Developing Quantum Capability

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Quantum Blockchain  Certification
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Quantum Computing Certification
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Quantum Cybersecurity Certification
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Post Quantum Cryptography Certification
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QKD Certification
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Quantum Satellite Certification
Quantum Satellite Certification
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Our Quantum Mission Is To Progress Humanity Humanly 

Our Quantum Mission Is To Progress Humanity Humanly 

We forward the capability of quantum technologies to progress humanity in a safe and ethical way. 

Our globally accessible, cost effective platform ensures that anyone, anywhere can develop critical quantum skills from leading experts on a personal or business level.

The goal is simple, to spread the word about the capability and benefits of new Quantum Technologies and help companies get ready for the age of Quantum Realisation.

Quantum Training & Certifications

Through our flexible platform, participants can obtain online Quantum certifications enabling seamless basic skills development without disrupting day-to-day operations.


Support STEMi Development

Every 10 members that join our platform allows us to support and provide access to a young STEM student in a developing economy. We are actively seeking look to partner with and support STEMi organisations.

We forward the capability of quantum technologies to progress humanity in a safe and ethical way. 

Our globally accessible, cost effective platform ensures that anyone, anywhere can develop critical quantum skills from leading experts on a personal or business level.

The goal is simple, to spread the word about the capability and benefits of new Quantum Technologies and help companies get ready for the age of Quantum Realisation.

Quantum Training & Certifications

Through our flexible platform, participants can obtain online Quantum certifications enabling seamless basic skills development without disrupting day-to-day operations.


Support STEMi Development

Every 10 members that join our platform allows us to support and provide access to a young STEM student in a developing economy. We are actively seeking look to partner with and support STEMi organisations.

We forward the capability of quantum technologies to progress humanity in a safe and ethical way. 

Our globally accessible, cost effective platform ensures that anyone, anywhere can develop critical quantum skills from leading experts on a personal or business level.

The goal is simple, to spread the word about the capability and benefits of new Quantum Technologies and help companies get ready for the age of Quantum Realisation.

Quantum Training & Certifications

Through our flexible platform, participants can obtain online Quantum certifications enabling seamless basic skills development without disrupting day-to-day operations.


Support STEMi Development

Every 10 members that join our platform allows us to support and provide access to a young STEM student in a developing economy. We are actively seeking look to partner with and support STEMi organisations.

Our membership visualised



  • Number of young STEM students we want to support with free education. ~15,000



  • The number of people that have read our articles, posts and emails. ~ 2M

  • The number of people we are gearing up to Quantum educate online. ~ 180,000



  • The number of people that pay to be a part of our community. ~700



  • The number of people that follow us on our social media platforms. ~10,000



  • The number of people that attend our events. ~60-100


Personal Community Memberships

Anyone with an interest in Quantum Computing can join our cost effective platform for their own personal training and education. We provide quality online education courses released every month plus 2 - 30 minute lectures with world experts every week on Tuesdays at 3pm CET. membership also provides access to over 50 hours of expert lectures from industry leaders.


Corporate Training Memberships

By leveraging our established community and robust online training platform, companies can avoid the cost and complexity of building in-house programs while accelerating their go-to-market strategy.


Effective Engagement Through Education

We help deep tech brands and solution providers stand out in an overcrowded marketplace by showcasing the true value of their technology, delivering actionable customer insights, and building brand credibility through unbiased, informative training and education.


Enhanced Reach and Engagement

By leveraging our established community and robust training ecosystem, companies can avoid the cost and complexity of building in-house programs while accelerating their go-to-market strategy. They also gain rapid access to experts in our expanding international network—amplifying both reach and impact.


Personal Community Memberships

Anyone with an interest in Quantum Computing can join our cost effective platform for their own personal training and education. We provide quality online education courses released every month plus 2 - 30 minute lectures with world experts every week on Tuesdays at 3pm CET. membership also provides access to over 50 hours of expert lectures from industry leaders.


Corporate Training Memberships

By leveraging our established community and robust online training platform, companies can avoid the cost and complexity of building in-house programs while accelerating their go-to-market strategy.

Online Training

We provide quality on site consultancy and executive training in Quantum Technologies through our member organisations.

Contact Us for a quote for corporate training.

Online Training

We provide quality on site consultancy and executive training in Quantum Technologies through our member organisations.

Contact Us for a quote for corporate training.

Founded by four friends over dinner at a European Defence Fund Meeting in Belgium in 2004, QSECDEF harnesses over six decades of collective photonics and quantum industry expertise.


