Commercialising Quantum US 2023 | Economist Impact | 23 March 2023 | San Francisco Marriott Marquis, 780 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA

Join us and discover a mix of accessible insights and more technical deep-dives to distinguish hype from reality and create a path forward. Learn about the kinds of problems quantum could help solve, and how leaders may harness its potential and identify investments that offer the best business outcomes.

2023 Speakers

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne
Minister of innovation, science and industry, Government of Canada

Lutz Beck
Chief information officer, Daimler Truck North America

Charina Chou
Chief operating officer, Google Quantum AI

Jack Hidary
Chief executive, SandboxAQ

Dr. Stephanie Simmons
Founder & chief quantum officer, Photonic and co-chair, Canadian National Quantum Strategy Advisory Council

Andrew Stanley
Chief information security officer, Mars

Dr. Kristin M. Gilkes
Partner and global innovation quantum leader, Ernst & Young LLP

Thomas d’Halluin
Managing partner, Airbus Ventures

Aparna Prabhakar
Vice-president, IBM Quantum Ecosystem

Dr. Marwa Farag
Quantum computing scientist, Ford

Danielle Crop
Former chief data officer, American Express & Albertsons

Tyler Weeks
Vice-president of talent analytics, Marriott International

Edwige A. Robinson
Senior vice-president of network engineering and operations, T-Mobile USA

Jeff Wong
Global chief innovation officer, Ernst & Young LLP

Dr. Geraldine (Geri) Richmond
Under secretary for science and innovation, US Department of Energy

Gerald Brady
Managing director, SVB Network, SVB Financial Group

Grace Lee
Senior vice-president, chief data & analytics officer, Scotiabank

Sam Yeargin
Director of emerging technology, State Farm Insurance Company

Sara Sabry
Astronaut, founder & chief executive, DEEP SPACE INITIATIVE

Matthew Ocko
Co-founder and co-managing partner, DCVC

Jessica Richman
Investment director, The Australian Trade and Investment Commission

Marco Giannitrapani
Vice-president, global data & analytics, Roche

Whurley
Founder and chief executive, Strangeworks

Jeannette (Jamie) Garcia
Senior research manager, quantum applications research and software, IBM Quantum

Mano Mannoochahr
Senior vice-president, chief data & analytics officer, Travelers

Dr. Florian Neukart
Chief executive, Terra Quantum

David van Weel
Assistant secretary general, emerging security challenges, NATO

Rima Alameddine
Chief revenue officer, IonQ

Taiil Kim
Global director of strategy, Schneider Electric

Lee Fulmer
Chairman, reporting and data standards transformation board, The Bank of England

Himadri Majumdar
Co-founder and chief executive, SemiQon

Michael J. Hayduk
Deputy director, information directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, US Air Force

Marie D’Iorio
President, Deep Tech Canada

James G. Kushmerick (Fed)
Director, Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Rima Oueid
Senior commercialization executive, Office of Technology Transitions, US Department of Energy

Sarfraz Nawaz
Data and analytics product manager, Johnson & Johnson

Mekena Metcalf
Quantum computing research scientist, HSBC

Brian Poppe
Chief data officer, Mutual of Omaha

Raphaël De Thoury
Chief executive (Canada), PASQAL

Marlou Slot
Quantum materials physicist, NIST and quantum lead, Womanium

Shabin Raj
Co-founder, Womanium, ex-White House OSTP, MIT Media Lab

Dr. Charles James Bruce
Chief innovation officer, Mayo Clinic in Florida

Simon Fried
Vice president of business development, Classiq

Freeke Heijman-te Paske
Co-founder and director of ecosystem development, Quantum Delta Netherlands and co-chair, WEF Global Future Council on Quantum Computing

Jake Taylor
Chief science officer, Riverlane

Elvira Shishenina
Quantum computing lead, BMW Group

Dr. Joe Altepeter
Program manager, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Denise Ruffner
President, Women in Quantum

Elica Kyoseva
Program director, Wellcome Leap

Dr. Celia Merzbacher
Executive director, QED-C

Nardo Manaloto
Managing partner, Qubits Ventures

Atul Apte
Staff vice president, Carelon

Dr. Araceli Venegas-Gomez
Founder and chief executive, QURECA Ltd.

