As the transition to the post-quantum era moves closer, businesses, policymakers and the technical community face a crucial question: How can digital infrastructures prepare for new cryptographic requirements without weakening the security and confidentiality provided by strong encryption?
To mark Global Encryption Day 2026, eco – Association of the Internet Industry is bringing together representatives from European institutions, industry, civil society and the technical community for a focused hybrid lunch roundtable in Brussels on 14 October 2026.
Under the title “Post-Quantum Ready – Securing Encryption for Connected Mobility”, the discussion will explore what the transition to post-quantum cryptography means for connected mobility, V2X communications and the security of increasingly digital and connected transport systems.
Together, participants will discuss what organisations need to consider when migrating existing systems to post-quantum cryptography and which technical and policy conditions Europe needs to enable a secure transition.
Particular attention will be given to protecting and strengthening end-to-end encryption as a foundation for secure and trustworthy digital communications. The roundtable connects the fields of cryptography, cybersecurity and connected mobility and asks how digital and mobility infrastructures can remain resilient in the quantum era.
Discussion topics
– Transition to post-quantum cryptography
– Protection and strengthening of end-to-end encryption
– Secure connected mobility
– V2X communications
– Cybersecurity and cryptographic resilience
– Secure and resilient digital infrastructure
– Technical, regulatory and policy implications for Europe
Target audience
The roundtable brings together representatives from EU institutions, industry, civil society and the technical community, including policymakers, cybersecurity and encryption experts, researchers, standards experts and stakeholders from the connected mobility ecosystem.
Agenda
12:00 CET / 10:00 UTC – Registration
Arrival and registration of participants
12:30 CET / 10:30 UTC – Welcome and opening remarks
Hauke Timmermann, Head of Digital Business Models, eco – Association of the Internet Industry
12:35 CET / 10:35 UTC – Policy impulse: Preparing Europe for the post-quantum transition – PQC actions at EU level and challenges they seek to address
Fabiana Da Pieve, Team Leader Post-Quantum Cryptography, DG Connect
12:45 CET / 10:45 UTC – Policy impulse: Preparing Europe’s mobility sector for a connected future
Stefan Bogensberger, Policy Officer – IoT, Sector Mobility and Autonomous Vehicles, DG Connect
12:55 CET / 10:55 UTC – Technical impulse
What actually changes when encryption goes post-quantum?
Post-quantum cryptography, secure connected mobility, V2X communications and strong encryption
13:05 CET / 11:05 UTC – Moderated roundtable discussion and Q&A
Exchange with representatives from EU institutions, the technical community, civil society and industry
13:50 CET / 11:50 UTC – Summary, closing remarks & Global Encryption Day call to action
14:00 CET / 12:00 UTC – End
