“[IQT]...has quickly become the quantum industry’s leading conference.” —ZDNET

Program Created by: Lawrence Gasman + Bob Sutor

Produced by:

IQT NY Quantum+AI

Uncovering the Coming Wave of Quantum + AI

  • 3 Days
  • 70+ Speakers
  • Daily Mentoring Sessions
  • Over 24 Sessions, 2 Continuous Tracks
  • Additional conference within a conference (October 20 only)
    • Q+Crypto — Cryptocurrency in the Age of Quantum Computers
  • Informal Greet & Meet October 19 (New York Harbor Dinner Cruise)

Diamond Sponsor:

Presenting Sponsor:

IQT NY Quantum+AI
IQT NY Quantum+AI
IQT NY Quantum+AI
IQT NY Quantum+AI

Get ready for Q+AI 2025! The inaugural event was a resounding success. Version 2.0 adds emphasis on current applications and future use cases in these fields:

  • Automotive
  • Aerospace
  • Defense
  • Robotics
  • Supply chains
  • Data centers
  • Security/Privacy
  • Healthcare

Additional program embellishments include the uses of AI to enhance:

  • Quantum hardware and software design
  • Quantum workflow
  • Integration in the chip industry at the interface of AI and quantum processing

We are also pleased that well known Q+AI author and expert Bob Sutor is joining with IQT’s Lawrence Gasman to oversee programming and speaker selection. Bob will also be leading mentoring sessions at various times daily. Q+AI has quickly become the #1 worldwide event covering the dynamic field of Quantum Computing and AI.

Q+ Crypto – A One-Day Event (October 20) Is Included in Your Registration to Quantum + AI (Paid Registration to Q+Crypto ONLY Also Available)

The digital revolution has brought forth new paradigms of value, exchange, and trust, with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum at the forefront. These decentralized systems rely fundamentally on cryptographic techniques to secure transactions, create digital scarcity, and establish trust without intermediaries. However, the emerging field of quantum computing threatens to undermine the very foundations of cryptocurrency security. This conference explores the threat posed by quantum computers to cryptocurrencies, delving into the nature of current cryptographic vulnerabilities, the capabilities of quantum algorithms, and the pressing challenges of achieving quantum resistance in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

NETWORKING FUNCTIONS ABOUND

Q+AI offers numerous networking functions topped off by a glorious New York Harbor cruise including dinner where attendees can greet and meet fellow attendees in a relaxed setting on New York waterways.

“We’ll be looking at how AI can accelerate quantum computing and other technologies to get to Practical Quantum Advantage sooner, how quantum will eventually augment what we can do classically with AI, and how the two technologies can fit together in industry workflows and business process….” — Bob Sutor

Register Early for Significant Savings

Speakers

(to date)

Shaukat

Ali

Head of the Department, Chief Research Scientist, and Research Professor, Simula Research Laboratory

Reza

Azarderakhsh

CEO and Founder of PQSecure and Professor at FAU

Lubjana

Beshaj

Research Scientist, Army Cyber Institute
Associate Professor, West Point

Charles

Bruce

Chief Innovation Officer, Mayo Clinic in Florida
Medical Director, Mayo Clinic Innovation Exchange

Alex

Challans

CEO and Co-Founder, Resonance

Ismael

Faro

Vice President of Quantum Services and Data, IBM

Doug

Finke

Chief Content Officer, Global Quantum Intelligence
Managing Editor, Quantum Computing Report

Martina

Gschwendtner

Engagement Manager, McKinsey and Company

Troy

Jensen

Managing Director, Cantor

Garfield

Jones

Associate Chief of Strategic Technology, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, CISA

Zoran

Krunic

Senior Manager of Data Science, Amgen

Harry

Kumar

Stefan

Leichenauer

Vice President of Engineering, SandboxAQ

Cezary

Mazurek

Computer Scientist, Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center

Reggie

Middleton

Disruptor-in-Chief, Veritaseum
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Veritaseum Securities

Jonathan

Mohan

Head Of Partnership, DLTx
Founder, BitcoinNYC

Kharen

Musaelian

President and Co-Founder, Qognitive, Inc.
President / CIO and Co-Founder, Duality Group

Mehdi

Namazi

Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Qunnect Inc.

