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Practical quantum computing will require coordinated advances across hardware, software, networking, and manufacturing. IEEE Quantum Week’s keynote agenda brings together speakers representing every aspect of that quantum stack. The conference will be held in Toronto, September 13 through 18, exploring the people, partnerships, and architectures that will bring quantum technology to scientific applications and industry.
Krysta Svore, Vice President of Applied Research for Quantum Computing at NVIDIA, will discuss the intersection of AI, high-performance computing, and quantum computing.
Svore is helping NVIDIA build the infrastructure that will tightly integrate hybrid systems capable of handling simulation, orchestration, error correction, and AI-assisted development alongside quantum hardware. She joined NVIDIA after nearly two decades at Microsoft, where she pioneered reliable quantum computing through the co-design of hardware, software, and error correction.
Christian Weedbrook, meanwhile, is a champion of photonic quantum computing, as CEO of Xanadu.
The company also develops Pennylane, an open-source framework for programming quantum machines. A physicist and entrepreneur, Weedbrook has been at the forefront of bringing quantum technology to the world for more than 20 years through his research and leadership in academia, government, and industry.
Lisa Lambert – CEO of Quantum Industry Canada, the national consortium representing Canada’s quantum sector – works across industry, government, research, capital, and defence communities to advance a globally competitive and connected quantum ecosystem. Her work focuses on connecting researchers, startups, established companies, investors, and governments to accelerate commercialization. She is also co-author of “The Future Is Trust,” an international bestseller examining leadership and trust in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.
As quantum technologies move closer to practical deployment, conversations about workforce development, supply chains, investment, and public policy have become inseparable from discussions about qubits and algorithms. IEEE Quantum Week’s other keynote speakers will cover all these issues and more. They include:
Alán Aspuru-Guzik, University of Toronto and NVIDIA Research.
Niels Bultink, QBLOX.
Jay Gambetta, IBM.
Rajeeb Hazra, Quantinuum.
Travis Humble, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Matthias Troyer, Microsoft.
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