Post-Quantum Cryptography Conference

Albert de Ruiter

Vice Chair PKI Consortium and Policy Authority PKI Dutch Government (Logius)

Albert de Ruiter operates the Policy Authority at Logius, the digital government service organization of the Netherlands. He is also a member of the QvC (Quantum Secure Cryptography) working group of the Dutch government, a board member of HAPKIDO, and a member of the PKI Consortium. Albert is known for introducing the idea of a Post-Quantum Cryptography Conference to the PKI Consortium in 2022.

Alessandro Amadori

Cryptographic Researcher at Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)

Alessandro Amadori is a cryptographer at TNO focusing on the migration to Post-quantum Cryptography. He holds a PhD from Eindhoven University of Technology in cryptographic implementations. He has contributed in several PQC migration projects like HAPKIDO and is one a co-author of the second edition of the PQC migration handbook.

Alexander Löw

CEO at Data-Warehouse

Dr. Alexander Löw is the CEO of Data-Warehouse GmbH and serves as a Senator in the German Senate of Economy. He holds the position of Vice President of the German Cybersecurity Council Association and is the innovative mind behind IQIMS and PCert. With a deep understanding of cybersecurity since the 1980s and 25 years of experience as a Data Protection Officer (DPO), Alexander has a strong focus on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). He has been involved in the conceptualization, building, and maintenance of industrial and governmental CAs (e.g., Macao, German Airforce, BMW) since 2001. In 2012, following a significant APT attack, he began automating PKI processes to enhance cybersecurity. Since 2014, he has been actively involved in publishing and presenting on PKI and cybersecurity topics, and has been conducting PKI trainings for the German BSI Alliance for Cybersecurity since 2015. In 2024, he joined the NIST Post-Quantum Migration Working Group to contribute to the development of standard 1800-38B.

Andrew Regenscheid

Manager Cryptographic Technology Group at NIST

Andrew Regenscheid is the manager of the Cryptographic Technology Group within the Computer Security Division at NIST. In his 15 years at NIST, Andrew has worked to apply cryptographic algorithms and tools to improve the security of computer platforms, communication protocols, and authentication mechanisms. He currently leads NIST’s development of cryptographic standards and guidelines, which includes efforts on post-quantum cryptography, lightweight block ciphers and hash functions, and privacy-enhancing cryptography.

Axel York Poschmann

VP of Product at PQShield

Dr. Axel York Poschmann is a cryptography expert with over 15 years of experience, blending a strong academic foundation with industry leadership. Formerly an Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Axel’s research has led to high-impact publications and patents in cryptographic engineering. As VP of Product at PQShield, he drives the development of quantum-safe solutions, collaborating with regulators and industry leaders to advance secure communication systems.

Bill Newhouse

Cybersecurity Engineer & Project Lead, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) at NIST

Bill Newhouse is a cybersecurity engineer at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) in the Applied Cybersecurity Division in the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

His work at the NCCoE, NIST’s applied cybersecurity lab, pushes for the adoption of functional cybersecurity reference designs built from commercially available technologies provided by project collaborators. These projects include establishing communities of interest with members from industry, academia, and government to gain insight to define project’s that address cybersecurity risk faced by the members of the community of interest. NCCoE projects are documented in NIST SP 1800 series publications known as practices guides. He has completed guides addressing cybersecurity risk in the hospitality and retail sectors as well as an early demonstration of derived credentials. He recently completed a cybersecurity collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy that resulted in a Cybersecurity Framework Profile developed for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry and the subsidiary functions that support the overarching liquefaction process, transport, and distribution of LNG. His responsibilities as the financial services sector lead also include identifying ways to include financial services sector use case scenarios in relevant NCCoE projects/practice guides. He is presently leading projects on Data Classification and Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography.

Blair Canavan

Director, Alliances - PQC Portfolio at Thales

Blair has 30+ years of cybersecurity sales, marketing and business development experience. Blair expanded his cybersecurity and cryptographic expertise with Symantec, several cyber start-ups including Chrysalis-ITS (Thales), Titus, Synopsys, InfoSec Global, Crypto4A and since September 2019, was recruited back to Thales’ Global Technology Alliances team, inclusive of the PKI & Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) portfolio. He is an avid public speaker, start-up consultant and IT industry contributor. Blair holds an Hons.BA from the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada.

Bruno Couillard

Co-Founder & CEO at Crypto4A

Bruno Couillard is the CEO and co-founder of Crypto4A Technologies Inc., where he leads the development of cutting-edge crypto-agile and post-quantum cybersecurity solutions, including the QxHSM and QxEDGE. With over 35 years of experience in cryptography, key management, and quantum-safe technology, Bruno has worked extensively in both commercial and military applications.

