Speaker Detail

River has spent his career bridging the gap between plant-floor engineering realities and executive-level risk strategy. From protocol-level asset discovery to IEC 62443-driven compliance programs, he focuses on designing architectures that make industrial systems observable, defensible, and resilient. Through his work with the Industrial Independence Alliance he advocates for Automation design architectures that meet that criteria and are based on proven engineering practices that respect the unique demands of the physical world.