Cisco Quantum Summit
Cisco Quantum Summit (CQS) is a bi-annual meeting organized by Cisco Quantum Lab since 2022 to bring together experts in the industry, academia, and government to discuss progress towards building the quantum internet. This virtual summit will focus on “Decoding the Quantum Network Software Stack: The Blueprint for Scalable Quantum Infrastructure".
Outshift and Cisco Research bring together scientists and engineers to advance the forefront of emerging technologies.
Cisco Quantum Summit
Architecting the Quantum Network: From Entanglement to Ecosystem
October 6, 2026
Time (PT)
Session Title
Affiliation
Speaker
Welcome and Keynotes (Chair Reza Nejabati)
8:30-8:45
Welcome
Cisco Quantum Labs
Vijoy Pandey
Cisco SVP | Head of Outshift by Cisco
Session 1: The Operator View (Chair Reza Nejabati)
8:45-9:00
Quantum Networks Industrialization
British Telecom
Andrew Lord
Sr. Manager Optical and Quantum Networks Research
9:05-9:20
Quantum Networks Meet Carrier Reality
Deutsche Telekom
Matheus Sena
R&D Architect