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X-WR-CALNAME:Post-Quantum Cryptography Conference
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:Stop Hiring PQC Experts !!!
DESCRIPTION:It is time organisations stopped making the mistake of assuming
  they need to hire a PQC expert. The real challenge has nothing to do with 
 solving cryptography or researching new algorithms. PQC is not a cryptograp
 hic research problem anymore. It is a PKI\, enterprise and operations probl
 em.\n\nLet's be blunt: hiring PQC experts without fixing PKI operations is 
 like hiring quantum physicists to fix a broken plumbing system. The mathema
 tics is not the problem\, the infrastructure is. Most organisations still s
 truggle with the basics: expired certificates\, unknown trust relationships
 \, weak crypto visibility\, manual certificate processes and poor lifecycle
  governance.\n\nThis session challenges the growing narrative that organisa
 tions need dedicated PQC specialists before they can begin preparing for th
 e quantum era. Instead\, it argues that PQC migration is fundamentally a PK
 I operational challenge. Replacing cryptographic algorithms is only one par
 t of the problem\; the real challenge is operationalising cryptography at e
 nterprise scale across complex environments\, legacy systems\, hybrid infra
 structures\, certificate lifecycles\, trust chains and governance models.\n
 \nThis is where the real insight emerges. The people who can actually solve
  this are not those who understand the deepest mathematics of PQC\, but tho
 se who understand how trust is built\, managed\, and sustained across an en
 terprise. PKI experts (the teams already responsible for certificates\, key
  lifecycles\, and trust infrastructure) are the ones who must be empowered.
 \n\nPQC is not about inventing cryptography anymore. It is about surviving 
 its transformation. The organisations that succeed in the PQC transition wi
 ll not be the ones with the most theoretical quantum knowledge. They will b
 e the ones with mature PKI foundations\, automated certificate management\,
  strong governance and operational discipline. Provocative by design\, this
  talk reframes PQC migration from a research problem into a real-world ente
 rprise execution challenge\, and explains why fixing PKI maturity today is 
 the most important step toward becoming quantum ready tomorrow.\n\n\nSpeake
 rs: Kiruthiga Chandrasekaran
LOCATION:Room A (2)
CATEGORIES:Room A (2),Lightning talk
URL:https://pkic.org/events/2026/pqc-conference-amsterdam-nl/agenda/
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