MOCS 2027 · April 16, 2027 · Milwaukee
Midwest OT Cybersecurity Summit 2027
A one-day, practitioner-led summit at Marquette University for defenders, students, plant engineers, SOC teams, and hiring leaders working in operational technology. Returning Friday, April 16, 2027.
- When
- Friday, April 16, 202710:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Where
- Marquette AMU3rd Floor Ballroom · Milwaukee
- Call for Speakers
- Closes Mar 5, 2027Opened Sep 1, 2026
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Call for Speakers — MOCS 2027
We're picking ~12 sessions across 3 rooms — submit yours by March 5, 2027.
Talks across OT cybersecurity
MOCS is a community-driven OT cybersecurity summit. We're looking for talks from anyone defending, building, or breaking operational-technology systems — practitioners, plant engineers, SOC teams, students, and educators all welcome.
- Topics
- ICS / OT defense, threat detection, IR, GRC & standards (IEC 62443), pen testing, supply chain, network segmentation, hands-on labs, career & community
- Formats
- 30-min talk (25 + 5 Q&A) · panel (45 min) · hands-on / demo (45 min)
- We love
- war stories, lessons-learned, deep technical, first-time speakers, students presenting capstone work
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From CFS to stage
- Tue, Sep 1, 2026Call for Speakers opens
- Fri, Mar 5, 2027Submission deadline
- Fri, Mar 19, 2027Speaker notifications go out
- Thu, Apr 8, 2027Slide decks due
- Wed, Apr 14, 2027Tech rehearsal
- Fri, Apr 16, 2027MOCS 2027 — conference day
MOCS 2026 — that's a wrap.
Thank you to every speaker, sponsor, volunteer, and attendee. We'll see you in 2027.
For the folks · by the folks
You showed up — and we're grateful.
You taught, asked questions, set up tables before sunrise, and stayed for the panel. See you on April 16, 2027.
- 100+Attendees
- 12Sessions
- 30+Organizations
- 7States
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11:30 AM · Main Hall
Room packed before the keynote
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10:30 AM · Lobby
For the Folks — community table
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11:32 AM · Welcome
Setting the tone for the day
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Welcome
Kicking it off — main stage
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Hands-on Lab
Eyes on the protocol — laptops open
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Breakout
Supply Chain Cybersecurity
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Breakout
Where do you fit? — career conversations
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The team
The folks who made it possible
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Mainstage
On the mic
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4:00 PM · Executive Panel
Preparing for the next generation of OT cybersecurity
2026 line-up — every speaker who took the stage
| Speaker(s) | Organization | Talk |
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| SSA Brett Lerner & IA Thomas Gathman | FBI Milwaukee | Opening Keynote — Counterintelligence, WMD & Cyber Programs |
| Shoshana Wodzisz | Malkan Solutions | OT Cybersecurity GRC, IEC 62443 & EU CRA |
| Peter McLane | Johnson Controls | Firewall Hygiene to Network Segmentation |
| Steven Taylor | Rockwell Automation | OT Threat Modeling and Risk Prioritization |
| Tillman Petersen | Rockwell Automation | OT Device Penetration Testing Basics |
| Juan Pablo Gomez Postigo | Sprocket Security | Hidden Passwords in a Multilingual World |
| Adam Weigold | Irulast | Securing the Digital Handshake |
| Jeni Herrera & Kelly Yang | Johnson Controls | Understanding Supply Chain Cybersecurity in a Connected World |
| Preston Futrell, Michael Massimi, Dan Bailey | IBM | OT System Security |
| Neil Brandon | ICS Village | Securing the Grid Lab |
| Rebecca Jo Jones | BSides MKE | Strategies for Landing Your Next Role |
| Joshua Sharkey | ISACA MKE | Practical Security That Scales: Automation, Risk, and Real-World Execution |
| Dr. Debbie Perouli, Chirag Malkan, Dan Bailey, Josh Cochrane | Executive Panel | Preparing OT Environments for the Next Generation of Cybersecurity |
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Sponsors & partners
MOCS 2027 — sponsorship inquiries are open. Past sponsors below; reach out about 2027.
Sponsor a table · $2,000
One flat tier for MOCS 2027. Includes a sponsor table inside a presentation room, logo on the website and program, and tickets for your team. Reach out for the prospectus.
Past sponsors — MOCS 2026
Executive Sponsors 02
Title Sponsors 04
Community Sponsors 03
Companies Presenting 09
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Other conferences — WI & IL
Upcoming cybersecurity events in our region. We'll see you there. Verify dates before traveling — links go to each event's site.
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16MAY
BSides312
Chicago, IL
Chicago's community-driven security BSides — talks, villages, CTF. Held at the Irish American Heritage Center.
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20MAY
SecureWorld Chicago
Rosemont, IL
Regional CISO-focused day with keynotes, panels, and a vendor floor. Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
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02JUN
Cybersecurity Summit: Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
3rd Annual Milwaukee summit (Cyber Risk Alliance) — invitation-style event for senior leaders and CISOs.
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11JUN
WISCON 2026
Madison, WI
Inaugural Wisconsin Information Security Conference — talks, villages, hands-on. Goodman Community Center, Atwood.
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10SEP
Blue Team Con
Chicago, IL · Sep 10–13
Defender-focused infosec conference — SOC, IR, threat hunting, training, labs. Swissôtel.
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24SEP
FutureCon Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
CISO-led practical sessions on threats, risk, and resilience — Milwaukee regional stop on the FutureCon tour.
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21OCT
ManuSec USA
Chicago, IL · Oct 21–22
11th annual cyber-security summit for IT & OT practitioners protecting critical manufacturing — directly adjacent to MOCS.
Know an event we missed? Let us know and we'll add it.
Contact us
Questions about the summit, sponsorship, or anything else — the organizing team will get back to you.