Day 1: 10 December
Main Auditorium C00068
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00-9:30 | Opening H.E. Prof. Ebrahim Al Hajri, President, Khalifa University Prof. Arlie Petters, Provost, New York University Abu Dhabi |
| 9:30-10:15 |
Keynote 1: Quantum Computing: Tackling Hard Problems with Energy-Efficient Computation Dr. Victoria Goliber, Research Partnerships & Government Programs, D-Wave |
| 10:15-11:00 |
Keynote 2: Mapping the Path to Fault-Tolerant Quantum Advantage for Global Sustainability Applications Dr. Ahmed Al-Qatatsheh, Quantum Senior Ambassador, EMEA, IBM Dr. Alexandre Choquette, Global Strategic Research Development, IBM Dr. Voica Radescu, Manager, EMEA & APAC, IBM Quantum Innovation Centers, IBM |
| 11:00-11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15-:12:00 |
Panel Session: UAE Perspective: Quantum Technology Impact and Opportunities Dr. Horst Simon, Director, ADIA Lab, UAE Dr. Leandro Aolita, Chief Researcher of the Quantum Research Center, TII, UAE |
| 12:00-12:30 | Networking Break |
| 12:30:13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-14:15 |
Keynote 3: Quantum Technologies – From Laboratories to Impact Dr. Richard Curry, Associate Vice-President for Research and Innovation, University of Manchester, UK |
| 14:15-15:00 |
Keynote 4: Quantum Chemistry on Quantum Computers: Path Toward Quantum Advantage Dr. Matteo Rossi, CTO and co-founder at Algorithmiq, Finland |
| 15:00-15:15 | Coffee Break |
| 15:15-16:00 |
Keynote 5: Advances in Quantum Communications Dr. Lajos Henzo, Professor and Chair at University of Southampton, UK |
| 16:00-16:45 |
Keynote 6: Quantum Advantage and Quantum Usefulness for Academic and Industrial Applications Dr. Enrique Solano, CEO and Cofounder at Kipu Quantum, Germany |
| 16:45 | End Day 1 |
| 19:00-21:30 | Gala Dinner |
Day 2: 11 December
Main Auditorium C00068
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| 8:00-9:30 | Registration |
| 9:30-10:15 |
Keynote 1: Building the UAE’s sovereign quantum technologies capabilities Dr. Frederico Brito, Director, Quantum Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute (TII) |
| 10:15-11:00 |
Keynote 2: From Electronics to Quantum: A UESTC Pathway Toward Sustainable Technology Solutions Dr. Zhiming Wang, Dean of the School of Physics at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), China |
| 11:00-11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15-:12:00 |
Keynote 3: A scalable Chiplet-based Superconducting Quantum Processor Architecture Dr. Eyob A. Sete, Principal Research Scientist at Rigetti Computing |
| 12:00-12:45 |
Keynote 4: Introducing the Open Quantum Institute at CERN Martin Gastal, Partnership & Engagement Lead, Open Quantum Institute, CERN |
| 12:45-13:30 |
Keynote 5: Quantum simulations: Past and present, with a glance on the future Dr. Rosario Fazio, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30-14:45 | Closing Remarks |
| 14:45 | Conference Close |