Patero CEO Crick Waters to Serve as Panelist at the 2025 KPMG Tech and Innovation Symposium

Panel Session Will Focus on Post-Quantum Cryptography Strategies

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Patero, a leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC), today announced that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Crick Waters will be a panelist at the 2025 KPMG Tech and Innovation Symposium being held July 29 – 31 in Park City, Utah.

The panel discussion, titled “Post-Quantum Cryptography Strategy and the Future of Security in the Cryptographic Space,” will be moderated by Dr. Aaron Kemp, Director in Enterprise Innovation and U.S. Quantum Lead at KPMG U.S. David Harding, CEO and founder of Entrokey, will also participate as a panelist.

Crick Waters founded and co-founded several companies, created game-changing physical and digital products across diverse industries, including telecommunications, manufacturing, and artificial intelligence, and has been awarded several patents. His career spans nuclear engineering, industrial engineering, telecommunications, and software. Waters studied Electrical Engineering at Duke University, followed by Nuclear Engineering at the Bettis Reactor Engineering School with associated work in the United States Naval Nuclear Program. He also has a Master of Business Administration from Duke University.

The KPMG Tech & Innovation Symposium is an annual, invitation-only event focused on shaping the future of business and technology in an era of rapid disruption. The 2025 event will be the eighth annual symposium. The Symposium covers the political, economic, and technological forces that drive innovation strategies. Esteemed guest speakers include leaders and board members from both the Fortune 500 and the most promising startups, who help shape the Enterprise agenda during this era of unparalleled technology disruption and opportunity.

Attendees of the Symposium will have the opportunity to:

• Engage with the best strategic minds as they converge to navigate and influence the frontiers of innovation.
• Explore the forces that will shape the next five years, including the geopolitical landscape, climate perspectives, and groundbreaking topics such as AI/GenAI, quantum computing, semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, digital assets, and more.
• Gain exclusive insights from renowned industry leaders and visionaries.
• Participate in dynamic breakout discussions with top innovators, delving into the intricate political, economic, and technological forces redefining our world.

WHAT:	Panel Session, “Post-Quantum Cryptography Strategy and the Future of Security in the Cryptographic Space”
WHO:	Crick Waters, Patero CEO
WHERE:	2025 KPMG Tech and Innovation Symposium
	Montage Deer Valley, 9100 Marsac Avenue, Park City, Utah, 84060
WHEN:	Wednesday, July 30, 2025
	Breakfast Session: 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION:	https://events-meetings.kpmg.com/event/HLNJHBPL6JT/regProcessStep1

To schedule a meeting with Crick Waters at the event, or to learn more about Patero, email [e-mail].

About Patero

Patero is a leader in quantum secure communications. Patero’s cryptographic discovery and inventory solution quantifies risk and prioritizes mitigation of vulnerabilities against present and future cryptographic attacks. Patero’s crypto-agile post-quantum security solutions hybridize classic encryption with NIST-standardized quantum-resistant encryption algorithms to mitigate cryptographic vulnerabilities and protect data-in-motion from steal-now, decrypt-later, and future direct decryption attacks. Patero is privately held and based in the Quantum Startup Foundry at the University of Maryland, College Park. For more information, visit patero.io. For investment opportunities, contact company CEO Crick Waters at [e-mail].