Securing Data in Charging: How to Enhance Communication Within the Ecosystem

Wednesday, May 07, 2025

Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Hall: ICM München
Room: Room 13 B

This session will address the growing issues of cybersecurity, authentication and payment in the EV charging ecosystem, focusing on data security, secure payments, and the integrity of communication between vehicles, charging infrastructure, and the grid. Discussions will explore how these aspects can be supported via back-end protocols, including OPNC, open charging standards, PKIs, etc.

11:00 am - 11:05 amWelcome and Introduction

Lonneke Driessen

Director

OCA

11:05 am - 11:20 amCyber Security Vulnerabilities in the EV Charging Infrastructure, and What We Can and Must Do About It

Harm van den Brink

Lead Cyber Security

ElaadNL

11:20 am - 11:25 amQ&A

Harm van den Brink

Lead Cyber Security

ElaadNL

11:25 am - 11:40 amInformation Security and Protocols: An Update on What Is Happening with OCPP, OPNC and PKIs

Speaker tba

11:40 am - 11:45 amQ&A

11:45 am - 12:00 pmSecuring Data: Cybersecurity Monitoring of Charging Infrastructure

Felix Sprenger

Cybersecurity Officer

Siemens AG

12:00 pm - 12:05 pmQ&A

Felix Sprenger

Cybersecurity Officer

Siemens AG

12:05 pm - 12:20 pmLessons From Pwn2Own Automotive: Securing the Future of EV Charging Systems

Speaker tba

12:20 pm - 12:25 pmQ&A

12:25 pm - 12:30 pmClosing

by moderator

To Program Overview

Speakers

Speaker

Harm van den Brink, ElaadNL

Lead Cyber Security

Netherlands

Van den Brink is an expert in IT and cybersecurity, with a particular focus on the energy sector. With over 10 years of experience in charging infrastructure, he has developed in-depth knowledge in the areas of charge management, legislation, cybersecurity, and the associated protocols. His expertise ranges from theoretical concepts to the practical, pentesting, hands-on construction of solutions, where he directly tests theory against practice.

Speaker

Felix Sprenger, Siemens AG

Cybersecurity Officer

Germany

Felix Sprenger is the Cybersecurity Officer of Siemens eMobility, responsible for all cybersecurity and information security topics for Siemens' global EV charging business. He has extensive experience in the field, having previously served as CISO of Valeo Siemens eAutomotive. Before that, he was an auditor and cybersecurity consultant with PwC and Accenture. Felix studied in France and the Netherlands, focusing on EV charging algorithms.

Speaker

Lonneke Driessen, OCA

Director

The Netherlands

Lonneke Driessen-Mutters is Operational Director of the Open Charge Alliance (OCA). OCA is a global consortium of public and private electric vehicle infrastructure leaders that have come together to promote open standards through the adoption of the Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP). She is also Director Standardization and Test Lab at ElaadNL, the Dutch Knowledge and Innovation Centre in the field of smart and secure charging infrastructure. Within ElaadNL she is responsible for the EV Charging testing facilities, open standards development and Public Key Infrastructure solutions. Mrs. Driessen has a longstanding career in the Utility Industry and has operated in key strategic developments, such as market liberalization, smart metering and smart grids before entering the EV charging domain nine years ago. She has a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Delft University of Technology.