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Nordics 2026


4th Annual  |  June 22-24, 2026  |  Oslo, Norway


Quantum Technology in a Changing World


  • 3 Days
  • 70+ Speakers
  • 12 Focused Sessions, 1 Continuous Track
  • Opening Ceremony at Oslo City Hall (RSVP required!)

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IQT Nordics 2026 takes place in Oslo, Norway, June 22-24, 2026. Located at OsloMet University in beautiful central Oslo. This is the fourth annual IQT Nordics, following great success in Copenhagen (2023), Helsinki (2024), and Gothenburg (2025).

The theme is “Quantum Technology in a Changing World.” The EU recently launched its long-awaited quantum strategy which will have an impact on most of Europe and on the Nordic region. The title of the EU strategy is “Quantum Europe in a Changing World,” from which IQT Nordics 2026 tagline derives.

IQT Nordics Oslo will feature sessions on end-user applications and industrial sectors, commercializing quantum applications and growing the quantum industry, innovations and technologies enabling progress in quantum computer platforms, developments and applications in quantum sensing, and much more. With ample networking time throughout each day, distinguished speakers and exhibiting organizations from the Nordic region and around the world are accessible for priceless interaction.

IQT Nordics 2026 provides a great opportunity for extending your Nordic network and exploring collaboration with the Nordic quantum ecosystem, not least the thriving quantum startup community and the potential end-users. You will also get a fresh update on recent technology and business developments in the field.

Networking opportunities include an opening ceremony and networking reception at Oslo City Hall on the 22nd, tours of prestigious quantum facilities (to be announced), and a wonderful evening cruise through Oslo waterways.

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Speakers

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Sigrun

Aasland

Minister of Research and Higher Education

Shaukat

Ali

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

Jean-Charles

Barbé

Chief Technology Officer, Quobly

Andre

Brodtkorb

Head of Department of Computer Science, Oslo Metropolitan University

Are Magnus

Bruaset

Director of Software and AI, Simula Research Laboratory

David

Dolhomut

Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, WISER

Jeannette

Dypbukt

Programme Manager, Industrial Technologies, Vinnova

Anne Kjersti

Fahlvik

Executive Director - Innovation in Industry and the Public Sector, The Research Council of Norway

Kristine Helen

Falgren

Managing Director, Danish Quantum Community

Anton

Frisk Kockum

Associate Professor, Chalmers University of Technology

Katia

Gallo

Professor, Head of National Quantum Communication Infrastructure Sweden, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Mathias

Hamberg

Special Adviser, NordForsk

Kristian Berg

Harpviken

Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and Secretary to the Norwegian Nobel Committee

Ellen K.

Henriksen

Professor of Physics Education, University of Oslo

Erik

Hieta-aho

Research Team Leader - Advanced Cybersecurity and Cryptography, VTT

Christen

Krogh

Owen

Lozman

Managing Partner, 55 North

Mikko

Möttönen

Professor of Quantum Technology, Aalto University & VTT

Terje

Nilsen

Director Disruptive Technologies, Kongsberg

Johan

Nilsson

Senior Scientist, Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI

Leif

Nordlund

Regional Operations Manager Nordics & UK, IQM

Yasser

Omar

Portuguese Quantum Institute and the Quantum Software Alliance

Martin

Plenio

Center for Quantum BioSciences, Ulm University / Co-founder NVision & QC Design

Eugene

Polzik

Director, Center for Biomedical Sensing, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen

