Track 1: Politics, Business & Ecosystems

– Preliminary Programme, ICS Conference Room C1.1.2. 

Day 1

Opening Ceremony of the QBN Quantum Industry Summit

Oct 10, 10:00 - 10:40 CET, Room C1.1.2 - Talks

Welcome to the QBN Quantum Industry Summit 2023

JOHANNES VERST​

CEO

Quantum Business Network

ADRI GOMEZ OLIVELLA

Business Development & Community Manager

Quantum Business Network

Keynote: The changing impact of deep tech on humanity

ILYAS KHAN

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Product Officer

Quantinuum

Accelerating Quantum in Europe - We Are Too Slow, How to Keep Europe’s Technology Edge?

Oct 10, 10:40 - 11:30 CET, Room C1.1.2 - Panel Discussion

Moderation

ULRICH MANS

Strategic Partnerships Lead

Quantum Delta NL

IRIS SCHWENK

COO & Co-Founder

HQS Quantum Simulations

KARLA LOIDA

Project Lead Quantum Computing Hardware

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

GUSTAV KALBE​

Digital Excellence and Scientific Infrastructures, Acting Director

European Commission

OLIVIER TONNEAU

Partner

Quantonation Ventures

Beginning of Track 1

EU and Regional Strategies & Ecosystems

Oct 10, 12:00 - 13:40 CET, Room C1.1.2 - Talks

The Quantum Ecosystem in Spain

VICTOR CANIVELL

Co-Founder

Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech

NEIL ABROUG

Head of the French National Quantum Strategy

Secretary General for Investment

House of Quantum – shared facilities for a growing ecosystem

SHAHAR GRAF

House of Quantum Lead

Quantum Delta Netherlands (QDNL)

The German Ecosystem and Strategy for Quantum Technologies

FABIAN LAUSEN

Policy Officer

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) / German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Quantum in 5 Years - Going from a Public-funded Community to a Quantum Industry

Oct 10, 13:40- 14:40 CET, Room C1.1.2 - Panel Discussion

Moderation

JAIKISHEN JAYESINGHA

Partnerships Manager

Qblox

BASTIAN HILTSCHER

Coordinator for Quantum Technology

VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH

STEFAN HENGESBACH

CEO

QuiX Quantum

TIMO WEGGLER

Technology Lead Quantum Sensing

BWI GmbH

MARK MATTINGLEY-SCOTT

Chief Revenue Officer

Quantum Brilliance

International Initiatives & Ecosystems

Oct 10, 15:10 - 16:30 CET, Room C1.1.2 - Talks

Australian National Quantum and HPC Initiatives: An Update from the Pawsey Centre

MARK STICKELLS

Executive Director

Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre

QED-C: Building a global community to grow the quantum ecosystem

CELIA MERZBACHER

QED-C Executive Director

SRI International

How to contribute to society by quantum technologies, from a viewpoint of an industry consortium

YUICHI NAKAMURA

Representative

Q*STAR (Quantum STrategic industry Alliance for Revolution)

The United Kingdom quantum ecosystem evolution

STEPHEN HOLMES

Quantum Investment Specialist

UK Department for Business and Trade

How Global Is Quantum?

Oct 10, 16:30 - 17:15 CET, Room C.1.1.2 - Panel Discussion

Moderation

ULRICH MANS

Strategic Partnerships Lead

Quantum Delta NL

CELIA MERZBACHER

QED-C Executive Director

SRI International

YUICHI NAKAMURA

Representative

Q*STAR (Quantum STrategic industry Alliance for Revolution)

INES JUVAN-BEAULIEU

Partnerships Specialist

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC)

