QUANTUM WORLD CONGRESS
9-11 SEPTEMBER 2024

Sessions, Boot Camps, Workshops, Networking & Social

2024 Exhibitors

Accenture, IBM*, IonQ*, Microsoft*, PsiQuantum, Quantinuum

* Techinvestment is an investor in IBM and Microsoft, and has been an investor in IonQ.
   TechInvestment's current portfolio of NASDAQ, NYSE and ASX tech stocks

2024 Speakers

Dr. Hiroaki Aihara
Executive Director & Vice President
University of Tokyo

Dr. Robert Atkinson
Founder & President
Information Technology And Innovation Foundation (ITIF)

Johannes Bahrke
Digital Counselor
European Union Delegation to the United States

Dr Sergio Boixo
Principal Scientist, Quantum Computing
Google

Dr Steve Brierley
Founder & CEO
RiverLane

👉 Mark Brunner
EVP of Public Sector
PsiQuantum

Adam Burden
Global Innovation Lead & Chief Software Engineer
Accenture

Dr John Burke
Principal Director for Quantum Science
Office of the Undersecretary of Defence for Engineering for Science and Technology US Department of Defense

Dr Paul Cadden-Zimansky
Associate Professor of Physics, Bard College & IYQ Executive Committee Member
UNESCO: International Year of Quantum

Dr Gretchen Campbell
Director, National Quantum Coordination Office
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Peter Chapman
CEO, President & Chairman of the Board
IonQ

Dr Yanne Chembo
Delegation
UNESCO: International Year of Quantum

Dr Yoonchae Cheong
Director
Korea-US Quantum Technology Cooperation Center

La Vida Cooper
Executive Director, DC-QNET
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Simon Davidson
President, NobleReach Emerge
NobleReach Foundation

Donna Dobson
Senior Strategic Advisor
EvolutionQ

Ann Dunkin
Chief Information Officer
Department of Energy

Dr Chris Fall
President for Applied Sciences
MITRE

Justin Fanelli
Chief Technology Officer (Acting)
US Department of the Navy

Brian Finlay
CEO
Stimson Center

Dr Cathy Foley
Chief Scientist
Australia
🏆 Awarded 2024 Government Pioneer of the Year

Dr Jay Gambetta
IBM Fellow and VP
IBM Quantum
🏆 Awarded 2024 Industry Pioneer of the Year

Dr Erwin GianChanDani
Assistant Director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships
National Science Foundation

Barbara Goldstein
Associate Director
Physical Measurement Laboratory (NIST)

Michele Graham
General Manager, Quantum branch
Australian Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Dr Bill Greenwalt
Nonresident Senior Fellow
American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

Dr Erik Hadland
Director of Technology Policy
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)

Dr Michael Hayduk
Deputy Director
Air Force Research Laboratory

Rajeeb Hazra
President & CEO
Quantinuum

Dr Lara Jehi
Chief Research Information Officer
Cleveland Clinic

Brendan Karch
Chief of Staff & Head of Research
Swissnex

Dr Dean Kassmann
SVP of Engineering & Technology
IonQ

Petr Kavalir
Special Envoy for Quantum Technologies
Office of the Government of the Czech Republic

Dr Masao Kondo
Senior Director, Quantum Laboratory, Fujitsu Research
Fujitsu

Dr James Kushmerick
Director, Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML)
National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC)

Dr Jay Lewis
Director
National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC)

Celia Merzbacher
Executive Director
Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C)

Caroline Mercer
Chief Technologist NASA Science Mission Directorate
Quantum Networking Lead, NASA

Dr. Charles Lim
Global Head of Quantum Communications and Cryptography
JP Morgan Chase

Honorable Ellen Lord
Co-Chair
Congressional Commission on the Pentagon’s Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE)

Dr. Jay Lowell
Principal Senior Technical Fellow, Chief Scientist for Boeing Disruptive Computing and Networks
The Boeing Company

Roger McKinlay
Challenge Director Quantum Technologies
UKRI

Linda Lourie
Principal
WestExec Advisors

Caroline Mercer
Chief Technologist, NASA Science Mission Directorate & Quantum Networking Lead, NASA Goddard & Director DC-QNet
DC-QNet NASA

Dr. Celia Merzbacher
Executive Director
Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C)

Dr Michele Mosca
CEO
EvolutionQ

Dr. Rick Muller
Director
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)

Dr. Mehdi Namazi
Co-founder and Chief Science Officer
Qunnect

Dr. Lene Oddershede
Senior Vice President, Natural and Technical Sciences
Novo Nordisk Foundation

Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan
Director
National Science Foundation

Dr. Darryll Pines
President
University of Maryland

Dr. Marco Pistoia
Managing Director, Head of Global Technology Applied Research, Distinguished Engineer
JP Morgan Chase

Dr. Thomas Plumb-Reyes
Policy Advisor
U.S. Department of State

Dr. Michael Rosenblatt
Director of the Federal Science and Technology Policy Directorate and National Quantum Strategy (NQS) Secretariat
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada

Dr. Paulo Cezar Rotella-Braga
Head of Science & Technology Office
Embassy of Brazil

Ambassador Jarmo Sareva
Consul General, Ambassador
Consulate General of Finland in New York

👉 Stratton Sclavos
Chief Business Officer
PsiQuantum

Bernie Seery
Senior Vice President, Technology R&D
Universities Space Research Association (USRA)

Dr. Geetha Senthil
Deputy Director, Office of Special Initiatives
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH

Stu Solomon
CEO
Connected DMV

Dr. Ajay Sood
Principal Scientific Advisor
Government of India

Xavier Soosai
CIO and Director of IT Services Management
National Institutes of Health, Center for Information Technology

Paul Stimers
Director
Quantum Industry Coalition

Jan Suren
Policy Officer
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany (BMBF)

Dr. Krysta Svore
Distinguished Engineer, VP Advanced Quantum Development
Microsoft

Jacqueline Tame
Operating Partner, External Affairs
Playground Global

Ambassador Birgitta Tazelaar
Ambassador to the United States
The Kingdom of the Netherlands

George Thomas
President
Connected DMV

Whurley
Founder & CEO
Strangeworks

Dr. Carl Williams
CEO
CJW Quantum Consulting

Dr. Falecia Williams
President
Prince George’s Community College

Jason Zander
Executive Vice President
Microsoft