Michael

Popoff

Senior Scientist, Research Institutes of Sweden

Pauliina

Rajala

Development Manager, InstituteQ

Mikael

Rönnholm

Director Emerging Technologies, Volvo Group

Lauri

Sainiemi

VP of Fabrication, Microsoft Quantum

Giovanna

Sammarco Tancredi

Senior Researcher, Chalmers University of Technology

Frederic

Schlattner

Solutions Consultant, IQM Computers

Sølve

Selstø

Physics Professor

Jorden

Senior

Research Team Leader - Quantum Computing Hardware, VTT

Jacob

Sherson

Professor, Niels Bohr Institute / Aarhus University

Laura

Smoliar

CEO, Quantum Denmark

Hans

Stærkind

Magnolia Quantum Sensing

Ton

van 't Noordende

General Partner, Ground State Ventures

Susanne

Viefers

Professor / Head of Department of Physics, University of Oslo

Peter

Viereck

Senior Advisor, Danish Quantum Community

Christopher

Warren

Research Scientist, Niels Bohr Institute

Göran

Wendin

Professor Emeritus, Chalmers University, RISE

Jörg

Wrachtrup

Head of department 3rd Physics Institute ZAQuant, University of Stuttgart

Justas

Zalieckas

Principal Investigator, University of Bergen

Schedule

12:30
Registration desk opens
12:30 - 13:45
Welcome Reception

Meet and Greet: After picking up your badge at registration, come meet our sponsors and exhibitors in the Networking Hall from 12:30 to 13:45.  Light refreshments will be served.

14:00 - 14:25
Opening of Conference
14:00 - 14:10
Greetings from Simula and OsloMet

Speaker 1: Christen Krogh - Rector, OsloMet

Speaker 2: Lillian Røstad - CEO, Simula

14:10 - 14:20
Opening

Speaker: Sigrun Aasland - Minister of Research and Higher Education

14:20 - 14:25
Welcome to the program

Speaker 1: Andre Brodtkorb - Head of Department of Computer Science, Oslo Metropolitan University

Speaker 2: Are Magnus Bruaset - Director of Software and AI, Simula Research Laboratory

14:25 - 15:30
Introduction to the Norwegian Quantum Technology Research Centres
14:25 - 14:30
Introduction by session chair

Session chair: Anne Kjersti Fahlvik - Executive Director - Innovation in Industry and the Public Sector, The Research Council of Norway

14:30 - 14:45
Centre for Quantum Communication Networks and Applications (QCNA)

Speaker: Carlos Cid - Director, Simula UiB
Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

14:45 - 15:00
Norwegian Quantum Software Center (NorQSoft)

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

15:00 - 15:15
Centre for Quantum Computing and Applications (QSTAR)

Speaker: Franz G. Fuchs - Senior Research SINTEF and Assoc. Prof. at UiO, SINTEF

15:15 - 15:30
Centre for Defects in Semiconductors for Quantum Sensing

Speaker: Lasse Vines - Professor, University of Oslo

15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30
Titanium Sponsor Keynote

Speaker: Bernard Vian - General Manager - SEALSQ France

16:30 - 18:00
Session 1: Steps in the Evolution Towards Useful/Practical Quantum Computing
16:30 - 16:35
Introduction by session chair

Session chair: Peter Viereck - Senior Advisor, Danish Quantum Community

16:35 - 16:50
Keynote: Magne - a Nordic quantum computer

Speaker: Ebba Carbonnier - CEO, QuNorth

16:50 - 17:05
Talk: In-foundry silicon-based quantum technology

Speaker: Jean-Charles Barbé - Chief Technology Officer, Quobly

17:05 - 17:20
Talk

Speaker: Frederic Schlattner - Solutions Consultant, IQM Computers

17:20 - 17:35
Talk: The Energy Challenges of FTQC

Speaker: Olivier Ezratty - Co-founder, Quantum Energy Initiative

17:35 - 18:10
Panel discussion: Steps in the Evolution Towards Useful/Practical Quantum Computing

Moderator: Anders Frøseth - Propagator Ventures

Speaker 1: Miroslav Dobsicek - Group Manager for Quantum Information Processing, RISE

Speaker 2: Morten Bache - Scientific Director, Novo Nordisk Foundation

Speaker 3: Sara Pourjamal - Research Team Leader, VTT

Speaker 4: Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen - Professor and Director of Centre for Quantum Mathematics, SDU
CEO and founder of Qpurpose

18:10
Wrap-up
18:15
Walk from OsloMet to the Oslo City Hall
08:00 - 09:00
Registration and continental breakfast
09:00 - 09:25
Diamond Keynote: Quantum Machines' Open Acceleration Stack: Enabling end-to-end capabilities for quantum-classical integration

