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This event is Canada’s Quantum Computing Event, focusing on Ecosystems for Quantum Readiness. A number of vertical topics encompassing more than 30 panels and talks from over 80 speakers will provide attendees with a deep understanding on state-of-the-art developments of the future quantum ecosystems as well as the current impact of quantum computing technologies.
The conference brings together corporate management, entrepreneurs, end users, technology providers, infrastructure partners, researchers and investors who are working on the current future developments of the quantum ecosystem. IQT Canada is organized by 3DR Holdings, IQT Research, INTRIQ, and the Governments of both Canada and Quebec. The June conference will be an “in-person” event to ensure maximum networking and discussion and will take place at Centre Mont-Royal in Montréal (Québec), Canada.
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Exclusive Sponsorships as well as the Overall Sponsorship for the entire event available for each of the topics, apply here.
Day 1, June 20th — Quantum Showcase in Canada
Come and meet active players from the Canadian quantum ecosystem. Representatives of Canada’s federal and provincial governments, public and para-public organizations will paint an up-to-date picture of the flurry of initiatives and infrastructures available for the development of quantum technologies in Canada. Discuss the recently announced National Quantum Strategy and other initiatives with those who are responsible for their deployment. Conclude this day with an included dinner banquet. Benefit from this opportunity to foster connections. Learn about funding opportunities and meet the participants with whom you will realize your ambitions.
Session 1: National Strategy and Federal Initiatives
Session 2: Overview of Canadian Ecosystem
Session 3: Provincial Programs, Investments and Initiatives
Day 2, June 21st — Ecosystems for Quantum Readiness
Session 1: Quantum Computers: QPUs, Software and Full-Stacks
Session 2: Quantum Cryptography, Post-Quantum Cryptography and National Security
Session 3: Quantum Communications: Towards a Quantum Internet
Day 3, June 22nd — Ecosystems for Quantum Readiness
Session 4: Sensors: The Next Hot Area for Quantum Technology?
Session 5: Quantum Systems Manufacturing
Session 6: Workforce and Educational Challenges for the Quantum Technology Era
Guided Tours
June 19 (10am - 7pm): Sherbrooke Quantum Innovation Zone
The Zone aims to increase Business growth, commercialization, exports, local and foreign investments, and productivity by acting as the central hub of a collaborative ecosystem. The Zone is home to industrial, academic and entrepreneurial activities that facilitate success. Click here for more information and to register.
June 23 (9:30am - 2:00pm): HPC and Quantum Computing Infrastructures at Calcul Québec and Anyon Systems
Visit Calcul Québec’s High Performance Computing Data Center followed by a sneak preview of MonarQ, a quantum computer that will give the research community a unique opportunity to understand how research can be made more efficient by combining the advantages of HPC and quantum computing. Limited spots available. Click here for more information and to register.
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Francis
Yoshua
Christopher
Sarah
Marco
Marie-Eve
Jérôme
Julien
Lilian
William
Bruno
Étienne
Fokko
Kees
Jonah
Olivier
Lawrence
Nicolas
Oktay
Justin
Rainer
Maninder
Pierre
Robert
Andrew
Katanya
Simon
Olivier
Julie
Brian
Charles
Jake
Sarah
Udson
Dustin
Skip
Daniel
Jean-Sébastien
Matthew
Jutta
Michael
Jeff
Thomas
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Speaker 1: Nicolas Godbout - Conference Chairperson - Day 1Director of Engineering Physics at Polytechnique Montréal
Director of the Transdisciplinary Institute for Quantum Information (INTRIQ)
Co-Founder of Castor Optics
Speaker 2: Olivier Gagnon-Gordillo - Conference Chairperson - Day 1Lead, Québec Quantique
Speaker: Yves Sicard - VP Zones et réseaux d’innovation, Investissement Québec
Speaker: Marco Blouin - General Director of Science and Partnerships Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy (MEIE), Government of Québec
Speaker 1: Michael Rosenblatt - Director, Federal Science and Technology Policy Directorate
National Quantum Strategy (NQS) Secretariat in Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Speaker 2: Geneviève Tanguay - Vice-President of Research, National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Speaker 3: Charles Lespérance - Partner, Deep Tech Fund, BDC Capital
Speaker 4: Simon Labrecque - Director General, Regional Operations, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
Speaker 5: Jeff Salvail - Policy Analyst, Quantum and Emerging S&T Policy, R&D Science Policy Integration
Speaker: Michele Mosca - CEO and Co-founder, evolutionQ Inc.
