
Pippa Flanagan
A senior OT and critical infrastructure cyber security practitioner with more than 20 years of experience across engineering, technology and cyber security, Pippa helps organisations that keep Australia running solve complex problems with practical, risk-based security that works in the field, not just on paper.
She has led cyber strategy, governance and delivery across IT and OT environments spanning energy, water, mining, telecommunications, finance and FMCG. She has managed and facilitated national cyber exercises, including AEMO's GridEx V for the national electricity sector, and is the founder of the OT Cyber Speakeasy, a practitioner-led community for OT and critical infrastructure security professionals. She regularly chairs and presents at industry conferences and events.
Pippa holds a Bachelor of Engineering, CISM, TOGAF and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Outside of cyber security, she is also an authorised marriage celebrant, equally comfortable navigating critical infrastructure and emotional infrastructure
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