Marco Ayala
President, InfraGard Houston; National Sector Chief, Energy, InfraGard
Marco Ayala is listed as President, InfraGard Houston; National Sector Chief, Energy, InfraGard. Marco is scheduled to speak at Billington CyberSecurity Critical Infrastructure Summit on 18 November 2026.
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About
Marco (Marc) Ayala, an ISA Fellow and OT-ISAC Fellow, brings three decades of hands-on experience in the design, implementation, and maintenance of process instrumentation, automation, safety systems, and industrial control networks. He approaches operational technology (OT) cybersecurity as an engineering and process safety discipline, connecting technical expertise with strategic leadership to protect critical systems and sustain safe, reliable operations. With more than two decades dedicated to industrial cybersecurity, Marc has led initiatives across upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas, offshore facilities, maritime ports, and the chemical industry. His work brings together asset owners, industry leaders, and federal, state, and local partners to strengthen the security and resilience of privately owned critical infrastructure. Marc serves as President of the InfraGard Houston Members Alliance and InfraGard National Sector Chief for the Energy Sector. In these roles, he
Upcoming
Billington CyberSecurity Critical Infrastructure Summit 16 November 2026 – 18 November 2026
- Breakout A2: Cyber-Informed Engineering: Securing the Interconnected Lifelines of Critical Infrastructure Moderator · 18 November 2026
- General Session: One Ecosystem, One Defense: Strengthening Cyber Resilience Across Critical Infrastructure and Its Supply Chain Moderator · 18 November 2026
Spoke alongside
People who have shared a session with Marco at events on B2DB.
- Ben A. Director For Critical Infrastructure · UK NCSC 1 shared session
- Ben Abramovitz Director of Cybersecurity · Maryland Public Service Commission 1 shared session
- Chad Lloyd Director, Cybersecurity Architecture (Senior Edison Fellow) · Schneider Electric 1 shared session
- Clinton Ladd Program Manager, Critical Infrastructure Protection Program · Texas Department of Public Safety 1 shared session
- David Luna Principal Software Engineer · Elastic 1 shared session
- Kyle McMillan Chief Cybersecurity Officer · Siemens 1 shared session
- Matthew Springer Deputy Associate Director, Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative · CISA 1 shared session
- Zachary "Zach" Tudor Associate Laboratory Director, National & Homeland Security · Idaho National Laboratory, Department of Energy 1 shared session