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Tuesday, October 11 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
(REF 07101) Quantum Technologies for Climate Action: Journey to COP27

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Climate change is the crisis of our time. It defines this era. This Quantum Tech for Climate Action event is a unique opportunity to hear from the visionaries shaping the new quantum economy as they discuss potential solutions vis-à-vis favourable climate action to benefit humanity.

Agenda
Chair’s Welcome Remarks:
  • Maëva Ghonda, Chair, Quantum Advisory Board and Senior Fellow, HQS Quantum Simulations
Opening Remarks:
  • Jack Hidary, CEO, SandboxAQ
Keynote Speakers:
  • Dr. Neil Abroug, Head of the French National Quantum Strategy Office, Prime Minister's Office
  • Jessica Richman, Investment Director, Australian Trade and Investment Commission
  • Raghunath Koduvayur, Head of Marketing and Communications, IQM Quantum Computers
Invited Experts:
  • Dr. Oscar Diez, Head of Quantum Computing, European Commission
  • Dr. Michael Marthaler CEO, HQS Quantum Simulations
  • Dr. Shahar Keinan CEO, Polaris Quantum
  • Bill Liao, Investment Partner, SOSV Venture Capital
  • John Levy, CEO, SEEQC
  • Kevin Kissell, Technical Director for High-Performance Computing and Quantum Computing, Office of the CTO, Google
  • Masayoshi “Matt” Terabe, Head of Quantum Transformation (QX), Sumitomo Corporation
Closing Remarks:
  • Julian van Velzen, CTO and Head of Capgemini Quantum Lab
Speakers
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Maeva Ghonda

Chair, Quantum AI Institute
Senior Fellow, HQS Quantum SimulationsMaëva Ghonda is the Chair of the Quantum Advisory Board and Senior Fellow of HQS Quantum Simulations. Maëva was previously a Scholar for the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), the world-class quantum research institution supported by the National... Read More →
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Jack Hidary

CEO, SandboxAQ
Jack is the Chief Executive Officer of SandboxAQ. AQ stands for AI and Quantum, two key tools Sandbox uses to address pressing global challenges. Sandbox AQ became an independent, venture-backed entity in 2022. Sandbox's team and inspiration began in 2016 at Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ... Read More →
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Neil Abroug

Head, French National Quantum Strategy Office
Dr. Neil Abroug coordinates the French national quantum strategy having a 1.8 Billion EUR investment portfolio. He began his career as a research engineer and project manager at CEA in the field of Industry 4.0. In 2018, he joined the Directorate General for Enterprises at the French... Read More →
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Jessica Richman

Investment Director, Australian Trade and Investment Commission
Ms. Jessica Richman is the Investment Director at The Australian Trade and Investment Commission, the Australian Government's international trade and investment agency. In this capacity, Ms. Richman leads the quantum technologies sector across Austrade's global network, helping quantum... Read More →
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Raghunath Koduvayur

Head of Marketing and Communications, IQM Quantum Computers
Raghunath Koduvayur is a Sales and Marketing Executive who has built award-winning teams at Nokia, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, and in several startups. He has over 15 years of international experience in building both B2B and B2C businesses across APAC and Europe. He also holds board... Read More →
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Oscar Diez

Head of Quantum Computing, European Commission
Dr. Oscar Diez is the Head of Quantum Computing at the European Commission (EC), the executive branch of the European Union (EU). Previously, Dr. Diez was head of datacentre at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in London. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Universidad Politécnica... Read More →
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Michael Marthaler

CEO, HQS Quantum Simulations
Dr. Michael Marthaler is the Chief Executive Officer of HQS Quantum Simulations, the leading quantum software company based in Germany.Michael Marthaler has worked in the field of quantum computing for more than 15 years. He received his PhD from the Karlsruher Institute of Technology... Read More →
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Shahar Keinan

CEO, Polaris Quantum Biotech
Dr. Shahar Keinan is the Chief Executive Officer of Polaris Quantum Biotech. She has over 20 years of extensive experience in the field of computational and theoretical chemistry and published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts in the fields of in-silico drug design and discovery... Read More →
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Bill Liao

Investment Partner, SOSV Venture Capital
Bill Liao is a general partner of SOSV, a venture capital fund of over $1B. Bill’s current focus is Quantum Software.Bill is a Chinese-Australian-Irish entrepreneur, investor, former diplomat, business mentor, author, passionate leader and speaker, with a distinguished record in... Read More →
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John Levy

CEO,, SEEQC
Mr. Levy is the Chief Executive Officer, Chair and co-founder of SEEQC, a scalable quantum computing company with headquarters and superconductive chip foundry in New York and teams and facilities in London and Naples. From 2010-18 he served as the Chair of BioLite, a distributed... Read More →
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Kevin Kissell

Technical Director for High-Performance Computing and Quantum Computing, Office of the CTO,, Google
Kevin Kissell is Technical Director for High-Performance Computing and Quantum Computing within the Office of the Chief Technology Officer at Google. Prior to his current role, Kevin D. Kissell was by turns both a hardware engineer and a software engineer for Google's Technical Infrastructure... Read More →
avatar for Masayoshi “Matt” Terabe

Masayoshi “Matt” Terabe

Head of Quantum Transformation (QX), Sumitomo Corporation
Masayoshi “Matt” Terabe, is the Head of Quantum Transformation (QX) for the Sumitomo Corporation. He is also a specially appointed visiting associate professor at Tohoku University in Japan.Matt received his M.S. in Quantum Engineering from Nagoya University in 2007 and has 13... Read More →
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Julian van Velzen

CTO, Head of Capgemini Quantum Lab
Julian is the Chief Technology Officer and the Head of the Capgemini Quantum Lab, a global network of quantum experts, partners and facilities, focused on 3 key areas: Quantum Sensing, Quantum Communications and Quantum Computing. From this Lab, Capgemini is exploring with its clients... Read More →

Tuesday October 11, 2022 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
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