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Roundtable 2 · 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Building the Secure Space Stack

Friday 9 October 2026Nasdaq MarketSite, Times Square, New York

Deep Tech Panel, From Root of Trust to Quantum‑Secure Space

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01 · The panel

Inside QSOC: Post-Quantum Cryptography, Digital Identity, Secure Wallets, and Quantum Key Distribution

As WISeSat.Space enters its next phase following its Nasdaq listing, this panel will explore the technology behind QSOC and a hybrid public-private sovereign constellation. It will examine how security can extend from the semiconductor inside a device to the satellite link, ground infrastructure, and applications that depend on it.

Event
WISeSat.Space Nasdaq Bell Ceremony
Date
9 October 2026
Time
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Venue
Nasdaq MarketSite, Times Square, New York
Format
50 minutes discussion, followed by 10 minutes of audience Q&A
Moderator
Alexander Hirsch, Group Chief Marketing Officer, WISeKey
02 · Discussion themes

What the panel will discuss.

The themes below guide the conversation. They indicate the kinds of questions that may come up, not a fixed list, and not every theme will be covered.

  1. 01

    QSOC: Designing the secure space architecture

    Explore how satellite payloads, onboard processing, ground stations, and connected devices can form an integrated security architecture.

    Key questions

    Where should security functions run: in the device, satellite, or ground infrastructure? How do power, bandwidth, latency, and radiation constraints shape the design? Which capabilities are ready for deployment, and which require orbital demonstrations?

  2. 02

    Post-Quantum Cryptography: Protecting data against future quantum attacks

    PQC uses algorithms designed to resist attacks by both classical and quantum computers and can operate over conventional satellite communications. The discussion will cover key establishment, digital signatures, and migration from existing cryptography.

    Key questions

    How can PQC protect satellite links against ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ threats? What are the costs in processing, memory, and message size? How can long-lived satellites update cryptographic algorithms securely?

  3. 03

    Hardware Root of Trust: Establishing trust from the first instruction

    Secure chips can anchor device identity, protect cryptographic keys, verify firmware, and support secure boot and remote attestation.

    Key questions

    How can operators verify that a satellite or ground terminal is running authorized software? How are keys provisioned, rotated, and revoked? How should the architecture respond to compromised hardware or disrupted connectivity?

  4. 04

    Digital Identity: Authenticating every participant

    Explore identities for satellites, sensors, ground stations, operators, and applications, supported by certificates and controlled authorization.

    Key questions

    How can millions of connected devices authenticate across a constellation? Who controls the certificate authorities and trust policies? How can sovereign users retain control of their identities while interoperating with commercial infrastructure?

  5. 05

    Secure Crypto Wallets: Protecting keys and authorizing transactions

    Examine hardware-backed wallets for signing transactions and supporting potential machine-to-machine services, including payments for connectivity or data.

    Key questions

    Where should wallet keys reside? How can transaction authorization remain secure during intermittent connectivity? How can wallet signatures migrate to PQC, and what changes are also required in the underlying blockchain?

  6. 06

    Quantum Key Distribution in Space: Adding a quantum communications layer

    Satellite QKD uses quantum signals to establish shared keys and reveal potential interception under the protocol’s security assumptions. It requires specialized optical hardware and authenticated classical communications.

    Key questions

    What limits deployment: pointing accuracy, atmospheric conditions, photon loss, or ground-station availability? Where do trusted nodes remain necessary? How can QKD complement PQC, and how should both feed into encryption and key-management systems?

03 · Closing question

Bringing the stack together: Sovereignty by design.

Connect these technologies into an operational model for a hybrid public-private constellation, including sovereign control over keys, identities, access policies, and dedicated capacity.

What demonstrable architecture can combine hardware trust, post-quantum security, digital identity, secure transactions, and quantum communications, and what must be proven before it can operate at constellation scale?

04 · Speakers

Moderator and panelists.

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