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​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

               Gustav Kalbe, European Commission

09:30 - Quantum Technologies in Europe: an Overview

             Oscar Diez, European Commission

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

                Rui Semide, Entangled Space

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 

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, Sorbonne University 

​14:30 - Parallel Sessions

  • HPC-QC

​       ​Jacques-Charles Lafoucrière, CEA - Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives

        Stephan Schächer, Infineon Technologies AG

        Matteo Mascagni, EuroHPC-JU, European Commission

  • EuroQCI

        Keith Elder, PETRUS/Nostradamus

        Augusto Fragoso, Anacom: Portuguese Telecom Regulator

        Aymard de Touzalin, European Commission

        Ingrid Linnas, Estonian State Telecom

  • Quantum Sensing & Infrastructures

       Chair: Philippe Bouyer, Quantum Delta NL

        Camille Janvier, Exail

        Damian Markham, CNRS, Sorbonne University

        Marvin Reich, GFZ Potsdam

  • Quantum for society: a diverse community contributing to sustainability

        Chair: Clifford Murray, VDI Technologiezentrum

        Natalia Bruno, CNR 

        Pieter Vermaas, TU Delft, Quantum Delta NL and PQI - Portuguese Quantum Institute

        Raja Yehia, ICFO

        Shaeema Zaman, Science Meltingpot

  • Basic Science and New Directions for Quantum Technologies

        Ivan Favero, Université Paris Cité, CNRS​​​

        Marco Pezzutto, CNR - Istituto Nazionale di Ottica

15:15 - Coffee break

15:45 - Standardisation on Quantum Technologies 

        Ivo Pietro Degiovanni, INRIM, EURAMET EMN-Q

        Florent Staley, CEA - Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives

        Alexandra Paul, Pasqal

​16:30 - Parallel Sessions

  • Quantum Software

        Stacey Jeffery, CWI - Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica

        András Gilyèn, Rényi Institute

        Dylan Harley, University of Copenhagen

  • Quantum Simulation

        Joerg Schmiedmayer, TU Wien

        Simone Montagero, Padova University

  • Quantum Networks

        Djeylan Akta, Slovak Academy of Sciences

        Stephanie Barz, University of Stuttgart

        Wolfgang Dür, University of Innsbruck


  • Basic Science and Future Directions for Quantum Technologies

        Chiara Macchiavello, University of Pavia

        Julen Pedernales, Ulm Universit

        Ekkehard Peik, PTB Braunschweig

​17:30 - Coffee break

17:45 - Poster session

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

  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

  • Quantum Computing Hardware

        Christine Silberhorn, Paderborn University

        Christoph Wunderlich, University of Siegen

        Tilman Pfau, University of Stuttgart

        Milos Nesladek, Hasselt University

        Anil Murani, Alice&Bob

  • 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

  • Quantum Sensing 

        Nicole Fabbri, CNR and LENS

        Radim Filip, Palacky Universit

       Fedor Jelezko, Ulm University

        Florian Schreck, University of Amsterdam

        Martin Plenio, Ulm University & NVision Imaging Technologies

  • Quantum Computation and Artificial Intelligence

         Jens Eisert, Freie Universität Berlin

         Iordanis Kerenidis, CNRS

         Philip Walther, University of Vienna

         Philipp Slusallek, Saarland University

         Panel discussion with the speakers

  • Ethics and Disruptions of Quantum Technologies

         Zeki Seskir, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

         Magda Cocco, VDA - Vieira de Almeida & Associados

         Marco Lamonato, ThinkQuantum

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 (Sorbonne University)

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)

Oscar Diez (European Commission)

Sebastian Etcheverry (Luxquanta)

Ivan Favero (Université Paris Cité, CNRS)

Thomas Ferré (EIB/EIC)

Gustav Kalbe (European Commission)

Carlos Kuchkovsky (QCentroid)

​Jacques-Charles Lafoucrière (CEA - Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives)

Ingrid Linnas (Estonian State Telecom)

Jeanette Lorenz (Fraunhofer IKS, Munich)

Matteo Mascagni (EuroHPC-JU, European Commission)

Emily Meads (Quantonation)

Rainer Müller (TU Braunschweig)

Julen Pedernales (Ulm University)

Yasser Omar (IST and PQI)

Stephan Schächer (Infineon Technologies AG)

Mažena Mackoit Sinkevičienė (Vilnius University)

Rui Semide (Entangled Space)

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 Bruno (CNR)

Magda Cocco (VDA - Vieira de Almeida & Associados)

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)

Anil Murani (Alice&Bob)

Milos Nesladek (Hasselt University)

Alexandra Paul (Pasqal)

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 & NVision Imaging Technologies)

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)

Zeki Seskir (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

Christine Silberhorn (Paderborn University)

Philipp Slusallek (Saarland University)

Florent Staley (CEA - Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives)

Aymard de Touzalin (European Commission)

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

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Social Programme

SOCIAL PROGRAMME

 

WELCOME RECEPTION - Sunday, 17 November

Culturgest

EVENING EVENT / CONFERENCE DINNER - Monday, 18 November

Páteo da Galé, in the Lisbon historical city centre

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