Moderator: May Siksik - Chief Executive Officer, The Canadian Innovation Network
Speaker 1: Marco Blouin - General Director of Science and Partnerships Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy (MEIE), Government of Québec
Speaker 2: Louise Turner - CEO, Quantum Algorithms Institute
Speaker 3: Jutta Rohrschach - Executive Director,
Innovation System Integration Branch,
Ministry of Technology and Innovation
Government of Alberta
Speaker 4: Nick Werstiuk - CEO, Quantum Valley Ideas Lab
Moderator: Olivier Gagnon-Gordillo - Conference Chairperson - Day 1Lead, Québec Quantique
Speaker 1: Louise Turner - CEO, Quantum Algorithms Institute
Speaker 2: Megan Lee - Managing Director, Quantum City, University of Calgary
Speaker 3: Richard St-Pierre - Executive Director, DistriQ, Quantum Innovation Zone
Speaker 4: Siobhan Stables - Managing Director, Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo
Moderator: Matthew Posner - Director Workforce & Photonics Education, Optonique
Speaker 1: Olivier Landon-Cardinal - Teaching Professor, Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS)
Speaker 2: Marie-Eve Boulanger - Senior Advisor, Mitacs
Speaker 3: Pierre Kennepohl - Associate Dean for Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, University of Calgary Faculty of Science
Speaker 4: Sarah Blanchette - Executive Director of the Bachelor, Quantum Information Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke
Moderator: Brian Lenahan - Founder and Chair, Quantum Strategy Institute
Speaker 1: Andrew Fursman - CEO and Co-founder, 1QBit
Speaker 2: Gael Humbert - Head of Business Development and Strategy, PINQ2
Speaker 3: Jake Malliaros - Senior Venture Manager, Quantum Stream Lead, Creative Destruction Lab
Speaker 4: Gordon Harling - President and CEO, CMC Microsystems
Speaker: Kees Eijkel - Business Development Director, QuTech, Delft University of Technology Conference Chairperson
Speaker: Julien Camirand Lemyre - President and CTO, Nord Quantique
Speaker: Bob Sutor - Chief Quantum Advocate, Infleqtion
Speaker: Andrew King - Director of Performance Research, D-Wave
Moderator: Lawrence Gasman - President, IQT Research
Speaker 1: Raphael de Thoury - CEO Canada, PASQAL
Speaker 2: Rafal Janik - Chief Operating Officer, Xanadu
Speaker 3: Alireza Yazdi - Founder and CEO, Anyon Systems
Speaker 4: John Levy - Co-founder and CEO, Seeqc
Moderator: Christopher Bishop - Chief Reinvention Officer, Improvising Careers
Speaker 1: Arman Zaribafiyan - Founder and CEO, Good Chemistry
Speaker 2: Mark Jackson - Quantum Evangelist, Quantinuum
Speaker 3: Amanda Chew - Director of Product, Horizon Quantum Computing
Speaker 4: Sébastien Delorme - Head of Product, infinityQ Technology Inc.
Speaker: Oktay Goktas - CEO, Agnostiq
Speaker: Gilles Brassard - Scientific Director, INTRIQ
Speaker: Dustin Moody - Mathematician, Computer Security Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Moderator: Francis Bellido - CEO, Quantum eMotion Inc.
Speaker 1: Michael Redding - CTO, Quantropi
Speaker 2: Atsushi Yamada - CEO, ISARA Corporation
Speaker 3: Sarah McCarthy - Cryptographic Strategist, evolutionQ
Moderator: Rainer Iraschko - Principal Technology Architect, TELUS
Speaker 1: Michael Redding - CTO, Quantropi
Speaker 2: Skip Norton - VP Business Development, Quintessence Labs
Speaker: Francis Bellido - CEO, Quantum eMotion Inc.