Peter Bordow
Senior vice-president, distinguished engineer, PQC/Quantum systems & emerging technology for cybersecurity, Wells Fargo

Dr. Shahar Keinan
Co-founder and chief executive, POLARISqb

Ash Dhupar
Chief data officer, BAE Systems

Alex Shih
Head of product, Q-CTRL

John Martinis
Professor of physics, University of California

Dr. Richard Murray
Co-founder and chief executive, ORCA Computing

Horst Weiss
Vice-president, next generation computing, BASF

Himadri Majumdar
Co-founder and chief executive, SemiQon

Michael J. Hayduk
Deputy director, information directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, US Air Force

Marie D’Iorio
President, Deep Tech Canada

James G. Kushmerick (Fed)
Director, Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Rima Oueid
Senior commercialization executive, Office of Technology Transitions, US Department of Energy

Sarfraz Nawaz
Data and analytics product manager, Johnson & Johnson

Mekena Metcalf
Quantum computing research scientist, HSBC

Brian Poppe
Chief data officer, Mutual of Omaha

Raphaël De Thoury
Chief executive (Canada), PASQAL

Marlou Slot
Quantum materials physicist, NIST and quantum lead, Womanium

Shabin Raj
Co-founder, Womanium, ex-White House OSTP, MIT Media Lab

Dr. Charles James Bruce
Chief innovation officer, Mayo Clinic in Florida

Simon Fried
Vice president of business development, Classiq

Freeke Heijman-te Paske
Co-founder and director of ecosystem development, Quantum Delta Netherlands and co-chair, WEF Global Future Council on Quantum Computing

Jake Taylor
Chief science officer, Riverlane

Elvira Shishenina
Quantum computing lead, BMW Group

Dr. Joe Altepeter
Program manager, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Denise Ruffner
President, Women in Quantum

Elica Kyoseva
Program director, Wellcome Leap

Dr. Celia Merzbacher
Executive director, QED-C

Nardo Manaloto
Managing partner, Qubits Ventures

Atul Apte
Staff vice president, Carelon

Dr. Araceli Venegas-Gomez
Founder and chief executive, QURECA Ltd.

Peter Bordow
Senior vice-president, distinguished engineer, PQC/Quantum systems & emerging technology for cybersecurity, Wells Fargo

Dr. Shahar Keinan
Co-founder and chief executive, POLARISqb

Ash Dhupar
Chief data officer, BAE Systems

Alex Shih
Head of product, Q-CTRL

John Martinis
Professor of physics, University of California

Dr. Richard Murray
Co-founder and chief executive, ORCA Computing

Horst Weiss
Vice-president, next generation computing, BASF

Elisa Torres Durney
Founder, Girls in Quantum

John Barnes
Founder, Entangled Positions

Dr. Rainer Iraschko, P.Eng
Principal technology architect, TELUS

Brian Lenahan
Founder and chair, Quantum Strategy Institute

Veronica Combs
Quantum content manager, HKA Marcom

Ryan Patel
Board director and senior fellow, Drucker School of Management, Claremont Graduate University

Doug Finke
Chief content officer, Global Quantum Intelligence

Christopher Bishop
Chief reinvention officer, Improvising Careers

Dan O’Shea
Contributing editor, Inside Quantum Technology

Tom Standage
Deputy editor, The Economist

Ludwig Siegele
European business editor, The Economist

Guy Scriven
US technology editor, The Economist

Hal Hodson
Special projects editor, The Economist

Jason Palmer
Host of ‘The Intelligence’ podcast, The Economist

2023 Sponsors

LEAD SPONSOR:
• EY

GOLD SPONSOR:
• Riverlane

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Classiq
• IBM Quantum
• PASQAL
• SemiQon
• Terra Quantum AG

OFFICIAL PR AGENCY:
• HKA Marketing Communications

SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS:
• The Quantum Insider
• The AI Journal
• AI Time Journal
• Global Quantum Intelligence
• QURECA
• em360
• Deep Learning Partnership
• Qubit Report
• Laser Focus World
• techUK