Leonard Newman

Chief Technology Officer TekSynap

Leonard Newman is the Chief Technology Officer at TekSynap, where he leads the strategic direction and operational execution of the company's IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, software development, and compliance programs. Since joining in 2018, he has driven TekSynap's transformation into a cloud-native enterprise, strengthened its compliance architecture, and built high-performing technical teams. Under his leadership, the company has achieved and maintains ISO 27001:2022, ISO 20000:2018, ISO 22301:2019, and CMMI v3.0 Level 5 certifications across Services, Development, and Security. Leonard established and oversees TekSynap's internal IT Solutions team, which leads the company's ServiceNow practice and supports AI-driven government R&D initiatives like MegaTRON and ARDA™. He helped elevate TekSynap's Microsoft partnership to Solutions Designation status and continues to guide advanced cloud architecture efforts for internal and customer-facing programs. Leonard also serves as the DC Region organizer for ServiceNow Developer Meetups, advises partners on audit readiness, and holds more than 30 industry certifications. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School's High Potentials Leadership Program.

DAY 1 THURSDAY JUNE 25TH

2:30 PM Building The Quantum-Ready Enterprise

The quantum computing era will be defined not by when the first cryptographically relevant quantum computer arrives, but by whether organizations have prepared their people, processes, and infrastructure before it does.

TekSynap, a mission-focused federal IT systems integrator, presents a practitioner's perspective on what it actually takes to build quantum-safe enterprise capability: from training 600+ cleared professionals on post-quantum cryptography (PQC) fundamentals to deploying hardware-anchored PQC solutions in live customer environments today.

This session will address three core questions facing every federal agency and national laboratory stakeholder in the audience:

• What does meaningful PQC workforce readiness actually require and how is TekSynap building it?

• What PQC solutions are deployable right now, and how does a vendor-agnostic integrator select among them?

• How should government organizations structure their path from cryptographic vulnerability to CNSA 2.0 compliance by 2027?

Attendees will learn how TekSynap has installed PQC+ hardware (FIPS 203/204 certified hardware-anchored cryptographic modules) in its TekXlerate® Foundry in Boston, is actively deploying post-quantum firewall solutions for current customers, and is pursuing integration of assured communications fabric into its Foundry lab.

Critically, TekSynap's approach is deliberately vendor-agnostic. We do not advocate for any single OEM. Our workforce is trained to evaluate, implement, and validate whatever solution architecture best serves a given customer's mission environment, and our compliance posture gives us the authority to operate at the highest classification levels where these decisions are made.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Leonard.

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