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18:00 

Optional Welcome Reception

Welcome Reception joint with Quantum 2.0

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Events & Presenters

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8:00-8:30 

Networking Breakfast

 Scottish Events Campus
 Glasgow, UK

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Speakers

Job title & Affiliation

8:30-8:45
 

 Welcome & Opening  Remarks

• Jose Pozo
   

• Chief Technology Officer, Optica

As quantum technologies mature, understanding the needs and priorities of end users is essential for guiding innovation and adoption. This session brings together industry leaders to share how they are approaching quantum from an operational and strategic standpoint.

Speakers will discuss real-world requirements for quantum computing, communications, and sensing across aerospace, telecommunications, and enterprise networks. The panel will explore how end users evaluate emerging solutions, balance performance with integration challenges, and work with technology providers to align roadmaps. Attendees will gain valuable insight into the business drivers, application opportunities, and procurement considerations shaping the demand side of the quantum ecosystem.

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Events & Presenters

Job title & Affiliation

• Elizabeth Iwasawa
  
  
   

• Director of Quantum Technologies, Sr Principal Scientist, Technical Fellow, Leidos
   

• Döndü Sahin-Boardman

• Technical Lead, Boeing

10:00-10:45 

Coffee Break

Networking

Photons offer unique advantages as qubits—low noise, room-temperature operation, and the ability to travel long distances—making them a compelling platform for scalable quantum computing. This session gathers industry leaders to discuss the latest breakthroughs and roadmaps in photonic quantum technologies.

Speakers will explore advances in single-photon sources, integrated photonic circuits, and error correction strategies, as well as progress toward full-stack photonic quantum systems. The panel will also address commercialization pathways, from cloud-based quantum access to industry-specific applications, and examine how photonic platforms can integrate with other quantum technologies. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of where photonic quantum computing stands today, the engineering challenges ahead, and the opportunities for early adopters.

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Events & Presenters

Job title & Affiliation

10:45-12:30

Speakers

• Rafal Janik
   

• Chief Operating Officer, Xanadu
   

• Peter Mosely
   

• Chief Research Officer, ORCA Computing

• Scott Dufferwiel

• Chief Executive Officer, Aegiq

• Ofer Shapiro

• Chief Executive Officer, Quantum Pulse Ventures

• Jonathan Matthews

• Director of New Technologies, PsiQuantum

12:30-13:45 

Lunch

Networking

Behind every quantum breakthrough lies a suite of enabling technologies that make it possible to prepare, manipulate, and measure quantum states with precision. This session brings together innovators to showcase the critical components and tools driving progress across the quantum ecosystem.

Speakers will discuss advances in single-photon sources, ultra-low-noise detectors, time-tagging electronics, quantum-safe cryptography, and laser-based nanofabrication. The panel will explore how these technologies integrate into diverse quantum platforms—from photonics and trapped ions to superconductors—and the role of supply chain collaboration in scaling quantum solutions. Attendees will come away with a deeper appreciation of the often-unseen innovations that underpin quantum research, development, and commercialization.

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Events & Presenters

Job title & Affiliation

13:45-15:00

Speakers

• Philipp Vorreau
   

• VP & General Manager SLEDs, Photonics Division, Indie

• Jonas Heidrich
   

• Product Line Manager, Menhir Photonics

• Timothy Day
   

• Chief Executive Officer, Monarch Quantum

• Gordon Keeler
   

• Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Beacon Photonics

• Cesare Alfieri
  
   

• Prototyping Manager & Business Developer Quantum, FemtoPRINT
   

15:00-15:45 

Coffee Break

Break to network, relax, and discuss morning sessions

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Events & Presenters

Job Title & Affiliation

15:45-17:00

Speakers

• Robert McDougall

• Director, Slingsby Partners

• Kris Kaczmarek
   

• Investment Director, QDNL Participations

• Sujatha Ramanujan
   

• Chief Investment Officer, NextCorps & Managing

• Emily Meads

• Investment Principal, Quantonation

While photonic qubits are attracting significant attention, many of today’s most advanced quantum processors rely on non-photonic approaches - ranging from trapped ions and neutral atoms to superconducting circuits and novel emerging platforms. This session features experts representing these approaches to provide a comprehensive view of progress across these leading architectures.

