From Policy to Practice: Navigating the Post-Quantum Cryptography Transition

​Featuring:

• ​Mark Dalton, Senior Director, Technology and Innovation, R Street Institute

• ​Mike Yeh, VP and Deputy General Counsel, Customer Security & Trust, Microsoft

​The clock is running. With the White House’s June 2026 executive order setting hard deadlines of 2030 and 2031 for federal agencies to transition high-value systems to quantum-resistant encryption, post-quantum cryptography (PQC) has moved from a future-proofing exercise to an urgent operational
challenge for government and industry alike.

​Join us for a conversation on what it will take to get there. Drawing from R Street’s newly released policy study on PQC migration, a leading voice from the technology industry and one of R Street’s cybersecurity and technology policy experts will explore the gap between policy direction and operational reality.

​The discussion will draw on perspectives from both the policy community and one of the world’s largest technology companies actively accelerating its own quantum-safe roadmap.

​Topics will include:

• ​What the new executive order means for agencies and critical infrastructure operators

• ​How to prioritize PQC migration when full transition isn’t feasible in the near term

• ​The role of market signals and private-sector leadership in driving adoption

• ​Where federal harmonization efforts are falling short and what would better help

​This event and reception have been designed to conform to House and Senate Ethics rules.