Steven Menges

This unique breakfast workshop is designed for CISOs, CIOs, risk leaders, compliance executives, and infrastructure decision-makers who need to understand their quantum risk level, and get a practical roadmap for quantum-safe readiness and managing risk. Lily Chen, Mathematician, NIST, and Rajesh Patil, Chief Technology Officer, enQase bring the facts, the regs, and the plan.

Part I: The Real Risk Landscape and NIST's Update on PQC and Readiness

The session will begin with a concise executive briefing clarifying what Q-Day actually means — and what it does not.

We will explore:

• The realistic timeline for cryptographically relevant quantum systems

• "Harvest now, decrypt later" risks and long-lived data exposure

• The transition challenges created by legacy systems and embedded cryptography

• The regulatory and standards environment shaping enterprise expectations

• Through concrete industry examples and emerging policy developments, participants will gain clarity on why waiting for certainty is a risk multiplier.

• Attendees will understand how Q-Day impacts strategic planning today, not just in the distant future.

Part Two: A Frank, No-marketing-allowed Discussion of How It's Done:

• Achieving a state of "Quantum Safe": What it is, When do you really need it, What are your options to achieve it

• Crypto Agility: Enabling future seamless, pain-free adaptation (for when Quantum threats and standards change, again)

Example: Getting Started, Protecting Your Crown Jewels, and More