Speaker: Michaela Eichinger - Product Solutions Physicist, Quantum Machines

09:25 - 11:00
Session 2: Quantum Mathematics, Algorithms and Software
09:25 - 09:30
Introduction by session chair

Session chair: Are Magnus Bruaset - Director of Software and AI, Simula Research Laboratory

09:30 - 09:45
Talk: Quantum Mathematical and Quantum Algorithmic use-cases in the Finance, Pharma and Defence Sectors

Speaker: Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen - Professor and Director of Centre for Quantum Mathematics, SDU
CEO and founder of Qpurpose

09:45 - 10:00
Talk: Qrunch - braiding scale, speed, and accuracy for molecular simulations on quantum computers

Speaker: Ulrich Hoff - Quantum Engagement Specialist, Kvantify

10:00 - 10:15
Talk: Towards meaningful quantum advantage in chemistry, biology, and health applications

Speaker: Martina Stella - Head of Partnerships and Senior Researcher, Algorithmiq

10:15 - 10:30
Talk: Quantum Software Alliance

Speaker: Yasser Omar - Portuguese Quantum Institute and the Quantum Software Alliance

10:30 - 11:00
Panel discussion: Quantum Mathematics, Algorithms and Software

Moderator: Olivier Ezratty - Co-founder, Quantum Energy Initiative

Speaker 1: Ulrich Hoff - Quantum Engagement Specialist, Kvantify

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

Speaker 3: Franz G. Fuchs - Senior Research SINTEF and Assoc. Prof. at UiO, SINTEF

Speaker 4: Yasser Omar - Portuguese Quantum Institute and the Quantum Software Alliance

11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00
Session 3: Development of the Quantum Workforce
11:30 - 11:35
Introduction by session chair

Session chair: Sølve Selstø - Physics Professor

11:35 - 12:00
Keynote

Speaker: Jacob Sherson - Professor, Niels Bohr Institute / Aarhus University

12:00 - 12:15
Talk: Quantum workforce beyond R&D

Speaker: Miroslav Dobsicek - Group Manager for Quantum Information Processing, RISE

12:15 - 12:30
Talk: The role of Magne in developing the Quantum Workforce in the Nordics
12:30 - 13:00
Panel discussion: Development of the Quantum Workforce

Moderator: Susanne Viefers - Professor / Head of Department of Physics, University of Oslo

Speaker 1: Ellen K. Henriksen - Professor of Physics Education, University of Oslo

Speaker 2: David Dolhomut - Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, WISER

Speaker 3: Ariadna Soro - Scientific Coordinator, Nordic Quantum

Speaker 4: Leif Nordlund - Regional Operations Manager Nordics & UK, IQM

13:00 - 13:55
Lunch & Networking
13:55 - 14:25
Industry Panel discussion: Quantum Technology – from Lab to Fab

Moderator: Ton van 't Noordende - General Partner, Ground State Ventures

Speaker 1: Bernard Vian - General Manager - SEALSQ France

Speaker 2: Maud Vinet - CEO & Co-founder, Quobly

Speaker 3: Himadri Majumdar - CEO & Co-Founder, SemiQon

14:25 - 16:05
Session 4: AI for Quantum for AI
14:25 - 14.30
Introduction by session chair

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

14:30 - 14:50
Keynote: Quantum computing and machine learning — synergies and perspectives

Speaker: Anton Frisk Kockum - Associate Professor, Chalmers University of Technology

14:50 - 15:05
Talk: Improving the Performance and Scalability of Quantum Computers with AI

Speaker: Isaiah Hull - Co-founder and CTO, FirstQFM

15:05 - 15:20
Talk: Datacenter-Native Quantum for AI: Delivering Commercial Advantage with Hybrid Compute

