DigiCert, a major provider of digital trust, announced the speaker lineup for its World Quantum Readiness Day event, set to take place virtually on September 10, 2025.
The event will bring together top voices in quantum computing, cryptography, and cybersecurity to provide actionable guidance on preparing for the quantum era.
“Quantum computing is reshaping the foundation of digital security, and it’s essential that organisations understand and prepare for this next chapter,” said Amit Sinha, CEO of DigiCert. “We are honoured to welcome such a distinguished group of experts to help advance industry understanding and readiness for a quantum future.”
Quantum preparedness
World Quantum Readiness Day was created to urge organisations to assess their quantum preparedness, accelerate PQC adoption, and equip themselves against future threats. This year’s event will give attendees the knowledge they need to build a roadmap to become quantum-ready.
Guest panelists for World Quantum Readiness Day 2025 include:
- Dr. Taher Elgamal, Cryptographer, Entrepreneur, and the “Father of SSL,” Partner at Evolution Equity Partners
- Dr. Lily Chen, Mathematician and NIST Fellow, NIST
- Panos Kampanakis, Principal Security Engineer, AWS
- Richard Kisley, Chief Engineer, IBM HSM
- Jeff Stapleton, PQC Researcher, Wells Fargo and X9F4 Cybersecurity & Cryptography Chair
- William Whyte, Sr. Director, Technical Standards, Qualcomm
- Tom Patterson, Managing Director for Emerging Technology Security, Accenture
- Colin Soutar, Global Quantum Cyber Readiness Lead, Deloitte
- Martin Reilly, Digital Identity Offering Manager, DXC Technologies
- Dr. Jim Goodman, CTO and Co-founder, Crypto4A
- Konstantinos Karagiannis, Director of Quantum Computing Services, Protiviti; Host of The Post-Quantum World podcast
- Blair Canavan, Director, Alliances - PKI & PQC Portfolio, Thales
- Luke Valenta, Research Engineer, Cloudflare
The event will be hosted by John Furrier, Cofounder & CEO of SiliconANGLE, with DigiCert moderators and speakers including Dr. Amit Sinha, CEO; Lakshmi Hanspal, CTrO; Deepika Chauhan, CPO; Jeremy Rowley, SVP and Digital Trust Strategist; Tim Hollebeek, VP of Industry Standards; Kevin Hilscher, Sr. Director of Product Management; Corey Bonnell, Industry Development Strategist; and Shane Kelly, Principal Crypto Architect.
Post-quantum cryptography
DigiCert again will be honoring the winner and finalists of the 2025 Quantum Readiness Awards, which recognise organisations that have taken bold steps to become quantum-ready.
These pioneers exemplify excellence in planning, executing, and advocating for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) adoption. Winners will be announced on September 25, 2025. Deadline to submit nominations is 11:59 p.m. PT on August 29, 2025.
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