Smart Energy Events

European smart grid Cyber Security - Priority One; Securing the Digital Infrastructure
12th to 13th March 2012, Marriott Regents Park, London, United Kingdom. 
www.smi-online.co.uk/2012smartgridprivacy32.asp

*The rapid advancement and application of digital technology has improved electric system operations, reliability, and process efficiency. But it carries with it a heavy responsibility. We must now safeguard this increasingly ubiquitous element of the grid from those who would seek to disrupt technology and cause harm.

SMi Group Limited are pleased to announce the 2nd annual European smart grid Cyber Security Forum, to be held on March 12th and 13th in London 2012. Following the success of the 2011 event, the Forum will again bring together the most influential European and North American utilities and cyber security authorities, to further develop the international roadmap to securing our energy infrastructure.

Confirmed Speakers include:
Department of Homeland Security, Director, NCCIC, Seán McGurk
European Commission, Policy Officer, DG Information Society and Media, Alejandro Pinto
Enisa, Program Manager Resilience and CIIP Program, Dr. Vangelis Ouzounis
Con Edison New York, smart grid Project Manager, Patricia Robison
National Grid, Digital Risk and Security Director, Dr David King
Swissgrid AG,  Senior Advisor Operations, Rudolf Baumann
EDP Energie SA, Information and Cyber Security Officer, Nuno Emanuel Pereira
Sirrix AG security technologies, Project Manager, Michael Gröne
GDF Suez, Information Security & Business Continuity, Phillip Jones
Scada Hacker, Chief Information Officer, Joel Langill*
IoActive, Senior Officer, TBC
Institute for Information Security, Executive Director, University of Tulsa, David Greer
Alliander, Privacy & Security Officer at Liander, Johan Rambi
Queen’s University Belfast, Director of research, Professor Sakir Sezer
NIST, Chief Cyber Security Advisor, William Barker
Saudi Aramco, Information Protection Specialist, Saad Alhowaymel
Zigbee Alliance, Security Working Group Chair, Robert Cragie
Alliander, Senior Consultant Intelligent Netbeheer, Frans Campfens
Riscure, Director Embedded Technology, job de Haas
ENA, Senior Cyber Security Consultant, TBC

For more information please visit www.smi-online.co.uk/2012smartgridprivacy32asp

*Sourced from Andy Bochman, The smart grid Security Blog