Wednesday, 11th fEBRUARY 2026
Evolving IT and OT Roles for Secure and Resilient Manufacturing Operations
6:00 - 8:30 PM CET | Munich, Germany
Event Overview
Today’s manufacturing leaders are facing a perfect storm of challenges: increasingly sophisticated cyber threats targeting OT environments, the expanding attack surface of mobile devices, and the growing demand for operational agility and escalating compliance pressures.
As factories become more connected, their digital footprints expand, exposing new vulnerabilities that can jeopardize production. Manufacturers must protect their assets, but also secure themselves against the indirect effects of attacks against third-party IT services and weaknesses in their supply chains.
Perhaps the biggest challenge of all? The mindset shifts required to transform networks to a zero trust model, in order to avoid unplanned factory downtime.
In this roundtable we will unpack the critical challenges of IT/OT convergence – the cultural differences, not just the technological – and share actionable strategies to help organisations identify, prioritise and mitigate vulnerabilities in OT systems, third-party vendor access and supply chains.
Among the discussion topics:
- Real-world OT security threats: How attackers are exploiting long-life systems and vendor access gaps.
- IT and OT trust barriers: Why do silos persist and how can you break them?
- The future of IT/OT collaboration: Creating a unified, effective and secure operational
strategy
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Moderator
Anna Delaney
Executive Director of Productions
ISMG
Kevin Schwarz
CTO EMEA
Zscaler
Markus Brädle
Managing Director, Global OT Security Lead
Accenture
Speakers
In this discussion moderated by Anna Delaney, attendees will gain insights from Kevin Schwarz , CTO EMEA at Zscaler and Markus Brädle, Managing Director, Global OT Security Lead at Accenture.
This session will be:
- Chatham house rule
- Peer driven
- Pitch free
Subject matter expert
Robert Willis
Executive Vice President of Global Cyber Operations
Deepwatch
Robert Willis is the EVP of Global Cyber Operations at Deepwatch. Robert is a visionary global cybersecurity executive with over 20 years of experience in fortifying the defences of enterprises against threats and vulnerabilities, boosting the effectiveness of security operations, and inspiring teams to innovate, collaborate, and deliver service excellence. His diverse experience ranges from building out and leading global security practices within IT consultancies to advancing enterprise security operations and programs within multinational corporations.
Subject matter expert
Dennen Monks
Field Tech Strategist
CrowdStrike
Monks has 20 years of cybersecurity experience across network, data, cloud and applications. He helps
companies achieve streamlined operational states across people, process and technology. Monks
previously spent 10 years in professional services, five years at Skyhigh Networks in sales engineering,
and served as lead solution architect at Bionic.
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Venue
Munich, Germany
Venue to be announced
Underwritten by
Zscaler is a leading cloud security company that provides a Zero Trust Exchange platform to secure internet access, cloud apps, and private applications for organizations, replacing legacy security like VPNs with direct, secure, and simplified connections for users anywhere, anytime. Its core products, Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) for web/SaaS and Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) for private apps, offer threat protection, data loss prevention, and secure access by connecting users directly to apps via its global cloud, inspecting all traffic, and enforcing context-aware policies.
Accenture is a leading global professional services company specializing in IT services and management consulting, helping businesses build digital cores, leverage AI, and optimize operations through strategy, consulting, technology, and operations services, serving clients in over 120 countries with a vast network of talent and innovation centers. Known for reinventing businesses with digital, cloud, and security expertise, they focus on creating tangible value and shared success for clients, employees, and communities, emphasizing innovation, sustainability, and inclusion.
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