SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
14:00 - Access to the Exhibition open to the exhibitors
18:30 - Welcome Reception, Exhibition area
08:00 - Registration
09:00 - Opening Session
09:30 - Quantum Technologies in Europe: an Overview
10:30 - Coffee break
11:00 - The European Quantum Pact
12:00 - 14:00 - Lunch break (lunch on site)
13:00 - Exhibition guided tours
14:00 - Quantum Computation & Simulation
Laura Mancinska, University of Copenhagen
14:45 - Widening Participation in Quantum Technologies
Konrad Banaszek, University of Warsaw
15:30 - Coffee break
16:00 - Quantum Education & Workforce Development
Chair: Oxana Mishina, CNR - Istituto Nazionale di Ottica
Jacob Sherson, Aarhus University
Rainer Müller, TU Braunschweig
Maria Bondani, CNR - Istituto di fotonica e nanotecnologie
Mažena Mackoit Sinkevičienė, Vilnius University
Araceli Venegas-Gomez, Qureca
Benedikt Mehmel, Artificial Intelligence Center Hamburg
16:45 - Pitches from exhibitors and sponsors
Chair: Anna Kaminska, Creotech Instruments SA
17:30 - Coffee break
17:45 - Poster session
19:45 - Conference Dinner (Páteo da Galé)
09:00 - Basic Science / New Directions in Quantum Technologies
J. Ignacio Cirac, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
09:45 - Innovation in Quantum Technologies
Sebastian Etcheverry, Luxquanta
Salvatore Cinà, SRIA/QuCATS
Thomas Ferré, EIB/EIC
Emily Meads, Quantonation
Carlos Kuchkovsky, QCentroid
10:30 - Coffee break
11:00 - Pilot Lines
Gabriele Bulgarini, TNO
Mika Prunnila, VTT
Christian Trefzger, European Commission
12:00 - 13:30 - Lunch break in the Exhibition area
13:00 - Exhibition guided tours
13:00 - 15:00 - Quantum Finance Lab, organised by EIB Advisory services
13:30 - Quantum Communication and Networks
Stephanie Wehner, TUDelft
Christoph Marquardt, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Julien Laurat, Université Pierre et Marie Curie
14:30 - Parallel Sessions
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HPC-QC
Jacques-Charles Lafoucrière, CEA - Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
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EuroQCI
Keith Elder, PETRUS/Nostradamus
Augusto Fragoso, Anacom: Portuguese Telecom Regulator
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Quantum Sensing & Infrastructures
Chair: Philippe Bouyer, Quantum Delta NL
Camille Janvier, Exail
Damian Markham, CNRS, Sorbonne University
Marvin Reich, GFZ Potsdam
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Quantum for society: a diverse community contributing to sustainability
Chair: Clifford Murray, VDI Technologiezentrum
Natalia Bruni, CNR
Pieter Vermaas, TU Delft, Quantum Delta NL and PQI - Portuguese Quantum Institute
Raja Yehia, ICFO
Shaeema Zaman, Science Meltingpot
15:15 - Coffee break
15:45 - Quantum Standards
Ivo Pietro Degiovanni, INRIM, EURAMET EMN-Q
16:30 - Parallel Sessions
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Quantum Software
Stacey Jeffery, CWI - Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
András Gilyèn, Rényi Institute
Dylan Harley, University of Copenhagen
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Quantum Simulation
Joerg Schmiedmayer, TU Wien
Simone Montagero, Padova University
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Quantum Networks
Djeylan Akta, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Stephanie Barz, University of Stuttgart
Wolfgang Dür, University of Innsbruck
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Basic Science
Martin Plenio, Ulm University
Chiara Macchiavello, University of Pavia
Ekkehard Peik, PTB Braunschweig
Marco Pezzutto, CNR - Istituto Nazionale di Ottica
17:30 - Coffee break
17:45 - Poster session
17:45 - 19:00 - Quantum Investment Session, organised by AMIRES
18:45 - End of day 2
09:00 - Quantum Sensing & Metrology
Morgan Mitchell, ICFO
10:00 - 12:15 - Benchmarking of Quantum Computing special session co-organised with EuRyQa
Christoph Wunderlich, University of Siegen
Jeanette Lorenz, Fraunhofer IKS, Munich
Félicien Shopfer, LNE, France
Shannon Whitlock, University of Strasbourg
Zoltán Zimborás, Wigner Research Centre for Physics
10:45 - 11:00 - Coffee break
10:00 - 12:00 - Bias Busters: an unconscious bias training by Melting Science Pot
This workshop aims to equip participants with practical tools to manage unconscious bias at the workplace. Participants will explore biases through theoretical frameworks, videos, self-assessment tests and data, establishing a solid foundation. More information here.
