Side Event
Quantum-safe Barcelona: PQC, QKD and the road to deployment – how Catalonia’s quantum and cybersecurity ecosystem is building the quantum-safe stack
Tuesday 03, 10:00h - 13:00h
| Level 0 - Room 2.2
Public Access
2026-11-03 10:00
2026-11-03 13:00
Europe/Madrid
Quantum-safe Barcelona: PQC, QKD and the road to deployment – how Catalonia’s quantum and cybersecurity ecosystem is building the quantum-safe stack
This session brings together end-user, research and industry perspectives on the transition to quantum-safe cybersecurity. It will examine the quantum threat to current cryptography, the evolving PQC and QKD landscape, regulatory and standards developments, and practical lessons for planning and prioritising migration across complex organisations. The discussion will focus on deployment challenges, interoperability and collaboration across Catalonia's quantum and cybersecurity ecosystem.
Level 0 - Room 2.2
This session brings together end-user, research and industry perspectives on the transition to quantum-safe cybersecurity. It will examine the quantum threat to current cryptography, the evolving PQC and QKD landscape, regulatory and standards developments, and practical lessons for planning and prioritising migration across complex organisations. The discussion will focus on deployment challenges, interoperability and collaboration across Catalonia's quantum and cybersecurity ecosystem.
Subsessions
- Welcome and objectives Tuesday 03, 10:00h - 10:05h | Level 0 - Room 2.2 Public Access
- Theme 1: Quantum threat, standards and regulations Tuesday 03, 10:05h - 10:35h | Level 0 - Room 2.2 Public Access
- Theme 2: Quantum risk & PQC status – PQC and QKD landscape Tuesday 03, 10:35h - 11:05h | Level 0 - Room 2.2 Public Access
- Theme 3: Use cases & transition challenges – Migration lessons and challenges Tuesday 03, 11:05h - 11:45h | Level 0 - Room 2.2 Public Access
- Closing and next steps Tuesday 03, 11:45h - 11:50h | Level 0 - Room 2.2 Public Access
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