Marco

Paini

VP Financial Services and EMEA, Rigetti Computing

Marco

Pistoia

Senior Vice President of Industry Relations, lonQ

Jennifer

Prendki

Founder, Quantum of Data (Former Head of AI Data, Google DeepMind)

Stewart

Quealy

MASTER OF CEREMONIES /
EVENT PROGRAM LEAD, Q + CRYPTO

Kayvan

Sadeghi

Partner, Jenner & Block LLP
Co-Chair, Fintech & Crypto Assets

Gina

Scinta

Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies

Hitesh

Seth

Chief Architect, Financial Services and Insurance, Salesforce

Zack

Shapiro

Managing Partner, Rains LLP
Head of Policy, Bitcoin Policy Institute

Paul

Stimers

Partner, Public Policy & Regulation Group, Holland & Knight

Bob

Sutor

MASTER OF CEREMONIES / MENTORING LEADERCEO, Sutor Group Intelligence and Advisory LLC

Aleena

Taufiq

Senior AI Product Manager, Verizon

Ton

van 't Noordende

General Partner, QDNL Participations

Richard

Versluis

Principal Systems Engineer, TNO

Joseph

Wolfe

Of Counsel, Patent Development and Strategy Group, DLA Piper

Steve

Yalovitser

Principal Engineer, Generative AI Group, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Founder, NYC Quantum Computing Meetup

Shinjae

Yoo

Interim Division Lead for the Computational Research Division, Distinguished Scientist, Chair of the Artificial Intelligence Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Schedule

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
New York Harbor Dinner Cruise - Details to be Provided After Registering
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 AM
CONFERENCE OPENING

Speaker 1: Lawrence Gasman - President, IQT Research

Speaker 2: Bob Sutor - MASTER OF CEREMONIES / MENTORING LEADERCEO, Sutor Group Intelligence and Advisory LLC

9:10 AM
Talk 1: Q+AI: The Truth Is In Here

Speaker: Bob Sutor - MASTER OF CEREMONIES / MENTORING LEADERCEO, Sutor Group Intelligence and Advisory LLC

9:35 AM
Main Conference Keynote: AI Meets Quantum: Building Unbreakable Post Quantum Security

Speaker: Carlos Moreira - CEO, SEALSQ

10:10 AM
Panel 1: AI, Quantum and the Impact of Error Correction

Moderator: Tom Zuber - Managing Partner, Zuber Lawler

Speaker 1: Yuval Boger - Chief Commercial Officer, QuEra Computing

Speaker 2: Steve Brierley - Founder and CEO, Riverlane

Speaker 3: Nadia Haider - Lead Scientist, QuTech

Speaker 4: Aleena Taufiq - Senior AI Product Manager, Verizon

10:40 AM
Keynote: From Words to Worlds: The Age of Quantum Physics & Quantitative AI

Speaker: Andrew McLaughlin - Chief Operating Officer, SandboxAQ

11:05 AM
Talk 2: Quantum AI from a Chip Perspective: QPUs, GPUs and When?

Speaker: John Levy - CEO and Co-Founder, SEEQC

11:25 AM
Talk 3: Overview of AI & Quantum Regulation & Legislation

Speaker: Paul Stimers - Partner, Public Policy & Regulation Group, Holland & Knight

11:40 AM - 12:50 PM
12:50 PM
Keynote: Improving Quantum Computing with AI: A 2025 Update

Speaker: Ismael Faro - Vice President of Quantum Services and Data, IBM

1:15 PM
Panel 2: Use Cases for Quantum AI in Chemistry and Pharma

Moderator: Doug Finke - Chief Content Officer, Global Quantum Intelligence
Managing Editor, Quantum Computing Report

Speaker 1: Zoran Krunic - Senior Manager of Data Science, Amgen

Speaker 2: Richard Murray - Co-founder & CEO, ORCA Computing

Speaker 3: Ekaterina Almasque - Co-founder and Managing Partner, Blankpage Capital

