Description: The sixth annual Chicago Quantum Summit was a two-day program that will featured dialogue about new research initiatives in the field of quantum information science and engineering, current efforts to build the quantum workforce, and the partnerships fueling the growth of the quantum economy. The event also included the Boeing Quantum Creators Prize Symposium, which promoted early-career researchers whose work moves quantum science in new directions.
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Time (CST) |
Event | Speaker(s) |
| 8:45 – 9:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast | |
| 9:30 – 9:35 AM | Program Welcome | Paul Alivisatos, President, University of Chicago |
| 9:35 – 9:45 AM | Opening Remarks | David Awschalom, Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago; Senior Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory; Director, Chicago Quantum Exchange |
| 9:45 – 10:15 AM | Keynote | Laurie Locascio, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, US Department of Commerce |
| 10:15 – 10:45 AM | Keynote | Stephanie Simmons, Founder and Chief Quantum Officer of Photonic Inc, Co-Chair of Canada’s Quantum Advisory Council, and Canada Research Chair in Silicon Quantum Technologies at Simon Fraser University |
| 10:45 – 11:05 AM | Break | |
| 11:05 – 11:35 AM | Conversation | Arvind Krishna, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IBM, in conversation with Nadya Mason, Dean of the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering |
| 11:35 AM – 12:05 PM | Keynote | Geraldine (Geri) Richmond, Under Secretary for Science and Innovation, US Department of Energy |
| 12:05 – 1:35 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:35 – 2:35 PM | Panel | Mert Esencan Founder, Icosa Computing; Yoann Jestin, Chief Executive Officer, Ki3 Photonics; Lisa Rooth, Chief Operations Officer & Co-Founder of SCALINQ; Sean Sullivan, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of memQ Moderator: Alex Keesling, Chief Executive Officer, QuEra Computing Inc. |
| 2:35 – 2:55 PM | Break | |
| 2:55 – 3:25 PM | Keynote | Christophe Jurczak, Founder and Managing Partner, Quantonation |
| 3:25 – 3:55 PM | Panel | Virginia Lorenz, Professor of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Tim Spiller, Professor of Quantum Technologies, University of York and Director, UK Quantum Communications Hub Moderator: Corey McClelland, Chief Revenue Officer, Qubitekk |
| 3:55 – 4:00 PM | Day 1 Closing Remarks | Rashid Bashir, Dean of The Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 4:00 – 5:00 PM | Reception | CQE Member and Partner Poster Session |
| 4:30 PM | First bus leaves for Museum of Contemporary Art | |
| 5:00 PM | Second bus leaves for Museum of Contemporary Art |
Evening Event
Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611
| Evening Event - Monday, November 13 | ||
| 5:30 PM | Pritzker Forum on Global Cities | Opening Session |
| 6:30 PM | Reception | |
| 8:00 PM | First bus leaves for Rubenstein Forum | |
| 8:30 PM | Second bus leaves for Rubenstein Forum |
| Time (CST) | Event | Speaker(s) |
| 8:15 – 9:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast | |
| 9:30 – 9:35 AM | Day 2 Program Welcome | Angela Kou, Assistant Professor of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 9:35 – 9:45 AM | Introduction to the Boeing Quantum Creators Prize Symposium | Jay Lowell, Chief Engineer of Boeing’s Disruptive Computing, Networks & Sensors |
| 9:45 – 11:25 AM | Boeing Quantum Creators Session 1: Quantum Information and Networks | Srujan Meesala, Postdoc, California Institute of Technology; Melissa Guidry, Postdoc, Stanford University; Pai Peng Postdoc, Princeton University; Yujie Zhang, PhD student, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Moderators: Angela Kou, Assistant Professor of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Chris Anderson, Assistant Professor or Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| 11:25 AM – 12:45 PM | Lunch | |
| 12:45 – 2:45 PM | Boeing Quantum Creators Session 2: Complexity and Metrology | Adam Shaw, PhD student, California Institute of Technology; Yu-Hao Deng, PhD student, University of Chicago; Haocun Yu, Postdoc, University of Vienna; Freek Witteveen, Postdoc, University of Copenhagen; Anjun Chu, PhD student, University of Colorado, Boulder Moderators: Felix Leditzky, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Zoe Yan, Assistant Professor, James Franck Institute and Department of Physics, University of Chicago |
| 2:45 – 3:00 PM | Break | |
| 3:00 – 5:00 PM | Boeing Quantum Creators Session 3: Novel Quantum Systems |
Xueyue (Sherry) Zhang, Postdoc, University of California, Berkeley; Kevin Singh, Postdoc, University of Chicago; Nathanan (Nat) Tantivasadakarn, Postdoc, California Institute of Technology; Xinghan Guo, PhD student, University of Chicago; Sebastian Gorgon, PhD student, University of Cambridge Moderator: Kate Smith, Quantum Software Manager, Infleqtion and incoming Assistant Professor, Northwestern University |
| 5:00 PM | Event concludes | |
Confirmed speakers include:
David Awschalom
Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago; Senior Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory; Director, Chicago Quantum Exchange
Paul Alivisatos
President, University of Chicago
Mert Esencan
Founder, Icosa Computing
Yoann Jestin
Chief Executive Officer, Ki3 Photonics
Christophe Jurczak
Founder and Partner, Quantonation
Alex Keesling
Chief Executive Officer, QuEra Computing Inc.
Arvind Krishna
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IBM
Laurie Locascio
Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology
Virginia Lorenz
Associate Professor of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign
Jay Lowell
Principal Senior Technical Fellow, Boeing
Nadya Mason
Dean of the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Geraldine (Geri) Richmond
Under Secretary for Science and Innovation, US Department of Energy
Lisa Rooth
Chief Operations Officer & Co-Founder, SCALINQ
Stephanie Simmons
Founder and Chief Quantum Officer of Photonic Inc, Co-Chair of Canada’s Quantum Advisory Council, and Canada Research Chair in Silicon Quantum Technologies at Simon Fraser University
Tim Spiller
Professor of Quantum Technologies, University of York and Director, UK Quantum Communications Hub
Sean Sullivan
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, memQ
In-person attendance is by invitation only and is non-transferable.
Virtual participation is broadly available.
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Transportation:
- The 2023 Chicago Quantum Summit is taking place at Friedman Hall in the David Rubenstein Forum, 1201 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
- For public transportation information, recommended shuttle/limousine/taxi services, and driving directions click here
Parking:
- Street parking is an option, both in the blocks around the Forum and along the Midway
- There is a free parking lot several blocks east at the corner of East 60th Street and South Stony Island
- Visitor parking lots include Young, Chapin, Dorchester, and Campus North (Ellis) Garage
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Nearby Accommodations:
- The Study – 1227 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL
- SOPHY Hyde Park Hotel – 1411 East 53rd Street, Chicago, IL
- Hyatt Place Chicago South/University Medical Center – 5225 South Harper Avenue, Chicago, IL
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The Chicago Quantum Summit is organized by the Chicago Quantum Exchange. View past summits here.