Speaker: James Fletcher - Head of Solutions Architecture, ORCA Computing Ltd

15:20 - 15:35
Talk: QMill boosts quantum development with AI-driven tools

Speaker: Hannu Kauppinen - CEO & Co-Founder, QMill

15:35 - 16:05
Panel discussion: AI for Quantum for AI

Moderator: Morten Bache - Scientific Director, Novo Nordisk Foundation

Speaker 1: Hannu Kauppinen - CEO & Co-Founder, QMill

Speaker 2: Martina Stella - Head of Partnerships and Senior Researcher, Algorithmiq

Speaker 3: Isaiah Hull - Co-founder and CTO, FirstQFM

Speaker 4: Sam Kearney - Haiqu

16:05 - 16.30
Coffee Break
16.30 - 18:00
Session 5: Quantum Sensing
16.30 - 16:35
Introduction by session chair

Session chair: Carina Hundhammer - Norwegian Quantum House

16:35 - 17:00
Keynote: Quantum Sensing: From Lab to Real-World Applications

Speaker: Jörg Wrachtrup - Head of department 3rd Physics Institute ZAQuant, University of Stuttgart

17:00 - 17:15
Talk: Hyperpolarised Metabolic MRI for Cancer

Speaker: Martin Plenio - Center for Quantum BioSciences, Ulm University / Co-founder NVision & QC Design

17:15 - 17:30
Talk: Biomedical Sensing Beyond Standard Quantum Limits

Speaker: Eugene Polzik - Director, Center for Biomedical Sensing, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen

17:30 - 18:00
Panel discussion: Quantum Sensing

Moderator: Terje Nilsen - Director Disruptive Technologies, Kongsberg

Speaker 1: Lasse Vines - Professor, University of Oslo

Speaker 2: Hans Stærkind - Magnolia Quantum Sensing

Speaker 3: Justas Zalieckas - Principal Investigator, University of Bergen

Speaker 4: Jörg Wrachtrup - Head of department 3rd Physics Institute ZAQuant, University of Stuttgart

18:00 - 18:10
Wrap-up
18:15
Transfer to harbor
19:00 - 21:00
Fjord cruise with dinner
08:00 - 09:00
Registration and continental breakfast
09:00 – 09:25
Diamond Keynote Microsoft - Turning Promise into Progress: The Path to Scalable Quantum Computing

Speaker: Lauri Sainiemi - VP of Fabrication, Microsoft Quantum

09:25 - 11:00
Session 6: Reliable and Secure Communications in the Quantum Era
09:25 - 09:30
Introduction by session chair

Session chair: Michael Popoff - Senior Scientist, Research Institutes of Sweden

09:30 - 09:45
Talk: Lessons learnt in QKD national deployment (in Sweden)

Speaker: Katia Gallo - Professor, Head of National Quantum Communication Infrastructure Sweden, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

09:45 - 10:00
Talk 1: Satellite-based quantum key distribution in the Arctic: a case study of Finnish Lapland

Speaker: Sara Nikula - Research Scientist, VTT

10:00 - 10:15
Talk: Testing QKD in the field – the Quantum Communications Testbed NL

Speaker: Simon Rommel - Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology & Quantum Communication Testbed NL

10:15 - 10:30
Talk: Building a Quantum-Resistant State: Continuous-Variable QKD and the Danish QCI

Speaker: Tobias Gehring - DTU/Celare Quantum Communications

10:30 – 11:00
Panel discussion: Reliable and Secure Communications in the Quantum Era

Moderator: Carlos Cid - Director, Simula UiB
Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

Speaker 1: Erik Hieta-aho - Research Team Leader - Advanced Cybersecurity and Cryptography, VTT

Speaker 2: Katia Gallo - Professor, Head of National Quantum Communication Infrastructure Sweden, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Speaker 3: Tobias Gehring - DTU/Celare Quantum Communications

Speaker 4: Simon Rommel - Professor, Eindhoven University of Technology & Quantum Communication Testbed NL

11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:10
Session 7: Nordic Excellence in Quantum Technology
11:30 - 11:35
Introduction by session chair

