We are delighted to invite you to this year’s Harwell Q-Day 4.0: Scaling Quantum event.

Now in it’s fourth year, Harwell Q-Day brings together leading researchers, industry professionals, and academics from across the campus and surrounding area to discuss the latest advancements and future directions of the quantum industry. This year’s conference promises to offer a comprehensive programme featuring keynote presentations, panel discussions, lightning talks and a table-top exhibition.

Important details:

• Date: Wednesday 20th November 2024
• Time: 09:15 – 15:00
• Venue: ECSAT ESA Conference Centre, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Campus, OX11 0FD
• Delegate Fee: Free
• Registration Deadline: Wednesday 13th November 2024, 23:00 (GMT)

Agenda:

• 09:15 – 10:00 Delegate arrival and registration
• 10:00 – 10:20 Keynote: Scaling UK Quantum until 2030 – Prof. Gerard Milburn, NQCC Quantum Fellow
• 10:20 – 10:30 Harwell Quantum Cluster – Dr. Najwa Sidqi, Quantum Cluster Manager, STFC/NQCC
• 10:30 – 10:50 Keynote speaker: Update on the NQCC – Dr. Simon Plant, Deputy Director Innocation, NQCC
• 10:50 – 11:00 Harwell Campus Infrastructure and Innovation Support – Monika Zemla, Director Leasing & Business Development, Harwell Campus
• 11:00 – 11:20 QuEra, NQCC Testbed: Vision on Scaling Quantum Computing – Nate Gemelke, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Strategist (CTS), QuEraA Computing Inc.

• 11:20 – 12:00 Refreshment Break

• 12:00 – 12:30 Quantum Now – How Quantum Tech is Being Used Today
  • Dr. Stefen Bogdanovic (Sandbox), Dr. Simon Muskett (Open Quantum), Dr. Bambordé Baldé (Zaiku). Moderator – Dr. Sonali Mohapatra (NQCC).
• 12:30 – 13:00 Quantum Next – Three Promising Approaches to Scaling Quantum this Decade
  • Dr. Rustin Nourshargh (Oxford Ionics), Prof. Andrew Briggs (QuantrolOx), Dr Marco Palumbo (Infleqtion). Moderator – Dr. Najwa Sidqi (STFC/NQCC).

• 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break

• 14:00 – 15:00 Fostering a Quantum Ecosystem – Building a Pipeline for Talent and Businesses
  • Will Gault (QuBIC), William Goodlad (Oxford Science Enterprises), Victoria Kumaran (Quantum Village). Moderator – Dr. Abby Casey (NQCC).
• 1500 Event Wrap-up and Close

All attendees are required to bring Photo ID with them on the day.

Please do not register for speaker/exhibitor tickets without first speaking with the team.

For any enquiries or additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us directly via email.

With thanks to our event partners, NQCC, for helping to bring you this year’s event.

We are also pleased to announce the following exhibitors will be in attendance.