Cisco Quantum Summit:
Pathways to Practical and Functional Quantum Networking
Cisco Quantum Summit (CQS) is an annual meeting organized by Cisco Quantum Lab, bringing together experts in the industry, academia, and government to discuss progress towards building the quantum internet
Join us at Cisco Quantum Summit 2025
January 30, 2025, 9:00AM — 5:30PM (PST)
Attendees: in person and virtual
Outshift and Cisco Research bring together the world of scientists and engineers to advance the forefront of emerging technologies with a current focus in AI and quantum. As quantum will be a part of daily life and the future of the internet, we're developing technologies spanning hardware, software, and applications to benefit humanity.
Join us at Cisco Quantum Summit
Don't miss our next virtual Cisco Quantum Summit, where we will share the latest efforts in quantum network technologies, close the gap between research and product, and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers
January 30, 2025, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (PST)
Attendees: in person and virtual
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RegisterCisco Quantum Summit 2025
Time
Section title
Speaker
Agenda
8:00 AM
Registration & Breakfast
Session 1: Opening and keynote
9:00 AM
Welcome
Mark Patterson, Cisco Executive leader, Chief Strategy Officer
9:10 AM
Keynote
Bill Gartner, Cisco Senior Vice President/General Manager for optical systems
Session 2: Major National Research Initiatives and Projects
9:30 AM
David Awschalom, Chicago Quantum Exchange
9:50 AM
Inder Monga, Department of Energy
10:10 AM
Gerald Buller, UK Integrated Quantum Networks (IQN) Hub
10:30 AM
Break
10:45 AM
Dominic O'Brien, UK Hub for Quantum Computing via Integrated and Interconnected Implementations
11:05 AM
Eden Figueroa, NSF's National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL)
11:25 AM
Krister Shalm, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
11:45 AM
Erin Sheridan, Air Force Research Laboratory
12:00 PM
Panel
Ramana Kompella, VP, Head of Cisco Research
12:30 PM
Lunch
Session 3: Industry session 1
1:30 PM
Google quantum team
1:50 PM
Jerry Chow, IBM Quantum, T.J. Watson Research Center
2:10 PM
Nicholas Harrigan, NVIDIA
2:30 PM
Charles Lim, JP Morgan Chase
2:45 PM
Break
3:00 PM
Makan Mohageg, Boeing
3:20 PM
Panel
Reza Nejabati, Head of Cisco Research
Session 4: Industry session 2
3:50 PM
Cisco Quantum Network team
4:10 PM
Eric Ostby, Aliro Quantum
4:30 PM
Break
4:45 PM
Mehdi Namazi, Qunnect Inc.
5:00 PM
IoNQ Team