CyberOwl annual maritime cybersecurity conference

Welcome to Cybersecure at Sea 2025

CyberOwl invites you to our annual maritime cybersecurity conference, Cybersecure at Sea 2025

CyberOwl is hosting a maritime cyber exercise, Barriers, Breaches, and Budgets. This strategic exercise, part of our CyberSecure at Sea 2025 conference, is specifically designed for shipowners and managers looking to review, refresh and enhance their vessel cybersecurity spend.

What to Expect:

This interactive session is tailored for fleet superintendents, budget holders, vessel IT teams and HSSQE officers—those directly involved in shaping cybersecurity strategy and spending. In this interactive exercise, you will have the opportunity to consider decisions on cybersecurity investments, assess their effectiveness, and evaluate return on investment.

The exercise is designed to:

Improve understanding of cybersecurity controls and their effectiveness in addressing evolving cyber risks.
Encourage thoughtful reflection on return on investment, anddecision-making skills through realistic cybersecurity scenarios.
Provide the opportunity to learn from the approaches of peers on designing cybersecurity controls and budgeting.

By the end of the session, you will gain practical, actionable insights to enhance your fleet’s cyber resilience and make more informed security investments.

This year we are going on a world tour for an in-person event. We will host events in Dubai, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Athens and other potential locations in future.

This is our 6th conference. We promise it will be an environment genuinely focused on learning, experience-sharing, and building a global support network within the maritime cybersecurity community.

350

Delegates

Fleet operators

Countries

Attended our maritime cyber conference last year

Our events

Dubai Event

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

16.00 – 19.00 GST

Downtown Dubai

Hamburg Event

Tuesday, 18 March 2025

09.00 – 12.00 CET

Central Hamburg

Rotterdam Event

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

09.00 – 12.30 CET

Central Rotterdam

Tokyo Event

Wednesday, 2 April 2024

14.00 – 17.30 JST

Central Tokyo

Hong Kong Event

Thursday, 24 April 2025

09.00 – 12.00 HKT

Central Hong Kong

Singapore Event

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

09.00 – 12.00 SGT

Central Singapore

Athens Event

Tuesday, 6 May 2025

10.00 – 13.00 EEST

Athens

Next stop to be announced

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

09.00 – 12.00 CEST

Central

Programme*

Dubai Event | Wednesday, 26 February | 4.30 PM GST

Programme

Registration & coffee (15 min)

Welcome and introduction (5 min)

The evolving role of leadership in maritime cybersecurity (20 min)

Cybersecurity key trends and regulations (20 min)

Exercise Introduction: Setting the scene “Breaches, Barriers and Budgets” (15 min)

Exercise Part 1: Decision-making (30 min)

Break (15 min)

Exercise Part 2: Attack simulation and effective return on investments (60 min)

Wrap-up & closing remarks (15 min)

Followed by drinks/food, networking and close

Wrap up (10min)

Followed by drinks/food, networking and close

Hamburg Event | Tuesday, 18 March | 9.00 AM CET

Programme

Registration & coffee (15 min)

Welcome and introduction (5 min)

Cybersecurity key trends and regulations (20 min)

Exercise Introduction: Setting the scene “Breaches, Barriers and Budgets” (15 min)

Exercise Part 1: Decision-making (30 min)

Break (15 min)

Exercise Part 2: Attack simulation and effective return on investments (60 min)

Wrap-up & closing remarks (15 min)

Followed by drinks/food, networking and close

Wrap up (10min)

Followed by drinks/food, networking and close

Rotterdam Event | Wednesday, 26 March | 9.00 AM CET

Programme

Registration & coffee (15 min)

Welcome and introduction (5 min)

Exercise Introduction: Setting the scene “Breaches, Barriers and Budgets” (15 min)

Exercise Part 1: Decision-making (30 min)

Break (15 min)

Exercise Part 2: Attack simulation and effective return on investments (60 min)

Wrap-up & closing remarks (15 min)

Followed by drinks/food, networking and close

Tokyo Event | Wednesday, 2 April | 2.00 PM JST

Programme

Registration & coffee (15 min)

Welcome and introduction (5 min)

Evolution of maritime cyber risk and regulations (20 min)

Panel discussion ‘Securing the vessel supply chain – opportunities for practical progress’ (40 min)

The role that each stakeholder should and can play – charterer, owner / operator, OEM, class.
The business case and value for each stakeholder.
The challenges of engaging key sponsors on the business case and value. Steps to overcome those challenges.
The role of Class in providing assurance and verification.

