The digital world is built on trust, but that trust is fragmented. On one side, traditional Identity and Access Management (IAM) governs human authentication and authorization. On the other, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) quietly underpins machine identities, secure communications, and cryptographic trust. These two forces have operated in silos for too long—but in an era of evolving cyber threats and the looming impact of quantum computing, they need each other more than ever.

This session brings IAM and PKI together, demonstrating how their integration is essential to fortifying security, automating risky manual processes, and ensuring long-term resilience. As non-human identities explode across IoT, AI, and software, and as quantum advancements threaten traditional cryptography, organizations must bridge the divide to build a unified, adaptable security foundation.

PKI and IAM must work together—and only by uniting them can we build the trusted digital future our world demands.