AI & Machine Learning

Quantum World Congress 2026

Quantum World Congress 2026 is the global convening for the quantum ecosystem, bringing together scientists, technologists, investors, founders, and policymakers. The event focuses on the latest developments in quantum research, emerging applications, investment, policy, workforce, and commercialization. Attendees will participate in sessions and discussions…

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125Speakers
8Sponsors
0On the bill · sessions
100Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Quantum, in alphabetical order.
Adam Black
Director, Quantum Science Institute · U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
Aisha N. Braveboy
County Executive · Prince George's County
Alan Baratz
Chief Executive Officer · D-Wave
Alexander Loew
CEO & Owner · PCert
Allison Schwartz
SVP, Global Government Relations & Public Affairs · D-Wave
Andy Ory
Chief Executive Officer · QuEra Computing
Anna Nissinen
Chief Economic Officer · Arlington Economic Development
Anthony Lawrence
CEO · Light Rider Inc.
Anthony Pugliese
Chief Commercialization Officer · U.S. Department of Energy
Arvind Raman
Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and 18th Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) · National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Asmod Karki
Head of Global Strategy · FedTech
Austin Lin
Head of the U.S. National Committee to JTC 3 · IEC/ISO Joint Technical Committee on Quantum Technologies (JTC 3)
Barbara Goldstein
Associate Director, Physical Measurement Laboratory · National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Ben Bloom
Founder & Chief Executive Officer · Atom Computing
Ben Winter
First Secretary, Science Policy · British Embassy Washington
Bob Sutor
CEO · Sutor Group
Bonnie Marlow
Principal & Quantum Sensors Group Leader · MITRE
Brian Darmody
Chief Strategy Officer · Association of University Research Parks (AURP)
Brian Rashap
Quantum and IoT Educator · Central New Mexico Community College
Carl Williams
CEO & Principal · CJW Quantum Consulting
Celia Merzbacher
Executive Director · Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C)
Charles Beyrouthy
Managing Partner · Forma Prime
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Atom ComputingPlatinum
ClassiqPlatinum
D-WavePlatinum
IBMPlatinum
InfleqtionPlatinum
IonQPlatinum
MicrosoftPlatinum
QuantinuumPlatinum
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 100 companies show up, and 7 bet on three roles at once?

100 companies. seven are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
7All threespeak · spons · exh
1Sponsoringsponsor only
92Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Classiq·D-Wave·IonQ·Quantinuum·Atom Computing·IBM·Infleqtion

Speakers by seniority

70% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite4234%
  • Founder / Owner86%
  • VP-level76%
  • Director / Head of3024%
  • Manager / Lead76%
  • Product22%
  • Engineer · IC11%
  • Research / Science11%
  • Advisor / Investor11%
  • Other roles2621%

Of 125 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01ClassiqSp·P3V
  2. 02D-WaveSp·P3V
  3. 03IonQSp·P2V
  4. 04QuantinuumSp·P2V
  5. 05Atom ComputingSp·P1V
  6. 06IBMSp·P1V
  7. 07InfleqtionSp·P1V
  8. 08Connected DMV3V
  9. 09MicrosoftSp·P
  10. 10National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)3V
  11. 11National Institutes of Health (NIH)3V
  12. 12NVIDIA3V
  13. 13AMD2V
  14. 14Caltech2V
Sponsors by tier
platinum8
100% of 8
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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