Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard
Chief Executive Officer, QSECDEF
Past event · Summer 2026
QSECDEF Summer School 2026: Quantum Business Bootcamp
Ten live online sessions for executives, every Tuesday from 30 June to 1 September 2026. This cohort has finished. The same ten modules are now available self-paced, with the first session free.
10Live sessions
20Lectures
1,200+Registered
CQBPCertification on passing the exam
What the cohort was
The Summer School was the first live run of the QSECDEF quantum business training. Business leaders with no physics or engineering background met online for two hours each Tuesday across ten weeks, working from the basics of quantum computing through post-quantum cryptography, quantum networking, sensing, policy and the market, and finishing with a migration plan and the Certified Quantum Business Professional examination.
Participants received a certificate of attendance for every session. Those who sat and passed the examination earned the CQBP credential.
The ten sessions
One two-hour session a week. Each is now a module of the self-paced programme, where the full outline of every module is published.
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30 June 2026
Introduction to the Quantum Era
Why quantum technologies matter to business now, and how the ten sessions fit together.
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7 July 2026
Understanding Quantum Computing
How quantum computers differ from classical machines, and the competing hardware approaches.
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14 July 2026
Quantum Algorithms and Applications
Search, optimisation, simulation and cryptanalysis, and what each means for business use cases.
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21 July 2026
Post-Quantum Cryptography Deep Dive
The NIST standards, migration timelines and the harvest-now, decrypt-later threat.
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28 July 2026
Quantum Key Distribution and Networking
Fibre, free-space and satellite QKD, and where it fits alongside PQC.
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4 August 2026
Cybersecurity in Depth
Quantum random number generation, crypto-agility and the wider security toolkit.
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11 August 2026
Quantum Sensing: Principles and Deployment
From laboratory sensors to navigation, imaging and infrastructure monitoring.
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18 August 2026
Quantum Policy, Governance and Regulations
National strategies, export controls and the regulatory landscape for quantum.
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25 August 2026
The Quantum Market Ecosystem
Vendors, investors, governments and how the market is forming.
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1 September 2026
PQC Risk and Migration Management
Turning the programme into a migration plan, and the CQBP examination.
Who taught it
Steve Vaile
Director, QSECDEF
Who certified
Participants who passed the examination announced their Certified Quantum Business Professional credential publicly. Their posts, as written:
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I’m happy to share that I’ve obtained a new certification: Certified Quantum Business Professional from Quantum Security Defence!
Carsten Gregor View on LinkedIn
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Graag laat ik weten dat ik mijn certificering Certified Quantum Business Professional heb behaald bij Quantum Security Defence.
Renato Kuiper View on LinkedIn
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Ich freue mich über mein neues Zertifikat: Certified Quantum Business Professional von Quantum Security Defence!
Ralf Pollmann View on LinkedIn
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I’m happy to share that I’ve obtained a new certification: Certified Quantum Business Professional from Quantum Security Defence!
John Martin, Principal Consultant at HCLTech View on LinkedIn
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I am happy to share that I just qualified as Certified Quantum Business Professional. Thanks to Quantum Security Defence for the program’s contents quality and broad coverage.
Massimo Di Genova, Technology, Innovation and Business Leader
What comes next
The ten modules are available to study at your own pace. Module 1 is free and arrives by email after registration; the remaining modules and the examination are part of QSECDEF membership.