Marco Brenner

Quantum Safe Program Executive, IBM Quantum

Marco Brenner works as a Program Executive at IBM Quantum in Switzerland, with a special focus on cryptography and state-of-the-art data protection solutions to support confidentiality and compliance. He works as part of IBM Research on quantum safe solutions and is responsible for their implementation with businesses around the globe. Marco holds a Master's degree from ETH Zurich in Computer Science with a specialization in Cryptography and Information Security, and an MBA from Henley Management College/University of Reading.

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Roundtable Room 3 (Level 3)

Forming Frontier Tech

Wed, 03 Jul | 04:00PM - 05:00PM

Preparing for a quantum-resistant tomorrow

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A threat looming over the confidentiality of financial data is quantum computing. At some point – maybe not so far away – quantum computers may be able to break the encryption algorithms used in today’s financial system. Can Quantum resistance be achieved in time? And if yes, what are the challenges in preparing a safe transition to post-quantum cryptography?

Attendees who wish to familiarise themselves with the topic may refer to the reference materials below.
- Quantum & cloud: Future of financial services | SFF 2023