Cybersecurity

OTsec ANZ 2026

OTsec ANZ 2026 brings together over 100 senior OT security stakeholders from Australia and New Zealand’s biggest heavy industries, including manufacturing, mining, healthcare, and energy. This two-day summit is a crucial forum for security leaders to address the most pressing challenges faced in securing OT environments, with key topics including Ownership a…

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33Speakers
5Sponsors
108Sessions
32Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at OTsec, in alphabetical order.

Adrian Kazias
Senior Manager, Cyber Defence & Resilience · Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation
Alex Nehmy
Field CTO, APAC · Dragos
Alfredo Urdaneta
Control System and SCADA Specialist Engineer – Utilities · Rio Tinto
Amish Patel
Director OT Cyber Security and Technology · Transport for NSW
Andrew Thyrd
Network and OT Security Manager · Sydney Airport
Assistant Director
National Partnerships NSW · Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)
Ayman Essmat
CIO · Eurobodalla Shire Council
Brad Flanagan
Head of Cyber Security · Essential Energy
Charles Gonzalez
Group CISO · Metcash
Christian O’Donnell
Cyber Security Engineer · UGL Transport
Colin Renouf
CISO · Healius
Darren Chippendale
Senior Manager – Information Security Management Programme · Powerlink Queensland
David Petzer
Senior Operational Technology Engineer · Glencore Coal
Dennis Moncrieff
IT Superintendent · Tomago Aluminium
Dominic Grunden
CISO · Power and Water Corporation
Feli Gouw
Senior Central OT Engineer · EnergyAustralia
Gursimran Tiwana
Head of Cyber Security · Lumus Imaging
Jason Pearce
Field CTO, APJ · Claroty
Jenny Botton
Senior Manager Cyber Security · ABN Group
Jihad Zein
Global Head of Governance, Risk and Assurance, Group IT · Toll Group
John Morcos
Head of Cyber Security Governance and Operations · Blackmores
Lauren Veenstra
CSO · Iberdrola Australia

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Claroty
Dragos
Dull
Sensorfu
Yokogawa

Agenda

Selected from 108 sessions.

  • 08:50

    Opening Address

  • 08:50

    Opening Address: Lauren Veenstra

  • 08:50

    Opening Remarks

  • 08:50

    Opening Remarks: Lauren Veenstra

  • 09:00

    Panel Discussion: A National Priority: What Does the Future of OT Security Look Like Under Australia’s SOCI Act?

    As the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act develops and shapes the Australian regulatory landscape, the focus for asset owners has shifted from high-level compliance to granula…

  • 09:00

    Panel Discussion: Governance & Responsibility: Who Owns OT Security?

    The complex nature of governance in modern industrial environments leaves a critical question unanswered: Who is ultimately responsible for the security of our operational technolo…

  • 09:40

    Presentation: Bridging the Chasm: Securing the Convergence of IT/IoT and Critical OT Environments

    The integration of smart sensors, IoT, and web-enabled automation systems creates a security “chasm” between isolated OT networks and the internet. This session addresses the risks…

  • 09:40

    Presentation: Managed Defence: Lessons in OT Incident Response

    In an OT environment, a security breach is not just a data leak; it’s a threat to physical safety and operational continuity. In this session, we share actionable lessons from the …

  • 09:50

    Presentation: Bridging the Chasm: Securing the Convergence of IT/IoT and Critical OT Environments

    The integration of smart sensors, IoT, and web-enabled automation systems creates a security “chasm” between isolated OT networks and the internet. This session addresses the risks…

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 32 companies show up, and 4 bet on three roles at once?

32 companies. four are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
4All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
27Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Dragos·Claroty·SensorFu·Yokogawa

Speakers by seniority

45% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite515%
  • Director / Head of1030%
  • Manager / Lead721%
  • Engineer · IC515%
  • Other roles618%

Of 33 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
Sponsors by tier
unspecified5
100% of 5
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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