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March 16, 2027 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm Plenary

Opening Keynote

Opening Keynote session with special guests

John Donlon QPM FSyI Chairman / International Association of CIP Profssionals (IACIPP)
Lester Millet Policy & Planning Director and Safety Risk Agency Manager / Port of South Louisiana & President, Infragard Louisiana
March 16, 2027 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm Expo Hall

Networking Coffee Break

Networking Coffee Break in the Expo Hall, sponsored by Axis Communications

March 16, 2027 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Plenary

Community Resilience and 'Whole-of-Society' Preparedness (including PPPs)

Explore how communities can prepare for, respond to and recover from disruptions by bringing together government, emergency services, infrastructure operators, businesses and CI fraternity. The session will examine practical approaches to whole-of-society preparedness, including risk awareness, local resilience planning, crisis communication and coordinated response. Discover how effective public-private partnerships can strengthen capabilities, improve information sharing, […]

March 16, 2027 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Expo Hall

Networking Reception

Networking Reception in the Expo Hall

March 17, 2027 9:00 am - 10:30 am Track One

Emerging Threats against CI and Critical Entities

This session looks at the latest and emerging threats, such as terrorism, insider threats, climate-related events, cyberattacks and emerging AI-enabled risks and how the threat environment is evolving, creating the conditions for a polycrisis: multiple concurrent or cascading crises whose combined impacts exceed those of individual events. Understanding such threats helps strengthen intelligence-led preparedness, resilience […]

March 17, 2027 9:00 am - 10:30 am Track Two

Cyber Resilience Standards And Governance

The evolving standards, frameworks and governance requirements shaping cyber security across critical infrastructures aim to deliver enhanced resilience to operations. The latest developments in cyber incident reporting, including CIRCIA and initiatives like Fortify are designed to strengthen organizational security and resilience. Learn how organizations can align governance, compliance and incident-response processes, navigate evolving regulatory requirements, […]

March 17, 2027 10:30 am - 11:15 am Expo Hall

Networking Coffee Break

Networking Coffee Break in the Expo Hall, sponsored by Axis Communications

March 17, 2027 11:15 am - 12:30 pm Track One

Security & Resilience by Design

Secure by Design and Resilience by Design embed security, resilience and recoverability as fundamental requirements throughout the entire lifecycle of critical infrastructure through the three pillars: preparedness, adaptability, and recovery. Rather than adding protection after systems are developed, these principles integrate threat modelling, risk assessment, secure supply chains, operational resilience and recovery from the earliest […]

March 17, 2027 11:15 am - 12:30 pm Track Two

Operational Technology (OT), ICS and Industrial Cybersecurity

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and SCADA environments face growing challenges as increasingly sophisticated cyber threats expose vulnerabilities across operational technology. This session explores practical approaches to securing legacy systems, managing IT/OT convergence, implementing Zero Trust, strengthening remote access, improving visibility and protecting Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT). It will also examine supply chain risks, threat […]

March 17, 2027 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Expo Hall

Delegate Lunch

Delegate Lunch in the Expo Hall Delegate Restaurant

March 17, 2027 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Track One

Power, Energy & Grid Resilience

Power and energy infrastructure faces growing physical and cyber threats across generation, substations, transmission, distribution and fuel supply. The rapid expansion of data centres is intensifying electricity demand and placing additional pressure on grid capacity and resilience. This session will consider the role of rapidly deployable modular substations in restoring critical services, alongside the opportunities […]

March 17, 2027 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Track Two

Maritime & Subsea Critical Infrastructure Security

Maritime and subsea infrastructure is vital to global trade, energy security, communications and national resilience. Ports, shipping routes, undersea cables, pipelines and offshore energy assets face growing physical, cyber and geopolitical threats. Protecting these interconnected systems is essential to preventing economic disruption, environmental damage and interruptions to critical services, while ensuring the continued movement of […]

Ed Landgraf Chairman / CAMO Pipeline Group and Director of Texas 811 Marine Safety and Operations
March 17, 2027 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm Expo Hall

