Mr. Gigi Pugni worked for almost 40 years in Enel group, Italy in the area of ​​telecommunications and information systems with particular attention, during the last 20 years, to the cybersecurity of industrial systems in the electrical world, defining policy and guidelines for internal solution development and market product specifications. Currently, Mr. Pugni is a freelance consultant, and he is participating in teaching the master's degree in Cyber ​​Security at the Polytechnic of Genova.  Mr. Pugni also collaborates with START 4.0 Competence Center for the Security and Optimization of Critical Infrastructures, Genova. He is active in projects within the area of IoT systems, Blockchain, PKI Systems, advanced DPI, active monitoring solutions, and IEC 62351 protocols deployment.

Active member of the following national and international bodies:

• IEC/TC57/WG15 - Data and communication security
• IEC/TC57/WG10 - Power system IED communication and associated data models
• TC57/AG22 Advisory Group on strategic developments and technological, operational and organizational matters for TC57
• CEI CT57 "Scambio informativo associato alla gestione dei sistemi elettrici di potenza"
• Italian National Observatory for Cyber Security, Resiliency and Business Continuity of Electrical Systems

Active in the following main activities and topics:

• OT and IoT systems Engineering, Market Analysis, project evaluation for Cyber Security solutions, tools and services.
• OT systems Cyber Security company training
• OT Cyber Security guidelines and Cyber Security standard definition
• Collaborates with the START 4.0 Competence Center for the Security and Optimization of Critical Infrastructures, Genova