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About Quantum Means Business 2026

Explore how the convergence of quantum, optics, sensors, and AI/ML is rewriting the rules of innovation and powering a new era of high-impact commercial opportunity. As these technologies fuse and mature, they’re enabling capabilities once thought impossible—unlocking breakthroughs across industries from finance and mobility to defense, health, and beyond.

In partnership with CES, Quantum World Congress presents Quantum Means Business—a half-day programming track on Tuesday, January 6th at the Las Vegas Convention Center in the Main Hall, featuring industry trailblazers unpacking the rapid acceleration of quantum and adjacent technologies. Together, they’ll reveal how breakthroughs in optics, sensing, and AI/ML are moving from labs to markets, reshaping industries, and opening new dealmaking frontiers.

2026 Sessions

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    Quantum Computing Today: Beyond the Hype

    Tuesday, January 6th
    9:00AM — 9:40AM
    LVCC Main Hall

    Learn from industry leaders how quantum computing has emerged as a powerful tool that is now transforming key industries and disciplines.

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    Quantum is Here: Global Industry Challenge & Post-Quantum Cryptography

    Tuesday, January 6th
    10:00AM — 10:40AM
    LVCC Main Hall

    Learn how organizations worldwide are securing critical infrastructure against quantum threats and how the Global Industry Challenge drives real-world solutions.

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    Quantum is Now: Unprecedented Improvement in Precision & Sensitivity

    Tuesday, January 6th
    11:00AM — 11:40AM
    LVCC Main Hall

    Learn about real devices that far surpass classical ones, opening new frontiers in medical imaging and diagnostics, environmental monitoring, manufacturing, and GPS.

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2026 Quantum Means Business Participants

Meet the organizations and the speakers who are bringing the global quantum ecosystem to CES for Quantum Means Business 2026.

Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
IBM
ID Quantique
Infleqtion
IonQ
Q-CTRL
Quantum Delta NL
QED-C
Quantinuum
Quantum Computing Inc
Connected DMV
QuSecure
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    MARGARET ARAKAWA

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
    IONQ

  • PHILIPPE BOUYER

    PHILIPPE BOUYER

    CHAIR
    QUANTUM DELTA NETHERLANDS (QDNL)

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    JOE BROZ

    VP, QUANTUM GROWTH & MARKET DEVELOPMENT
    IBM

  • Pouya Dianat

    Pouya Dianat

    CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
    QUANTUM COMPUTING, INC.

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    REBECCA KRAUTHAMER

    CEO, CO-FOUNDER
    QUSECURE

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    PAUL LIPMAN

    CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
    INFLEQTION

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    CELIA MERZBACHER

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    QUANTUM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM

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    ANNA NISSINEN

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
    FAIRFAX COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

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    NASH PALANISWAMY

    CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER
    QUANTINUUM

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    SIMON PATKOVIC

    VP, QUANTUM-SAFE SOLUTIONS
    ID QUANTIQUE

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    ARAVIND RATNAM

    CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
    Q-CTRL

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    STU SOLOMON

    CHAIRMAN
    CONNECTED DMV

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    GEORGE THOMAS

    PRESIDENT & CEO
    CONNECTED DMV

Additional speakers to be added as they are confirmed.

CES

For over 50 years, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has been the global stage for innovation. The world’s most powerful tech event is your place to experience the innovations transforming how we live. Held in Las Vegas, attendees experience a host of new technologies from global companies, hear about the future of technology from thought leaders, and collaborate face-to-face with other attendees. This is where global brands get business done, meet new partners, and where the industry's sharpest minds take the stage to unveil their latest releases and boldest breakthroughs.

CES is owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, which provides the ultimate platform for technology leaders to connect, collaborate, and propel consumer technology forward.

Quantum world congress

Quantum World Congress (QWC) is the world’s premier gathering for quantum technology leaders, innovators, and visionaries. With speakers, interactive sessions, and cutting-edge exhibits, Quantum World Congress fosters collaboration and accelerates the development of the global quantum ecosystem. This annual event highlights the pivotal role of quantum technology in shaping the future, building on Greater Washington’s leadership as a hub for innovation, and is operated by Connected DMV. The 2026 event will happen September 22-24, 2026 at The Hotel at the University of Maryland in College Park.

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