Previously, he co-founded Chrysalis-ITS and spearheaded the development of the Luna HSM, now a part of Thales. He also contributed to the creation of the PKCS#11 Standard. In addition to his entrepreneurial work, Bruno has served as a cryptographic evaluator for the Canadian Government and played a key role in the Canadian Cryptographic Modernization Program (CCMP).

Bruno is an active board member of Quantum Industry Canada (QIC), co-chair of the Quantum Industry Developers and Users Working Group, and a member of the Canadian National Quantum Strategy committee. Through these roles, he continues to promote and shape a quantum-safe cybersecurity ecosystem.

Corey Bonnell

Technology Strategist at DigiCert

Corey Bonnell is a Technology Strategist at DigiCert. He has over 15 years of engineering experience in several domains with a deep focus on Public Key Infrastructure. Corey represents DigiCert in several standards organizations, such as the CA/Browser Forum, ETSI, and IETF. He has been involved in the standardization process of emerging standards relating to post-quantum cryptography and is a frequent participant in IETF post-quantum cryptography hackathons.

David Hook

VP Software Enginering at Keyfactor

David has been working on Cryptography APIs and secure protocols since the mid-1990s and in IT and open-source since the mid-1980s. He is a founder and still active committer of the Legion of the Bouncy Castle Cryptography project which began in the year 2000 and provides APIs in Java, C#, and Kotlin. David founded Crypto Workshop, now part of Keyfactor, in 2012 in order to better support the Bouncy Castle APIs and its user community. Shortly after, he led the work on the FIPS certification of the Bouncy Castle APIs, resulting in their first certifications in 2016. His deep interest is in providing tools to simplify the development of solutions that make use of cryptography and secure protocols, with an emphasis on standards-based approaches.

Ed Reynolds

Sr. Product Manager, HSM at Entrust

Ed Reynolds is a Product Manager for Hardware Security Modules in Entrust Digital Security Solutions. He has over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, covering SSL/VPN, endpoint protection, DLP, data encryption technologies, key management, cryptographic modules and managed security services. Ed has been with Entrust since 2023, with prior positions in Thales CPL, Symantec’s Enterprise and Norton groups, along with software leadership positions in large OEMs. He is based in Austin, Texas.

Eric Amador

Product Manager at Thales

Eric Amador is Product Market Manager at Thales, spearheading the development of the Luna Hardware Security Module (HSM) product line. He leads diverse teams across engineering, sales, marketing, and support to deliver cutting-edge hardware security solutions.

Collaborating closely with R&D, Eric integrates emerging cryptographic technologies, including post-quantum cryptography (PQC), 5G, and crypto assets, to fortify product security. His role involves conducting in-depth market analysis to identify regional trends and customer needs across the Americas, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East. He fosters strategic partnerships with key industry players and ensures products adhere to stringent global and regional security standards, such as FIPS 140-3 Level 3 and Common Criteria EAL4+.

Erik Hieta-aho

Senior Scientist at VTT, Research Center of Finland

Erik Hieta-aho is a senior scientist in the applied cryptography research group at VTT, Finland’s research center. He received his PhD in mathematics at Ohio University in 2018 with a focus on error corrected coding theory. He has taken part in projects implementing a self-sovereign identity manager and studying the modern post-quantum cryptographic algorithms. He has interests in various contexts of PQC and the applications of cryptography.

Garfield Jones

Associate Chief of Strategic Technology at U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Garfield S. Jones is the Associate Chief of Strategic Technology for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Dr. Jones is responsible for developing the strategy and providing guidance on the use of innovative and leading-edge technology across CISA, including articulating and documenting the future technology vision to achieve the organization’s mission objectives and goals.

​​​​​​​Dr. Jones was Deputy Program Manager for the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program responsible for Systems Engineering, Architecture, and Testing. Prior to joining DHS, Dr. Jones worked as a Systems Engineer developing complex weapons, geographic, and information systems for agencies such as Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). In 2018, he retired from the Army Reserves after serving 25 years (16 years active duty and nine years reservist) as an Information Systems Warrant Officer.

Dr. Jones holds a Doctor of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a concentration in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. He serves as a professor at two universities teaching Computer Science and Systems Engineering. Dr. Jones filed for a patent regarding the use of the Probabilistic Neural Network (PNN) for Vulnerabilities Risk Calculation of a Text Document and he was granted the patent in 2023. He is currently working on a second patent.