Speaker: Bruno Couillard - CEO & CTO, Crypto4A Technologies Inc.
Speaker: Yan Zheng - Vice President, Technology, In-Q-Tel
Speaker: Jonah Force Hill - Head of U.S. Federal Business Development & Government Affairs, Xanadu
Speaker: Thomas Stengel - Senior Director of QRNG Business Development, ID Quantique
Moderator: Olivier Landon-Cardinal - Teaching Professor, Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS)
Speaker 1: Yoshua Bengio - Professor, Department of Computer Science and Operations Research - Université de Montreal
Founder and Scientific Director of Mila and Scientific Director of IVADO
Speaker 2: Gilles Brassard - Scientific Director, INTRIQ
Speaker 3: Nathan Wiebe - Specialist, Quantum Machine Learning, University of Toronto
Moderator: Lawrence Gasman - President, IQT Research
Speaker 1: Evan Meyer-Scott - Director of Quantum Processors, Photonic, Inc.
Speaker 2: Mehdi Namazi - Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Qunnect Inc.
Speaker: Robert Keys - Senior Director of Optical Transmission R&D, Ciena
Moderator: Lawrence Gasman - President, IQT Research
Speaker 1: François Borrelli - CEO, Numana
Speaker 2: Yoann Jestin - CEO and co-founder, Ki3 Photonics
Speaker: Kees Eijkel - Business Development Director, QuTech, Delft University of Technology Conference Chairperson
Speaker: Brian Lenahan - Founder and Chair, Quantum Strategy Institute
Speaker: Nadia Carlsten - VP of Product, SandboxAQ
Moderator: Lilian Childress - Associate Professor of Physics, McGill University
Member, INTRIQ
Speaker 1: William Clark - Vice President of Quantum Development, Infleqtion
Speaker 2: Jérôme Bourassa - Chief Executive Officer, Qubic Technologies
Speaker 3: Julie Lefebvre - Director General of the Security and Disruptive Technologies, Advanced Electronics and Photonics, and Nanotechnologies Research Centers, National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
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Speaker: Étienne De Montigny - Defense Scientist, Defense Research and Development Canada, Department of National Defense
Moderator: Brian Lenahan - Founder and Chair, Quantum Strategy Institute
Speaker 1: Jean-Sébastien Pegon - Head of Finance, Pharma, & Telecom Markets for Quantum Security Technology Products, IDQ
Speaker 2: Ramy Shelbaya - Co-founder and CEO, Quantum Dice
Speaker 3: Katanya Kuntz - QEYSSat Science Team Coordinator, IQC, University of Waterloo
Co-Founder & CEO, Qubo Consulting Corp.
Moderator: Christopher Bishop - Chief Reinvention Officer, Improvising Careers
Speaker 1: Justin Huneault - Cryogenics Team Lead, Anyon Systems
Speaker 2: Philippe Babin - CEO, AEPONYX
Speaker 3: Fokko de Vries - Roadmap Leader Quantum Networks, QBlox
Moderator: Christopher Bishop - Chief Reinvention Officer, Improvising Careers
Speaker 1: Félix Beaudoin - Director, Quantum Technology, Nanoacademic Technologies Inc.
Speaker 2: Mathieu Maisonneuve - Scientific Advisor, INO
Speaker: Alexandre Choquette - Quantum Partnerships Canada Lead, IBM Quantum
Moderator: Maninder Kaur - Program Manager, QURECA
Speaker 1: Matthew Posner - Director Workforce & Photonics Education, Optonique
Speaker 2: Marie-Eve Boulanger - Senior Advisor, Mitacs
Speaker 3: Udson Mendes - Team Leader, Quantum Computing, CMC Microsystems
Speaker 4: Daniel Oblak - Assistant Professor, University of Calgary
Director, CREATE Training Program
Speaker: Thomas Searles - Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago
Speaker: Lydia Vermeyden - Director, Research Services Development, Calcul Québec
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IQT Canada — Montreal — June 20-22, 2023
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