That same year, the company received pre-seed funding from WizzWang, a European corporate venture studio, propelling QSECDEF forward on its mission to redefine the future of quantum innovation.

Brand Sponsorships

Our courses are sponsored by leading brands in our industry.

When a brand sponsors a course it is available to the community, but also supports a large new intake of STEM Students from developing economies.

We provide an excellent platform that addresses the need for brand awareness, ESG/CSR contribution and supporting use and market education with a convenient done for you service supported by guaranteed results.


Technical Consulting Services

Technical consulting, equipment provision and software supply is provided by vetted members of our community that represent some of the largest and most respected names in Quantum Technologies.

Vendor presentations and expert lectures are available within the community.

The Back Story

Founded by friends over dinner at a European Defence Fund Meeting in Belgium in 2024, QSECDEF to provide the "Glue" that connected international communities and their leadership together, the company received it initial funding from Innovation Communications Agency WizzWang and has gone on to become a high growth effective and respected community focused on Quantum Secure Technologies.


Values Based Team

Above all, we prioritise an enjoyable, stress-free partnership. Whether you’re looking to strengthen workforce capabilities, or define a winning strategy our fun, friendly approach ensures each collaboration is as engaging as it is commercially rewarding.


Sustainable Development

EIIS is committed to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the 2030 United Nations Agenda. Through QSECDEF community you can contribute to the achievement of the following goals:

SDG 4 quality education
SDG 5
Gender equality
SDG 8
Decent work and Economic Growth
SDG 9
SDG 10
SDG 16


Our Values

Community | Excellence | Growth Mindset | Innovation 

Our Members Work In
The Worlds Most Forward Thinking Organisations

Follow Us On LinkedIn

  • Jos Quantum
  • Exatel Communications
  • Quantum Space Systems
  • UCLQ Quantum Science Institute
  • Startova
  • Veriqloud Cyber Security
  • CyberProtonics
  • Technische Universitat Braunschweig
  • Merqury Cyber Security
  • Jagiellonian University Krakow
  • Smart Cyber
  • Nicolaus Copernicus Univsersity
  • QSysteme
  • Qudef Cyber Security for QKD
  • Cysec
  • Qubo
  • Quantum Innovation Summit
  • Creotech
  • QTLabs
  • IDQ
  • Kets Quantum Security
  • Elproma
  • SPIE Quantum
  • Cystel Cyber Security Training
  • BITA Quantum
  • QEYS Sat
  • Quantum Prime
  • AROBS Polska
  • QryptoCyber
  • WizzWang
  • Deimos
  • Blackhills Quantum
  • TUM
  • DTSL
  • Aireon
  • Karlsruher Institu Technologie
  • Reddix Group
  • Molket
  • QTLabs
  • European Defence
  • IONIQ
  • MBDA
  • Airbus
  • Hensoldt
  • Amazon
  • Micro EPC
  • IQM
  • European Cyber Defence
  • European Space Agency

Our Members Work In
The Worlds Most Forward Thinking Organisations

Follow Us On LinkedIn

  • Jos Quantum
  • Exatel Communications
  • Quantum Space Systems
  • UCLQ Quantum Science Institute
  • Startova
  • Veriqloud Cyber Security
  • CyberProtonics
  • Technische Universitat Braunschweig
  • Merqury Cyber Security
  • Jagiellonian University Krakow
  • Smart Cyber
  • Nicolaus Copernicus Univsersity
  • QSysteme
  • Qudef Cyber Security for QKD
  • Cysec
  • Qubo
  • Quantum Innovation Summit
  • Creotech
  • QTLabs
  • IDQ
  • Kets Quantum Security
  • Elproma
  • SPIE Quantum
  • Cystel Cyber Security Training
  • BITA Quantum
  • QEYS Sat
  • Quantum Prime
  • AROBS Polska
  • QryptoCyber
  • WizzWang
  • Deimos
  • Blackhills Quantum
  • TUM
  • DTSL
  • Aireon
  • Karlsruher Institu Technologie
  • Reddix Group
  • Molket
  • QTLabs
  • European Defence
  • IONIQ
  • MBDA
  • Airbus
  • Hensoldt
  • Amazon
  • Micro EPC
  • IQM
  • European Cyber Defence
  • European Space Agency

