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# Fireside Chat with Gerhard Eschelbeck, Fmr. Google CISO


- **Date:** Thursday, Sep 24, 2026
- **Time:** 16:50–17:20 (30 min)
- **Room:** Tech Leaders Stage
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America

## Speaker

### [Gerhard Eschelbeck](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@gerhard-eschelbeck)

Former Google CISO


## Related talks at this congress

- [Fireside Chat Erran Berger, CTO Engineering, LinkedIn](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1850-fireside-chat-erran) — Erran Berger
- [Fireside Chat with Prashanth Chandrasekar and Alexandra Lato](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1852-fireside-chat-with) — Prashanth Chandrasekar
- [The New Security Stack](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1890-the-new-security) — James Everingham, Pranay Ahlawat, Sagi Rodin
- [On the Public Clock: Open-Source Defense When You're Not in the Club](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1683-on-the-public-clock) — Nicholas Muy

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