2026 Event Schedule

As energy infrastructure becomes increasingly digital, the cyber risk facing operational technology (OT) is escalating faster than most organisations are prepared for. From battery energy storage systems (BESS) and substations to data centres and grid interconnections, today’s energy assets are no longer purely physical; they are software-driven systems exposed to cyber threats with real-world operational and safety consequences.

This presentation explores how rising cyber threats, accelerating connectivity, and stricter U.S. regulatory frameworks - including NERC CIP - are reshaping risk, liability, and resilience across the energy sector. Drawing on real-world incidents, threat intelligence, and regulatory expectations, it highlights why cybersecurity has become a board-level issue, impacting asset value, insurability, operational continuity, and director accountability.

Attendees will gain insight into how attackers target energy OT, why legacy and unmonitored systems are the weakest link, and how cyber risk increasingly intersects with geopolitics, nation-state activity, and critical infrastructure protection. The session also reframes cybersecurity not as an attempt to stop every attack, but as a strategy to disrupt attackers’ return on investment, making energy assets harder, costlier, and less attractive to compromise.

Session Sponsored by CENTRII