Tech Industry Luncheon closes 2025 by exploring the future of quantum technology

Tech Titans closed out its 2025 Tech Industry Luncheon Series with a star-packed lineup of speakers on a timely topic, Leading Quantum Readiness from Innovation to Security, last Friday. The event also marked the launch of the organization’s new Quantum Technology Forum.

First on the program was a panel discussion led by Rashmi Varma, CEO of QuantaWatt, with David Cardona, Co-founder, COO and General Counsel, Strangeworks; David Wiese, Senior Director, IonQ; and State Senator Tan Parker.

While the group expressed excitement about quantum’s potential uses in fields like fraud detection, logistics, and drug discovery, Sen. Parker stressed the importance of collaboration between officials in Austin and the business community to ensure skilled workers and capital investments are plentiful.

Next up Mike Thompson, CEO, QuantaCyber, led a discussion on the race to Y2Q with Karl-Johan Nybell, Head of Strategic Security & Resilience Unit at Ericsson, and Mitch Thornton, Executive Director of the Darwin Deason Institute for Cybersecurity at SMU.

The panel urged businesses to begin auditing their cryptographic dependencies and start the migration to quantum-safe encryption.

Thank you to all of our speakers for participating in this critical discussion. Tech Titans looks forward to bringing the DFW tech community another year of expert-led programs in 2026!