2025 NZ ICS/OT Cyber Summit

The NZ ICS Cyber Technical Network will be running the 2025 NZ ICS/OT Cyber Summit on the 26th November in New Plymouth, NZ (in person only)

Come along to engage with experts in ICS Cyber Security.

Topics will be relevant to:

• Industrial Control System Engineers, Team Leaders and Managers

• ICS/OT Cyber Security Engineers, Architects, Consultants etc.

• Cyber Security Managers, Leaders, CISOs working in Industrial Organisations

DETAILS

Location: The Devon Hotel, 390 Devon Street East, New Plymouth 4312, NZ

Date: Wednesday, 26th November 2025

Time: 08:30-17:00 followed by drinks & nibbles

The current summit agenda includes:

• ~08:30 – Doors open, reg, opening
• ~09:15 – Opening keynote
• ~10:00 – Three talks sequentially (plenary)
• ~13:00 – Three talks concurrently (streams)
• ~13:35 – Three panels concurrently (streams)
• ~14:20 – Eleven round tables concurrently
• ~15:35 – Afternoon Panel
• ~16:05 – Closing keynote
• ~17:00 – Drinks and nibbles

Current agenda includes contributions from:

• Robert M Lee (US) | Founder and CEO | Dragos; SANS ICS515 Course Author
• Bruce Large (AUS) | Director and Principal Cyber Security Architect | BLARGE
• Paul Ganter (NZ) | Industrial Safety and OT Cyber Security Manager | SGS ECL
• Pieter van Oudtshoorn (NZ) | ICS Cyber Security Consultant | SGS ECL

NZ ICS/OT Cyber Summit SANS Scholarship

At the NZ ICS/OT Cyber Summit, the SANS Institute will be awarding one complementary SANS course to a deserving member of the NZ ICS/OT security community.The scholarship will be awarded to a meritorious individual who has made a significant contribution to their NZ industrial organisation and/or the broader NZ ICS/OT security community. This form is to collect nominations.The submissions will be judged, and a recipient will be selected by a panel of judges. The scholarship will be given away in person at the NZ ICS/OT Cyber Summit in New Plymouth. The judges reserve the right to validate nominators and/or nominees. The judges' decision will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into. Submissions close Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 17:00 NZT. Late submissions will not be accepted.

To make a nomination, please complete the following form: https://forms.office.com/r/Shu3GVNMWC

For questions, comments, or concerns, please email scholarship@icscyber.org.nz

Call for Contributors

Please consider contributing at the NZ ICS Cyber TN Summit if:

• You’re in/from NZ and you’re an owner/operator/end-user technical practitioner
• You’re an overseas practitioner and either owner/operator/end-user or service/technology provider

Presenters

If you'd like to present a talk, please fill in a CFP at https://form.typeform.com/to/W5JJxr

Round Table Facilitators | Panellists

If you're open to facilitating a round-table or speaking on a panel, please email summit@icscyber.org.nz

Exhibitors

If you'd like an opportunity to present your offering to NZ ICS/OT cyber practitioners, you can buy an exhibitor ticket above. Exhibitor attendees must also purchase tickets. Exhibitors will not receive a list of NZ ICS/OT Cyber Summit attendees

For any questions on contributing, see the summit github page