
Date: 15th-19th May 2023
Format: In-Person
Venue: Park Plaza, Amsterdam
Early Bird – Save up to €800 on Delegate places and €2,000 on Exhibitor spaces by booking before Friday 31st March 2023
Group Booking Discount – 10% discount for 3+ delegates, 30% discount for 5+ delegates and 50% discount for 10+ delegates booked from the same organisation at the same time!
IT-OT Cybersecurity Conference & Exhibition
Tuesday 16th - Thursday 18th May 2023
The main conference is comprised of morning plenary sessions where all participants are in one room, addressing macro issues such as regulation, workforce development and data management, and afternoon technical tracks focused on the specific implementation issues impacting IT cybersecurity and OT cybersecurity teams. A combined programme of facilitated networking activities enable IT and OT colleagues to come together and share experiences, expertise, and gain insights into each other’s priorities. Running alongside the conference is an Exhibition area with a focused display of IT and OT cybersecurity solutions proven in the power grid environment.

3-Day Conference Programme
Tuesday 16th May 2023 - IT-OT Cybersecurity Conference Day One
08:00 |
Registration and Refreshments |
08:20 |
Welcome from the Chair |
08:30 |
Outcome Focused Regulation - Taking a proportionate and balanced approach to risk, governance, and compliance to ensure cybersecurity maturity across the connected grid
![]() Janne Hagen Special Adviser Contingency Planning NVE ![]() Phil Litherland Cyber Security - OT Security Product Manager National Grid ![]() Hanne Hansen CISO Energinet |
09:15 |
Regulatory Compliance - Developing an integrated view of data privacy and information security regulations to support a holistic approach to compliance
![]() Janne Hagen Special Adviser Contingency Planning NVE |
10:00 |
Morning Refreshments |
10:30 |
Information Sharing - Creating robust and trusted information sharing mechanisms to support responsible disclosure and real-time threat intelligence across the entire grid ecosystem
![]() Massimo Rocca Board Member EE-ISAC |
11:15 |
Network Code on Cybersecurity - Preparing to implement the Network Code on Cybersecurity as part of a consolidated approach with critical infrastructure regulations to achieving sector-wide operational resilience
![]() Anjos Nijk Managing Director ENCS ![]() Barry Coatesworth Director and Cybersecurity Leader Guidehouse
![]() Olivier Clement Head of Cyber Security Anticipation & External Affairs Enedis |
12:00 |
Lunch, Exhibition and Networking |
IT Track - Vulnerabilities |
OT Track - Vulnerabilities |
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13:30 |
Detection - Conducting unannounced penetration testing to understand how hackers can bypass your detection systems
![]() Tom Jøran Sønstebyseter Rønning Team Leader of Operational Security Statnett |
Threats and Vulnerabilities - Highlighting threats to and vulnerabilities of cyberphysical systems to ensure reliability, security and privacy of the smart grid
![]() Leandros Maglaras Professor of Cybersecurity De Montfort University |
14:15 |
Attack Paths - Modelling the path of attacks to understand vulnerabilities and become more resilient
![]() Laszlo Erdodi Associate Professor NTNU |
Asset Vulnerability Management - Understanding OT asset vulnerabilities to develop more effective asset management practices
![]() Dmytro Cherkashyn Head of Cybersecurity Development UNISS |
15:00 |
Afternoon Refreshments, Exhibition and Networking |
Afternoon Refreshments, Exhibition and Networking |
15:30 |
Secure Edge Solutions - Applying secure development life cycle and standards to adequately secure edge solutions
![]() Phil Litherland Cyber Security - OT Security Product Manager National Grid |
Proactive Defence - Learning from attacks to the Ukrainian power grid to implement low-cost measures to become more resilient to persistent threats
![]() Chris Kubecka CEO Hypasec |
16:15 |
Risk-based Vulnerability Management - Overcoming complexity to quantify the probability and impact of specific attacks and inform your vulnerability management strategy
![]() Deniz Tugcu Lead Senior OT Cybersecurity Specialist Vattenfall |
Threat Modelling - Correlating vulnerabilities against threat to create an integrated continuous risk and vendor management process
![]() Siv Houmb Senior Adviser Statnett |
17:00 |
Roundtable Discussions - during this session the audience breaks out into several smaller working groups, each focused on a specific theme that arose during the day’s presentations. Each working group will comprise of representatives of the entire smart grid cybersecurity community to ensure a well-rounded and holistic discussion |
18:00 |
Roundtable Summaries - during this session each working group leader will provide a 5-min summary back to the wider group, highlighting the issues raised, the solutions discussed, and the recommendations made to take the matter to the next level |
19:00 |
Networking Evening Reception - time to relax after an intensive day of presentations and discussions! All participants are invited to join this networking reception where you will have the opportunity to enjoy the company of colleagues from across the European power grid cybersecurity community, in a relaxed and informal setting |
22:00 |
Close of Conference Day One |
Wednesday 17th May 2023: IT-OT Cybersecurity Conference Day Two
08:00 |
Registration and Refreshments |
08:20 |
Welcome from the Chair |
08:30 |
Cybersecurity Culture - Developing a cybersecurity ambassadorship programme to embed sustainable cyber-awareness across the organisation
