IT/OT Convergence - How to Make Tenuous, Ingenious
About This Session
IT and OT have long operated with different priorities, but increasingly connected industrial environments are forcing those worlds together.
In this session, Chris Wiwczaroski shares real-world lessons from managing a complex OT environment and building a stronger partnership with IT and InfoSec. He’ll explore how trust, governance, vulnerability management, audits, and network segmentation can improve both operational resilience and cybersecurity.
Attendees will leave with practical insight into making IT/OT convergence less contentious, more collaborative, and ultimately more effective.
In this session, Chris Wiwczaroski shares real-world lessons from managing a complex OT environment and building a stronger partnership with IT and InfoSec. He’ll explore how trust, governance, vulnerability management, audits, and network segmentation can improve both operational resilience and cybersecurity.
Attendees will leave with practical insight into making IT/OT convergence less contentious, more collaborative, and ultimately more effective.
Speaker
Chris "Wiz" Wiwczaroski
Enterprise Architect – OT Infrastructure - Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
Chris "Wiz" Wiwczaroski is Enterprise Architect – OT Infrastructure at the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD), bringing more than three decades of experience across industrial automation, process control, water and wastewater operations, and information technology. His expertise spans SCADA, DCS, OT cybersecurity, analytics, and industrial network infrastructure. Throughout his career, Wiz has worked at the intersection of operations and technology, helping organizations modernize critical infrastructure while maintaining the reliability, resilience, and security essential to operational environments.