EU Edition · Leuven, Belgium · Agenda

The full
programme.

1–2 October 2026 · IMEC Headquarters, Leuven, Belgium. Every session, keynote, panel, and networking break across the summit.

Full Schedule

The full day,
hour by hour.

From 7:30 AM registration to the 9:00 PM dinner reception — every session, break, and transition mapped to its time slot with the speakers taking the stage.

01
Thursday, 1 October 2026
Quantum Architecture, Policy & Infrastructure Stack
  1. 07:30 – 08:30
    ⌁Registration

    Registration & Badge Collection

  2. 08:30 – 08:50
    ◆Opening

    Opening Remarks & Summit Overview

    • Salah Nasri
      Salah Nasri
      ISIG
    • Amy Leong
      Amy Leong
      GQIG
  3. 08:50 – 09:00
    ◆Opening

    Welcome Address

    • Thomas Piliszczuk
      Thomas Piliszczuk
      imec

  4. Quantum Architecture Race to Utility Scale

    09:00 – 09:20
    ★Keynote

    Keynote — Amazon

    • Dr. Oskar Painter
      Dr. Oskar Painter
      Amazon Web Services
  5. 09:20 – 09:40
    ★Keynote

    Keynote — PASQAL

    • Dr. Loïc Henriet
      Dr. Loïc Henriet
      PASQAL
  6. 09:40 – 10:00
    ★Keynote

    Keynote — Quantum Motion

    • Dr. James Palles-Dimmock
      Dr. James Palles-Dimmock
      Quantum Motion
  7. 10:00 – 10:20
    ★Keynote

    Keynote — IonQ

    • Dr. Marco Pistoia
      Dr. Marco Pistoia
      IonQ
  8. 10:20 – 11:20
    ◌Break

    Networking Break & Business Meetings — Slot 1 | IMEC Tour #1

  9. 11:20 – 11:40
    ★Keynote

    Keynote — IQM

    • Dr. Jan Goetz
      Dr. Jan Goetz
      IQM Quantum Computers

  10. Policy Leadership in Action — How Europe's Quantum Nations Are Building the Infrastructure Agenda

    11:40 – 11:50
    ▸Talk

    Reserved

  11. 11:50 – 12:00
    ▸Talk

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

    • Louise Lund Henneberg
      Louise Lund Henneberg
      Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
  12. 12:00 – 12:10
    ▸Talk

    UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

    • Dr. Johann De Silva
      Dr. Johann De Silva
      DSIT (UK)
  13. 12:10 – 12:20
    ▸Talk

    Business Finland

    • Outi Keski-Äijö
      Outi Keski-Äijö
      Business Finland
  14. 12:20 – 13:20
    ◐Lunch

    Lunch

  15. Quantum-Accelerated AI: Infrastructure, Security, and the Race to Scale

    13:20 – 13:40
    ▸Talk

    BTQ Technologies

    • Sean Hackett
      Sean Hackett
      BTQ Technologies
  16. 13:40 – 13:50
    ▸Talk

    IonQ

    • Dr. Mihir Bhaskar
      Dr. Mihir Bhaskar
      IonQ
  17. 13:50 – 14:20
    ◎Panel

    Panel Discussion: Secure Quantum Network

    With Qunnect (TBC) and memQ (TBC).

    • Dr. Mihir Bhaskar
      Panellist
      Dr. Mihir Bhaskar
      IonQ
    • Sean Hackett
      Panellist
      Sean Hackett
      BTQ Technologies

  18. Quantum Market Intelligence

    14:20 – 14:40
    ▸Talk

    McKinsey & Company

    • Henning Soller
      Henning Soller
      McKinsey & Company
  19. 14:40 – 15:00
    ▸Talk

    Reserved

  20. 15:00 – 16:00
    ◌Break

    Networking Break & Business Meetings — Slot 2 | IMEC Tour #2

  21. Early Adopters — Building Quantum Infrastructure for Real‑World End Users

    16:00 – 16:15
    ▸Talk

    Amazon

    • Julia Thiele
      Julia Thiele
      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  22. 16:15 – 16:30
    ▸Talk

    Dell

    • Thuy Truong
      Thuy Truong
      Dell
  23. 16:30 – 16:45
    ▸Talk

    DLR German Aerospace Center

    • Dr. Karla Loida
      Dr. Karla Loida
      DLR German Aerospace Center
  24. 16:45 – 17:00
    ◇Closing

    Closing Remarks — Day 1

  25. 17:00 – 17:30
    ⇆Transfer

    Bus Departure

  26. 17:30 – 18:00
    ⇆Transfer

    Bus Transfer to the Gala venue: De Hoorn

    Shuttle transfers from imec Headquarters to De Hoorn, and return shuttles from De Hoorn to Hotel — refer to your bus instruction email for details.

