Dr. Joe Broz, Vice President for Quantum Growth for IBM, provided an Industry & Workforce Perspectives for IBM as part of the "The Chips Acts and Beyond" special program during Quantum World Congress 2024.

Dr. Broz has responsibility for leading IBM Quantum’s Business Development, quantum-centric supercomputing programs, and adoption of advanced quantum computing capabilities. He also is responsible for Sales in government and academic markets. Joe joined IBM Quantum in March 2021 after serving as the founding Executive Director of the federally-chartered Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) under the National Quantum Initiative Act. Prior to the QED-C, he served as Vice President of Applied Sciences at SRI, where he led six laboratories in applied science, government business development, technical and business strategy. His work supported DOE, DOD, Air Force, Army, Navy, DHS, NIH, NIAID, DOJ, and other departments through research contracts and advisory boards. In the 1990’s he was VP of Business Development and Research at Titanium Metals, and Laboratory Director of Tenneco, Inc., where he was responsible for product development, manufacturing operations, quality, technology, and environmental management across corporate divisions worldwide.

He served as a White House Fellow for the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the administration of George H.W. Bush. He was a British American Fellow at Johns Hopkins SAIS, and a Senior Fellow for National Security and Energy for NORC at the University of Chicago. Broz has a B.S. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in physics from the Swiss Federal Institute (ETH) in Zurich.

This special high-level working session at QWC24 highlighted national visions and initiatives that aim to scale manufacturing, strengthen global supply chains, and accelerate the critical sectors that include quantum and quantum-adjacent industries. The session with feature talks by global leaders from USA, UK, EU and Japan, perspectives from key industry cooperations including IBM, NVIDIA, and DIRAQ, followed by breakouts with the attendees.

The conversation is tailored for industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers seeking to understand the latest thinking across the world and exchange ideas for scalable and secure commercialization as we seek to work at the convergence of quantum with adjacent fields and other cutting-edge technologies. Prepare to engage in deep discussions, build strategic partnerships, and learn how to navigate advancements in the global marketplace.

The session covered: the transformative opportunities and regulatory implications of national investments such as the US CHIPS and Science Act and the EU Chips Act; optimizing and securing supply chains in quantum and adjacent technologies; and strengthening cross-border partnerships.

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