ETSI and the Institute for Quantum Computing are organising their next joint event, the ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography Conference!
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Registration is closed, the event having reached maximum hosting capacity.
Governments and industries worldwide are responding to the quantum threat, but approaches to policy, legislation, and migration remain disjointed. Explore how national strategies from around the world are influencing the adoption of quantum safe cryptography, and investigate how organisations can navigate the fragmented global policy landscape.
Quantum safe migration is a complex, multi year process that is operationally demanding. Confront the real world challenges organisations are facing through case studies from different sectors, emphasising practical lessons, risk management strategies, and the importance of building in crypto-agility.
From post quantum algorithms and quantum key distribution to hardware security modules and secure elements. Learn how quantum-safe technologies are being developed, standardised, certified, and deployed to form resilient, interoperable security architectures for the decades ahead.
Quantum computing challenges the cryptographic foundations that underpin trust in digital systems. Learn how authentication mechanisms, trust anchors, and modern identity architectures must evolve and discover the technical, operational, and governance challenges of preserving trust in the quantum era.
The 2026 ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography Conference is travelling to Ottawa (Canada) and will be hosted by Carleton University.
The conference has reached its maximum hosting capacity and we regretfully can no longer accept late registrations.
We rely on cryptography and other cyber technologies every day to protect our data and secure our digital infrastructures. As progress toward a cryptographically relevant quantum computer advances, we are running out of time to transition to quantum-safe technologies. This is a continually evolving and complex journey and much remains to be understood and navigated.
Designed for members of the business, government, and research communities with a stake in cryptographic standardisation, this forward-looking conference facilitates the knowledge exchange and collaboration on securing cyber infrastructures and business practices against the challenges of quantum computing.
The conference will showcase both new developments from industry and government and cutting-edge potential solutions coming out of the most recent research.
Attending this event is the perfect opportunity to determine your next steps, learn from experts and network with others going through the transition to quantum-safe digital infrastructure. You will encounter the latest research in an actionable way that is tailored to your needs, with specific tracks for both executives and technical experts.
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This panel explores the evolving requirements and real‑world challenges of deploying quantum‑safe trust anchors for modern identity management. Expert panellists will share practical implementation insights, discuss how these technologies help meet requirements for zero‑trust architectures, and examine the critical obstacles that must still be overcome to achieve quantum-safe identity systems.
Moderated by Jaya Baloo, AISLE
Panelists:
The panel will address the activities of governments regarding quantum-safe cryptography, including approaches to legislation and migration strategies across the world. Discussion will include the impact of national security strategies and global power dynamics on cryptography providers in the quantum era.
Moderated by Colin Whorlow, NCSC
Panelists:
Tommy Charles will give a debrief on a cyber exercise he has run called QUANTUM DAWN. In this exercise, participants role-play a quantum computer attacker or role-play defending their own organisation. The aim is to help establish a realistic appreciation of a quantum attack and help organisations to plan for and prioritise their migration.
This panel offers IT‑focused leaders and quantum‑safe technologists a clear and accessible introduction to the world of Operational Technology (OT). Panellists will unpack what distinguishes OT from traditional IT environments, explore why quantum‑safe migration presents unique challenges in these settings, and discuss how PQC, SKI, and QKD may each play different roles across the two domains. The session will also highlight emerging opportunities to innovate, modernise, and collaborate at the intersection of IT and OT, while sharing how critical‑infrastructure organisations are beginning to approach their own quantum‑safe migration.
