Geoff helps organisations understand the evolving cyber threat landscape and the real-world implications of technology for business and society.
Glenn Wilkinson
Ethical Hacker, Speaker, Founder
Glenn Wilkinson is an internationally recognised ethical hacker, cybersecurity expert, founder and professional keynote speaker. Drawing on extensive offensive-security experience, he takes audiences inside the attacker’s mindset through compelling stories, live demonstrations and practical lessons on human behaviour, social engineering, AI-enabled threats and organisational resilience.
Glenn has delivered hundreds of keynotes and live hacking sessions for major conferences and global organisations around the world. He has spoken at Black Hat and DEF CON, trained law-enforcement and military audiences, and appeared as a cybersecurity expert on BBC, CNN, Channel 4 and ITV.
A Rhodes Scholar, Glenn holds two master’s degrees from the University of Oxford.
Claudia Nemat
Supervisory board member (ABB, Deutsche Börse, Daimler Truck); former CTO Deutsche Telekom AG
Claudia Nemat is an international board and supervisory board member (ABB, Deutsche Börse, Daimler Truck) and an entrepreneur with a focus on AI and technology. She served on the Executive Board of Deutsche Telekom for 14 years, first as CEO of the European business and later as the Executive Board member responsible for Technology and Innovation. During this time, she played a key role in shaping the technological, economic, and cultural transformation of Deutsche Telekom and its development into an internationally successful company.
She draws on this experience and her understanding of technology, artificial intelligence, crisis management, critical infrastructure, and global geopolitics in her current roles: as a member of the Board of Directors at ABB, a member of the Supervisory Board and Chair of the Technology Committee at Deutsche Börse Group, and a member of the Supervisory Board and Chair of the Technology and
Transformation Committee at Daimler Truck. She also serves as Chair of the Advisory Council at IQM Quantum Computers and as an AI investor.
Her perspective was also shaped by her previous board appointments at Airbus and Lanxess during her tenure at Telekom, her many years as a senior partner at McKinsey with responsibility for the global technology practice, and her background as a scientist.
Claudia Nemat studied physics at the University of Cologne, where she also taught at the Institute for Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. She has been a member of the University Council
at the University of Cologne since 2014. In 2021, she was awarded the Heinrich Hertz Honorary Professorship by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). She is also a member of the Executive Board of the German Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Senate of the Leibniz Association, and has served on various expert commissions.
