Programme Draft
Subject to Change
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Day One March 10th 2026
| Time | Strategy Theatre | Tech Breakout |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | Registration | No Sessions |
| 8:45 | Welcome from Cyber Senate Jamison Nesbitt | Introduction to Chairman Kevin Wood, Thales | No Session |
| 9:00 | Rail in the Grey War Jeanette Van Halteren, Managing Consultant, Thales |
No Session |
| 9:45 | From CyberResilient to Antifragile. How Railway CISOs Can Orchestrate Complexity. Dimitri van Zantvliet, Directeur Cybersecurity / CISO, Dutch Railway | Nederlandse Spoorwegen |
Technical session slot available. Contact marketing@cybersenate.com |
| 10:15 | Building Resilient Rail Systems: Leveraging Reference Architecture and IEC 63452 for Cybersecurity Christian Juel-Jensen, Head of Security Engineering and Advisory, Bane NOR & Geir Reset Simonsen, Chief Security Architect, Bane NOR |
OT Intrusion Detection Systems – The Journey and Lessons Learnt Petros Tsekouras, Cyber Security Advisory Lead, Transport for London |
| 10:45 | Networking Break (One Hour) | |
| 11:45 | Building a Cyber Risk Assessment Tool for Rail OT Arinder Badyal, Head of Information Security, Transport UK Group & Liam Sterling, Head of Information Technology, Angel Trains |
Supplier Management Working Group Discussion Invite only for suppliers. Contact marketing@cybersenate.com |
| 12:15 | Digital Risk Assessment in the Engineering Change Process James Woodhouse, Digital Systems Engineer, Angel Trains & Darren Fitzgerald, Chartered Engineer, RSSB |
Supplier Management Working Group Discussion Invite only for suppliers. Contact marketing@cybersenate.com |
| 12:45 | AI in Rail OT Security: Risks, Opportunities, and the Path Forward Miki Shifman, CTO and Co-Founder, Cylus |
Supplier Management Working Group Discussion Invite only for suppliers. Contact marketing@cybersenate.com |
| 13:15 | Networking Lunch | |
| 14:15 | Inside the Threat: Human Risk, Ransomware, and Intelligence Phil Butterworth, Fraud & Investigations Lead, TransPennine Express |
Bridging IT and OT: Governance and Cybersecurity in a Secure by Design Framework Gertjan Tamis, Enterprise Architect Cybersecurity, NS / Dutch Railways |
| 14:45 | From multiple ISMS (chaos) to one ISMS (tranquility) Amin Ben Karroum, Information Security Architect, Sporveien |
Cyber-Hardening Legacy Signalling & Interlocking Systems Francisco Lozano Ovejero, Head of R&D, Enyse |
| 15:15 | Networking Break | |
| 15:45 | Safe Tracks Ahead: 5 years on, rolling stock design evolution Bruno Corasolla, Global Head of Digital Train | LoB Vehicles, Hitachi Rail |
Beyond the Mirror: Achieving Total Onboard Visibility Alex Cowan, CEO, RazorSecure |
| 16:15 | The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA): Status, Scope, and Open Questions Eddy Thesee, Vice President Products Cybersecurity, Alstom |
Technical session available. Contact marketing@cybersenate.com |
| 16:45 | Regulatory Readiness, GBR Bidding & TOC Cyber Assurance Marc Silverwood, Onboard Systems Manager, Northern Trains Limited |
Technical session available. Contact marketing@cybersenate.com |
| 17:15 | End of Day One | |
Day Two March 11th 2026
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| Time | Strategy Theatre | Tech Breakout |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | Registration | No Sessions |
| 8:45 | Welcome Back from Jamison Nesbitt, Director Cyber Senate and Kevin Wood, Cyber Design Authority, Thales | Closed |
| 9:00 | TABLE TOP PANEL EXERCISE: Incident Response Under Pressure Kenny Holmes, Head of Group Cyber Operations, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Lu Wang, Group SOC Engineering Manager, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Joseph Mager, Information Security Officer, Nederlandse Spoorwegen |
Closed |
| 9:45 | Using an AI Toolset to Verify and Assess Cybersecurity Cases Against IEC 63452 Dr Howard Parkinson, Research Fellow, University of Huddersfield |
Beyond Safety: Addressing the Security Gap in Railway Software Standards Lucia Capogna, Cybersecurity and Software Assurance Team Leader, Systra |
| 10:15 | Cyber Risk or Safety Risk? A Multidisciplinary Approach Jon Torode, Head of Engineering and Asset Performance, RKH Qitarat |
Available |
| 10:45 | Networking Break | |
| 11:15 | Roundtables
|
Closed during Roundtables |
| 12:45 | Roundtable Outcomes | Closed during Roundtables |
| 13:15 | Networking Lunch | |
| 14:15 | NEW FOR 2026! Crisis Lab: Rail Cyber Response Simulation | Closed |
| 15:15 | Networking Break | |
| 15:50 | End of Day Two | |
Speakers Corner
NIS2 Oversight & Supervision in Rail
David Vonk Senior [...]
Francisco Lozano Ovejero | Head of R&D | Enyse
Francisco Lozano Ovejero [...]