Our Members Work In The Worlds Most Forward Thinking Organisations

Follow Us On LinkedIn

  • Jos Quantum
  • Exatel Communications
  • Quantum Space Systems
  • UCLQ Quantum Science Institute
  • Startova
  • Veriqloud Cyber Security
  • CyberProtonics
  • Technische Universitat Braunschweig
  • Merqury Cyber Security
  • Jagiellonian University Krakow
  • Smart Cyber
  • Nicolaus Copernicus Univsersity
  • QSysteme
  • Qudef Cyber Security for QKD
  • Cysec
  • Qubo
  • Quantum Innovation Summit
  • Creotech
  • QTLabs
  • IDQ
  • Kets Quantum Security
  • Elproma
  • SPIE Quantum
  • Cystel Cyber Security Training
  • BITA Quantum
  • QEYS Sat
  • Quantum Prime
  • AROBS Polska
  • QryptoCyber
  • WizzWang
  • Deimos
  • Blackhills Quantum
  • TUM
  • DTSL
  • Aireon
  • Karlsruher Institu Technologie
  • Reddix Group
  • Molket
  • QTLabs
  • European Defence
  • IONIQ
  • MBDA
  • Airbus
  • Hensoldt
  • Amazon
  • Micro EPC
  • IQM
  • European Cyber Defence
  • European Space Agency

Governance and Management

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Governance & Directors

Governance & Directors

The Quantum Security and Defence Working Group is governed by a peer group of industry experts from academia and business, our mission is to improve the awareness of the issues, threats and challenges created by new Quantum enabled technologies.

The Quantum Security and Defence Working Group is governed by a peer group of industry experts from academia and business, our mission is to improve the awareness of the issues, threats and challenges created by new Quantum enabled technologies.

Legal Status

The working group for Quantum Security and Defence is owned by the Quantum Security and Defence Association, a limited company structured to benefit its members. Directors are drawn from members of the community.

Legal Status

The working group for Quantum Security and Defence is owned by the Quantum Security and Defence Association, a limited company structured to benefit its members. Directors are drawn from members of the community.

Financial Report

The financial report will be published in Q2 2025 after the first full year of operation, as an association the company is not expected to make a profit.

Financial Report

The financial report will be published in Q2 2025 after the first full year of operation, as an association the company is not expected to make a profit.

Your Quantum Safe Instructors

Your Quantum Safe Instructors

Instructors are tenured professors, doctors and graduates with a Quantum Physics or Information Technology background. Our instructors together have over 80 years direct experience in Deep Tech security, Quantum Technology, Photonics, Cyber Security and quantum communications within military defence departments.

The association provides security consulting, implementation and project services to corporate companies, governments and defence departments via its network of professional members internationally, contact us for further information or to request consulting services.

Instructors are tenured professors, doctors and graduates with a Quantum Physics or Information Technology background. Our instructors together have over 80 years direct experience in Deep Tech security, Quantum Technology, Photonics, Cyber Security and quantum communications within military defence departments.

The association provides security consulting, implementation and project services to corporate companies, governments and defence departments via its network of professional members internationally, contact us for further information or to request consulting services.

70+

Years of experience

12,000+

Research Hours

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Our Members Work In
The Worlds Most Forward Thinking Organisations

Find Us On LinkedIn

Leadership and Advisory Board

We prioritize our members feedback and demands on the platform to deliver exceptional commercial, technical and education value, feedback and questions are always welcome.

Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard

Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard

Anna Beata Kalisz Hedegaard

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer

Steve Vaile

Steve Vaile

Steve Vaile

Chief Commercial Officer

Chief Commercial Officer

Quantum Security & Defence

Michal Krelina

Michal Krelina

Partner Defence Technology

Partner Defence Technology

Maciej J. Nowakowski

Maciej J. Nowakowski

Partner - EU Supply Chain

Partner - EU Supply Chain

Bernard Soo

Bernard Soo

Bernard Soo

Partner ASEAN

Partner ASEAN

Ken Lin

Ken Linn

Ken Linn

Partner ASEAN

Partner ASEAN

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Company number 15790806
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United Kingdom, GU6 7DJ

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© 2024 Quantum Security and Defence Working Group ltd.
Company number 15790806
Symonds & Co Chartered Accountants Sunny Nook,
Barhatch Road, Cranleigh, Surrey,
United Kingdom, GU6 7DJ

  • Quantum Security and Defence Working Group - Join Us

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© 2024 Quantum Security and Defence Working Group ltd.
Company number 15790806
Symonds & Co Chartered Accountants Sunny Nook,
Barhatch Road, Cranleigh, Surrey,
United Kingdom, GU6 7DJ