12:00-13:30 - Lunch break in the Exhibition area
13:00 - Exhibition guided tours
13:30 - 15:15 - Parallel Sessions
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Quantum Computing Hardware
Christine Silberhorn, Paderborn University
Christoph Wunderlich, University of Siegen
Tilman Pfau, University of Stuttgart
Milos Nesladek, Hasselt University
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Quantum Secure Communications
Tobias Gehring, University of Denmark
Giuseppe Vallone, Padova University
Mariana Ferreira-Ramos, AIT - Austrian Institute of Technology
Johannes Pseiner, QTLabs
Adomas Baliuka, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich
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Quantum Sensing
Nicole Fabbri, CNR and LENS
Radim Filip, Palacky Universit
Fedor Jelezko, Ulm University
Florian Schreck, University of Amsterdam
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Quantum Computation and Artificial Intelligence
Jens Eisert, Freie Universität Berlin
Iordanis Kerenidis, CNRS
Philip Walther, University of Vienna
15:15 - Coffee break
15:45 - EU Inauguration of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025, and launch of the Quantum Cities initiative
Hyoung Joon Choi, Yonsei University
Yasser Omar, IST and PQI
16:45 - Announcement of EQTC 2025 & Closing Ceremony
17:15 - End
* Programme subject to changes
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Ignacio Cirac (Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics)
Julien Laurat (Université Pierre et Marie Curie)
Laura Mancinska (University of Copenhagen)
Morgan Mitchell (ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences)
Christoph Marquardt (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light)
Stephanie Wehner (TUDelft)
INVITED PANELISTS
Konrad Banaszek (University of Warsaw)
Maria Bondani (CNR - Istituto di fotonica e nanotecnologie)
Hyoung Joon Choi (Yonsei University)
Salvatore Cinà (SRIA/QuCATS)
Ivo Pietro Degiovanni (INRIM, EURAMET EMN-Q)
Sebastian Etcheverry (Luxquanta)
Thomas Ferré (EIB/EIC)
Carlos Kuchkovsky (QCentroid)
Jacques-Charles Lafoucrière (CEA - Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives)
Jeanette Lorenz (Fraunhofer IKS, Munich)
Emily Meads (Quantonation)
Benedikt Mehmel (Artificial Intelligence Center Hamburg)
Rainer Müller (TU Braunschweig)
Yasser Omar (IST and PQI)
Mažena Mackoit Sinkevičienė (Vilnius University)
Jacob Sherson (Aarhus University)
Félicien Shopfer (LNE, France)
Araceli Venegas-Gomez (Qureca)
Shannon Whitlock (University of Strasbourg)
Zoltán Zimborás (Wigner Research Centre for Physics)
INVITED SPEAKERS
Djeylan Aktas (Slovak Academy of Sciences)
Adomas Baliuka (LMU)
Stefanie Barz (University of Stuttgart)
Natalia Bruni (CNR)
Wolfgang Dür (University of Innsbruck)
Jens Eisert (Freie Universität Berlin)
Keith Elder (PETRUS/Nostradamus)
Nicole Fabbri (CNR - Istituto Nazionale di Ottica and LENS - European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy)
Mariana Ferreira-Ramos (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology)
Radim Filip (Palacky University)
Augusto Fragoso (Anacom: Portuguese Telecom Regulator)
Tobias Gehring (University of Denmark)
András Gilyén (Rényi Institute)
Dylan Harley (University of Copenhagen)
Camille Janvier (Exail)
Stacey Jeffery (CWI - Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica)
Fedor Jelezko (Ulm University)
Iordanis Kerenidis (Centre National de Recherche Scientifique)
Chiara Macchiavello (University of Pavia)
Damian Markham (Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne University)
Simone Montangero (Padova University)
Milos Nesladek (Hasselt University)
Ekkehard Peik (PTB – the National Metrology Institute in Germany, Braunschweig)
Marco Pezzutto (CNR - Istituto Nazionale di Ottica)
Tilman Pfau (University of Stuttgart)
Martin Plenio (Ulm University)
Johannes Pseiner (QTLabs)
Marvin Reich (Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Jörg Schmiedmayer (Vienna University of Technology)
Florian Schreck (University of Amsterdam)
Christine Silberhorn (Paderborn University)
Giuseppe Vallone (UPadova)
Pieter Vermaas (TU Delft)
Philip Walther (University of Vienna)
Christof Wunderlich (University of Siegen)
Raja Yehia (ICFO)
Shaeema Zaman (Science Meltingpot)
INVITED CHAIRS
Andras Ambainis (University of Latvia)
Markus Arndt (University of Vienna)
Ticijana Ban (Institute of Physics, Zagreb)
Laure Le Bars (QuIC - European Quantum Industry Consortium)
Philippe Bouyer (Quantum Delta NL)
Tommaso Calarco (Forschungszentrum Jülich)
Thierry Debuisschert (Thales Research & Technology, France)
Eleni Diamanti (Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne University)
Philippe Grangier (Centre National de Recherche Scientifique)
Anna Kamińska (Creotech Instruments SA)
Oxana Mishina (National Research Council (CNR-INO))
Clifford Murray (VDI Technologiezentrum)
Guido Pupillo (University of Strasbourg)
Florent Staley (CEA - Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives)
Nikolay Vitanov (Sofia University)
Frank Wilhelm-Mauch (Saarland University)
Felix Wissel (Deutsche Telekom)
* Speakers list being updated
SOCIAL PROGRAMME
WELCOME RECEPTION - Sunday, 17 November
Culturgest
EVENING EVENT / CONFERENCE DINNER - Monday, 18 November
Páteo da Galé, in the Lisbon historical city centre