1:45 PM
Talk 4: Quantum ML for Finance: A 2025 Update

Speaker: Marco Paini - VP Financial Services and EMEA, Rigetti Computing

2:05 PM
Talk 5: Enabling Scientific Discovery with Generative Quantum AI

Speaker: Stephen Clark - Head of AI, Quantinuum

2:25 PM
Talk 6: Use Cases for Quantum AI in Healthcare

Speaker: Charles Bruce - Chief Innovation Officer, Mayo Clinic in Florida
Medical Director, Mayo Clinic Innovation Exchange

2:45 PM
3:15 PM
Talk 7: Quantum AI and Sensors

Speaker: Stefan Leichenauer - Vice President of Engineering, SandboxAQ

3:35 PM
Talk 8: AI, Quantum, and Cybersecurity

Moderator: Reza Azarderakhsh - CEO and Founder of PQSecure and Professor at FAU

3:55 PM
Talk 9: How Quantum Computing and AI Contribute to the Development of Next Generation Semiconductors

Speaker: Piia Konstari - Director, Microfabrication Services, VTT

4:15 PM
Panel 3: Applications for Quantum AI in the Government, Military, and Intelligence Services

Moderator: Cedric Leighton - Military Analyst, CNN

Speaker 1: Anthony Lawrence - CEO, Light Rider Inc.

Speaker 2: Paul Lipman - Chief Commercial Officer, Infleqtion

Speaker 3: Gina Scinta - Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies

Speaker 4: Lubjana Beshaj - Research Scientist, Army Cyber Institute
Associate Professor, West Point

Speaker 5: VJ Viswanathan - Partner & CEO, CYFORIX

Speaker 6: Garfield Jones - Associate Chief of Strategic Technology, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, CISA

5:00 PM
Panel 4: VC and Investment Roundtable

Moderator: Alex Challans - CEO and Co-Founder, Resonance

Speaker 1: Charles Beyrouthy - Founder and Managing Partner, Forma Prime

Speaker 2: Ton van 't Noordende - General Partner, QDNL Participations

Speaker 3: Ekaterina Almasque - Co-founder and Managing Partner, Blankpage Capital

Speaker 4: Joseph Wolfe - Of Counsel, Patent Development and Strategy Group, DLA Piper

5:35 PM
WRAP-UP DISCUSSION AND HIGHLIGHTS FOR TUESDAY
5:40 PM - 7:00 PM
NETWORKING GATHERING OVERLOOKING NEW YORK HARBOR
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 AM
RECAP OF YESTERDAY - PLAN FOR TODAY
9:05 AM
Talk 11: AI with Quantum Integration for Supply Chain Applications

Speaker: Ethan Krimins - Lead, Quantum Research Sciences

9:25 AM
Talk 12: The Quantum Feedback Loop: How AI is Accelerating Practical Quantum Computing

Speaker: Anthony Lawrence - CEO, Light Rider Inc.

9:45 AM
Panel 5: Quantum Approaches to Designing AI Software

Moderator: Bob Sutor - MASTER OF CEREMONIES / MENTORING LEADERCEO, Sutor Group Intelligence and Advisory LLC

Speaker 1: Pranav Gokhale - CTO, Infleqtion

Speaker 2: Shaukat Ali - Head of the Department, Chief Research Scientist, and Research Professor, Simula Research Laboratory

Speaker 3: Kapil Jaiswal - CTO, Quantum AI Global

10:25 AM
Talk 13: Unlocking the Power of AI and Large Scale Quantum Hardware Simulation: An AI Native Quantum Software Stack

Speaker: Izhar Medalsy - Co-Founder, CEO, Quantum Elements

10:45 AM
Talk 14: Quantum SDKs are Dying, Long Live Quantum AI SDKs

Speaker: Doug Finke - Chief Content Officer, Global Quantum Intelligence
Managing Editor, Quantum Computing Report

11:05 AM
Talk 15: The Future of Quantum Robotics

Speaker: Martina Gschwendtner - Engagement Manager, McKinsey and Company

11:20 AM - 12:35 PM
12:35 PM
Keynote: State-of-the-Art Superconducting Quantum Computing Systems to Revolutionize Computation

