Virtual, CISO-focused event delivers Enterprise readiness checklist on quantum-related cryptographic RI, migration planning, and leadership.
With the dawn of cryptographically relevant quantum computers no longer a distant theory but a gathering threat, a new virtual event from CyberRisk Collaborative aims to jolt senior security leaders out of complacency. Announced today from New York City, the membership organization for top cybersecurity executives is launching Post-Quantum Readiness: Preparing for Q-Day, a virtual program scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2027. The event zeroes in on the security, risk, and technology upheavals that advances in quantum computing are expected to trigger.
The program will convene cybersecurity and technology leaders to explore how enterprises can gauge their exposure to quantum-related cryptographic risk and begin mapping a transition to post-quantum security. For CISOs and other senior leaders responsible for cybersecurity, infrastructure, enterprise risk, and long-term technology strategy, the discussions are designed to yield practical decisions over the next 12 to 36 months—covering everything from identifying cryptographic assets and dependencies to evaluating emerging post-quantum standards and establishing a coordinated readiness program.
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Quantum computing’s potential to break widely used public-key cryptographic systems—the very systems protecting sensitive data, identities, infrastructure, software, and digital transactions—is well documented. While the exact timeline for a cryptographically relevant quantum computer remains uncertain, large enterprises are increasingly forced to confront the potential impact on long-lived data, critical systems, cryptographic dependencies, and future technology investments.
“America’s post-quantum readiness is what keeps me up at night,” said Parham Eftekhari, CyberRisk Collaborative Executive Vice President. “This program will help security leaders understand how the technology works, where their organizations may be exposed, the risks of not being prepared, and how to assess and mature a post-quantum readiness strategy.”
The lineup of confirmed speakers draws from industry, academia, and policy circles, including Dr. Georgianna Shea and Adam Firestone from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Sandip Dholakia (Chair, Cryptography Innovation Hub at SAP), Ann Duncan (Dean of Cyber at Georgia Tech), Amy Chaney from Citi, and Stephen Craig of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Chaney and Craig will also sit on a CISO panel examining how security leaders are approaching post-quantum risk, readiness planning, and enterprise preparation.
Topics on the agenda include the potential security implications of “Q-Day,” cryptographic discovery and inventory, long-term data exposure and quantum-related risk, post-quantum cryptography standards and technologies, migration planning and crypto-agility, enterprise governance and executive alignment, and third-party and infrastructure dependencies.
The virtual event will open with an industry keynote, followed by five 20-minute sessions exploring different facets of post-quantum readiness. All sessions will be available for on-demand viewing afterward. CyberRisk Collaborative is promoting the program across its member community as well as to cybersecurity leaders throughout the broader CyberRisk Alliance network.
Post-Quantum Readiness: Preparing for Q-Day takes place virtually on January 26, 2027. Learn more and register at https://events.cyberriskcollaborative.com/post-quantum-2026/13170741.
About CyberRisk Collaborative
The CyberRisk Collaborative (CRC) is a membership organization with a mission to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce by accelerating professional and leadership development, facilitating access to innovation, and empowering the C-suite with trusted, peer-developed solutions and insights. Learn more at www.cyberriskcollaborative.com.
About CyberRisk Alliance
CyberRisk Alliance provides business intelligence that helps the cybersecurity ecosystem connect, share knowledge, accelerate careers, and make smarter and faster decisions. Through its trusted information brands, network of experts, and more than 250 annual events, CRA delivers actionable insights and serves as a powerful extension of cybersecurity marketing teams. Its brands include SC Media, the Official Cybersecurity Summits, Identiverse, InfoSec World, CyberRisk Collaborative, Security Weekly, ChannelPro, ChannelE2E, MSSP Alert, ExecWeb, LaunchTech Communications, and CyberRisk TV. Learn more at www.cyberriskalliance.com.
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Why it matters: As quantum computing edges closer to breaking the cryptographic foundations of our digital infrastructure, events like this give CISOs a concrete roadmap for the next one to three years. Without proactive planning now, enterprises risk exposing long-lived data and critical systems to a threat that could render today’s encryption obsolete overnight.
