Breakout session 2
11.30 - 12.00
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NAME AND COMPANY
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Slave of regulations or knight of IT security? Software Supply Chain Security as your chain armour and defense
Matthias G. Eckermann, SUSE
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Slave of regulations or knight of IT security? Software Supply Chain Security as your chain armour and defense 
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Matthias G. Eckermann
Head of Product and Partners, SUSE
At SUSE, Matthias leads the product management and partner teams in the business unit 'Business Critical Linux'.

Besides Security and Certification aspects, his teams are responsible for the future SUSE Adaptable Linux Platform, and today's SUSE Linux Enterprise products family: This includes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro, High Availability, Live Patching, HPC, Real Time, Desktop, Virtualization and Container technologies, as well as operating system engagements driving integrated and embedded systems.

Before joining Product Management he worked as consultant and senior architect for SUSE Linux on complex and strategic new projects in EMEA, with partners and customers in enterprise and public sector.

Matthias has more than 25 years of experience working with Linux and other Open Source projects. Special areas of interest include Linux filesystems and security technologies.

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