Giuseppe Bruno

Head of Division at Bank of Italy

Giuseppe Bruno is the Head of Division in the Economics and Statistics Department at the Bank of Italy. In his career, he has worked with experts from the Division of Research and Statistics at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. In 1993, he spent an academic year at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) for developing algorithms for optimal control of econometric models. In 2000, after a short period at the Statistical Division of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), he was appointed Head of the Economic Research Department’s IT unit. In 2022 he has been visiting the Institute of Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo. Over his career, he has published over 30 papers in different economic and computational economics journals.

Ini Kong

PhD Researcher at Delft University of Technology

Ini Kong is a PhD Researcher in the Department of Engineering Systems and Services at Delft University of Technology. Under the supervision of Prof.dr.ir. Marijn Janssen and Prof.dr.ir Nitesh Bharosa, her PhD research focuses on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems that facilitate digital communication and information exchange. The aim of the research is to guide organizations transitioning toward Quantum-safe (QS) PKI systems and extend knowledge on the development of a stages-of-growth model for QS transition. Her PhD research is part of a larger project called HAPKIDO (Hybrid Approach for quantum-safe Public Key Infrastructure Development for Organizations) funded by NWO (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research). The project delivers sector-based plans towards QS PKIs, including hybrid PKIs that demonstrate how QS solutions will work with existing infrastructures, and governance models that guide organizations toward a QS future.

Iñigo Barreira

CA Manager at Sectigo

Iñigo Barreira has been working in PKI and cybersecurity for more than 25 years and has held technical responsibility positions on CAs/TSPs, Browsers and also Certification Bodies as an auditor. He started working with ETSI ESI in the earlies 2000 and has participated in several STFs developing many of the standards used in the past for the issuance of certificates and also on preservation services which were the germen for the current ENs in where he also participated as editor. He has also participated in some other projects with ENISA (European Agency for Cybersecurity) writing several reports, all related to PKI services. Iñigo is an engineer and holds several technical certifications.

Jaime Gómez García

Head of Quantum at Banco Santander and Chair of the Quantum Safe Financial Forum

Jaime Gómez García is a recognized expert in telecommunications, blockchain, and quantum technologies, with an extensive professional background within the financial sector. His contributions as a disseminator of quantum technologies and their consequential influence on enterprises, notably within the financial domain, have garnered him recognition as a LinkedIn Quantum Top Voices in 2022 and 2023. Currently, Jaime is Head of Quantum Technologies at Banco Santander, addressing how quantum computing can be leveraged in benefit of the business and how to tackle the quantum threat to cryptography.

Jan Klaußner

Senior Product Architect at Bundesdruckerei GmbH

Jan Klaußner studied computer science with focus on cryptography and security at TU Dresden and worked in the IT-Security industry ever since. Several years developing high grade security products provided him a deep understanding of the possibilities and challenges around smart cards and Public Key Infrastructures. Finally, he joined his team at the Bundesdruckerei in 2021 to improve and promote innovative ideas around PKIs and post quantum cryptography.

Jeff Stapleton

Executive Director Cybersecurity Researcher at Wells Fargo

Jeff Stapleton is a security professional with over 40 years’ experience primarily in the financial services industry, focusing on cryptography, PKI and key management. He has participated in the development of numerous ISO and X9 standards for 35 years, chaired the X9F4 Cybersecurity and Cryptography workgroup for 25 years, and a US expert to ISO TC68 Financial Services. Jeff has published papers, written articles, and authored his five-book series Security Without Obscurity with Routledge CRC Press.

John Buselli

Offering Manager at IBM Quantum

John Buselli is an Offering Manager for the IBM Quantum Group and is currently focused on the development and delivery of IBM’s Quantum Safe Program.
In this role, he oversees product strategy, market development and customer-facing programs.
Since joining IBM Research in 2015, John has focused on cyber security, confidential computing, privacy-enhancing technologies, data governance and securing AI Analytic initiatives. He previously led a global team at IBM tasked with building an Information Governance/Compliance Practice within the IBM software organization.
His career has been focused on establishing and expanding initial markets, products and operations for early-stage software firms including Verity (purchased by HP), and KVS (acquired by Symantec) Princeton Softech (purchased by IBM) as well as senior leadership roles at Seer Technologies and Texas Instruments.

Jonathan Smith

Senior FIPS Tester at DEKRA

Jonathan Smith has over 25 years experience testing FIPS modules and their algorithms across multiple NVLAP accredited CST laboratories; and frequently contributes to the cryptographic module user forum (CMUF)’s workgroups which develop proposed FIPS 140-3 guidance.

