Dear All,
A warm welcome to the new year! We hope you have had a good start and are looking forward to the coming months full of exciting topics and opportunities.
In this newsletter, we would like to welcome our many new members, inform them about the benefits of ISACA membership and remind our long-standing members of these benefits.
You can find the latest information about the organization and our contact details at any time on our website at www.isaca.de and in our regular newsletters. We also keep you up to date via LinkedIn. You can find valuable technical articles on our YouTube channel.
We offer a wide range of training courses and events, which our members can attend free of charge or at discounted prices. The AI Governance Practitioner course is a brand new addition to our training programme. The first course ran in December and received very good feedback from participants. Further dates will follow shortly on our website. |
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1. Benefits of ISACA membership 2. IT-GRC CONGRESS 2026 – Call for papers extended until 15 January 2026!
3. CPE reporting
EVENTS: 4. Weinheim Regulars' Table (8/01/2026) 5. ISACA Student Summit 2026 (5–6/02/2026)
PARTNER EVENTS:
6. European Identity and Cloud Conference (19–22/05/2026) 7. Cast events
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
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| In addition, we are expanding our continuing education offerings this year with two additional, highly topical certification preparation courses in the field of artificial intelligence: For the first time this spring, we are offering exam preparation courses for the new ISACA certifications Advanced in AI Audit™ (AAIA™) and Advanced in AI Security Management™ (AAISM™). You can find the specific dates further down in this newsletter and on our website.
In addition to the international ISACA Journal, our members also receive the IT Governance journal free of charge and have unlimited access to the online archive.
You can find further benefits of membership in the ISACA Germany Chapter on our website. It is also worth taking a look at the offers from our cooperation partners, who provide additional benefits.
In addition to personal membership, companies have the opportunity to become institutional partners and benefit from the advantages of a sponsorship partnership.
You@ISACA – Get involved:
Our chapter thrives on the commitment of its members. If you would like to get actively involved, there are various options available to you:
- Expert group work: If you are interested in joining one of our specialist groups, please contact the respective specialist group leaders. Topics and contact details can be found on our website.
- Events with specialist presentations: Are you an expert in your field and would like to give a presentation at one of our free member events or host an event (e.g. Innovation & Tech Talks Online Events, Focus Events, BarCamps)? Then please get in touch with our office.
- Networking events: If you are interested in organising regional ISACA get-togethers or meetups to promote professional exchange and networking, we will be happy to support you.
We look forward to continuing our exchange with you and to an active year in the ISACA Germany Chapter. |
| | IT-GRC: CALL FOR PAPERS EXTENSION |
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The congress will take place on 29 and 30 June 2026 in Berlin and offers a central platform for exchange on IT governance, risk & compliance and many other exciting topics. You can submit your proposals for presentations via the online form until 15 January 2026.
Speakers benefit from a free congress ticket and the opportunity to present their specialist topics to a broad professional audience. Contribute your perspectives, experiences and best practices and actively shape the programme – we look forward to receiving your proposals! |
| | NOTIFICATION OF CPE HOURS FOR 2025, MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL |
| Last chance: CPE reporting
At the start of the year, we would like to remind you one last time of the upcoming deadlines: You can report your CPEs for 2025 until 15 February 2026. The fees for maintaining your certifications must also be paid by this date.
Please also note that the membership fee must also be paid by 15 February at the latest in order to continue your membership without interruption.
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| | Weinheim Regulars' Table (online event)
Our next Weinheim Regulars' Table will take place TODAY, from 5 p.m. to approx. 7.30 p.m. – this time purely virtually.
In addition to discussing testing topics, you can look forward to a practical presentation by Peter Suhling on ‘AI competence for testers, auditors and experts – learning paths, standards and certificates in the age of artificial intelligence’.
You will receive 1 CPE for participating. Further information and the Webex registration link can be found here. |
| | 🎓 ISACA Student Summit 2026 – Event organised by ISACA Global
The ISACA Student Summit will take place on 5–6 February 2026, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (German time) each day.
