The fourth annual Chicago Quantum Summit was a daylong program of presentations and discussions focusing on growing quantum ecosystems, commercializing research, and considering complex issues such as workforce development and inclusion — on both local and global scales.
The Summit was a hybrid event.
2021 Summit Agenda
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Time (CDT) |
Event |
Speakers |
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8:45–9:30 AM |
Registration & Breakfast |
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9:30–9:50 AM |
Program Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Paul Alivisatos, President of the University of Chicago Recorded remarks from J.B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois David Awschalom, Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago; Senior Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory; Director of the Chicago Quantum Exchange |
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9:50–10:20 AM |
Keynote |
Charles Tahan, Assistant Director for Quantum Information Science and Director, National Quantum Coordination Office, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy |
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10:20–10:50 AM |
Keynote |
Jesse Robbers, Executive Board Member and Director, Industry and Digital Infrastructure of Quantum Delta NL |
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10:50–11:05 AM |
Break |
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11:05 AM–11:35 AM |
Keynote |
Paul Dabbar, CEO and Co-Founder, Bohr Quantum Technology, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Columbia University, and former Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy |
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11:35 AM –1:00 PM |
Lunch |
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1:00–1:30 PM |
Keynote |
Vanessa Z. Chan, Chief Commercialization Officer and Director of the Office of Technology Transitions, Department of Energy |
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1:30–2:30 PM |
Education & Workforce Panel |
Diana Franklin, Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Chicago; Karen Jo Matsler, Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Texas Arlington; Ezekiel Johnston-Halperin, Professor of Physics, The Ohio State University; Thomas Searles, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago; M. Ofelia Aguirre Paden, Director of the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP) at the University of California Santa Barbara; Moderator: Linda Sapochak, Division Director, Division of Materials Research, National Science Foundation
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2:30–2:45 PM |
Break |
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2:45– 3:45 PM |
Industry Panel |
Mirella Koleva, CEO & Co-founder, Quantopticon; Keith Evans, CEO and Co-founder, Great Lakes Crystal Technologies; Michael Flatté, Founder, QuantCAD; Pranav Gokhale, CEO and Co-founder, Super.tech; Kanav Setia, Co-founder and CEO, qBraid; Carol Scarlett, Founder, Axion Technologies, LLC; Moderator: Liz Ruetsch, GM, Quantum Engineering Solutions, Keysight Technologies, Inc. |
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3:45 – 4:15 PM |
Keynote |
Doug Finke, Publisher and Managing Editor of the Quantum Computing Report |
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4:15–4:45 PM |
Keynote |
Cathy Foley, Chief Scientist of Australia |
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4:45 – 6:00 PM |
Reception |
CQE Member Poster Session |
*Virtual Speakers are Italicized
