Overview
This event supports published national security priorities and enables Commercial, Defense, and Intelligence participants to understand and move forward on newly released guidance to help secure the future.
Please stay tuned for information about the theme, agenda, speakers, and more. Learn about sponsorship opportunities below.
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Sponsorship Opportunities
$25,000 | Presenting Sponsor
Name on all marketing materials
Front row seats at convening for up to 8 people
Public Recognition throughout the Convening Day
Social Media “Shout Outs” – multiple times from sponsorship through the event
SOLD - $10,000 | Breakfast Sponsor
Signage on display during Breakfast Hour
VIP Seating for 8 during Convening
Name on all marketing materials as sponsor
Social Media “Shout Outs” – numerous times from sponsorship through the event
SOLD - $10,000 | Lunch Sponsor
Signage on display during Lunch Hour
VIP Seating for 8 during Convening
Name on all marketing materials as sponsor
Social Media “Shout Outs” – numerous times from sponsorship through the event
$10,000 | Cocktail Hour Sponsor
VIP Seating for 8 during Convening
Name on all marketing materials as sponsor
Social Media “Shout Outs” – numerous times from sponsorship through the event
SOLD - $10,000 | Snack Break Sponsor (Two Breaks)
VIP Seating for 8
Name on all marketing materials as sponsor
Social Media “Shout Outs” – numerous times from sponsorship through the event
$7,500 | Quantum Sponsor
VIP Seating for 6 during Convening
Name on all marketing materials as sponsor
Recognition from the podium
Social Media mentions
$5,000 | Resistance Sponsor
Name on all marketing materials as sponsor
Recognition from the podium
Social Media mentions
$2,500 | Cryptography Sponsor
Name on all marketing materials as sponsor
Recognition from the podium
Social Media mentions
For inquires please contact:
Rebecca Diamond
rdiamond@cryptologicfoundation.org
(703) 568-1911
Agenda
All times are shown in Eastern Time Zone (ET).
March 17, 2026 - Draft Agenda as of 3/4/2026
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 – 9:45 am | The PQC Journey with U.S. Treasury
Moderator: Dan Waddell, Partner, IBM
Speaker: Greg Wetmore, VP, Entrust
9:45 am - 10:25 am | Crypto agility/CSF2.0
Dr. Lily Lidong Chen, Mathematician & National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Fellow
Mr. Bill Newhouse, Cybersecurity Engineer & Project Lead, National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, NIST
10:25 am – 10:45 am | Break
10:45 am – 11:05 am | Transition to TLS 1.3
Dr. Adrian Stanger, Senior Cryptographic Authority, NSA
11:05 am – 11:25 am | Zero Trust and Post Quantum Rollout
11:25 am – 12N | Lessons Learned from Performing Inventory and Mitigation of Non-compliant Cryptography
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:40 pm | Enabled Product Categories. What This Means and What Happens Next?
1:40 pm – 2:20 pm | PQC in Context: The Fourth Crypto Crisis in a Century
2:00 pm - 2:20 | Building a Center of Excellence
Dr. Morgan Stern, Technical Lead for Cryptography, Secure Engineering Solutions Group NSA Cybersecurity Directorate
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm | Update on PQ Requirements in the National Security Space (i.e. CNSSP and more)
3:00 pm – 3:20 pm | Break
3:20 pm – 4:00 pm | Alternative Approaches to Post-Quantum Adoption Panel
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Update on Standards and Common Criteria
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Update on Widely Adopted NIST Standards 800.171/53 Impacts
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. Lily Chen
NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology)
Dr. Whitfield Diffie
One of the pioneers of public-key cryptography
Mr. Evgeny Gervis
SafeLogic
Mr. Rob Joyce
Joyce Cyber LLC
Dr. Bill Layton
National Security Agency
Dr. Alexander Löw
Data-Warehouse
Mr. Bill Newhouse
NIST
Mr. Andrew Regenscheid
NIST
Dr. Adrian Stanger
National Security Agency
Dr. Morgan Stern
National Security Agency
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