Qrypt CTO Denis Mandich to Discuss Quantum-Safe Networking for AI Infrastructure at ONUG AI Networking Summit

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qrypt, the pioneering quantum-secure encryption company, today announced that its co-founder and CTO, Denis Mandich, will be a featured speaker at the ONUG AI Networking Summit on May 14. Mandich will join the session titled “Quantum Networking for Quantum-Safe Data Center Connectivity in Enterprise-Scale Environments.”

As AI workloads accelerate, the volume of data moving across enterprise networks attracts attackers. Mandich, joined by Kate Kuehn of World Wide Technology (WWT), Christopher Moretti of Evernorth Health Services, and former PNC CISO Susan Koski, will explore where conventional cryptographic approaches face operational and lifecycle challenges on high-speed links, and how quantum-safe architectures may complement existing security models.

Session Details:

WHAT: Quantum Networking for Quantum-Safe Data Center Connectivity in Enterprise-Scale Environments

WHO:
Denis Mandich, co-founder and CTO, Qrypt
Kate Kuehn, Area Vice President of Global Cyber Advocacy, WWT
Christopher Moretti, Vice President of Global Technology & AI Infrastructure Enablement, Evernorth Health Services
Susan Koski, formerly EVP, Chief Information Security Officer, PNC

WHEN: 2:15 PM CST on Thursday, May 14, 2026

WHERE: The Hyatt Regency Frisco | Dallas, Texas (AI Security Stage)

About Qrypt

Qrypt was established to protect and defend our privacy. Through exclusive partnerships with premier global research institutes and U.S. National Laboratories, Oak Ridge (ORNL), and Los Alamos (LANL), Qrypt is the world’s only full-stack quantum security company and has developed quantum-secure encryption capabilities designed to protect data indefinitely. The company’s BLAST Protocol provides end-to-end encryption, automated key lifecycle management, and post-quantum compliance for AI infrastructure, critical networks, and edge deployments. Qrypt also offers the only US-made and NIST ESV-certified quantum entropy source. Founded by former intelligence officers Kevin Chalker and Denis Mandich, Qrypt is headquartered at One World Trade Center in New York City. Learn more at qrypt.com.

FAQ

How is quantum-safe networking relevant to AI?
AI requires constantly moving massive datasets between data centers. This high-bandwidth traffic is vulnerable to Harvest Now, Decrypt Later (HNDL) attacks. Quantum-safe networking ensures that data remains secure against HNDL and future quantum computers.

Is quantum-safe networking the same as Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)?
PQC refers to algorithms designed to be secure against future quantum computers. Quantum-safe networking is broader: it can integrate PQC algorithms, and also leverage physical hardware solutions, like quantum key distribution (QKD) and entanglement, to create tamper-evident links.

Does an enterprise need a "rip and replace" approach to achieve quantum-safe networking?
No. The session covers hybrid strategies that let enterprises layer quantum-safe protections onto existing classical fiber infrastructure.