The PKI Consortium is excited to host its third hybrid Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Conference on Wednesday, January 15, and Thursday, January 16, 2025. The event will take place at the Thompson Conference Center, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, US.
This conference is a premier gathering for decision-makers, technical leaders, and industry influencers from both public and private sectors who are deeply invested in the future of cryptography. Attendees can expect a diverse program featuring keynote speeches, breakout sessions, and panel discussions led by thought leaders in PQC.
8:30- 22:30 GMT+8
Registration
9:00 - 23:00 GMT+8
Opening
Paul van Brouwershaven - Chair PKI Consortium and Director of Technology Compliance at EntrustAlbert de Ruiter - Vice Chair PKI Consortium and Policy Authority PKI Dutch Government (Logius)
9:30 - 23:30 GMT+8
Quantum Computing: Between Hope and Hype
Scott Aaronson - Schlumberger Chair of Computer Science and Founding Director, Quantum Information Center at UT Austin
10:00 - 00:00 GMT+8
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Update
Bill Newhouse - Cybersecurity Engineer & Project Lead, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at NISTAndrew Regenscheid - Manager Cryptographic Technology Group at NIST
11:00- 01:00 GMT+8
Break
11:30- 01:30 GMT+8
Transitioning National Security Systems to a Post Quantum Future
Morgan Stern - Senior Quantum Resistant Cryptography Subject Matter Expert at National Security Agency (NSA)
12:00- 02:00 GMT+8
BeginnersELI5: Implementing Digital Certificates for a Post-Quantum World
Tim Callan - Chief Compliance Officer at Sectigo
12:30 -02:30 GMT+8
Panel dicussionStrategies for Transitioning to Future-Proof Cryptography
Lory Thorpe - Quantum Safe Industry Lead at IBM and Chair of the GSMA Post Quantum Telco Network Task ForceJaime Gómez García - Head of Quantum at Banco Santander and Chair of the Quantum Safe Financial ForumScott Stuewe - President and CEO at DirectTrustSamantha Mabey Moderator - Director of Digital Security Solutions Marketing at Entrust
13:00 -03:00 GMT+8
Lunch
14:00 -04:00 GMT+8
2025 is Here - How to get your PQC Readiness Plan Underway
Blair Canavan - Director, Alliances - PQC Portfolio at Thales
14:30-04:30 GMT+8
X9 Financial PKI: PQC Readiness and Crypto-Agility for Financial Services
Jeff Stapleton - Executive Director Cybersecurity Researcher at Wells Fargo
15:00-05:00 GMT+8
WebPKIWhy the Internet isn’t ready for Post-Quantum Certificates
Luke Valenta - Research Engineer at Cloudflare
15:30 - 05:30 GMT+8
Break
16:00 -06:00 GMT+8
Extending or Evolving: Choosing the Path to Quantum Readiness
Bill Newhouse - Cybersecurity Engineer & Project Lead, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at NISTJeff Stapleton - Executive Director Cybersecurity Researcher at Wells FargoTomas Gustavsson - Chief PKI Officer at KeyfactorRalph Spencer Poore Moderator - Vice Chair of the PQC Working Group of the PKI Consortium
16:30 -06:30 GMT+8
To Hybrid or Not to Hybrid: Navigating the PQC Transition
Andrew Regenscheid - Manager Cryptographic Technology Group at NISTGarfield Jones - Associate Chief of Strategic Technology at U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityLory Thorpe - Quantum Safe Industry Lead at IBM and Chair of the GSMA Post Quantum Telco Network Task ForceRalph Spencer Poore Moderator - Vice Chair of the PQC Working Group of the PKI Consortium
16:55- 06:55 GMT+8
Closing remarks for day 1
Paul van Brouwershaven - Chair PKI Consortium and Director of Technology Compliance at EntrustAlbert de Ruiter - Vice Chair PKI Consortium and Policy Authority PKI Dutch Government (Logius)
17:00-07:00 GMT+8
Networking
19:00-09:00 GMT+8
End of Day One
8:30- 22:30 GMT+8
Registration
9:00-23:00 GMT+8
Update on the NIST standardization of additional signature schemes
Andrew Regenscheid - Manager Cryptographic Technology Group at NIST
9:30-23:30 GMT+8
Is CBOM Enough?
Roman Cinkais - Co-founder at 3Key Company
10:00-00:00 GMT+8
PQC in FIPS 140-3, status and roadmap
Jonathan Smith - Senior FIPS Tester at DEKRA
10:30-00:30 GMT+8
Break
11:00-01:00 GMT+8
Hardware Cryptographic Modules
Bruno Couillard - Co-Founder & CEO at Crypto4A
Ed Reynolds - Sr. Product Manager, HSM at Entrust
Eric Amador - Product Manager at Thales
Nils Gerhardt - Chief Technology Officer at Utimaco
John Buselli Moderator - Offering Manager at IBM Quantum
11:30-01:30 GMT+8
Crypto Asset Discovery Tooling – an Overview of Capabilities, Characteristics and Gaps
Alessandro Amadori - Cryptographic Researcher at Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)
12:00-02:00 GMT+8
NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence’s Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography Project
Bill Newhouse - Cybersecurity Engineer & Project Lead, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at NIST
12:30-02:30 GMT+8
Practical Insights from Following NIST SP 1800-38B
Alexander Löw - CEO at Data-Warehouse
13:00-03:00 GMT+8
Lunch
14:00-04:00 GMT+8
Communication among Financial Institutions: What are the available answers to the quantum threat?
Giuseppe Bruno - Head of Division at Bank of Italy
14:30-04:30 GMT+8
Curriculum Development for Post-Quantum Workforce Development Programs
José Hernández Pérez - Research Specialist at HPI Consulting & Florida State University
15:00-05:00 GMT+8
Perspectives on the transition to PQC in the financial sector
Jaime Gómez García - Head of Quantum at Banco Santander and Chair of the Quantum Safe Financial Forum
15:30-05:30 GMT+8
Accelerated Quantum Supercomputing and Post-Quantum Cryptography
Yarkin Doroz - Product Manager at NVIDIA
16:00-06:00 GMT+8
Closing remarks
Paul van Brouwershaven - Chair PKI Consortium and Director of Technology Compliance at EntrustAlbert de Ruiter - Vice Chair PKI Consortium and Policy Authority PKI Dutch Government (Logius)
16:10-06:10 GMT+8
Networking
18:00-08:00 GMT+8
End of Day Two