Networking Coffee Break

Networking Coffee Break in the Expo Hall, sponsored by Axis Communications

March 17, 2027 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm Track One

Transport, Logistics & Supply Chain Sector Symposium

The transport (road, rail, air) and logistics sector is a cornerstone of critical infrastructure, enabling the movement of people, goods, and essential services. Increasing interconnectivity, digitalisation, and reliance on complex supply chains expose it to cyber, physical and hybrid threats. This session examines strategies to enhance resilience, protect key assets, and ensure continuity, focusing on […]

March 17, 2027 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm Track Two

Situational Awareness, Incident Preparedness & Emergency Response

Maintaining situational awareness is critical to anticipating threats, making informed decisions and coordinating an effective emergency response when critical infrastructure is disrupted. This session will consider how to prepare organisations to develop effective intelligence gathering, information sharing, monitoring, incident preparedness and crisis coordination across complex and interconnected environments. How can operational response frameworks, exercises, communications, […]

March 18, 2027 9:00 am - 10:30 am Track One

Drones & UAS - Airspace Threats & Security

Drones pose a growing threat to critical infrastructure due to their increasing accessibility, manoeuvrability, and payload capacity. They can be used for surveillance, delivering explosives, or causing disruptions. However, drones can also act as a facilitator to protect critical infrastructure. In this session we look into the threat, counter measures and impact drones can induce […]

Adapting to Aerial Threats: Scalable Non-Disruptive, Non-Kinetic Counter-UAS Strategies for Critical Infrastructure Resilience Danny Rajan General Manager, US / D-Fend Solutions
George Rey Sector Chief Program - COTS Technology / Infragard LA
Autonomous Drone Program Rennie Growl Security and Emergency Response Discipline Expert / Bayer
Drone as First Responder Program Sheriff Joseph P. Lopinto, III Sheriff / Jefferson Parish, LA
March 18, 2027 9:00 am - 10:30 am Track Two

Technologies to Detect and Protect

The latest technologies for detecting and predicting threats to critical national infrastructure span ground, land, underwater, space-based, and cyber domains, supported by advanced sensors and access control systems. Artificial intelligence increasingly enhances these capabilities by improving speed, accuracy, and cross-domain analysis of threat signals. New, developing systems and solutions enable earlier detection, better prediction, and […]

March 18, 2027 10:30 am - 11:15 am Expo Hall

Networking Coffee Break

Networking Coffee Break in the Expo Hall, sponsored by Axis Communications

March 18, 2027 11:15 am - 12:30 pm Track One

Modelling and Simulation to Enhance Resilience Strategies

Modelling, simulation and digital twins are increasingly important tools for strengthening critical infrastructure resilience. They enable organisations to understand complex interdependencies, test disruption scenarios and identify vulnerabilities without the cost or consequences of real-world failures. By simulating cascading impacts, recovery strategies and resource constraints, decision-makers can evaluate options, validate resilience plans, prioritise investment and improve […]

March 18, 2027 11:15 am - 12:30 pm Track Two

AI for Infrastructure Protection and Defending Against AI

AI is transforming both critical infrastructure protection and the threats facing it. This session will consider how AI can enhance threat detection, predictive maintenance, situational awareness, incident response and resilience planning, alongside emerging risks such as AI-enabled cyberattacks, automated exploitation, deepfakes and misinformation. Learn how organisations can assess and manage these opportunities and threats, establish […]

March 18, 2027 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Expo Hall

Delegate Lunch

Delegate Lunch in the Expo Hall Delegate Restaurant

March 18, 2027 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Plenary

Critical Infrastructure as the Frontline Defense for National Security

As geopolitical, cyber and physical threats grow, critical infrastructure interdependencies can turn individual disruptions into cascading impacts across sectors. This panel examines how energy, communications, IT and chemical sectors can strengthen resilience through trusted relationships, information sharing and public-private partnerships. Drawing on real-world experience, it will explore improving situational awareness, identifying systemic vulnerabilities, coordinating responses, […]