Joel Dawson

Joel Dawson

GTM Director
NTT DATA

Joel Dawson, CRISC GTM Director, Public Sector & Enterprise, NTT DATA, brings over 30 years of leadership experience delivering complex ICT and managed services solutions to Public Sector and Enterprise clients. Throughout his career, Joel has specialised in helping large-scale organisations navigate transformational technological change while maintaining a rigorous focus on commercial and risk management drivers.

As advances in Quantum computing accelerate and new announcements are made almost every day, Joel bridges the critical gap between the theoretical quantum promise and actionable enterprise strategies. He advocates that taking advantage of the quantum transition isn’t just a technical challenge - it is a C-Suite business mandate. Joel provides a uniquely grounded perspective on the strategic challenges created by the rapid acceleration of AI and the future potential of Quantum technologies.

Letting the cat out of the box, quantum sovereignty and future advantage

Joel Dawson
2026-10-15 4:40 pm
2026-10-15 5:20 pm
Room 207

Q-Day will break RSA and ECC, and adversaries are already harvesting encrypted data to decrypt later. What building a sovereign quantum capability would take.

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Hear from the most influential leaders and experts who will discuss pressing issues and emerging trends in cyber security.

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