Getting Ready for Quantum Computing

House of Switzerland • World Economic Forum 2023

Tuesday 17 January 2023
08:30-09:30
Location: Ice Village, Vaillant Arena Davos

Joint session co-hosted by Switzerland, ETH Zurich and EPFL. A World Economic Forum Affiliated Session. By invitation only.

Quantum computing is positioned to complement classical computing, eventually expanding research and development. While not ready yet, quantum computing is developing rapidly. Are governments, industries, citizens aware of the enormous challenges – technical, political, intellectual – that come with this technology? Can we identify what is missing today in the fields of governance and infrastructure in order to benefit from this revolution?

Speakers
Jonathan Home, Professor for Experimental Quantum Optics and Photonics, ETH Zurich
Anna Foncuberta, Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials, EPFL
Heike Riel, Head Science of Quantum & Information Technologies, IBM Research

Moderation
Jennifer Schenker, The Innovator