Speakers will discuss recent advances in scaling qubit numbers, improving coherence times, enhancing gate fidelities, and integrating error correction. They will also examine how photonics—through optical control, readout, and long-distance entanglement distribution—is becoming an essential enabler for scaling these platforms beyond the confines of a single cryostat or vacuum chamber. This includes integrated photonic delivery of laser light for trapped ions and neutral atoms, and microwave-to-optical transduction for superconducting and emerging topological qubits.

17:00-18:15

Speakers

• Mihir Bhaskar

• SVP R&D, IonQ

• Russell Stutz
   

• Sr Director, Product Technologies, Quantinuum

18:15

Departure for Dinner Reception

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Events & Presenters

Job Title & Affiliation

8:30-9:00

Welcome Coffee

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Job Title & Affiliation

9:00-10:15

Speakers

• Stephan Ritter
  
   

• Sr Director, Quantum Technology Solutions, TOPTICA

• Alexander Jantzen
   

• Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Aquark

• Gianvito Lucivero
   

• Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Qsensato

• Loyd McKnight
   

• Head of Centre, Fraunhofer CAP

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Events & Presenters

Job title & Affiliation

11:00-12:15 

Speakers

• Tom Darras
   

• Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Welinq

• Claire Le Gall
   

• VP of Technology, Nu Quantum

• Mael Flament
   

• Chief Technology Officer, Qunnect

• Sean Sullivan
   

• Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, memQ Inc.

• Carlos Abellan
   

• Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, QuSide

As quantum technologies transition from lab prototypes to scalable products, chip fabrication capabilities are becoming a critical enabler. This session brings together leading foundry and fabrication experts to share insights from the manufacturing front line.

Speakers will discuss the challenges and opportunities in producing quantum-grade photonic, superconducting, and hybrid chips—covering process integration, yield optimization, packaging considerations, and supply chain readiness. The panel will also explore how foundries are adapting their capabilities to meet the unique requirements of quantum devices, and how collaboration between design teams and fabrication partners can accelerate innovation. Attendees will gain a rare, inside view of the foundry perspective on building the next generation of quantum hardware.

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 13:30-14:30

Speakers

• Mohssen Moridi
   

• Executive Senior Director, Silicon Austria Labs

• Milan Begliarbekov

• Chief Operating Officer, QCi Foundry

• Chris Myatt

• QPICs

Quantum communications are evolving from terrestrial fiber-based quantum key distribution (QKD) networks toward satellite-enabled quantum links capable of global coverage. This session will explore how the field is progressing from metropolitan and long-haul fiber deployments to space-based infrastructure that can extend secure connectivity across continents and oceans.

Discussion will examine the technical and commercial realities of this transition — including fiber QKD architectures, trusted nodes, satellite QKD, ground-station integration, atmospheric transmission challenges, payload constraints, and interoperability between terrestrial and free-space links. Speakers will also address the performance trade-offs between fiber and satellite approaches, and what it takes to build reliable, scalable quantum communication networks.

Attendees will gain insight into how quantum communications are moving from regional fiber networks to hybrid terrestrial-space infrastructure, and what this shift means for long-term investment, partnerships, and deployment strategies.

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Events & Presenters

Job title & Affiliation

 15:15-16:30 

Speakers

• Hagai Eizenberg
   

• Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, HEQA Security

• Michele Natrella
   

• Head of Research & Development, Lumino Technologies

• Costantino Agnesi
   

• Co-Founder, Scientist & Product Development, ThinkQuantum

Closing Comments

Speaker

• Jose Pozo

• Chief Technology Officer, Optica