José Hernández Pérez

Research Specialist at HPI Consulting & Florida State University

José Hernández Pérez is an educational consultant specializing in emerging technologies for business, including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and high-performance computing. He also works as an Applications Specialist at Florida State University’s Research Computing Center, focusing on curriculum development and providing research software support in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. His mission is to equip students at every career stage with the skills and resources they need to pursue their passions wherever they may lead them. José Hernández graduated from the University of Chicago with a MA in Digital Studies and a BA in History.

Lory Thorpe

Quantum Safe Industry Lead at IBM and Chair of the GSMA Post Quantum Telco Network Task Force

Driven executive leader with over 20 years senior level global experience in digital transformation and telecommunications with a strong technology, strategy and innovation background (development, architecture, product and solution mgt) in Internet of Things, mobile networks, cloud, security, data analytics/ AI, edge. Expertise in building, integrating and delivering innovative digital products and solutions to market, across Private and Public sector within Enterprise.

Leading portfolio and industry efforts on application of Quantum Computing and Quantum Safe in Telecommunications in IBM.

Luke Valenta

Research Engineer at Cloudflare

Luke Valenta is a research engineer primarily focused on building secure, reliable systems and measuring the Internet.

He is broadly interested in computer security, network and protocol measurement, applied cryptography, privacy, elliptic curves, and distributed systems.

Mike Ounsworth

Software Security Architect at Entrust

Mike Ounsworth is a Software Security Architect at Entrust. His day-job is primarily application security architecture and penetration testing, with research projects in cryptography and post-quantum cryptography. He is leading discussion at IETF around post-quantum transition strategies for Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), including primary and secondary authorship on several Internet Drafts. He holds an M.Sc in Computer Science in robotics and artificial intelligence from McGill University, and an undergraduate degree in Computer Science with concentrations in mathematics and physics from Queen’s University. Fun fact: he has a decade of experience coaching the high school level FIRST Robotics Competition.

Mila Anastasova

Applied Scientist at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Mila Anastasova is an applied scientist at Amazon. She has received her PhD degree in Computer Engineering at Florida Atlantic University, in 2024. Her research is focused on the implementation and optimization of classical and post-quantum cryptography algorithms for different low- and high-end target platforms, as well as their integration into security network protocols.

Morgan Stern

Senior Quantum Resistant Cryptography Subject Matter Expert at National Security Agency (NSA)

Dr. Morgan Stern is the senior Quantum Resistant Cryptography Subject Matter Expert in the National Security Agency (NSA)’s Cybersecurity Directorate. In that capacity he combines his deep knowledge of public key cryptography and quantum information science to help craft cybersecurity strategy, and advise agencies across the US Government with regards to the threats and opportunities presented by quantum technologies. Prior to this he held a series of technical leadership roles in NSA’s Cybersecurity and Capabilities Directorates where he was responsible for analyzing the security of cryptographic systems, as well as serving joint duty at the Office of the Director for National Intelligence, providing analysis to policy makers.

Dr. Stern earned his PhD in Mathematics from the University of Maryland, College Park, and his BS in Mathematics from the University of Chicago.

Nils Gerhardt

Chief Technology Officer at Utimaco

Nils Gerhardt has 20 years’ experience in the cyber security industry. In his current role, Nils is the Chief Technology Officer for Utimaco, a leading provider of cyber security solutions, and supervisory board member of ISITS AG. Before joining Utimaco, Nils worked at Giesecke + Devrient in various executive management roles with regional and global responsibilities in Germany, Canada, and the USA. As Chairman of the Board of GlobalPlatform, a global industry organization, Nils brought major companies together to define the standards for secure digital services and devices.

Panos Kampanakis

Principal Security Engineer, Applied Scientist at Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Panos has extensive experience with cyber security, applied cryptography, security automation, and vulnerability management. In his professional career, he has trained and presented on various security topics at technical events for numerous years. He has co-authored cybersecurity publications and participated in various security standards bodies to provide common interoperable protocols and languages for security information sharing, cryptography, and PKI. Currently, he works with engineers and industry standards partners to provide cryptographically secure tools, protocols, and standards.

Paul van Brouwershaven

Chair PKI Consortium and Director of Technology Compliance at Entrust

Paul van Brouwershaven is Director of Technology Compliance for Entrust’s certification authority, Chair of the PKI Consortium and former Vice Chair of the CA/Browser Forum.

Ralph Spencer Poore

Vice Chair of the PQC Working Group of the PKI Consortium

Ralph Spencer Poore is a seasoned technologist with over 50 years of experience in information assurance. He boasts a diverse background as an inventor, author, and instructor, specializing in computer security, information systems audit, applied cryptography, intellectual property, and computer forensics. Ralph serves as Vice Chair of the PQC Working Group of the PKI Consortium, actively contributing to the advancement of post-quantum cryptography.

