Driving grid innovation under increased regulatory pressure, intense cybersecurity threat, and rapidly rising demand for renewables integration

Date: 20th-24th March 2023

Format: In-Person

Venue: Park Plaza Amsterdam Airport

Group Booking Discount – 30% discount for 5+ delegates and 50% discount for 10+ delegates booked from the same organisation at the same time!

Smart Grid Cybersecurity Briefing in Partnership with EE-ISAC

Friday 24th March 2023

The week wraps up with a deep-diving briefing on Smart Grid Cybersecurity, in partnership with EE-ISAC, showcasing implementations of prevention, detection, and response strategies that are helping pioneering utilities get ahead of the threat.

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Briefing Programme

08:00

Registration and Refreshments

08:20

Welcome Address from the Chair

08:30

Information Sharing: Improving the resilience and security of the European energy infrastructure, by sharing trust-based information on threats, vulnerabilities, incidents. The role of EE-ISAC.

Aurelio Blanquet

Aurelio Blanquet

Secretary General

EE-ISAC

09:15

Navigating the Cybersecurity Maze: Protecting Your Supply Chain

JB

Jalal Bouhdada

Global Segment Director for Cybersecurity and Founder of Applied Risk

DNV

10:00

Morning Refreshments and Networking

10:30

Cybersecurity Regulation Standards: Updating on the latest European regulation for securing the power grid on a regional, national, and local basis + Implementing international standards to fully secure the end-to-end power grid OT infrastructure

Anjos Nijk-2

Anjos Nijk

Managing Director

ENCS

11:15

Threat Landscape: Understanding how threat actors and vectors are likely to evolve in the next 2-3 years and determining technical and organisational strategies to get ahead of these

Konstantinos

Konstantinos Moulinos

Information Security Expert, Programme Manager Smart Grid Security

ENISA

JB

Jalal Bouhdada

Global Segment Director for Cybersecurity and Founder of Applied Risk

DNV

12:00

Lunch and Networking

13:30

IT-OT Integration: Redefining organisational structures to support the effective interworking of IT and OT security teams

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Alexander Novotny

Information Security Manager

EVN

14:15

Securing Legacy Infrastructure: Implementing a defence in-depth security architecture to protect the grid at all points of vulnerability, including substations, control centres, smart metres, and communication networks

15:00

Afternoon Refreshments and Networking

15:30

Incident Response and Reporting: Developing a robust framework to ensure the rapid isolation of the OT network during an IT cyberattack. Coordinating the workforce, reporting the evidence, and carrying out a thorough technical audit to drive improvement of the infrastructure

Joana Abreu-2

Joana Abreu

Head of OT Cybersecurity

E-REDES

16:15

Offensive Cybersecurity: Applying lessons learned from proactive cybersecurity preparedness programmes from the IT domain to OT infrastructure

Dmytro Cherkashyn-1

Dmytro Cherkashyn

Head of Cybersecurity Development 

Institute of Security and Safety

17:00

Close of Briefing