Session chair: Laura Smoliar - CEO, Quantum Denmark

11:35 – 12:05
Panel discussion: Nordic Collaboration

Moderator: Ariadna Soro - Scientific Coordinator, Nordic Quantum

Speaker 1: Himadri Majumdar - CEO & Co-Founder, SemiQon

Speaker 2: Mikael Rönnholm - Director Emerging Technologies, Volvo Group

Speaker 3: Carina Hundhammer - Norwegian Quantum House

Speaker 4: Mathias Hamberg - Special Adviser, NordForsk

Speaker 5: Pauliina Rajala - Development Manager, InstituteQ

12:05 - 12:35
Panel discussion: Superconducting qubits

Moderator: Göran Wendin - Professor Emeritus, Chalmers University, RISE

Speaker 1: Giovanna Sammarco Tancredi - Senior Researcher, Chalmers University of Technology

Speaker 2: Jorden Senior - Research Team Leader - Quantum Computing Hardware, VTT

Speaker 3: Mikko Möttönen - Professor of Quantum Technology, Aalto University & VTT

Speaker 4: Christopher Warren - Research Scientist, Niels Bohr Institute

12:35 - 13:10
Panel discussion: The Funding Landscape

Moderator: Anders Frøseth - Propagator Ventures

Speaker 1: Owen Lozman - Managing Partner, 55 North

Speaker 2: Jeannette Dypbukt - Programme Manager, Industrial Technologies, Vinnova

Speaker 3: Sindre Bornstein - CEO, Nordic Innovation

Speaker 4: Tomas Andersson - Vetenskapsrådet

Speaker 5: Ton van 't Noordende - General Partner, Ground State Ventures

13:10 - 14:30
Lunch & Networking
14:30 - 16:00
Session 8: Quantum Technology in a Changing World
14:30 - 14:35
Introduction by session chair

Session chair: Andre Brodtkorb - Head of Department of Computer Science, Oslo Metropolitan University

14:35 - 15:00
Keynote

Speaker: Kristian Berg Harpviken - Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and Secretary to the Norwegian Nobel Committee

15:00 - 15:15
Talk: Quantum for Defence

Speaker: Johan Nilsson - Senior Scientist, Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI

15:15 - 15:30
Talk: The race for quantum supremacy: Norwegian and NATO perspectives

Speaker: Kenneth Ruud - Director General, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)

15:30 - 16:00
Panel discussion: Quantum Technology in a Changing World

Moderator: Kristine Helen Falgren - Managing Director, Danish Quantum Community

Speaker 1: Kenneth Ruud - Director General, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)

Speaker 2: Kristian Berg Harpviken - Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and Secretary to the Norwegian Nobel Committee

Speaker 3: Sylwia Barthel de Weydenthal - IQM

Speaker 4: Johan Nilsson - Senior Scientist, Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI

16:00 – 16:10
Closing

Thank you to our Exhibitors/Sponsors

Titanium Sponsor

Diamond Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

Swedish Pavilion by QSIP

Denmark Pavilion

Silver Sponsors

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Media Sponsors

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Participating Organizations

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Location

IQT Nordics 2026 – Venue and hotel suggestions

IQT Nordics, June 22-24, 2026 takes place in building P32, also known as Andrea Arntzens hus, of the OsloMet University. The building is centrally located and walkable from the city center in about 10-15 minutes. It is also easily accessible via public transport to St. Olavs Plass (tram 11, 12 or 17) or Holbergs Plass (tram 11 or 12).

Address: Pilestredet 32, 0166 Oslo

IQT Nordics does not have an official conference hotel. Below are several options, all within walking distance from the venue.

The hotels below are within easy commuting or walking distance to the conference venue. Additional hotel options can be found online.

Radisson Blu Scandinavia
★★★★

Holbergsgate 30, Oslo
3 minute walk

Scandic Holberg
★★★★

Holbergs Plass 1, Oslo
2 minute walk

Hotel Bristol
★★★★

Kristian IVs gate 7, Oslo
10 minute walk

Karl Johan Hotel
★★★★

Karl Johans gate 33, Oslo
10-15 min walk

Grand Hotel Oslo
★★★★★

Karl Johans gate 31, Oslo
10-15 min walk

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