Moderated by Bruno Huttner, IDQuantique
Panelists:
Registration opens
Presented by Norbert Lutkenhaus, IQC & Michele Mosca, Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC), Programme Committee Chair
Session Chair : Colin Whorlow, NCSC
09:05. Duration: 20 minutes. NIST PQC: The road aheadDustin Moody, NIST. |
09:25. Duration: 20 minutes. From Canadian testbed to global operations: Integrated, scalable quantum-safe networks through collaboration, testing and operationalisationBernard Duval, Numana. |
09:45. Duration: 20 minutes. National and industry sector guidance for PQC: what’s missing?Zygmunt Lozinski, IBM Research. |
10:05. Duration: 20 minutes. PQC ready German ID cardJan Klaussner, Bundesdruckerei GmbH. Malte Kruse, Bundesdruckerei GmbH. |
Session Chair: Giuseppe Bruno, Bank of Italy
11:00. Duration: 15 minutes. ETSI Cyber QSC updateMatthew Campagna, Chair of ETSI TC Cyber Working Group for Quantum-Safe Cryptography (ETSI TC Cyber QSC), Amazon Web Services. |
11:15. Duration: 15 minutes. Developing quantum-safe hybrid cryptographic standardsChristoph Striecks, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. |
11:30. Duration: 15 minutes. ETSI ISG QKD updateMartin Ward, Chair of ETSI ISG Quantum Key Distribution (ETSI ISG QKD), Toshiba Europe. |
11:45. Duration: 15 minutes. Progress toward global assurance of QKD systemsChris Erven, KETS Quantum Security Ltd. |
12:00. Duration: 15 minutes. IETF PQC status updateMichael P., NCSC. |
Moderated by Donna Dodson, EvolutionQ
Panelists:
Session Chair : Emily N, NCSC
14:30. Duration: 15 minutes. US Industry & Government Collaboration on The New Cybersecurity Strategy: National Mandates, Industry Response & the Road to Quantum ResilienceGarfield Jones, QuSecure. |
14:45. Duration: 15 minutes. Beware of downgrade attacks during the migration to quantum resistance, practical steps for the transition of authenticated commandsTommy Charles, HP. |
15:00. Duration: 15 minutes. State management challenges in distributed XMSS deployments: Lessons for quantum-safe migrationJefferson Ricardini, Amazon. |
15:15. Duration: 15 minutes. Our quantum-safe infrastructure migration: So farShane Kelly, DigiCert. |
Session Chair : Jaime Gomez Garcia, Santander
16:00. Duration: 15 minutes. Post quantum ethereumThomas Coratger, Ethereum Foundation. |
16:15. Duration: 15 minutes. A use-case-driven view of PQC migration in finance and citi’s approachSarah McCarthy, Citi. |
16:30. Duration: 15 minutes. PQC migration in China banking industryJintai Ding, University of Cincinnati. |
16:45. Duration: 15 minutes. Migration to quantum safe blockchainsMichel Barbeau, Carleton University. Randy Kuang, Quantropi Inc. |
17:00. Duration: 15 minutes. Update on G7 CEG quantum safety roadmapTryfonas Theophilou, Bank of England. Mauro De Santis, Bank of Italy. |
17:15. Duration: 15 minutes. The Post Quantum Cryptography Transition at Bank of CanadaTongsheng Zheng, Bank of Canada. |
Session Chair : Martin Ward, Chair of ETSI ISG Quantum Key Distribution (ETSI ISG QKD), Toshiba
09:00. Duration: 17 minutes. Certification-ready security proofs for quantum key distributionDevashish Tupkary, Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo. |
09:17. Duration: 17 minutes. Traceable calibration for QKD securityLuiz Couto Corrêa Pinto Filho, Danish Fundamental Metrology (DFM). |
09:34. Duration: 17 minutes. Global, quantum-safe networks and test beds enabled by satelliteHugh Podmore, Honeywell Aerospace. |
09:51. Duration: 17 minutes. From deployment to standardisation: China’s practices and challenges in operating large-scale QKD networksWei Qi, CAS Quantum Network Co, Ltd. |
10:08. Duration: 17 minutes. Securing the AI supercycle through innovation in symmetric key cryptography and quantum key distributionSteve Dyck, Nokia. |
Session Chair : Daniel Panario, Carleton University
11:00. Duration: 15 minutes. Trilithium: two-party ML-DSA signing for future digital societyPeeter Laud, Cybernetica AS. |
11:15. Duration: 15 minutes. Best open source practices in (post-quantum) cryptography: Lessons learned from the Linux Foundation, and moreHart Montgomery, Linux Foundation. |
11:30. Duration: 15 minutes. Deploying quantum-safe connectivity at scale: Lessons from a NaaS-based approachAntonella Sanguineti, Sparkle. |
11:45. Duration: 15 minutes. A look at chimera certificates and QTLS as specified in X9.146Anthony Hu, WolfSSL. |
12:00. Duration: 15 minutes. Quantum computing and the pursuit of trust: Threats to modern authentication protocols, privacy and institutional credibilityNour Mousa, Toronto Metropolitan University. Nasreen Latheef, Osgoode Hall Law School. |
Session Chair : Sara Zafar Jafarzadeh, Synospys Inc.