Speaker: Subodh Kulkarni - President and CEO, Rigetti Computing

1:00 PM
Panel 6: CEO Roundtable

Moderator: Troy Jensen - Managing Director, Cantor

Speaker 1: Subodh Kulkarni - President and CEO, Rigetti Computing

Speaker 2: Richard Murray - Co-founder & CEO, ORCA Computing

Speaker 3: John Levy - CEO and Co-Founder, SEEQC

Speaker 4: Andy Leaver - CEO, Arqit

Speaker 5: Carlos Moreira - CEO, SEALSQ

2:05 PM
Discussion: Using AI to Design Quantum Computers

Speaker 1: Daniel Doll-Steinberg - Co-Founder and General Partner, Edenbase

Speaker 2: Richard Versluis - Principal Systems Engineer, TNO

2:35 PM
3:05 PM
Talk 16: Designing a Quantum-Based Response to ML Cyberattacks

Speaker: Wil Oxford - Founder and CEO, Anametric

3:25 PM
Panel 7: Quantum in the AI Data Center

Moderator: Lawrence Gasman - President, IQT Research

Speaker 1: Shinjae Yoo - Interim Division Lead for the Computational Research Division, Distinguished Scientist, Chair of the Artificial Intelligence Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory

Speaker 2: Cezary Mazurek - Computer Scientist, Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center

Speaker 3: Mehdi Namazi - Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Qunnect Inc.

3:55 PM
Talk 17: Self-Programming Quantum AI: Architectures for Scalable Intelligence

Speaker: Samuel Yen-Chi Chen - Lead Research Scientist, Wells Fargo

4:15 PM
Panel 8: Emerging Markets for Quantum Machine Learning and Quantum Robotics

Moderator: Lawrence Gasman - President, IQT Research

Speaker 1: Kharen Musaelian - President and Co-Founder, Qognitive, Inc.
President / CIO and Co-Founder, Duality Group

Speaker 2: Yuval Boger - Chief Commercial Officer, QuEra Computing

Speaker 3: Sarah Choudhary - Technologist and CEO, Ice Innovations

4:45 PM
Talk 18: Unlocking the Future of Media, Entertainment, and Creativity with Quantum

Speaker: Harry Kumar - Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Moth Quantum

5:05 PM
Talk 19: QMLOps: The Missing Bridge Between Quantum and AI

Speaker: Jennifer Prendki - Founder, Quantum of Data (Former Head of AI Data, Google DeepMind)

5:15 PM
CONFERENCE WRAP-UP
5:20 PM
CONFERENCE ENDS
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
New York Harbor Dinner Cruise - Details to be Provided After Registering
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Check in, collect materials, and network with fellow attendees over coffee.

9:00 AM
CONFERENCE OPENING

Speaker: Stewart Quealy - MASTER OF CEREMONIES /
EVENT PROGRAM LEAD, Q + CRYPTO

9:10 AM
Panel 1: Crypto in the Crosshairs: The Race to Save Bitcoin

Moderator: Jessa Moore - Owner, Jessa Moore Media

Speaker 1: Jonathan Mohan - Head Of Partnership, DLTx
Founder, BitcoinNYC

Speaker 2: Alexander Fleiss - CEO, Rebellion Research

Speaker 3: Jacky Reif - CTO, Senda Digital Assets

Speaker 4: Paul Puey - CEO, Edge

9:55 AM
Panel 2: Global Policy Shifts: Government Action & the Quantum Threat to Digital Assets

Moderator: Steven Wright-Mark - Executive Vice President, Paragon PR

Speaker 1: Zack Shapiro - Managing Partner, Rains LLP
Head of Policy, Bitcoin Policy Institute

Speaker 2: Kayvan Sadeghi - Partner, Jenner & Block LLP
Co-Chair, Fintech & Crypto Assets

Speaker 3: Ron Hammond - Head of Policy and Advocacy, Wintermute

10:40 AM
Talk 1: A Hitchhiker's Guide to Dealing with Quantum: Preparing Financial Infrastructure for Post Quantum Cryptography

Speaker: Paul Menchov - Founder and CEO, Embassy

11:10 AM
Talk 2: From AI to Quantum: Charting the Future of Financial Services in the Post-Digital Era

