Cybersecurity Perspectives: Insights and education from trusted experts

European critical infrastructure operators are facing two regulations closing in on the same problem from different directions. NIS2 asks operators to prove they can detect a disruption, respond to it, and keep running through it, not just have controls written down somewhere. The Cyber Resilience Act reaches further back into the supply chain, setting new security expectations for the connected products and software already running in OT environments. Together they are changing not just what operators have to do, but what they can now expect from the technology they buy.

You'll open the session with an independent read on how NIS2 and CRA are playing out across Europe, covering where operators are furthest along, where the gap between paper compliance and real capability still shows up, and how CRA is starting to reshape procurement and supplier conversations. A moderated panel will follow, with an operator, a certification body, and Eaton's own manufacturer's-side view on CRA, working through what proving resilience actually looks like on the ground.

As the Middle East leads the world in smart utility networks and hyperscale data centers, digital resilience relies entirely on continuous power. However, an overlooked operational risk sits right on the facility floor. Critical power assets, such as Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS), automated switchgear, and smart Power Distribution Units (PDUs), are now fully integrated into corporate networks, creating an unmonitored backdoor for sophisticated cyber threats.

This thought leadership session bypasses traditional engineering silos to look at the broader strategic risk facing regional infrastructure. The first half delivers a 30 minute executive briefing on how the regional threat landscape is pivoting toward physical disruption, vendor supply chain vulnerabilities, and the governance gap between IT security policies and facility management. Following the presentation, a 25 minute interactive dialogue brings together key regional decision makers and operational experts to share insights on procurement security, risk governance, and the future of critical infrastructure defense.

As AI data centers become increasingly critical to the global digital economy, the cybersecurity and resilience challenges surrounding them continue to grow. This session will explore how AI-driven demand is reshaping data center design, operations, and security priorities.

Topics will include the convergence of IT, OT, and physical infrastructure, evolving cyber threats to critical facility systems, and the resilience strategies required to maintain continuous operations in highly connected environments.

Following the opening presentation, a panel of industry leaders will discuss practical approaches to securing modern data center infrastructure, aligning IT, OT, and physical security teams, managing cybersecurity across vendor and operator ecosystems, and building trusted infrastructure capable of supporting the next generation of AI-powered services.

As electrical power distribution systems, connected equipment, and industrial operations become increasingly interconnected, organizations are looking for new ways to enhance reliability, improve visibility, and manage cyber risk. Understanding connected assets, designing resilient architectures, and protecting critical infrastructure are all essential to supporting modern, connected operations.

Join industry experts and executives from Eaton, Dragos, Belden, and Fortinet for an interactive discussion on the foundations of resilient operations. Drawing from real-world lessons learned across manufacturing, utilities, data centers, and other critical infrastructure environments, our panel will explore practical strategies for asset visibility, network architecture, segmentation, monitoring, and defense-in-depth that help organizations reduce risk while enabling digital transformation.