Program

Executive Track
Understand exactly why quantum computing poses an immediate and tangible threat to your current cybersecurity posture. Use the coffee breaks to discuss AI advances and how they affect threat timelines. Explore actionable strategies from Europe’s leading initiatives in Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). Learn how upcoming regulations will impact your operations, and engage directly with decision-makers, industry experts, and regulators during our high-level networking dinner.

Technical Track
Delve deeply into real-world implementations and practical migration paths for quantum-resistant cybersecurity solutions. Gain direct insights into the ongoing NIST PQC standardization, the latest developments in Quantum Key Distribution, and best practices from companies already preparing their transition. Bring your technical challenges directly to our experts, and shape your organization's quantum cybersecurity strategy with confidence.

Day 1 - Thursday, Sep 10 - EXECUTIVE TRACK

12:30 - 13:00

ORGA

Registration & arrival

13:00 - 13:15

ORGA

Welcome by the organizers

Moderator: Dr. Damian Dudek (VDE)

13:15 - 13:30

ORGA

Welcome by the Digital Ministry of Hessia

Dr. Walter Fischedick
Ministerialdirigent bei Land Hessen

13:30 - 13:50

THREAT

Quantum-safe communication at Deutsche Telekom

Daniela Theisinger
Deutsche Telekom, Global Business Solutions Belgium

13:50 - 14:10

THREAT

Progress in quantum algorithms

Niklas Hegemann
JoS QUANTUM GmbH

14:10 - 14:30

THREAT

The engineering gap between today's hardware and Q-Day

Dr. Francesco Benfenati
IQM Quantum Computers

14:30 - 15:00

ORGA

Coffee break & Industry exhibition

15:00 - 15:20

BUSINESS

Quantum Risk Mitigation Do's and Don'ts: Lessons Learned After 10 Years into the Journey

Tim Schneider
Deutsche Bank AG

15:20 - 15:40

BUSINESS

Migration to quantum-safe for the public sector at ITZBund

Jens Wagner & Stephan Falkenberg
ITZBund

15:40 - 16:00

SOLUTIONS

Peace of mind cybersecurity in the quantum age

Werner Strasser
fragmentiX GmbH & LENDAIDC GmbH

16:00 - 16:20

SOLUTIONS

Quantum key distribution overview

Lukas Helm
zerothird GmbH

16:20 - 16:50

ORGA

Coffee break & Industry exhibition

16:50 - 18:20

ROADMAP

Fishbowl: Q-day is coming closer - are we prepared?

- Academic vision for a quantum-safe future: Prof. Dr. Christoph Marquardt, FAU Erlangen
- Fishbowl moderation: Niklas Hegemann, JoS Quantum
- Tim Schneider, Deutsche Bank AG
- Oliver Wilde, Nouvezon
- Closing Words: Jan Müsebeck, dacoso

18:20 - 18:50

EXHIBITION

Sponsors and exhibitor pitches

Sponsors: PhotonDelta (Gold, 5 min), dacoso (Silver, 2.5 min), Luxquanta (Silver, 2.5 min)

Exhibitors (2 min each): PTB, Quantum Optics Jena, BearingPoint, qonduit, KEEQuant, Q*bird, Fraunhofer IOF, QuKomIn

18:50 - 22:00

ORGA

Networking reception

On-site with parallel industry exhibition

Day 2 - Friday, Sep 11 - TECHNICAL TRACK

08:30 - 09:00

ORGA

Registration & arrival

09:00 - 09:30

SHOWCASES

Showcase 1: GasLINE & Quantum-Secure Connectivity

Wolfram Rinner
GasLINE GmbH

09:30 - 10:00

SHOWCASES

Showcase 2: Migration to QKD

Marc Bodenstein
Hochschule Nordhausen

10:00 - 10:30

SHOWCASES

Showcase 3: QKD in a data center environment

Jens Hummel, Chris Hölzer, Prof. Dr. Nikolay Tcholtchev, Prof. Dr. Holger Hünemohr
Hochschule Rhein-Main and Hessische Zentrale für Datenverarbeitung

10:30 - 11:00

ORGA

Coffee beak & Industry exhibition

11:00 - 11:20

SPACE-QKD

Space-based quantum key distribution at OHB

Dr. Bettina Heim
OHB System AG

11:20 - 11:40

SPACE-QKD

Securing the PLATO Science Ground Segment

Martin Schäfer
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS)

11:40 - 12:00

SPACE-QKD

The European Satellite-Based QKD System EAGLE-1

Domenico Paone
Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG

12:00 - 12:30

TECH TALK

Best of all worlds: shared secrets from classical and post-quantum crypto + QKD

Stefan-Lukas Gazdag
genua GmbH

12:30 - 13:00

TECH TALK

Free-Space Quantum Communication at Airbus

Alberto Comin
Airbus Central R&T

13:00 - 14:00

ORGA

Farewell, Time for discussions, Industry exhibition

We also archive our previous editions, in case you want to get an impression of seQUcom 2025:

seQUcom 2025 program

Securing Enterprise Communications - From Quantum Risk to Resilience

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