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2019 Chicago Quantum Summit
2019 Chicago Quantum Summit

The second annual Chicago Quantum Summit, hosted at the University of Chicago, will engage scientific and government leaders from around the globe and the industries that will drive the applications of emerging quantum information science research. With a focus on building international community, these experts will discuss the future of quantum information science and technology and strategies to build tomorrow’s quantum workforce.
Attendance at the Summit is by invitation only. This event will be live streamed.
Join us on Thursday, October 24 for an evening presentation in downtown Chicago featuring Talia Gershon, Director, Research Strategy & Growth Initiatives at IBM Research. The event is open to the public. Learn more.
Chicago Quantum Summit 2018
Chicago Quantum Summit 2018
Chicago Quantum Summit 2018

The Summit will convene leading experts from academia, industry, and government for a 1.5-day program of presentations and rich discussion on the future of quantum computing, information science, and education. The Summit is by invitation only. Live streaming is available for the Thursday Summit events.
The evening discussion, Quantum Engineering: The Next Technological Space Race, is open to the public and available through live streaming.
Chicago Quantum Summit 2018 Agenda
Chicago Quantum Summit 2018 Agenda
Chicago Quantum Summit 2018 Agenda
Event Concluded: Learn More about the Summit activities here.
University of Chicago
Eckhardt Research Center (ERC)—Room 161
5640 South Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Day 1 – Thursday, November 8
Live streaming available here.
Time
Event
Speakers
Concurrent Lab Tours
8:45–9:30 AM
Registration & Breakfast
9:30–9:35 AM
Opening Remarks
David Awschalom, Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago; Senior Scientist, Argonne; Director of the Chicago Quantum Exchange
9:35–9:45 AM
Program Welcome
Robert J. Zimmer, President of the University of Chicago
9:45–10:15 AM
Keynote
Dario Gil, COO, IBM Research and VP, AI and Quantum, IBM Research
10:15–10:45 AM
Keynote
France Cordova, NSF Director
10:45–11:00 AM
Break
11:00–11:30 PM
Remarks
Congressman Dan Lipinski, 3rd District, Illinois
11:30 AM–12:00 PM
Keynote
Hartmut Neven, Engineering Director, Google Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab
12:00–12:30 PM
Keynote
Steve Binkley, Deputy Director, Office of Science (DOE)
12:30–1:30 PM
Lunch
12:45 PM: Lab Tours
1:30–2:00 PM
Panel
Supratik Guha, Center for Nanoscale Materials Director and Senior Scientific Advisor to the Lab Director, Argonne; Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago; Joseph Lykken, Deputy Director and Chief Research Officer of Fermilab; David Awschalom, Liew Family Professor of Molecular Engineering, UChicago; Senior Scientist, Argonne; Director of the Chicago Quantum Exchange; Dale Van Harlingen, the Center for Advanced Study Professor of Physics and the Donald Biggar Willett Professor of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign
2:00–2:30 PM
Keynote
Carl Williams, Acting Director of the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
2:30–3:00 PM
Keynote
Paul Lopata, Acting Assistant Director of Defense Research & Engineering for Quantum Information Science
3:00–3:30 PM
Remarks
Congressman Bill Foster, 11th District, Illinois
3:30–4:00 PM
Keynote
Jeff Henshaw, Group Program Manager for Microsoft’s Quantum Architecture and Computation Group (QuArC)
4:00–5:00 PM
Reception
CQE Member Research Poster Session
4:40–5:00 PM
Buses leave for Public Event
The Standard Club
320 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago, IL 60604
Live streaming available here.
Time
Event
Speakers
5:30 PM
Doors open
6:00 PM
Lecture
Hartmut Neven, Google
6:20 PM
Fireside Chat
Hartmut Neven, Google
David Awschalom
6:40 PM
Moderated Q&A
Martin Giles, MIT Technology Review
7:00 PM
Event ends
Day 2 – Friday, November 9
Time
Event
QISENET Meeting
8:15–9:00 AM
Continental Breakfast
9:00–9:15 AM
Overview
Evelyn Hu, Tarr-Coyne Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Science, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University
9:15–10:15 AM
Keynote
Linda S. Sapochak, Division Director, Division of Materials Research, NSF
10:15–10:30 AM
Break
10:30–11:30 AM
Student & Industry Panel
Lisa F. Edge, Sr. Program Manager Epitaxial Materials, IR Program Office, HRL Laboratories, LLC; Ben Lawrie, Staff Scientist, Quantum Information Science Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Ryan Babbush, Senior Research Scientist, Google Inc.; Barbara Jones, Research Division, IBM
11:30 AM–12:30 PM
Student Poster Session
12:30 PM
Conference Concludes
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