Event Recap
Photo Gallery | Speakers | Agenda | Sponsors
The March 17, 2026 Convening to Act highlighted the topic of Post Quantum Cryptography. The event was a great success – featuring expert speakers across government, industry, and academia. We were thrilled to experience our best Convening attendance to date with a full house of enthusiastic participants and sponsors. A selection of photos can be viewed below, as well as some of our speakers’ slide presentations.
Our sincere thanks to this event’s Title Sponsor, Carahsoft, and to each and every one of our generous event sponsors. Thank you to the speakers who joined us to share their knowledge and expertise, some traveling during difficult weather. And thank you to all attendees. Each and every person’s participation made all the difference! We look forward to seeing everyone at the next Convening to Act program. Stay tuned to our website, emails, and social media for updates.
Event Presentations
Photo Gallery
Agenda
All times are shown in Eastern Time Zone (ET).
March 17, 2026 - Draft Agenda as of 3/12/2026
8:00 am - 8:55 am | Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:55 am – 9:00 am | Welcome
Mr. George Barnes, Chairman, NCF Board of Directors
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Ms. Laura Nelson, President & CEO, NCF
Dr. Greg Fowler, President, University of Maryland Global Campus
9:05 am - 9:15 am | Keynote Speaker
Ms. Natalie Laing, Acting Executive Director, National Security Agency (NSA)
9:15 am – 9:40 am | The PQC Journey Across U.S. Federal Government Clients
Moderator: Dan Waddell, Partner, IBM
Speaker: Greg Wetmore, VP, Entrust
9:40 am - 10:25 am | Fireside Chat Q&A on “Considerations for Achieving Cryptographic Agility: Strategies and Practices”
Moderator: Rob Joyce, Founder of Joyce Cyber LLC
Panelists:
Dr. Lily Chen, NIST Cryptographic Fellow
Murugiah Souppaya, HP Security Lab
Bill Newhouse, NIST NCCoE Migration to PQC Project Lead
10:25 am – 10:40 am | Break
10:40 am – 11:00 am | Transition to TLS 1.3
Dr. Adrian Stanger, Senior Cryptographic Authority, NSA
11:00 am – 11:30 am | The Randomness Panel
Andy Regenscheid, NIST
Mike Boyle, NSA
Greg Wetmore, Entrust;
Ashok Sivakumar, Entrokey Labs
11:30 am – 12N | Lessons Learned from Performing inventory and Mitigation of Non-Compliant Cryptography
Dr. Alexander Löw, Data-Warehouse
Aaron Faulkner, Tychon
Jacquay Henderson, SquarePeg Technologies
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm | PQC Enabled Product Categories: What What Does This Mean, and What Happens Next?
Moderator: Evgeny Gervis, Safelogic
Panelists:
Patrick Shore, QuSecure
Joe Kovba, Leidos
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | PQC in Context: The Fourth Crypto Crisis in a Century
Dr. Whitfield Diffie
2:00 pm - 2:20 | Building a Center of Excellence
Dr. JR Rao, IBM
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm | Update on PQ Requirements in the National Security Space (i.e. CNSSP and more)
Dr. Morgan Stern, NSA
3:00 pm – 3:20 pm | Break
3:20 pm – 4:00 pm | Alternative Approaches to Post-Quantum Adoption Panel
Moderator: Dr. Adrian Stanger, NSA;
Panelists: Dr. Michele Mosca, EvolutionQ
Jonathan Nguyen-Duy, Arqit;
NIST;
Daniel Apon, Anduril
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Update on Standards and Common Criteria
Mike Boyle, NIAP
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Update on Widely Adopted NIST Standards 800.171/53 Impacts
Andy Regenscheid, NIST
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Cocktail Hour
Speakers, Panelists, & Moderators
Keynote & Host Speakers
Ms. Natalie Laing
National Security Agency
George Barnes
NCF
Kevin Keaton
NCF
Laura Nelson
NCF
Dr. Gregory Fowler
University of Maryland Global Campus
Speakers
Dr. Daniel Apon
Anduril
Mr. Mike Boyle
NSA
Dr. Lily Chen
NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology)
Dr. Whitfield Diffie
One of the pioneers of public-key cryptography
Mr. Aaron Faulkner
Tychon
Mr. Evgeny Gervis
SafeLogic
Mr. Jacquay Henderson
Square Peg Technologies, LLC
Mr. Rob Joyce
Joyce Cyber LLC
Mr. Joe Kovba
Leidos
Dr. Bill Layton
National Security Agency
Dr. Alexander Löw
Data-Warehouse
Dr. Michele Mosca
evolutionQ
Mr. Bill Newhouse
NIST
Mr. Jonathan Nguyen-Duy
Arqit
Dr. J.R. Rao
IBM
Mr. Andrew Regenscheid
NIST
Mr. Patrick Shore
QuSecure
Dr. Ashok Sivakumar
Entrokey Labs
Murugiah Souppaya
HP Security Lab
Dr. Adrian Stanger
National Security Agency
Dr. Morgan Stern
National Security Agency
Mr. Dan Waddell
IBM
Mr. Greg Wetmore
Entrust
Thank you Sponsors!
Carahsoft Corporation
Title Sponsor
AWS
Lunch Sponsor
Entrust
Snack Break Sponsor
IBM
Breakfast Sponsor
Verstandig Family Foundation
Underwriting Sponsor
Nightwing
Resistance Sponsor
Sandbox AQ
Resistance Sponsor
SafeLogic
Cryptogaphy Sponsor
Data-Warehouse GmbH
Cryptogaphy Sponsor
Encryption Consulting
Cryptogaphy Sponsor
Qanapi
Cryptogaphy Sponsor
QuSecure
Cryptogaphy Sponsor
PQSecure
Cryptogaphy Sponsor
Square Peg Technologies, LLC
Cryptogaphy Sponsor
Tychon
Cryptogaphy Sponsor
Ambit
Cryptogaphy Sponsor
Arqit
Cryptography Sponsor
UMGC | University of Maryland Global Campus
Cryptography Sponsor
HCLSoftware for Federal
Cryptography Sponsor
Davis Unlimited Information Technologies (DUIT)
Cryptography Sponsor
Overview
The NCF’s premier forum, Convening to Act, is for advancing collaboration across the cyber ecosystem. This series brings together leaders from government, industry, and academia to confront national resilience challenges head-on. Each session is designed to surface key issues, generate shared insight, and move the needle on real-world problems.
More than a traditional roundtable or panel, Convening to Act creates space for strategic dialogue that leads to actionable outcomes. Whether addressing workforce gaps, policy concerns, or emerging threats, the program invites bold thinking and meaningful exchange. It’s where collective expertise becomes shared progress—and where ideas begin to shape the future of cyber.