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EU PQC roadmap milestone, December 31, 2026·CNSA 2.0 acquisition gate, January 1, 2027·US federal PQC deadlines, 2030 and 2031

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State of Quantum Readiness Summit
Speakers · 2026 edition

Summit Speakers: an editorial roster, not a sponsor deck.

Our stage features regulators, standards authorities, and neutral experts. No vendor keynotes. Speakers are selected by QCI's program committee and confirmed on the record; the featured keynote is held under Chatham House rules until the week of the summit.

Program committee status

6 of 12speaker seats confirmed

50%

6 additional invitations pending signature. Names appear here as contracts return.

Featured keynote speakers

Portrait of Dustin Moody
DM
Held
Featured keynoteConfirmed

Dustin Moody

Mathmatician

NIST

10:45 — Featured keynote
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Portrait of Bill Newhouse
BN
Held
Featured keynoteQuantum Agile

Bill Newhouse

Head of Post-Quantum Working Group

NIST

09:45 — The calendar got real
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All confirmed speakers

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Portrait of Bryant D Nielson
BDN
Confirmed
QCI

Bryant D Nielson

CEO

Quantum Core Institute Inc.

09:00 — Opening thesis - the Quantum StandardView profile
Portrait of Derrick Sturisky
DS
Confirmed

Derrick Sturisky

Co-Founder

Quantum Core Institute Inc.

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Portrait of Paul Stimers
PS
Confirmed

Paul Stimers

Partner

Holland & Knight

Legal Implications for PQCView profile
Portrait of Amanda Stein, PhD
AS
Confirmed

Amanda Stein, PhD

CEO

Quantum Catalyzer (Q-Cat)

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Roster in progress
More speakers being announced.
Program committee confirms 8–12 speakers ahead of the summit.
Roster subject to editorial confirmation · 8–12 speakers total
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Views expressed by speakers are their own and do not represent an endorsement or position of the Quantum Core Institute, the summit sponsors, or their current employers. See the speaker disclaimer.