BASTIAN HILTSCHER

Coordinator for Quantum Technology

VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH

Day 2

Opening of Day 2

Oct 11, 10:00 - 10:10 CET, Room C1.1.2

Welcome to Day 2 of QBN Quantum Industry Summit 2023

JOHANNES VERST

CEO

Quantum Business Network

ADRI GOMEZ OLIVELLA

Business Development & Community Manager

Quantum Business Network

Quantum Business & Internationalization Strategies

Oct 11, 10:10 - 11:10 CET, Room C1.1.2 - Talks

Making On-Premises Quantum Computing a Product

ULRICH MEIER

Business Development Manager

IQM

Marketing Quantum Technologies

ANNE-JULIE MAURER

Head of Marketing & Communications

Fraunhofer IPMS

The Future of Enterprise Ready Quantum Solutions

INES JUVAN-BEAULIEU

Partnerships Specialist

Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC)

European Deeptech Innovation – Just an Illusion?

Oct 11, 11:10 - 12:10 CET, Room C1.1.2 - Panel Discussion

moderation

ION HAUER

Principal

APEX Ventures

ALEXANDRA BECKSTEIN

CEO & Co-Founder

QAI Ventures

BENJAMIN WOLBA

Investor

Lunar Ventures

ALEXANDER REGNAT

Managing Director

Kiutra

VICTOR CANIVELL

Co-Founder

Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech

AXELLE CHENEY-GRÜNBERGER

Senior International Expert for Innovation

French Embassy in Germany

Talent & Workforce Gap + Education Opportunities

Oct 11, 12:40 - 13:40 CET, Room C1.1.2 - Talks

Separating the Signal from the Noise, Learning What Truly Matters in Quantum Education

STEFAN SEEGERER

Education Lead

IQM

Girls in Quantum - preparing young minds for the future Quantum Workforce

SOPHIA GÜRTLER

German Ambassador

Girls in Quantum

How to Prepare Tomorrow's Quantum Workforce - Bridging the Workforce Gap & Providing Educational Opportunities at Womanium

VARDAAN SAHGAL

Quantum Software & Solutions Head

Womanium Quantum

Innovation Management and Knowledge Security

Oct 11, 13:40 - 14:20 CET, Room C1.1.2 - Talks

Innovation Dynamics in Quantum Communication

LUKAS WEYMAN

Senior Researcher

Fraunhofer ISI

Are you considering patenting your quantum inventions?

SIMON BORGER

Senior Patent Attorney

Sonnenberg Harrison Partnerschaft

Standardization - What's New and About to Come?

Oct 11, 14:50 - 15:50 CET, Room C1.1.2 - Talks

Standardization, Quantum, and Geopolitics

AXEL FERRAZZINI

Managing Partner

GovStrat

A step into the market – Standardization in a nutshell

MARIUS LOEFFLER

Senior Innovation Manager

DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V.

Quantum Technologies Standardization in Europe and beyond – CEN/CENELEC JTC 22

THOMAS GERSTER

Scientist and Coordinator Quantum Standardization

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, PTB

Best Practice Networking & Collaboration

Oct 11, 15:50 - 17:10 CET, Room C1.1.2 - Talks

Shaping the Quantum Computing Ecosystem

KARLA LOIDA

Project Lead Quantum Computing Hardware

German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Capital of Quantum: A Globally-Connected Ecosystem

JOHN SAWYER

Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance

University of Maryland

Get entangled – establishing partnerships between science and industry in quantum technologies

DEBORAH MOHRMANN

Business Developer

Fraunhofer IAF

Quantum Synergy: Collaborative Networking Across the Quantum Software Stack

AVI BEHAR

Senior Partnerships Manager

Classiq

Wrap-up and Farewell

Oct 11, 17:10 - 17:20 CET, Room C1.1.2

JOHANNES VERST

CEO

Quantum Business Network

ADRI GOMEZ OLIVELLA

Business Development & Community Manager

Quantum Business Network

By attending the QBN Quantum Industry Summit, you can be at the forefront of this exciting field and contribute to the development and growth of quantum technologies. It's an opportunity to learn from experts, network with peers, and gain insights into real-world applications.

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