Exercise Introduction: Setting the scene “Breaches, Barriers and Budgets” (15 min)

Exercise Part 1: Decision-making (30 min)

Break (15 min)

Exercise Part 2: Response, recovery and return on investments (60 min)

Wrap-up & closing remarks (15 min)

Followed by drinks/food, networking and close

Hong Kong Event | Thursday, 24 April | 9.00 AM HKT

Programme

Registration & coffee (15 min)

Welcome and introduction (5 min)

Cybersecurity key trends and regulations (20 min)

Exercise Introduction: Setting the scene “Breaches, Barriers and Budgets” (15 min)

Exercise Part 1: Decision-making (30 min)

Break (15 min)

Exercise Part 2: Attack simulation and effective return on investments (60 min)

Wrap-up & closing remarks (15 min)

Followed by drinks/food, networking and close

Singapore Event | Tuesday, 26 April | 9.00 AM SGT

Programme

Registration & coffee (15 min)

Welcome and introduction (5 min)

Cybersecurity key trends and regulations (20 min)

Exercise Introduction: Setting the scene “Breaches, Barriers and Budgets” (15 min)

Exercise Part 1: Decision-making (30 min)

Break (15 min)

Exercise Part 2: Attack simulation and effective return on investments (60 min)

Wrap-up & closing remarks (15 min)

Followed by drinks/food, networking and close

Athens Event | Tuesday, 6 May | 10.00 AM EEST

Programme

Registration & coffee (15 min)

Welcome and introduction (5 min)

Cybersecurity key trends and regulations (20 min)

Exercise Introduction: Setting the scene “Breaches, Barriers and Budgets” (15 min)

Exercise Part 1: Decision-making (30 min)

Break (15 min)

Exercise Part 2: Attack simulation and effective return on investments (60 min)

Wrap-up & closing remarks (15 min)

Followed by drinks/food, networking and close

*The conference content outline serves as a guide only and may be subject to changes at the organiser’s discretion.

Our hosts and guest speakers

CyberOwl | CEO

Daniel Ng

Dan is CEO of CyberOwl, a disruptive startup helping asset operators gain visibility and address the cyber risks to their distributed, remote assets, particularly in the maritime sector.

Dan was previously Associate Director at KPMG, where he focused on the Defence, Security and Industrial sectors, working extensively to develop propositions and commercial strategies for global security, defense, technology and engineering companies such as Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, Atos and BP.

Dan was also Chair of a Working Group at the IoT Security Foundation, Council Member of the Digital Technology Group of the UK Society for Maritime Industries and Steering Committee Member for the Operational Technology Cyber Security Alliance. He is regularly recognised as a technology leader influencing the sector, including the FT 100 Most Influential BAME Leaders in Technology in 2019.

DNV |Country Manager

Stian Sollied

Stian Sollied has served as DNV’s Country Manager in Japan since 2018, overseeing and expanding the company’s maritime operations from his base in Kobe. He joined DNV in 2001 as a design approval engineer and went on to lead the Safety and Systems section at DNV’s Approval Centre in Shanghai from 2007 to 2014. During this period, he also represented DNV on the Bulk Carrier Committee of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). From 2014 to 2017, Sollied worked at DNV’s head office as a Business Development Manager, focusing on future regulatory developments and the impact of the energy transition on the maritime industry. He holds an MSc in Naval Architecture from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and also serves as the Norwegian Honorary General Consul in Kobe.

CyberOwl | Global Head of Sales

Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner is the Global Head of Sales at CyberOwl, leading CyberOwl’s growth and customer relationships.Richard is the Chairman of the Singapore Shipping Association Cybersecurity Committee and the Cybersecurity Roundtable Working Group.Through these engagements, Richard is responsible for leading initiatives to develop the cyber resilience of the maritime and offshore supply chain in Singapore and the wider region.Richard has worked across the payments, banking and maritime industries for companies such as Royal Bank of Scotland, WorldPay, ACI and Global Navigation Solutions. He has over 15 years of experience working in software and technology businesses across Europe, the Americas and Asia to deliver commercial and operational business transformation.

What attendees are saying…

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IT Manager
“The first virtual conference on maritime cybersecurity with a global audience. I was impressed by the quality and depth of the presentations. The discussions were insightful, practical, and highly relevant to today’s cyber challenges. I’ll be back for next year’s conference.”

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Technical Director
“CyberSecure at Sea continues to bring together industry leaders to tackle the most pressing cybersecurity challenges in maritime. The range of topics—from emerging threats to long-term resilience strategies—made it an invaluable experience for anyone in the sector.”

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Compliance Manager
“A must-attend event providing updated insights into cyber risks, best practices, and compliance strategies. The discussions helped us strengthen our cybersecurity approach and prepare for evolving regulations, including IMO requirements.”

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DPA
“Cybersecurity is now a core part of safety and compliance in shipping. CyberSecure at Sea provided valuable guidance on securing vessel systems, improving incident response, and aligning with regulations.”

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Chief Information Security Officer
“This conference delivers cutting-edge insights into maritime cyber threats and solutions. The real-world case studies and expert-led discussions helped refine our cybersecurity strategy to better protect our fleet and operations.”