13:30. Duration: 15 minutes. Concardia-1, a quantum safe MCU for lightweight Industrial IoTsAbid Rafique, ChipXPRT. |
13:45. Duration: 15 minutes. Quantum-safe HSM designJim Goodman, Crypto4A Technologies, Inc.. |
14:00. Duration: 15 minutes. Global platform PQC migration for secure elementsBéatrice Peirani, Thales. |
14:15. Duration: 15 minutes. Post-quantum agility at scale: Managing protocol evolution, keys, and side-channel riskReza Azarderakhsh, PQSecure. |
Session Chair : Sarah McCarthy, citi
14:45. Duration: 15 minutes. Achieving operational governance of cryptographic agility in bankingThibaud Ecarot, National Bank of Canada . |
15:00. Duration: 15 minutes. Cryptographic agility: An enterprise operating standardLeila Taghizadeh, Allianz / KU Leuven. |
15:15. Duration: 15 minutes. Tackling PQC and 47-day Certificates in parallelTim Callan, Sectigo. |
15:30. Duration: 15 minutes. Futureproofing data security with quantum-resistant algorithmsMateusz Zozulinski, Cryptomathic. |
15:45. Duration: 15 minutes. Implication of PQC in non-terrestrial networksLory Thorpe, IBM. Luke Ibbetson, Vodafone Group Plc. |
Led by Sarah McCarthy, Citi with some members of the Programme Committee, including Michele Mosca, Matt Campagna, Jaya Baloo, Jaime Gomez Garcia, Martin Charbonneau
ETSI and IQC are thankful for the expertise and dedication of the following Programme Committee Members:
University of Waterloo
Programme Committee chair. Dr. Mosca is a founder of the Institute for Quantum Computing, Professor in the Department of Combinatorics & Optimization at the University of Waterloo, and a founding member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He is […]
AISLE
Jaya Baloo is a globally recognized cybersecurity leader, consistently ranked among the top 100 CISOs and top 100 security influencers worldwide. She is a leading expert in cybersecurity and quantum readiness, previously serving as the Vice Chair for EU Quantum […]
Chair of ETSI TC Cyber Working Group for Quantum-Safe Cryptography (ETSI TC Cyber QSC), Amazon Web Services
Matthew Campagna is a Cryptographer for Amazon Web Services Inc.’s. He oversees the design and analysis of cryptographic solutions across AWS. He is a member of the ETSI Security Algorithms Group Experts (SAGE), and Chair of ETSI TC CYBER’s Quantum […]
Brave / University of Bristol
Sofia Celi is a senior cryptography and security researcher at Brave and the University of Bristol, specializing in privacy-enhancing technologies, lattice-based and multivariate-based cryptography, post-quantum cryptography, and real-world applications of zero-knowledge proofs. She co-authored the PQC signature scheme “MAYO”, submitted […]
Nokia
With a career deeply rooted in the evolution of emerging technologies, Martin Charbonneau leads the development of Quantum-Safe networking solutions at Nokia. His work in quantum-era cybersecurity drives global collaboration with research institutions and technology leaders in quantum cryptography, shaping […]
National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
Dr. Lily (Lidong) Chen is a mathematician and NIST Fellow, recognized for her profound influence on cryptography research and standardization over three decades. Before her esteemed selection as a NIST Fellow in 2023, she dedicated over ten years to leading […]
evolutionQ
Donna F. Dodson is a Strategic Advisor to evolutionQ, bringing decades of leadership in cybersecurity, risk management, standards, and applied cryptography. She advises on quantum-safe security and resilience strategies for enterprises and critical infrastructure, helping organizations translate complex technical challenges […]
GovStrat
Axel Ferrazzini leads GovStrat, a deeptech consulting firm based in Brussels, specialised in quantum technologies and intellectual property rights. He heads the academic programme for the quantum computing and quantum technologies major at EPITA, a leading engineering computer science school […]
Santander Digital Services
Jaime Gómez García is a recognized expert in quantum security, with an extensive professional background within the financial sector. He is known for advancing strategic awareness, industry coordination, and practical adoption of quantum-safe cryptography, helping organizations and critical infrastructures prepare […]
SandboxAQ
Dr James Howe leads the cryptography team at SandboxAQ, overseeing its researchers and serving as the company’s subject-matter expert on cryptography. He drives research and guides the design and enhancement of SandboxAQ’s cybersecurity products, with a focus on post-quantum cryptography, […]
ID Quantique
Bruno Huttner is Senior Staff Scientist and a Quantum Key Distribution Expert at ID Quantique. He is also the co- chairman of the Quantum-Safe Security Working Group (QSS WG) organized by the Cloud Security Alliance. Bruno joined ID Quantique in […]
Queen's University Belfast
Dr. Ayesha Khalid is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). She leads the research in Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), with focus on the design, optimization, and implementation of quantum-secure cryptography hardware, […]
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Go Kato is a researcher in quantum information theory with a strong focus on the security foundations of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and quantum-safe communication. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo and began his career at Nippon […]
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid / Center for Computational Simulation
Vicente Martin is Full Professor on Computational Sciences at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and Deputy Director of the Center for Computational Simulation (CCS). He has more than 20 years of experience in quantum communications, combining academic leadership, large-scale […]
Citi
Sarah McCarthy is a leading expert in quantum-safe cryptography and champion of the Quantum Readiness Program at Citi. Her work focuses on developing robust and effective solutions to secure financial systems against the emerging threats posed by quantum computing. Prior […]
ETSI
NCSC
Emily works in the international standards team at the UK National Cyber Security Centre, where she focuses on quantum-safe cryptography and cybersecurity. She is currently acting as a technical expert to ETSI, where she is an active member of TC […]
Carleton University
Daniel Panario was born in Uruguay where he studied Mathematics and Computer Science. He received a M.Sc. degree from the University of São Paulo (Brazil) and a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto (Canada). He is Professor of Mathematics at […]
EigenQ, Inc.
