The Quantum Security 25 shines a spotlight on leaders across research, standards development, product innovation, public policy, and enterprise strategy who are shaping how the industry safely prepares for the post-quantum era. As quantum computing advances and post-quantum cryptographic standards move toward adoption, cryptographic resilience and long-term data protection are becoming board-level concerns across industries.

Honourees were nominated by people from around the world and across industries, and then the final 25 were selected by an independent panel of judges. That panel included Alan Shimel, Founder and CEO of Techstrong Group; Dr. Amit Sinha, CEO of Digicert; Dr. Lily Chen, NIST Fellow; Prof. Martin R. Albrecht, Professor of Cryptography at King’s College London; and Debbie Taylor Moore, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of The Quantum Crunch. Selection was based on demonstrated impact, technical leadership, and sustained contributions to advancing quantum security readiness.

The 2026 Quantum Security 25 winners included individuals from various sectors such as the security industry, banking industry, and the educational sector.   An example, of some of the honourees awarded as having demonstrated innovation and leadership in Quantum Security were:

• Prof. Bill Buchanan | Professor of Applied Cryptography | Edinburgh Napier University
• Dr. Colin Soutar | Global Quantum Cyber Readiness Leader | Deloitte
• Dustin Moody | Mathematician & PQC Project Lead | NIST
• Éric Brier | VP, Chief Technology Officer Network & Infrastructure Solutions | Thales Group
• Dr. Krysta Svore | VP, Applied Research – Quantum Computing | NVIDIA
• Luke Ibbetson | Head of Research & Development | Vodafone
• Matthew Campagna | Senior Principal Engineer, Security Engineering | AWS
• Michael Osborne | CTO, IBM Quantum Safe & Security Research | IBM
• Michele Mosca | Co-Founder | Institute for Quantum Computing
• Philip Intallura | Group Head of Quantum Technologies | HSBC
• Vadim Lyubashevsky | Cryptographer, Co-Creator of ML-DSA | IBM Research – Zurich   

Alan Shimel, CEO and Founder of Techstrong Group, said, “Preparing for the quantum era requires foresight and disciplined execution. The Quantum Security 25 recognises individuals who are helping the industry move from awareness to action. Their leadership is shaping how organisations think about resilience, trust, and long-term security in a post-quantum world.”