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Quantum Dawn: Are We Sleepwalking into a Post-Encryption World?
DAY 1 / 16:15 – 17:15 / CONFERENCE ROOM
Quantum computing is no longer a distant theory – it is rapidly becoming a practical reality with profound implications for cybersecurity. Current cryptographic systems, particularly those based on RSA and ECC, are vulnerable to quantum algorithms like Shor’s, which can break these schemes in polynomial time. This looming threat has sparked global concern as adversaries increasingly adopt ‘Harvest Now, Decrypt Later’ tactics, stockpiling encrypted data for future decryption once quantum capabilities mature.
Speaker
Germany
Amos
Treiber
Cryptography Development Engineer, Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity
Amos Treiber has been a Cryptography Development Engineer at Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity GmbH since 2023, working on the integration of Post-Quantum Cryptography algorithms into security products and cryptographic software libraries. He holds a Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.) in Applied Cryptography from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany.
Speaker
Netherlands
Thomas
Attema
Researcher Cryptology, CWI and TNO
Thomas Attema is a senior researcher in the Applied Cryptography and Quantum Applications departments at TNO and the Cryptology group of CWI. He obtained his PhD. from the Mathematical Institute of Leiden University. His work focuses on the development and deployment of novel cryptographic techniques designed to withstand quantum attacks. Additionally, he explores advanced cryptographic functionalities that enable privacy-preserving data analysis.
Speaker
United States
Rik
Ferguson
Vice President Security Intelligence, Forescout Technologies
Rik Ferguson is Vice President, Security Intelligence at Forescout, where he leads global thought leadership and helps shape strategic security perspectives across critical infrastructure sectors. With over 30 years’ experience, he is known for connecting the dots between technology change, attacker behaviour, and the fragile thing everything depends on: trust. He was inducted into the Infosecurity Hall of Fame in April 2011.
Rik’s work spans the full spectrum of cybersecurity, including IT, IoT, OT, and cyber-physical systems — environments where compromise can create consequences that go well beyond data loss. He is particularly focused on the exposure created by connected devices and operational dependencies, and on helping organisations build resilience against attacks that don’t respect traditional perimeters or organisational boundaries.
He is a founding Special Advisor to Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and contributes to public-interest cyber resilience initiatives with international and governmental stakeholders. This has included faculty roles for UNICRI programmes, contributions to UNICRI research on digital trust and organised crime, and non-governmental stakeholder input into UN cyber discussions through the OEWG multi-stakeholder intersessional consultative meeting process.
Speaker
Greece
Prokopios
Drogkaris
Cybersecurity Expert and Deputy Data Protection Officer, European Union Agency for Cybersecurity
Moderator
Czech Republic
Jan Rada
Senior Legal & Policy Advisor, National Cyber and Information Security Agency
Jan Rada is a legal and policy specialist at the National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB), where he focuses on cybersecurity policy and emerging technologies. His work includes strategic and regulatory aspects of emerging technologies, particularly post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and the transition to quantum‑resistant cryptographic solutions at both national and international levels. In his work, he combines technological, legal, and strategic perspectives, collaborates with public and private stakeholders, and participates in international projects, expert working groups, and capacity‑building activities in the field of cybersecurity.