Mark Pecen is a senior technology executive and head of a specialised technology advisory group, Approach Infinity, Inc. and Chief Research Officer of a U.S.-based multi-national cyber security firm, EigenQ, Inc., with a focus on research, standardisation, intellectual property and […]
COSIC KU Leuven
Prof. Bart Preneel is full professor heading the COSIC research group at the KU Leuven. His expertise lies in applied cryptography, cybersecurity, and privacy. Prof. Preneel has delivered over 150 invited talks across 50 countries and received prestigious awards such […]
Airbus
Chair of ETSI ISG Quantum Key Distribution (ETSI ISG QKD), Toshiba Europe
Chair of ETSI ISG Quantum Key Distribution (ETSI ISG QKD), Toshiba
NCSC
Colin Whorlow has worked in the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and its predecessor CESG, for over 25 years. As Head of International Standards he has spearheaded NCSC’s active involvement in global security standards work including within ETSI and […]
Chongqing University
Director of the Financial Advanced Security Technology with Quantum, （FAST-Q）in Jiangsu，China. Member of the China Cryptography Industry Standardization Technical Committee. Deputy Director of the Key Laboratory of CPS at Chongqing University under the Ministry of Education. He has undertaken numerous […]
Synopsys Inc
Sara is a Cryptographer and Senior Staff Software Engineer at Synopsys with over 12 years of experience in hardware IP security, applied cryptography, and embedded firmware security. She has expertise in classical and post-quantum cryptography, quantum cryptography, cryptographic hardware IP […]
ETSI
ETSI Events Professional – Organisation committee Nathalie is the main contact person for speakers and attendees and is organising the conference in Ottawa. She is the go-to person for any question related to the event organisation.
Carleton University
Host event organisation committee
The ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography Conference will take place at Carleton University, in the Richcraft Hall. (formerly River Building).
Check out the Carleton University Ottawa Tourist Guide (PDF) to find out what to do in Ottawa and near Carleton University’s Campus.
Special rates have been arranged from June 15-19, 2026, covering 1 prior to the conference and 1 day after the conference.
1. Les Suites: PLEASE QUOTE GROUP ID CODE: 154530
Reservations can also be made by calling the hotel direct:
Reservations: (613) 232-2000
Toll free: (800) 267-1989
By email: [email protected]
2. Double Tree:
The following poster sessions will complement the conference programme and will feature posters of even more cutting-edge research projects. They can be visited during all networking breaks.
Poster
Qubitron-AI - Mohamed Amine Garrach
Poster
pQCee - Teik Guan Tan
Poster
Quantropi Inc. - Dafu Lou
Poster
CableLabs - Andrew Dolan
Poster
QURECA - Maninder Kaur
Poster
Starion Group - Patrick Renaux
Poster
Transcelestial Technologies - Darren Foong
Poster
Huawei - Lucas Prabel
Poster
Institute for Quantum Computing - Ria Chakraborty
Poster
Carleton University - Stoyan Tanev, Babatunde Oladoja
Poster
Carleton University
Poster
Quantum Bridge - Daniel Brown
Poster
SENAI CIMATEC University - Mabel Mota
Poster
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. - Kim Min Hyung
Poster
Bank of Italy - Giuseppe Bruno
The ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography Conference will take place at Carleton University, in the Richcraft Hall. (formerly River Building).
Check out the Carleton University Ottawa Tourist Guide (PDF) to find out what to do in Ottawa and near Carleton University’s Campus.
IQC Institute for Quantum Computing
