Meet the visionaries and organizations driving the global transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography.
Data Source: leaders_02212026.csv • Updated: 2/21/2026
"CEO of GIP ACYMA which operates cybermalveillance.gouv.fr; leads France's national cyber victim assistance platform; promotes quantum-safe awareness for SMEs and individuals."
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View Resource"First-ever NCSC CTO (Oct 2023); published three-phase PQC migration roadmap (Mar 2025) with 2035 deadline: identify by 2028, upgrade by 2031, complete by 2035; launched assured PQC consultancy scheme; endorsed NIST algorithms."
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View Resource"Since July 2023 led BSI's quantum-safe initiatives; initiated joint PQC statement with 17 EU member states (Nov 2024); oversaw world-first quantum-secure ID card with Bundesdruckerei, G+D, and Infineon (Nov 2025)."
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