08:00
OPENING
Welcome, registration, and networking.
Laurent Leloup · QASR
08:15
Screening of Q-Day Summit’s songs by NEXO Harvest
By the producer of NEXO
08:30
Introduction
Q-Day Summit™ 2026 Introduction
By Laurent Leloup (QASR)
08:40
Keynote
Opening Speech: Uncertainties
By Ludovic Chaker (DGA)
Guests: Thomas de Kerangal (Retired Army Colonel), Patrice Moyeuvre (Air Force Brigadier General, 2s), Nouamane Cherkaoui (BPCE SI), Jean-Charles Antoine-Noirel (Astra G), Henry TRAN (Lumière Quantum).
09:05
focus
PQC Migration: From Theory to Practice
By Paul Chammas (QuRISK)
09:30
focus
Unified cryptographic foundation - regaining control and mastering your post-quantum migrations
By Pierre Brun-Murol (Eviden)
09:55
focus
Sovereignty-by-Design. Building the quantum-resistant trust layer for critical infrastructure
By Marcelo Becker (Q-Sover)
10:15
BREAK
Networking and partner exhibition visit
10:45
focus
Crypto-agility: Challenges and implementation
By Guillaume Forget (Cryptomathic)
11:10
Panel Discussion
Quantum Threats
Moderator: Ansar Hussain (Tata Consultancy Services)
Guests: Sharoz Kahn (Synergy Quantum), Steve Suarez (HorizonX), Daniel Wynne (Qubitra), Maman Ibrahim (Ginkgo Resilience), Amin Hasbini.
11:40
Panel discussion
Quantum: strategic autonomy and cooperation
Moderator: Nicolas Zubinski (OGMA Intelligence)
Guests: Thomas de Kerangal (Colonel, French Army - ret.), Patrice Moyeuvre (Brigadier General, Air Force - ret.), Nouamane Cherkaoui (BPCE SI), Jean-Charles Antoine-Noirel (Astra G), Henry TRAN (Lumière Quantum).
12:10
BREAK
Networking and partner exhibition tour
12:55
focus
The global quantum race. Impact on EU security
By Axel Dyèvre (Forward Global)
1:20
Panel discussion
PQC transition. From strategy to execution: overcoming operational hurdles
Moderator: Daniel Vert (Systematic)
Guests: Armel Corre (Cryptomathic), Boris Schumperli (Cryptomathic), Florent Grosmaitre (Hexatrust), Olivier Paris (HPE), Yannick Gautier (NOKIA), and Anthony Da Ponte (EY).
1:50
Panel discussion
Resilience strategies for banking and finance
Moderator: Stéphane Meschi
Guests: Maria Christofi (BNP Paribas), Mohamed Abdelkader (Wultra), Brice Mollard (BPCE IT), Lionel Klein (Falcon Advisory).
2:20
focus
Quantum threat. Policies, standards, and roadmaps
By Jay Oberai (Synergy Quantum)
2:40
Official launch of the Global Quantum Threat Alliance (Geneva)
By Jay Oberai (Synergy Quantum)
2:45
focus
PQC Migration: What No One Tells You Until You're Already In It
By Marin Ivezic (Applied Quantum)
3:10
BREAK
Networking, visit to partner booths
3:30
focus
Focus: Quantum and cryptography
By Jean-Jacques Quisquater (Cryptologist)
3:45
Panel discussion
Quantum, blockchains, and on-chain finance
Moderator: Ruben Landsberger
Guests: Yacine Wayle (Quantos), Jean-Jacques Quisquater (Cryptologist), Thibault Verbiest (Lawyer & President of IOUR Foundation), Noé Curtz (Deputy CTO) & Manu Nalepa (Ethereum Core Developer).
4:15
focus
The HTTPS for Autonomous AI: Building the Layer-0 Foundation for Ephemeral Trust
By Michael Soppa (MimiTechAI)
4:30
focus
QKD: challenges and standardization
By Mohamed Bassiouny (QuRISK)
4:45
focus
Quantum cryptography in the post-quantum era
By Romain Alleaume (Télécom Paris)
5:05
Panel discussion
Financing the quantum race. Capital, sovereignty, and scaling
Moderator: Henry TRAN (Lumière Quantum)
Guests: Youssouf Traore (deep-tech investor & entrepreneur), Marcelo Becker (CEO Q-Sover), Robbert Shubert (CEO QEX Global), Yacine Wayne (CEO Quantos), John Galani (PXVN Ltd), Guillaume de Bélair (Panda Equity Research).
5:30
CONCLUSION
Closing remarks
By Laurent Duperray (Q-Day Summit™ Ambassador).
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