# The Post-Quantum Financial System | DC Fintech Week 2026

- Channel: [DC Fintech Week](https://streameth.org/dc-fintech-week)
- Date: 2026-10-26
- Duration: 29:59
- Topics: Education
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-tKUu9HDB1SE
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKUu9HDB1SE

## Description

Financial data encrypted today may still be vulnerable tomorrow. Moving payment rails, settlement systems, and long-lived records to post-quantum cryptography will take years, making delay itself a source of risk. This panel examines emerging standards, supervisory expectations, and what a credible migration strategy looks like before the threat becomes operational.

• Moderator: Kabir Kumar, Partner, Flourish Ventures
• Robert Karr Jr., Partner & Quantum Technology Industry Group Co-Chair, Barnes & Thorburg LLP
• Jerome Johnson, Director of Professional Services - US Federal, Defense & Aerospace, Amazon Web Services
• Ryan McKenney, Director of Government Relations, Quantinuum
• Katie Arrington, Quantum Technical Evangelist, IonQ