Quantum computing and how it will revolutionize the industry

Welcome to the IndTech Silicon Valley Quantum Talk!

Grab your favourite cup of coffee and enjoy listening in to an inspiring keynote giving you a glimpse into the future of Quantum Computing from Silicon Valley experts, and how it will disrupt various fields.

Quantum algorithms and circuits can be developed and tested much faster now, due to new storage and data compute options released by world leading software and hardware providers such as Nvidia, Google, and IBM. This, in combination with research from world leading universities gives Quantum Computing a “5 year or never” timeline.

In five years, experts believe the world will know what actors and what countries will be forefront in the field of Quantum Computing. Since 2018, the investments into Quantum Computing startups in Silicon Valley have sky rocked.

During this hour, you will be listening in to a keynote followed by a panel on how Quantum Computing in a few years can revolutionize industries, such as energy production and power grids, life science and pharma, logistics, manufacturing, and production.

Who are you?

You are probably working with strategic questions at a Swedish Industry Company curious about how emerging tech can impact your industry and have a high interest in international collaborations and in innovation.

Keynote

Dr. Sam Stanwick

Dr. Sam Stanwick is the Group Product Manager for Quantum Computing at NVIDIA and holds a Ph.D in Applied Physics from Stanford University. Prior to NVIDIA he worked as a Technical Lead at Rigetti Computing and a Senior Quantum Engineer at Keysight Technologies. Learn more about Ph.D. Sam Stanwick and his Quantum Computing projects at NVIDIA. Read his blog or listen to this podcast.

Dr. Prineha Narang

Dr. Prineha Narang is the Howard Reiss Chair Professor in Physical Sciences at UCLA where she leads NarangLab, an interdisciplinary group across theoretical and computational sciences. An advisor, author, award-winning researcher and teacher, she was named a Top Innovator by MIT Tech Review. She is the Founder and CTO of Aliro, a quantum network company and an Assistant Professor at John A. Paulson School of Engineering at Harvard University.

Panel

Prachi J. Vakharia

Prachi V. lives and works in Washington DC, where she works on Autonomous Vehicles, V2X technologies, digital and shared mobility projects, EV modelling and charging infrastructure in DC, NY and LA. Today, she is building a National Guide for Adoption of E-Mobility, and is helping to establish the E-Mobility portfolio for AES, a Fortune 200 company.

Dr. Marlou Slot

Dr. Marlou Slot is a quantum materials physicist at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology and Georgetown University, designing and realizing novel materials atom by atom for applications in quantum computing and high-temperature superconductivity. Marlou is a co-initiator of the Womanium Global Quantum Computing & Entrepreneurship Program to help build the quantum workforce of tomorrow.

Dr. Philip Krantz

Dr. Philip Krantz is a Business Developer and Quantum Physicist in the Quantum Engineering Solutions (QES) team at Keysight Technologies. In the team, he is both working to expand the customer base of the quantum measurement software Labber, as well as providing hands-on expertise in quantum engineering. Philip is also the QES lead for customer and industry partnerships.

Dr. Jeff Grover

Jeff Grover is a Research Scientist in the Engineering Quantum Systems Group (EQuS) group at MIT. He focuses on software infrastructure and building extensible calibration, control, and metrology protocols for multi-qubit systems. Prior to EQuS, he spent time in industry working separately on quantum annealing and machine learning for healthcare. He received his PhD in Physics from the Joint Quantum Institute at the University of Maryland in 2015.

Dr. Barbara Wellmann

Dr. Barbara Wellmann is the Lead of Quantum.Link, Deloitte’s technology consulting unit focusing on quantum technologies and its implications for the future of businesses and industries. She helps clients to leverage the benefits and to understand the risks of quantum and develops suitable long-term implementation strategies in a business context. Her particular aim is to develop ecologically sensible and sustainable concepts. Barbara completed her PhD in applied laser physics at the MQ Photonics Research Center in Sydney, Australia.