Co-located withGRIDENZA Angola 2027

Protect the systems behind everyday life.
Bring the people who keep them running together.

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A digital intrusion can become a physical disruption. Protect the systems behind essential operations.

Power infrastructure

Protect the systems that keep the grid running.

Production infrastructure

Secure the processes behind every productive day.

Water infrastructure

Safeguard the systems communities depend on.

Cargo infrastructure

Keep the connections that move a nation working.

Series supporting partners

  • ANPG
  • Etu Energias
  • Refinaria de Cabinda
  • ExxonMobil
  • TotalEnergies

Why OTENZA. Why now.

Behind every
operation aresystems to protect.

And people who
make the difference.

Behind every operation are control systems that need protection, and people making difficult decisions about access, maintenance, investment and risk.

OTENZA brings infrastructure operators, regulators, EPCs, automation specialists and OT security providers together around one priority: stronger protection that works in real operating environments.

Explore what’s at stake

Speakers

Meet the speakers.

TotalEnergies

Antonio Pedro

OT Cyber Security Specialist

Speaker biography

TotalEnergies

Antonio Pedro

OT Cyber Security Specialist

Antonio Pedro is an OT Cyber Security and ICSS specialist with 12 years of experience in instrumentation and control engineering. His expertise spans PLCs, DCS, SCADA, safety instrumented systems, fire and gas systems, and industrial communication protocols.

His experience includes operations and ICSS engineering on the PSVM FPSO, instrumentation and protective systems engineering supporting Greater Plutonio FPSO, and instrumentation and control engineering at Blendcor refinery in Durban, South Africa.

He brings practical knowledge of maintenance planning, corrective interventions and procedure development, connecting industrial cybersecurity, functional safety and reliable operations across offshore and onshore energy facilities.

Sonangol

Belarmino Van-Dunem

Senior Control Systems Engineer and Automation Expert

Speaker biography

Sonangol

Belarmino Van-Dunem

Senior Control Systems Engineer and Automation Expert

Belarmino Van-Dunem is a Senior Control Systems & Instrumentation Engineer at Sonangol E.P., Angola’s National Oil Company, with over 13 years of upstream oil and gas experience. An automation expert, his background spans instrumentation, control systems maintenance and project delivery across Sonangol E&P operated assets.

He has served as a Maintenance Engineer responsible for instrumentation and control systems, and as a Project Manager overseeing engineering, procurement and construction, installation and commissioning for integrated control and safety system upgrades and digitalisation initiatives.

His experience brings a practical operator perspective to industrial automation, control system modernisation and the reliability of critical infrastructure.

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Angola / Cybersecurity Law No. 9/26

The law has changed.Angola must keep running.

Read VdA’s legal update
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31Days

Between the forum and
the law’s registration deadline

The forum
Registration deadline under the law

Bigger Booth. Bigger Crowd.Bigger Invoice.But Bigger Business?

Your event investment should deliver more than passing attention. We connect exclusive, invitation-only, BANT-qualified decision-makers with solution providers they actually need. Focused discussions and facilitated introductions help you explore real requirements and build relationships worth following up.

The infrastructure we rely on

Four essential sectors.
One shared need for resilience.

Different operating environments.
The same need to keep going.

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ThreatsDon’t Wait.

A digital intrusion can become a physical disruption. Protect the systems behind essential operations.

Milliseconds matter. So does security.

Protect generation controls, dispatch centres, substations and industrial communications while respecting protection performance, interoperability and availability.

Explore a sector to see what’s at stake.

The conversations that matter

Real operations.
Real challenges.

The challenges are connected.
The conversation must be too.

Know what you need to protect.

Unknown assets. Hidden exposure. Establish visibility across controllers, workstations, networks and critical dependencies.

A day designed for progress

Less distance between
the problem and the people.

12

Technical presentations

04

Focused panels

35

Speakers

20+

Sponsors & exhibitors

The people behind the operation

Your experience.
An essential part of the room.

Bring your operational challenges.

Compare practical approaches with peers and find the expertise to protect your assets, prioritise risk and keep operations running.

  • Plant and asset leaders
  • OT and ICS teams
  • Operations and maintenance
  • Infrastructure security
Electrical grid infrastructure, industrial controls, and Black professionals networking at a conference

Co-located. Connected.

Modernise the infrastructure.
Protect its operation.

GRIDENZA and OTENZA bring infrastructure and security teams together. Connect the people building Angola’s essential systems with those protecting their operation.

GRIDENZA Angola 2027

Grid modernisation
& procurement

OTENZA Angola 2027

OT cybersecurity
& operational resilience

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Your next conversation starts here

The work is essential.
So is the conversation.

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before we meet.

Date
Location
Luanda, AngolaVenue to be announced
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Infrastructure operators, regulators, EPCs, integrators, automation specialists and OT security providers working across power, oil and gas, water, ports and industrial logistics.