Vivek Ponnada is an Operational Technology (OT) Security practitioner with global experience and currently serves as SVP of Growth & Strategy at Frenos, the world’s first Autonomous OT Security Assessment Platform. Having started his career in Industrial Control Systems (ICS) as a Technician, Vivek became a Controls Engineer and commissioned Gas Turbines in Europe, Middle-East, Africa and South-East Asia. Post MBA, Vivek held multiple roles including Sales, Marketing & Business Development and Services covering ICS and OT Security solutions for Critical Infrastructure industries (Power, Oil & Gas, Water, Mining etc.) at GE, XenonCyber Dynamics and Nozomi Networks. He is the co-lead for the Top 20 Secure PLC Coding Practices Project and his recent talks/contributions include ICS Cybersecurity Conference in Atlanta (Security Week), Industrial Security Conference in Copenhagen, and several BSides among others. Vivek has a C.Eng from I.E. India, MBA from The University of Texas at Austin and holds the ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Expert & GICSP certifications. He is a member of the ISA, ISACA, Public Safety Canada ICS Security Symposium Advisory Committee and is a CS2AI Fellow.