Speaker: Niamh Kingsley - CTO, G MASS

11:40 AM - 12:50 PM
LUNCH BREAK AND NETWORKING
12:50 PM
Talk 3: How to Truly Build Quantum Computer Resistant EVMs with QRL

Speaker: Michael Strike - Chief Technical Evangelist, Quantum Resistant Ledger

1:20 PM
Keynote 1: What Exactly is The Risk to Bitcoin from Quantum? The Shor’s Algorithm Described

Speaker: Steve Yalovitser - Principal Engineer, Generative AI Group, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Founder, NYC Quantum Computing Meetup

1:50 PM
Talk 4: Qrypto Qatalysts: Quantum Ready Data & Decentralized AI Agents

Speaker: Dele Atanda - CEO, metaProof/metaMe

2:20 PM
Panel 3: The Business of Quantum & Crypto: Investing in a Post-Quantum World

Moderator: Steven Ehrlich - Executive Editor, Unchained

Speaker 1: Sarah Parnicky - Chief of Staff, Ascii Ventures

Speaker 2: Reggie Middleton - Disruptor-in-Chief, Veritaseum
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Veritaseum Securities

Speaker 3: Charles Beyrouthy - Founder and Managing Partner, Forma Prime

Speaker 4: Hans Lombardo - President / Founder, Blockpass

Speaker 5: Daniel Doll-Steinberg - Co-Founder and General Partner, Edenbase

3:05 PM
COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING
3:35 PM
Talk 5: Exploring the Future of Algorithms and Trust

Speaker: Michele Reilly - Quantum Security Theorist, MIT
Pioneer of qRAM and Quantum Algorithms

4:05 PM
Keynote 2: Quantum Computing in the Financial Sector

Speaker: Marco Pistoia - Senior Vice President of Industry Relations, lonQ

4:35 PM
Talk 6: The Quantum Disruption of Agentic Web3 Commerce

Speaker: Alan Avidan - Founder and CEO, RAMM.AI

5:00 PM
Panel 4: Beyond PQC: The Future of Quantum Encryption, Trust & Blockchain Security

Moderator: Sam Yilmaz - General Partner, Bloccelerate

Speaker 1: Hitesh Seth - Chief Architect, Financial Services and Insurance, Salesforce

Speaker 2: Michael Strike - Chief Technical Evangelist, Quantum Resistant Ledger

Speaker 3: Doug Hill - Founder and CEO, Real Random

Speaker 4: Michele Reilly - Quantum Security Theorist, MIT
Pioneer of qRAM and Quantum Algorithms

Speaker 5: Mark Jackson - Senior Quantum Evangelist, Quantinuum

5:45 PM
CONFERENCE WRAP-UP
5:50 PM - 7:00 PM
NETWORKING GATHERING OVERLOOKING NEW YORK HARBOR

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Location

Q+AI–2.0 2025 – Venue, transportation, and hotel suggestions

36 Battery Place

36 Battery Place overlooks the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the New York Harbor. Q + AI does not have an official conference hotel. Below are several options with their distances from the venue. We also recommend using an app such as Booking.com to find accommodations. We have provided the official Museum map.

Transportation

4
5

to Bowling Green

Walk west along Battery Place.

1

to Rector Street

From Rector Street, walk south down Greenwich Street toward Battery Park; make a right on Battery Place and continue walking west.

R
W

to Whitehall Street or Rector Street

From Whitehall, walk west along Battery Place. From Rector Street, walk south down Greenwich Street toward Battery Park; make a right on Battery Place and continue walking west.

Bus

M5, M15 to South Ferry
M20 to Battery Park City, stops in front of the Museum
M9 to West Thames

Downtown Connection Bus

This free bus service connects Battery Park City with the South Street Seaport, making stops at many important destinations from river to river—including a stop right in front of the Museum. Service is provided seven days a week in 10-minute intervals from 10AM – 7:30PM.

Taxi

Taxis are available on Battery Place.

Citi Bike

A Citi Bike station is located one block away, at the intersection of West Street and 1st Place.

Ferry

Staten Island Ferry to South Ferry Terminal.

Parking Information

Discounted parking is available at GGMC 50 Battery Place (8 2nd PL) parking garage. Present your parking ticket at the welcome desk for discount validation.