Quantum World Congress 2022 In Review
The first-ever Quantum World Congress took place November 29-December 1st, 2022, in Washington, D.C., at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. We welcomed more than 700 attendees from around the world, including international delegations from 18 countries. The program featured 120 speakers across all quantum domains, including two Nobel Laureates and the Governor of Maryland. U.S. government participants included representatives from The White House, Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Security Council, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Senate. Delegates represented a wide range of sectors, including industry, academia, government, community, and K-12 students.
Plenary Sessions
To view the entire Quantum World Congress 2022 YouTube playlist, click here.
2022 Quantum World Congress Opening Video
Quantum World Congress 2022 Opening Plenary featuring Dr. Darryll Pines, President, University of Maryland and Dr. Gerald Gilbert, MITRE Fellow and Lead of Quantum Moonshot Program, the MITRE Corporation.
Quantum World Congress 2022 Opening Plenary Part 2 featuring Gil Herrera, Director of Research, National Security Agency; Dr. Cathy Foley, Chief Scientist, Australia; and, Amy Liu, President, Brookings Institution with Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, National Security Council, The White House
Quantum World Congress 2022 Day 2 Plenary featuring Stu Solomon (President and CEO, Connected DMV); the Quantum Startup Pitch Competition awards; Quantum Innovation, Ecosystems, and Collaboration with Dr. Laurie Locascio (NIST Director, Undersecretary of Commerce, Standards, and Technology); Dr. Celia Merzbacher (Executive Director, QED-C); Dr. Lene Oddershede (SVP, Novo Nordisk Foundation); Dr. Geneviève Tanguay (VP of Research, National Research Council of Canada); and Dr. Chris Monroe (Co-founder & Chief Scientist, IonQ) on the National Quantum Initiative: Driving Commercialization
Quantum World Congress 2022 Day 2 Plenary featuring Jay Gambetta (Fellow and VP of Quantum, IBM); Dr. David Awschalom (Director, Chicago Quantum Exchange); Dr. Andrew White (Director, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems); George Thomas (Chief Innovation Officer, Connected DMV and Director, Potomac Quantum Innovation Center); and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan
Breakout Sessions
Please note: not all breakout sessions were recorded during Quantum World Congress 2022. For a full list of 2022 programming and speakers, please visit the 2022 Program page.
Market Acceleration: Day 1 (Part 2)
Advancing the Quantum Advantage: Industry Perspectives, Dr. Arthur Herman, Hudson Institute (Moderator); Dr. Nathan Bishop, Intel; Alexander Condello, D-Wave Quantum Inc.; Dr. Chris Monroe, IonQ
Market Acceleration: Sustaining Investment & Preventing a Quantum Winter, Dr. David Dorsey, 11.2 Capital (Moderator); Nicole Conner, Airbus Ventures; Bob Gleichauf, In-Q-Tel; Dr. Christophe Jurczak, Quantonation
Market Acceleration: Day 1 (Part 3)
Preparing for Quantum: A Community Effort (Tennessee), Hon. Tim Kelly, City of Chattanooga, TN (Moderator); Dr. Steven R. Angle, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; Hon. Bob Corker, Former U.S. Senator; Dr. Duncan Earl, Qubitekk; David Wade, Chattanooga EPB
Building for Success in an Evolving Ecosystem: Industry Perspectives, André M. König, OneQuantum (Moderator); Scott Faris, ColdQuanta; Dr. Christopher Savoie, Zapata Computing; Tony Uttley, Quantinuum
Market Acceleration: Day 1 (Part 1)
Industry-Led Quantum Innovation, Dr. Lara Jehi, Cleveland Clinic; George Thomas, Connected DMV / Potomac Quantum Innovation Center (PQIC)
Government’s Role in Driving the Quantum Industry + A Short Strange Story, Whurley, Strangeworks
The State of the Quantum Supply Chain, Dr. Celia Merzbacher, QED-C (Moderator); Dr. Anjul Loiacono, ColdQuanta; Dr. Kristen Prudenz, Atom Computing
Market Acceleration: Day 2
The State of Quantum: Science and Research, Denise Caldwell, National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Future of Quantum-Enabled Financial Services, Dr. Marco Postoia, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The Exponential Power of AI + Quantum, Jack Hidary, SandboxAQ
Is the Quantum Industry at an Inflection Point, Dr. Bob Sutor, Infleqtion
Silicon Photonic Quantum Computing, Dr. Pete Shadbolt, PsiQuantum
