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Navigating PQC Deadlines, Agentic AI and the Risk of Inaction
Onsite Event
Navigating PQC Deadlines, Agentic AI and the Risk of Inaction
location
Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center
Reston, VA
date
December 3, 2026 8:30am - 2:00pm EST5 hours 30 minutes
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Event Overview

AI agents are gaining the ability to act across government systems just as agencies must begin preparing their identity infrastructure for post-quantum cryptography. Deadlines are swiftly approaching; leaders can not leave it to technology teams alone. What authority should an agent have? Who is accountable for its actions? Which certificates, signatures, tokens and applications will need a migration plan to PQC?

Discussion Topics

  • AI agents in public services: Where agents can act, and where accountability must be clear with governance.
  • Policy and oversight: Leaders need to make decisions about ownership, privacy, access and auditability.
  • Use cases: Citizen services, fraud prevention, public safety and workforce productivity.
  • Quantum readiness: How to identify cryptographic dependencies across identity systems and plan a phased transition.
  • Leadership working session: Build governance guardrails and a 90-day action plan.
Agenda

Time

Topic

Description

8:30am  - 9:15am

Breakfast & Networking

 

9:15am  - 9:30am

Welcome and Introductions - Troy Grubbs, Vice President, Public Sector

Ping overview and framing the decisions created by agent autonomy and the need to prepare identity systems for post-quantum cryptography. 

9:30am - 10:00am

Policy, Ownership and Oversight - Kelvin Brewer, Field CTO, Public Sector 

Discuss emerging expectations for human oversight, privacy, security and evidence of control. Identify who can authorize an agent and who answers for its actions. 

10:00am - 10:15am

Break

 

10:15am - 11:00am 

Quantum and The Identity Layer:  Are you ready for the PQC deadlines? Loren Russon, VP Product Management

Map where certificates, signatures, tokens, federation and application connections depend on cryptography. 

11:15am - 11:45am

Fraud and Risk - Kristin Ruth, Director SLED

AI-driven fraud, leveraging deepfakes, synthetic identities and credential theft, creates critical risks of financial loss, stolen public benefits and financial aid and erodes public trust across digital services.

11:45am- 12:00pm

Lunch and Breakout Sessions Begin

 

12:00pm - 1:00pm

From AI Governance to Action

A walk through of the value and identity risks of citizen services, fraud prevention, public safety and workforce productivity. 

1:00pm - 1:45pm

Deep Dives & Demos  

See Ping product solutions in action.

1:45pm - 2:00pm

Closing Remarks

Program ends.

Event Location

Date: Thursday, December 3, 2026
Time: 8:30am - 2:00pm ET
Location: Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center

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