
September 16th, 2025 | 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. | Fraunhofer SIT, Darmstadt, Germany
The panel will bring together high-level stakeholders with leading experts from both the United States and Germany that will discuss and explore opportunities and challenges in transatlantic cooperation on the research of digital transformation and the associated cybersecurity risks and solutions.
Particular attention is paid to technological innovation, secure digital infrastructures, and joint strategic priorities between the U.S. and Germany, with consideration of the geopolitical and economical tensions.
The accompanying exhibition to the panel displays the latest exhibits from ATHENE research.
Moderation: Professor Haya Schulmann, Member of the ATHENE Board | Professor at Goethe University Frankfurt
Panelists are

Brian Heath
U.S. Consul General in Frankfurt

Lucas Schmitz
Member of the Hessian Parliament from the CDU, spokesperson for Science,
Art, and Research Policy

Prof. Elisa Bertino
Professor at the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA | Research Director at CERIAS, the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security

Prof. Moti Yung
Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University, New York, USA | Research Scientist at Google

Prof. Michael Waidner
CEO ATHENE | Professor at Technische Universität Darmstadt | Director Fraunhofer SIT
The agenda will be posted soon.
Participation is free of charge. Registration is required.
Route description
Adress:
Rheinstraße 75, 64295 Darmstadt
Address for the navigation system
Feldbergstraße 10
64295 Darmstadt (entrance on the opposite side)
By car
Autobahn junction Darmstadt (A5/A67), take the Darmstadt- Innenstadt exit and follow the road into the city. Please follow the Rheinstraße and turn left into the Goebelstraße. Follow the Goebelsstraße until Platz der Deutschen Einheit, then turn right into the Mornewegstraße and turn right into the Feldbergstrasse again. The entrance to our parking lot is to your right after the Peter Behrens-Schule.
Please note that the Rheinstraße bridge is currently closed:
Current information about detours can be found here (see Rheinstraße - Neubau Rheinstraßenbrücke): https://www.darmstadt.de/leben/mobilitaet/baustellenticker
By train
From the Darmstadt main train station an approx. 10-minute walk along the Rheinstrasse.
By tram or bus
Take bus F or H, or tram no. 1, 2, 4, 5 or 9 until bus/tram stop "Berliner Allee". From there it is an approx. 1 minute walk to the institute.
By plane
From the Frankfurt/Main airport with the Airliner from Terminal 1, bus stop no. 14, to Darmstadt main station. From there it is an approx. 10-minute walk along the Rheinstrasse. If a taxi is preferred, it is about 25 km.