Roman Cinkais

Co-founder at 3Key Company

Roman is the co-founder of 3Key Company, which provides services and products related to security in information technology. He has long been involved in public key infrastructure and the development of trust services such as certificate management, digital signature, and cryptographic key management. In 2021, he founded an open-source project called CZERTAINLY for trust service lifecycle management, which aims to help companies increase cryptographic agility and protect against external and internal cyber threats.

Samantha Mabey

Director of Digital Security Solutions Marketing at Entrust

Samantha Mabey is the Director of Digital Security Solutions Marketing at Entrust, where she oversees marketing strategy and communications for the data security and machine identity solutions, as well as leads the efforts around Zero Trust and Post Quantum. She acts as host of several acclaimed podcasts, including the Cybersecurity Institute Podcast, where she engages with industry experts on critical topics in cybersecurity, digital trust, and post quantum preparedness.

Combining her marketing acumen with a passion for digital security, Samantha is a recognized leader and influential voice in the industry.

Scott Aaronson

Schlumberger Chair of Computer Science and Founding Director, Quantum Information Center at UT Austin

Scott Aaronson is a renowned theoretical computer scientist and the Schlumberger Centennial Chair of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin. His pioneering contributions to quantum computing and computational complexity theory include influential work on the Quantum Turing Machine with postselection, algebrization, and boson sampling.

Aaronson received his B.Sc. in Computer Science from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, under the mentorship of Umesh Vazirani. His career includes notable roles at the Institute for Advanced Study, the University of Waterloo, and MIT. He is also the founding director of UT Austin’s Quantum Information Center, a leading hub for advancing quantum research and technology.

His achievements have been recognized with prestigious awards, including the Alan T. Waterman Award, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the Tomassoni–Chisesi Prize, and the ACM Prize in Computing. Aaronson is also well known for his blog, Shtetl-Optimized, and his book, Quantum Computing Since Democritus, which make complex scientific concepts accessible to a wide audience.

Scott Stuewe

President and CEO at DirectTrust

Scott Stuewe is a 25+ year veteran of the healthcare information technology industry. As President and CEO of DirectTrust, Scott drives strategy, visibility, and growth of DirectTrust’s focus areas of community, accreditation, standards development, and trust services to contribute to the advancement of trusted healthcare data exchange. Under his tenure, the organization achieved the landmark milestones of one, two, three, and four billion Direct Secure Messages sent and received through the DirectTrust Network, as well as acquired SAFE Identity, and merged with EHNAC. Previously, Stuewe was Director of Strategy and Interoperability at a health information management company, and served more than 24 years at Cerner, including as Cerner Network’s Director of National Interoperability Strategy, where he drove participation in the CommonWell Health Alliance and the bridge with Carequality.

Syed Suleman Ahmad

Research Engineer at Cloudflare

Suleman is a Research Engineer working at the intersection of product engineering and security research at Cloudflare. His work and academic experience has span the following areas of interest: Security and Privacy, Internet Measurement, and Applied Machine Learning — particularly applications in Cybersecurity, and Distributed Systems.

Tim Callan

Chief Compliance Officer at Sectigo

Tim Callan has over 20 years of experience in the SSL and PKI technology spaces. Tim leads Sectigo’s conformance with industry and regulatory requirements including browser root programs, WebTrust, CA/Browser Forum, and more. Tim is instrumental in driving initiatives to improve certificate agility and successful issuance. A founding member of the CA/Browser Forum and current vice-chair for one of its working groups, Tim is creator and co-host of “Root Causes: A PKI and Security Podcast”, the world’s most popular podcast dedicated to digital certificates. With 400+ episodes published, Tim is on the forefront of explaining trends that will be essential to the IT professionals, including shortening certificate lifespans and the coming change to post-quantum cryptography.

Tomas Gustavsson

Chief PKI Officer at Keyfactor

Tomas is the founder of the open-source PKI project EJBCA and Chief PKI Officer of Keyfactor. He has been implementing PKI systems since 1994 and have contributed to numerous other open source-projects in PKI and applied cryptography. Tomas has been working on applying quantum safe algorithms to PKI for the last couple of years.

Yarkin Doroz

Product Manager at NVIDIA

Yarkin Doroz is a product manager for Encryption Libraries on the NVIDIA Enterprise product team. He ensures the development of cutting-edge encryption solutions to keep Nvidia’s products at the forefront of security technology. Prior to joining NVIDIA, Yarkin co-founded two startups and served as a teaching professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). His expertise includes Post-Quantum Cryptography, Fully Homomorphic Encryption, and Side-Channel Attacks.