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Director of Industry Solutions
Organization: 
Palo Alto Networks

Del Rodillas currently leads a global team of security architects focused on developing and evangelizing OT security architectures and solutions. His over 24 years of industry experience spans OT Cybersecurity, Networking, Aerospace/Defense, and High Tech Manufacturing with roles in engineering and strategic marketing. Del holds a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University, an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and has been certified as a Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP).

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Partner
Organization: 
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Steven has worked as counsel and arbitrator in arbitrations and in national and regional courts in matters involving the laws of jurisdictions in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and the US as well as under bilateral and regional treaties.  His recent energy-related publications include “Trends in LNG Supply Contracts and Pricing Disputes in the Asia Pacific Region,” in Oil Gas and Energy Law (OGEL) 3 Liquified Natural Gas, “The adjustment phase in gas price reviews under long-term gas supply contracts” in Gas and LNG Price Arbitration, “Gas Supply Transactions and Disputes” in International Arbitration in the Energy Sector, “Destination Restrictions and Diversion Provisions in LNG Sale and Purchase Agreements” in The Guide to Energy Arbitrations, and “Energy Arbitration in Africa” in The Middle Eastern and African Arbitration Review.

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Speaker
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Policy Specialist
Organization: 
Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities

Mr. Thanos has been with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities for 26 years, during which the state’s natural gas market experienced tremendous transformation. He has experience in rate-setting, infrastructure expansion, and licensing retail natural gas providers. Mr. Thanos is also the Chair of the NARUC Staff Subcommittee on Gas, the co-author of the NARUC LNG Primer, and has broad international experience, including multiple NARUC activities.

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Researcher
Organization: 
CNR-IRCRES

Elena Ragazzi has been working at CNR-IRCrES (IRCrES, the Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth of the National Research Council of Italy) as a researcher since 1989. She is now a research-director and external professor at the Polytechnic University of Turin. She is the author of more than 250 works of applied economics and policy evaluation. She was project leader of several projects, both European and national, coordinating the action of numerous partners, integrating multidisciplinary working groups and mixed groups of researchers and professionals. She organized and chaired special sessions on impact assessment and counterfactual methods at international conferences.

Her research activity in recent years has focused on the theme of policy evaluation, including regulation for the power system and cybersecurity.

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August 28th, 2020
Today, at the USEA Board of Directors meeting, USEA Chairman Sheila Hollis was appointed Acting Executive Director. Her appointment comes in the wake of the sudden passing of longtime...
November 4th, 2020

This is the fifteenth in the series of USAID webinars on Digitalization and Cybersecurity in the Energy Sector hosted by E3.

This webinar will address a variety of communication strategies and practices that energy regulators and utilities can adopt to prepare for and respond to a cyber attack.

October 29th, 2020

This is the fourteenth in the series of USAID webinars on Digitalization and Cybersecurity in the Energy Sector hosted by E3.

An Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) is an industry-specific organization that gathers and shares information on cyber threats to critical infrastructure. ISACs also facilitate the sharing of data between public and private sector groups.

October 22nd, 2020

This is the thirteenth in the series of USAID webinars on Digitalization and Cybersecurity in the Energy Sector hosted by E3.

October 15th, 2020

This is the twelfth in the series of USAID webinars on Digitalization and Cybersecurity in the Energy Sector hosted by E3.

This presentation provides an overview of cybersecurity for electric utility OT control system environments such as ICS, DCS, IIoT and SCADA networks. We will cover some key topics including:

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Technical Director - ICS and SCADA
Organization: 
SANS

Tim Conway serves as the Technical Director for ICS and SCADA programs at SANS and is responsible for developing, reviewing and implementing technical components of the SANS ICS and SCADA product offerings. Recognizing the need for ICS-focused cybersecurity training throughout critical infrastructure environments and an increased need for NERC CIP hands-on training, Tim authored and instructs ICS456: Essentials for NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection. During his career, Tim has served as the chair of the RFC CIPC, chair of the NERC CIP Interpretation Drafting Team, chair of the NERC CIPC GridEx Working Group, and chair of the NBISE Smart Grid Cyber Security panel.

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