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Dr. Rajiv Shah
Director
Australian Information Security Association
Rajiv Shah is a technology and business adviser, helping organisations to understand emerging technology, and to apply it in a way that is both secure and delivers business value. He has a PhD in quantum physics, and almost 30 years of experience in cyber security, working for government and commercial clients across the globe. He was the inaugural Australian country director for BAE Systems cyber security business, and his work has spanned cyber security strategy and architecture, big data and artificial intelligence, quantum technology and advanced communication systems and networks.
Rajiv is a Director of the Australian Information Security Association, Australia's peak association for cyber security, and works to raise awareness of quantum technology and its risks and opportunities through MDR Quantum. He is also the Managing Director of MDR Security, helping clients to make technology understandable, effective and safe and secure to use. In addition, he is a Fellow of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, an adviser to CAN.B Group and a member of various other boards.
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1:30–2:45pmWed 25 MarPublic-Private RoundtablesUniClub - Roundtable Room 1Open
Roadmap for AI and Quantum
[Roundtable] How to Design Quantum-Safe Systems - A Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration Plan for Critical Infrastructure
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Edwin ChenDirector of Solution EngineeringST Engineering
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Bavani ChettySenior Manager, Cyber Digital TrustDeloitte
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Eamonn DarcyChief Technology OfficerAQ Intelligence
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Prof. Gavin BrennenChief Quantum OfficerBTQ Technologies
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Prof. Gia ParishDirector, UWA Defence and Security InstituteThe University of Western Australia
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Mats ParkinsonDirectorBare Cove Technology
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Prof. Michael SmallCSIRO-UWA Chair of Complex Systems, Professor & DirectorUWA Data Institute
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Dr. Rajiv ShahDirectorAustralian Information Security Association
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Tara LieCyber Security GRC Manager / PhD CandidateDepartment of Water & Environmental Regulation / Edith Cowan University
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Robert LaurieChief Security ArchitectCiphershieldModerator
About this session
Quantum computing is driving a security transition—not because the “quantum apocalypse is tomorrow,” but because long-lived data and systems in finance, government identity, healthcare, defence, energy networks and communications can be compromised today through “harvest now, decrypt later.” The systemic risk is straightforward: if we wait until the last minute, migration becomes chaotic, expensive, and operationally disruptive while compromising critical systems.
This is a how-to roundtable for moving from PQC awareness to execution. Banks, big tech, government, security agencies and critical infrastructure operators will align on practical steps: cryptographic inventory, crypto-agility, standards alignment, vendor and supply-chain readiness, procurement language, testing, and staged migration—so organisations can upgrade without breaking interoperability or service continuity.
Outcomes: Insights from discussions will contribute towards GFTN's work on a practical Quantum-Safe Migration Starter Pack with priority systems list, decision points, recommended timelines and a minimum target state for crypto-agility plus a shortlist of “next-wave” opportunities worth piloting. -