![]() Erki Guhse CISO Enefit |
09:15 |
Security as an Enabler - Communicating security as an enabler of transformation and business objectives to optimise resource allocation
![]() Catherine Buhler CISO Energy Australia |
10:00 |
Morning Refreshments |
10:30 |
Skills Development - Striking the optimal balance in bilateral training of IT and OT experts to develop the capability needed to achieve secure grid modernization and operational resilience
![]() Michael Knuchel Head of SAS Engineering Swissgrid |
11:15 |
Cybersecurity Awareness Training - Integrating security training into existing cultural frameworks to enable organisation-wide cyber-awareness
![]() Isabell Neise Head of Business Development UNISS |
12:00 |
Lunch, Exhibition and Networking |
IT Track - Solutions |
OT Security Track - Solutions |
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13:30 |
Threat Management - Using automation for effective threat management
![]() Shawn McBurnie Head of IT/OT Security & Compliance Northland Power |
Remote Management - Deploying an advanced remote management platform to enable remote, automated configuration, password management, and log management for OT devices in substations
![]() Indrek Kunapuu CISO Elektrilevi |
14:15 |
Systems Configuration - Automating virtualised substation configuration management to improve confidence and reduce complexity
![]() Sampo Turunen Secondary Systems Manager Fingrid |
Remote Control - Leveraging IEC 62443 to future-proof remote control of medium and low voltage substation automation
![]() Luka Mocnik ICT Infrastructure Architect Elektro Gorenjska
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15:00 |
Afternoon Refreshments, Exhibition and Networking |
Afternoon Refreshments, Exhibition and Networking |
15:30 |
Grid Modernization - Securing smart grid transformation to facilitate carbon emission reduction
![]() Venkatesh Gollapalli Security Architect EY |
OT Security in Procurement Projects - Moving targets: Covering OT-Security requirements for Amprion Offshore HVDC projects in a changing regulatory landscape
![]() Stephan Beirer Team Manager ICS/OT Security GAI NetConsult ![]() Simon Gustafson Project Engineer Offshore Grid Connection Systems Amprion Offshore |
16:15 |
IT-OT Communication - Developing a collaborative strategy for overcoming obstacles to critical data exchange between IT to OT
![]() Janus Ahrensbach ICS Security Architect Energinet |
AMI Security - Mitigating threats to advanced metering infrastructure to secure data flow in OT environments
![]() Tomasz Wysztygiel Cybersecurity Manager EY OT/IOT Hub |
17:00 |
Close of Conference Day Two |
Close of Conference Day Two |
Thursday 18th May 2023: IT-OT Cybersecurity Conference Day Three
08:00 |
Registration and Refreshments |
08:20 |
Welcome from the Chair |
08:30 |
Systems Resilience - Implementing a systemic security classification of assets to optimise confidentiality, integrity and availability of critical systems
![]() Annilisa Arge Klevang CISO SEV |
09:15 |
Integrated IT/OT SOC - Developing an integrated IT and OT SOC capable of a holistic response to threats across converged environments
![]() Ivo Maritz Senior Adviser Cybersecurity Maritz Consulting |
10:00 |
Morning Refreshments |
10:30 |
Cyber-informed Engineering - Establishing a national cyber-informed engineering strategy to embed security in clean energy system transformation
![]() Andy Bochman Senior Grid Strategist Idaho National Laboratory |
11:15 |
Cyber Resilience - Using AI and computational intelligence to detect, prevent, respond, and recover from attacks on cyber-physical power systems
![]() Alex Stefanov Director Control Room of the Future |
12:00 |
Lunch, Exhibition, and Networking |
IT Security Track - Implementation |
OT Security Track - Implementation |
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13:30 |
Network Re-segmentation - Establishing trusted and semi-trusted zones to enable large-scale IT architecture transformation
![]() Jeremi Gryka Deputy CIO/IT Security PSE |
OT Standards - Using OT cybersecurity controls to ensure compliance
![]() Greg Blezard Head of Information Security ENWL |
14:15 |
ISO 27001 - Mapping new ISO 27000 requirements and normative changes to the ISMS of electricity grid providers
![]() Michael Ring Information Security Officer (ISO) GFO TenneT |
Incident Response - Establishing an incident response and recovery playbook for OT engineers to ensure ongoing operability and resilience of OT networks in the event of a cyber incident
![]() Lukasz Kisielewski OT Security Delivery & Senior Manager Accenture |
15:00 |
Afternoon Refreshments, Exhibition and Networking |
Afternoon Refreshments, Exhibition and Networking |
15:30 |
Risk Management - Implementing a risk management strategy under an ISO 27000 certified ISMS
![]() Ruben Figueiredo Cyber Security GRC Manager E-REDES |
OT Modernization - Opening the OT mindset towards IT agility and innovation to enable transformation, achieve cost savings, and drive efficiency
![]() Deniz Tugcu, Lead Senior OT Cybersecurity Specialist Vattenfall |
16:15 |
Cloud Implementation - Implementing trusted cloud architecture to optimise storage and processing of data
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Kristian Alsing Cybersecurity Executive Independent
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OT Supplier Security Assessment - Taking a criticality-based assessment approach to establish a secure and resilient OT-Supplier pool
![]() Salim Bouramman Expert OT Cyber Resilience and Cyber Range E.ON |
17:00 |
Close of Conference Day Three |
Close of Conference Day Three |