OT-Security – CRA & NIS-2 pragmatic implementation

Success factors for the production of tomorrow

The threat situation is constantly intensifying and new regulatory requirements such as the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and NIS-2 are presenting companies with new challenges. The pragmatic implementation of cyber security is one of the success factors for the production of tomorrow.

We would therefore like to invite you to a day dedicated to OT security.

What you can expect:

• Expert presentations with detailed insights into OT security practice
• Panel discussion with high-caliber decision-makers from component manufacturers, mechanical engineering and plant operation
• Hands-on workshops for practical implementation of the new compliance requirements
• Networking and inspiring discussions

 

 

May 12, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

SmartFactoryOWL, Campusallee 3, 32657 Lemgo

 

9:00 Welcome

 

9:10 NIS-2: Practical experience and recommendations for implementation

Dr.-Ing. Marco Ehrlich, rt-solutions.de GmbH

Felix Specht, Fraunhofer IOSB-INA

 

9:50 Implementing the Cyber Resilience Act pragmatically: From regulation to cyber-secure product

Dr. Björn Griese, Security Consultant, Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG

 

10:30 Coffee break

 

10:50 Panel discussion: Cybersecurity in the supply chain – pragmatic approaches for scalable security

Moderation: Prof. Dr. Henning Trsek, Head of the Institute for Industrial Information Technology – inIT at TH OWL

Panelist:

• Majida Dere, Head of OT Security Management, WESTFLEISCH SCE mbH
• Linda Fremuth, Teamlead Product Security, DMG MORI Digital GmbH
• Torsten Gast, Director Product & Consulting Services, PHOENIX CONTACT Deutschland GmbH
• Dr. Björn Griese, Security Consultant, Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
• David Kreft, CISO, Head of Corporate Security & Data Protection, WAGO Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG
• Dr. Steffen Priesterjahn, Senior Director Security & Operations R&D, Diebold Nixdorf

12:00 Lunch

 

13:15 Hands-on workshops: Practical implementation of OT security (see below)

14:30 Coffee break

15:00 Hands-on workshops: Practical implementation of OT security (see below)

 

16:15 Recap and farewell

 

16:30 End of the event

The following four hands-on workshops will take place in parallel at 13:15 and 15:00:

Producing despite ransomware	CRA risk assessment	Security Monitoring	From the gap to NIS-2 compliance
Increasing resilience to prolonged IT failures	Identification and assessment of product risks in accordance with EN 40000	Development of attack detection using the example of SmartFactoryOWL	Creation of a process model for the implementation of NIS-2
rt-solutions.de GmbH	rt-solutions.de GmbH	Fraunhofer IOSB INA	rt-solutions.de GmbH

 

A joint offer from TH OWL, Fraunhofer IOSB-INA in Lemgo and rt-solutions.de GmbH.

We would like to point out that the organizers will take photographs as part of this event and publish them for the purpose of public relations and reporting on the event. These rights are unlimited in terms of time and space. The photos will be used on the websites and social media of SmartFactoryOWL, OWL University of Applied Sciences, the Institute for Industrial Information Technology, Fraunhofer IOSB-INA, rt-solutions.de GmbH, CIIT e.V. and, if applicable, in the local press.

In accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, you can assert your right not to be photographed – please speak to the organizer or photographer immediately and before the start of the event if you wish to assert this right.

Fraunhofer IOSB-INA and rt-solutions.de GmbH are the organizers and therefore responsible for the creation of photographs.