  27. 18:00 – 21:00
    ◉Reception

    Cocktail Reception, Award Dinner & IMEC Leadership Connect

02
Friday, 2 October 2026
Hardware Frontier, Manufacturing & Investor Perspectives
  1. 07:30 – 08:30
    ⌁Registration

    Registration & Badge Collection

  2. 08:30 – 08:40
    ◆Opening

    Opening Remarks — Day 2

  3. The Hardware Frontier: Building the Quantum Infrastructure of the Future

    08:40 – 09:00
    ★Keynote

    Keynote — IMEC

    • Dr. Kristiaan De Greve
      Dr. Kristiaan De Greve
      imec
  4. 09:00 – 09:20
    ★Keynote

    Keynote — Atom Computing

    • Dr. Ben Bloom
      Dr. Ben Bloom
      Atom Computing
  5. 09:20 – 09:40
    ★Keynote

    Keynote — Google

    • Jeremy Hilton
      Jeremy Hilton
      Google Quantum AI
  6. 09:40 – 10:00
    ★Keynote

    Keynote — IBM

    • Dr. Heike Riel
      Dr. Heike Riel
      IBM Research
  7. 10:00 – 11:00
    ◌Break

    Networking Break & Business Meetings — Slot 3 | IMEC Tour #3

  8. From Pilot Line to Production — Towards Enabling Quantum Manufacturing in Europe

    11:00 – 11:10
    ▸Talk

    imec

    • Philippe Soussan
      Philippe Soussan
      imec
  9. 11:10 – 11:20
    ▸Talk

    TNO, Netherlands

    • Dr. Rogier Verberk
      Dr. Rogier Verberk
      TNO (Netherlands)
  10. 11:20 – 11:30
    ▸Talk

    Reserved

  11. 11:30 – 11:40
    ▸Talk

    Reserved

  12. 11:40 – 12:00
    ▸Talk

    Infineon

    • Richard Kuncic
      Richard Kuncic
      Infineon Technologies
  13. 12:00 – 13:00
    ◐Lunch

    Lunch

  14. The Hardware Enabling Stack — EDA, Control Systems, Cryogenics & Interconnects

    13:00 – 13:20
    ▸Talk

    QuantrolOx

    • Vishal Chatrath
      Vishal Chatrath
      QuantrolOx
  15. 13:20 – 13:30
    ▸Talk

    SemiQon

    • Himadri Majumdar
      Himadri Majumdar
      SemiQon
  16. 13:30 – 13:40
    ▸Talk

    kiutra

    • Dr. Alexander Regnat
      Dr. Alexander Regnat
      kiutra
  17. 13:40 – 13:50
    ▸Talk

    PsiQuantum

    • Eric Fauve
      Eric Fauve
      PsiQuantum

  18. Quantum Dealflow Live: Investor & Shark Tank Showcase

    13:50 – 15:00
    ◎Panel

    Six Companies — Pitch & Q&A

    Six companies, 10 minutes each for pitch and Q&A. Applied Materials Venture (Steven Konsek) TBC.

    • Dr. Owen Lozman
      Panellist
      Dr. Owen Lozman
      55 North
    • Dr. Ton van 't Noordende
      Panellist
      Dr. Ton van 't Noordende
      Ground State Ventures
    • Steven Konsek
      Panellist
      Steven Konsek
      Applied Materials Venture
  19. 15:00 – 16:00
    ◌Break

    Networking Break & Business Meetings — Slot 4 | IMEC Tour #4

  20. CEO Perspective on Quantum Scaling

    16:00 – 16:10
    ▸Talk

    Qilimanjaro Tech

    • Marta Pascual Estarellas
      Marta Pascual Estarellas
      Qilimanjaro Tech
  21. 16:10 – 16:20
    ▸Talk

    Qudora

    • Amado Bautista-Salvador
      Amado Bautista-Salvador
      Qudora Technologies
  22. 16:20 – 16:35
    ✦Fireside

    Joint CEO Spotlight: Quobly + Bluefors

    • Maud Vinet
      Maud Vinet
      Quobly
    • Kim Povlsen
      Kim Povlsen
      Bluefors

  23. Summit Closing

    16:35 – 16:50
    ▸Talk

    Award Ceremony — Shark Tank Winners

  24. 16:50 – 17:00
    ◇Closing

    Closing Remarks — Day 2

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