Are you still studying or a recent graduate interested in a career in cyber or IT? Then don't miss the ISACA Student Summit 2026!
This virtual event is exclusively for ISACA student members and graduates and offers valuable insights and concrete guidance for your career start. Our board member Julia Hermann will be part of a panel on the first day of the event.
👉 Not yet an ISACA student member?
Get a $10 discount on student membership with the code MEMSTUSUMMIT25 when you register by 31 January 2026.
Further information and registration details can be found on the event website. Participation is free of charge. |
| | English-language Innovation Tech Talk Online Event
The Innovation & Tech Talk expert group invites all ISACA members and other interested parties to an English-language Tech Talk on 26 February 2026 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the following topic: Leading with AI – How Leadership Shapes Trust, Explainability, and Governance.
In this presentation, Marc Bongartz will explain why trust in AI is less of a purely technical issue and more a matter of leadership and governance.
You will receive 1 CPE for participating. Further information and the Webex link for registration can be found here. |
| | IT Governance, IT Compliance & IT Regulatory Assurance Manager Alumni Meeting on 21 April 2026
We cordially invite all IT Compliance Manager (ITCM), IT Governance Manager (ITGM) and IT Regulatory Assurance Manager (ITRAM) certificate holders to the first alumni meeting ‘IT Governance, IT Compliance & IT Regulatory Assurance Manager’ — a joint event organised by ISACA Germany and the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
The event will take place on 21 April 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Bosch in Stuttgart.
If you hold one of the above certificates and have not yet received the invitation email from the Frankfurt School, please contact Dr Anna Mense at the Frankfurt School from/with your current email address to receive the invitation and further information about this exciting, exclusive event. |
| | European Identity and Cloud Conference (EIC) 2026
This year, we are once again the official partner of the European Identity and Cloud Conference (EIC) 2026, which will take place in Berlin from 19 to 22 May 2026. As one of Europe's leading conferences on digital identity, security, data protection and governance, the EIC brings together over 1,500 participants, around 300 speakers and more than 230 sessions.
You can look forward to a varied programme covering topics such as identity fabrics, zero trust, AI governance, digital trust frameworks, ITDR and decentralised identity. The conference offers practical insights and concrete strategies for strengthening trust and security in an increasingly AI-driven world.
Further information and registration details can be found on the event website. ISACA members receive a 25% discount on the participation fee. The discount code can be found in the members' area of our website. |
| | CAST events
Next events organised by our cooperation partner CAST e. V.:
ISACA members receive a 25% discount on participation fees. |
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| | We are pleased to provide you with an overview of our upcoming seminar dates. Further dates and our complete training programme, including detailed information, can be found on our website under ‘Training & Events’. |
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You can register via the respective seminar website. Please note that member discounts can only be calculated when logged in.
We also offer almost all of our seminars as in-house courses. If you are interested, please contact our office.
You will receive continuing professional education (CPE) credits for participating in our courses. |
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We look forward to your seminar registration!
Yours sincerely
The office of the ISACA Germany Chapter e. V.
You can find more information about our association on our homepage at www.isaca.de.
You can read the monthly newsletter of ISACA Global here. |
| | ISACA Germany Chapter e. V. | Storkower Straße 158, D-10407 Berlin | phone: +49 30 37580810 | email: info@isaca.de | web: www.isaca.de Register of Associations District Court Frankfurt (VR 14052)
Board:
Markus Gaulke (Interim President, Vice President – Education) | Thomas O. Englerth (Vice President – Certifications) | Prof. Dr Matthias Goeken (Vice President – Publications) | Julia Hermann (Vice President – Communications and Marketing) | Dirk Meissner (Vice President – Finance and Administration, Interim Vice President – Expert Groups) |
| | Our general terms and conditions for trainings (GTCs) apply. *Translated with www.deepl.com/Translator |
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