Speakers

Paul Mackie is a Group CISO at Fern Trading Limited.

Scott Lennox is a CISO at Envision Energy.

ish Sukumaran is Vice President, Information Security at Worley, with over 25 years’ experience across information security, governance, risk, compliance, and large‑scale transformation in complex, global organisations.At Worley, Nish has held senior leadership roles spanning information security, GRC, IT risk and assurance, and enterprise strategy, supporting major programmes and business‑critical initiatives across the globe. His work focuses on aligning security and risk practices with business priorities and measurable outcomes.

Janine Oosthuizen is a Director of OT Cybersecurity at CHEP.

Ramón Serres is an industrial engineer, a leader in IT, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, and Governance functions. He currently holds the position of Senior Director of Information Security (CISO) at ALMIRALL. The transformation he has led encompasses everything from strategy to operations, strengthening the connection with the business and executive level in all aspects of IT and OT security.

With close to 20 years of experience in Information Security and a broad technical background, I have an extensive experience in Operational, Tactical and Strategic security management. In my roles as CISO and Chief Security Officer I have also designed, implemented, and managed cost-effective and modern security architecture mapped to business objectives. Responsible for cross-border security within critical infrastructure I have gained a considerable experience with IT and OT environments as well as regulatory requirements governing the energy sector.

Dr Donatas Vitkus is CISO at Ignitis Group, an international energy company operating across Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland. With over 15 years of experience in cybersecurity, he leads the strategic development of cyber resilience for critical energy infrastructure, focusing on OT security, third‑party risk governance, and resilience‑driven security models aligned with regulatory and business objectives.

David Souto is a CISO at Exolum.

I have over 20 years of experience in IT and over 10 years ongoing experience in the information security field. In my most recent roles, I have worked for General Electric as the Director of IT Risk and Governance and for the Hungarian based multinational lighting company Tungsram as CIO. In the past over 3 years at Norsk Hydro, my role as Director of Cyber Security Services and IT Governance Risk, Compliance has equipped me with a robust expertise in IT governance, risk, and compliance.

With 10 years of experience in industrial cybersecurity and other entrepreneurial roles, Adam is Cybersecurity Program Director at International Centre for Chemical Safety and Security (ICCSS). He is a promoter of well designed, architected and reliable industrial networks, from Level 0 and above. He strives to implement them through multiple authored training programs and hands-on pracitcal exercises based on NIST, IEC62443 and industrial best practices.

Alfonso José Álvarez Calderón is a Global IT/OT Lead & CIO at Exolum.

Markus Westphal’s biography highlights his extensive experience in the cybersecurity sector, with a career spanning 20 years across various leading IT and OT security vendors. His leadership roles include positions at companies like Nozomi Networks, OTORIO/ARMIS, WALLIX, QUALYS and NTT DATA.

Paul Holland is currently working as a Cyber Strategy Manager for Royal Mail. Paul is a cyber security leader and keynote speaker. He has worked in IT, OT and Cyber for over 25 years working in a variety of roles and organisations in that time, which provide him with a considered viewpoint to any issues and topics.

Malcolm Xavier is an IT Security & Data Privacy Manager at EET Fuels.

As PCN (Process Control Network) manager, Michel Harthoorn oversees all support, projects, short- and long-term planning and work prioritization for which the PCN team has responsibility, e.g. providing high availability networks and application infrastructure for plant information network, facility-, lab- and utility systems.

Sarah Hadfield is a Head of Energy System Risk at National Energy System Operator.

CISO in OIL with following approach to work: “If you think the problem can be solved by technology, then you probably don’t understand the problem” Cybersecurity Professional who built his experience by working in and managing both IT & OT layers within Utilities, Chemicals, Retail, Automotive and Energy sectors.

Kevin White is a Head of Cyber Security at SSE PLC.

With over 20 years of experience in Corporate, Financial, Oil & Gas, Chemical Industry, Manufacturing, Government, Military and Technology, in both domestic and international settings, she is considered a leading Trusted Advisor and Sr. Subject Matter Expert in IT/OT Cyber Security and Compliance worldwide.

Nuno Teodoro is a Global Cybersecurity Director at Hovione.

Damien Ploix is a Head of Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Services at Endis.

With a Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering and a Master’s in Automation, I’ve gained extensive experience working in different fields of the manufacturing industry. After several years working in international realities, I created my own company, active in innovation and digitalization projects for nearly ten years. Following that, I joined the tires multinational Continental for seven years, taking care at some point of global ICS cybersecurity standards.

Emyr Thomas is a Cyber Security Consultant and Chartered Engineer who has spent the last 10 years specialising in Transport Security. He has worked across Road, Rail and in Aviation leading teams and delivering innovative, pragmatic and successful security solutions. Emyr is currently working in Strategy and Innovation for National Highways’ Cyber Security Team and is collaborating across Government, Industry and Academia to uncover and solve emerging challenges for the Safe, Resilient and Trusted adoption of Digital Roads.

Jonathan Sinclair is a Head of Cyber Security for Pharma Technical Operations (PT) at Roche.

Rudolph Louw is a Industrial Control System Security Specialist at BP.

Matilda Rhode is a Head, Security Operations at Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water.

Alex is part of the Fortinet Solutions Strategy Group, focussing on the Industries vertical, covering Water, Energy, Oil & Gas, Transport and Manufacturing, advising our customers as they digitise and consolidate their IT and OT environments. A seasoned technologist and strategic advisor with over 25 years of experience guiding global organisations through complex technology, security, and systems challenges, helping our customers and partners understand technological shifts and position them to deliver value for their businesses.

Vikram Singh qualified a barrister and changed careers in his 20s and is now an experienced and highly regarded security professional. He’s worked with celebrities and high net wealth individuals in India, USA and Europe on helping them manage their security and privacy; and is currently Cyber Security Manager in Thames Water. In his spare time he teaches meditation as a lifestyle to individuals including celebrities, executives; and lives in central London.

Ivan Zhekov is a Senior Account Executiveat TXOne Networks.