Cyber Community Rooftop Night – Social Engineering in the Age of AI
July 16, 2026
starting at 6:00 p.m.
Ventum Consulting, Munich
When the caller sounds like your CEO
Social engineering has reached a new level in 2026: Attacks no longer appear suspicious, but rather completely authentic. AI generates voices, videos, and identities that are virtually indistinguishable from those of real colleagues—and it reaches employees simultaneously via email, text message, and WhatsApp. For CISOs, security awareness managers, and IT leaders, this means that human vulnerability is now the most critical factor, and generic awareness training sessions held once a year are no longer nearly enough. The question of the evening: What does security awareness look like when it’s as real and as role-specific as the attacks themselves? To explore this, we’re bringing together CISOs, awareness and IT managers from the Munich area—ranging from small and medium-sized businesses to large corporations.
Why This Event Is Crucial Right Now
- The Reality of Attacks: AI takes social engineering to a level that systematically circumvents existing control mechanisms and has already become part of day-to-day business
- Precision of Deception: Vishing , deepfake calls, and automatically generated identities enable precise, multi-stage attacks on decision-makers and critical roles—often without any technical indicators of compromise.
- Compliance Pressure: NIS2 and stricter governance requirements demand demonstrably effective human risk management.
- Awareness Gap: Traditional awareness programs no longer cover these developments and do not address role-based risks or the quality and speed of modern AI attacks.
The Agenda: July 16, 2026, Munich
6:00 p.m.
Admission, Welcome Drink
6:30 p.m.
Welcome from revel8 & Ventum Consulting
6:40 p.m.
Talk 1 (Speaker TBA)
7:05 p.m.
Talk 2 – Julius Muth (revel8): Recent Attacks & Live Deepfake Demo
7:35 p.m.
Break & Networking
7:55 p.m.
Talk 3 – Matthias Fink (Ventum Consulting): Act Like a Hacker – Live Demonstration of AI-Powered Social Engineering Attacks
8:20 p.m.
Q&A / Panel
8:40 p.m.
Networking, Drinks & Rooftop
What to Expect
- Current Attack Trends: Which AI-powered techniques are currently effective—and why they remain so difficult to detect.
- Live Demo: Deepfake and voice cloning examples that bring the current reality of cyberattacks to life (including ClickFix).
- Real-World Case Study: How a Major DACH Company Approaches Awareness Today—Firsthand (Speaker announcement to follow)
- A Look at the Attacker’s Perspective: How Social Engineering Attacks Can Be Created in Minutes Today—Including a Demonstration of AI-Powered Phishing Generation.
- Practical Approaches to Human Risk & Awareness: Methods and formats that realistically depict modern threats and address them in a measurable way.
- Networking: CISOs, awareness and security managers gathering among themselves in an exclusive and relaxed setting.
Speaker
Julius Muth
Co-Founder, revel8
Julius Muth is a co-founder of revel8 and oversees business and go-to-market strategies for the AI-native platform for realistic security awareness. Before revel8, he drove international growth at Celonis. Today, he is a sought-after voice in the DACH security community on topics such as AI-powered social engineering, deepfakes, and the human line of defense, with appearances at it-sa Expo, GITEX, Rethink!, and many more.
Matthias Fink
Senior Manager, Ventum Consulting
Matthias Fink is a Senior Manager at Ventum Consulting specializing in hyperautomation—the interplay of process mining, AI, and agent-based systems. He understands both sides of the coin: the same methods that automate processes are now also used to automate attacks. In “Act Like a Hacker,” he creates AI-powered social engineering attacks in real time and demonstrates the attacker’s perspective—which is essential for truly understanding modern cybersecurity awareness.
About the Organizers
revel8
revel8 is a Munich-based cybersecurity company specializing in AI-driven, realistic security awareness training. The platform simulates authentic social engineering attacks—from vishing and deepfakes to personalized spear-phishing scenarios. The approach is OSINT-driven, role-specific, and ensures data sovereignty within the DACH region and the EU. revel8 brings the evening’s theme to life: human vulnerability in the age of AI. Learn more.
Ventum Consulting
Ventum Consulting is an independent, technology-focused consulting firm that has been supporting leading mid-sized companies and international corporations in their digital transformation for over two decades. With more than 150 experts across five locations, Ventum combines a deep understanding of technology and organizational dynamics to create solutions that drive growth and prepare companies for the future. At the heart of everything is the interplay between people, processes, and technology—a strength that is crucial, especially in the age of AI, for creating security, resilience, and sustainable impact. Learn more.
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