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LUX4QCI Workshop

  • 02 octobre 2023

The Lux4QCI Consortium*would like to invite you to a workshop ‘Quantum Key Distribution’ taking place on 11 October from 17:00 to 19:30. The event is organised in cooperation with the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) and the Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL).

The workshop is designed to explore the transformative potential of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and the implications it may bring for the financial and banking sector. The event will present the deployment of a national Quantum Communication Infrastructure (QCI) in Luxembourg and a QKD live demo will be featured.

Please register by 4th October 2023 by sending an email to registration_events_lux4qci@uni.lu

Agenda:

  • Opening keynote
    • The Challenges of Cybersecurity in the Finance Sector by Nasir Zubairi – CEO at the LHoFT
  • Presentation of LuxQCI-Lux4QCI, the national QCI in Luxembourg
  • Panel discussion on
    • Safeguarding Financial and Banking Systems from Quantum Threads with LuxQCI
    • Moderated by ABBL
    • Panellists: Uni.lu, SMC, itrust and SES representatives
  • Quantum Key Distribution live demo
  • Networking

Please note that photographs will be taken by the organisers during the event. Pictures of participants may be published online or in publications for the purpose of promoting the event and/or related activities of the Lux4QCI Consortium. Should you disagree with the possible publication of your picture, please write to registration_events_lux4qci@uni.lu.

*Lux4QCI Consortium is a public and private initiative encompassing the following national entities: University of Luxembourg, SES Techcom, Restena Foundation, LuxConnect, itrust consulting, INCERT and the Department of Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy (from the Ministry of State).