Swissnex Quantum Summit

Bringing together key ecosystem builders from several countries to discuss how to jointly accelerate breakthroughs and shape the quantum economy.

On the verge of new technological breakthroughs, governments, universities, and companies across the world are investing heavily in quantum research and innovation, as well as talent and workforce development. Held in Lausanne on October 14, 2023, the Swissnex Quantum Summit will explore best practices in building multi-stakeholder quantum ecosystems at the local and national levels, while connecting them on a global scale. The moment is ripe to bring together quantum initiatives from different countries to jointly accelerate breakthroughs and shape the quantum economy.

Hosted at EPFL’s Rolex Learning Center, the Swissnex Quantum Summit is part of Project Quantum, Swissnex’s initiative to connect Switzerland and the world in quantum science and technology. For further information on the summit, see background information and detailed program.

Program 

Main Sessions | Quantum Ecosystems: Best Practices and Challenges

08:00 – Breakfast
08:30 – Welcome Remarks
08:45 – Building National Quantum Initiatives
09:15 – Fostering Science and Technology Breakthroughs
10:15 – Break
10:45 – Accelerating Commercialization and Impact
11:45 – The Swiss Quantum Ecosystem
12:30 – Lunch
13:45 – Preparing for the Quantum Era
14:45 – Break

Afternoon Breakouts | Addressing Common Challenges and Opportunities

15:00 – Conversation Cafés: Session I

  • Public and Private Funding
  • Regional Innovation Hubs and Competence Centers
  • Use Cases and End Users
  • Talent Pipelines and Exchanges
  • Computing Ecosystem
  • Sensing, Networking, and Cryptography Ecosystem
  • Quantum Materials and Enabling Technologies

15:40 – Rotation
15:45 – Conversation Cafés: Session II (same topics as Session I)
16:25 – Transition

Evening Plenary | Enhancing International Collaboration

16:30 – Insights from Conversation Cafés: Where Do We Go from Here?
17:30 – Reception
19:00 – End

 

Travel Information 

Participants should book their travel and lodging independently. Please refer to the travel brochure for more information.
We kindly ask all speakers and participants to cover their own costs.

Speakers

Partners

Hosted at EPFL, the Swissnex Quantum Summit is part of Project Quantum, Swissnex’s initiative to connect Switzerland and the world in quantum science and technology.

  • EPFL
  • swiss academy of sciences
  • NCCR SPIN
  • University of Basel
  • ETH zürich
  • PSI
  • Empa
  • University of Geneva
  • UK Science & Innovation Network
  • Ministry of Science and ICT