“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.”

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.

High profile speakers

Guest panelists for World Quantum Readiness Day 2025 include a field of highly regarded experts from various organisations such as, 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; and Colin Soutar, Global Quantum Cyber Readiness Lead, Deloitte, amongst others.

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.