CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Monday, September 25

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM    Conference room 1

Quantum physics: a fertile ground for innovation

Keynote Plenary session

Bruno BONNELL Secretary General for Investments Prime Minister’s Office

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM    Conference room 1

Quantum + A.I. : What's the true potential?

Talk

Théau Peronnin CEO and Co-founder ALICE & BOB

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM    Conference room 1

Hosting and operating the first European quantum computers

Round Table Plenary session

Sabine MEHR Chief Quantum Projects Officer GENCI

Laure LE BARS Research project Director/ President SAP /European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC)

Krisztian BENYO Technical Business Developer - Europe, Quantum Solutions Expert PASQAL

Pascal MAILLOT Deputy Head of Unit High Performance Computing & Quantum Technologies EUROPEAN COMMISSION

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM    Conference room 1

Quantum computing business adoption

Talk

Jean François BOBIER Partner & Director - Technology Advantage BCG

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM    Conference room 1

The quantum energy initiative: quantifying the energy footprint of quantum computers

Talk Plenary session

Alexia AUFFEVES Director of Research/ Director of the International/ Cofounder CNRS/ CNRS RESEARCH LAB MAJULAB IN SINGAPORE/QUANTUM ENERGY INITIATIVE

Olivier EZRATTY Cofounder QUANTUM ENERGY INITIATIVE

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM    Conference room 1

Quantum computing opportunities in the energy and utilities sector

Round Table End User Applications

Emma WONG Senior Nuclear Technology and Innovation Advisor OECD Nuclear Energy Agency

Dr. Corey O'MEARA Quantum Computing Lead E.ON DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY GmbH

Joseph MIKAEL Head of Quantum Computation & Quantum Information project EDF

John EGAN CEO L’ATELIER BNP PARIBAS

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM    Conference room 1

Quantum hardware outlook

Talk Hardware Track

David SHAW Chief Analyst GLOBAL QUANTUM INTELLIGENCE

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM    Conference room 1

Application-level benchmark of quantum solutions: the case of the automotive industry

Talk End User Applications

Marvin ERDMANN Software Engineer Quantum Computing BMW GROUP

03:15 PM - 03:45 PM    Conference room 1

Scaling up quantum processors with modular architectures

Talk Hardware Track

Tom DARRAS CEO & Co-founder WELINQ

03:45 PM - 04:30 PM    Conference room 1

Quantum computing for capital markets and risk management

Round Table End User Applications

Enrique LIZASO Founder & Managing Partner, Treasurer & Member of the Governing Board MULTIVERSE COMPUTING, EUROPEAN QUANTUM INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM (QUIC)

Achraf SEDDIK Data science and Quantum computing CREDIT AGRICOLE CIB

Clément BRAUNER Quantum Computing Lead CAPGEMINI INVENT

04:30 PM - 05:00 PM    Conference room 1

Quantum technologies in defense and security

Talk End User Applications

Michal KRELINA Scientist CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY – PRAGUE

05:00 PM - 05:30 PM    Conference room 1

BACQ project of LNE MetriQs Program: Applications-Oriented Benchmarks of Quantum Computers

Talk Hardware Track

Frederic BARBARESCO Quantum Algorithms Segment Leader THALES

Félicien SCHOPFER Program Manager Quantum Technologies LNE

Tuesday, September 26

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM    Conference room 1

Quantum technologies: developing and delivering a comprehensive plan to turn potential into action

Talk Plenary session

Laurent OLISLAGER Policy Officer on Quantum Technologies EUROPEAN COMMISSION

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM    Conference room 1

Quantum: An Institutional Challenge at the Cutting Edge of Technology

Talk Plenary session

Neil ABROUG Head of the French National Quantum FRENCH SECRETARY GENERAL FOR INVESTMENT

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM    Conference room 1

Job opportunities in the quantum industry

Round Table Plenary session

Araceli VENEGAS-GOMEZ Founder and CEO QURECA

Sibylle BELAUD Project Manager at QuanTEdu-France, AMI CMA Quantique UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES

Emily MEADS Deep Tech Investor SPEEDINVEST

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM    Conference room 1

Quantum networks: how will they improve the security of communication?

Talk Plenary session

Virginia D'AURIA Professor UNIVERSITY COTE D’AZUR NICE INSTITUT OF PHYSICS

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM    Conference room 1

Quantum Portfolio Optimization using the D-Wave

Talk Plenary session

Frank PHILLIPSON Senior scientist Quantum Applications at TNO / professor Computational Operations Research Maastricht University

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM    Conference room 1

Working towards quantum benefit in the pharma industry

Talk End User Applications

Robert IZSAK Senior Quantum Scientist (Chemistry) RIVERLANE

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM    Conference room 1

Quantum algorithms outlook

Talk Software and algorithms track

David SHAW Chief Analyst GLOBAL QUANTUM INTELLIGENCE

02:30 PM - 03:00 PM    Conference room 1

Best practices in running quantum algorithms on NISQ devices

Talk Software and algorithms track

Daniel MILLS Research Scientist QUANTINUUM

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM    Conference room 1

Leveraging quantum technology to bring aerospace into the quantum era

Talk End User Applications

Jasper Simon KRAUSER Quantum Technology Central Coordinator AIRBUS

03:45 PM - 04:15 PM    Conference room 1

PQC standardization & cyber-regulation scalability : How to engage remediation

Talk Quantum Cyber-Security

Christian D'ORIVAL Chief Revenue Officer CRYPTONEXT SECURITY

04:15 PM - 04:45 PM    Conference room 1

Use case: Quantum-Based Optimization for Integration-Test Efficiency in Vehicle Development

Talk End User Applications

Christian NIETNER Head of Quantum Computing & Advanced Analytics NTT DATA Deutschland

Marvin ERDMANN Software Engineer Quantum Computing BMW GROUP

04:45 PM - 05:15 PM    Conference room 1

Advancements in Quantum Technology for Harsh Environments: Innovate UK-funded Initiatives?

Talk

Ramy SHELBAYA Co-Founder and CEO QUANTUM DICE