An exploration of how breakthroughs in quantum physics are evolving into practical quantum computing infrastructures that enable real-world enterprise innovation. The inaugural Silicon Valley edition convenes the global quantum hardware ecosystem — IBM, Rigetti, QuantWare, Infleqtion, SEEQC, Qolab, and 30+ confirmed speakers — for a single-day summit focused on the engineering challenges of building scalable, fault-tolerant quantum systems.
The programme is organised around the engineering frontiers separating today's prototypes from tomorrow's deployable, fault-tolerant quantum platforms.
Scaling superconducting qubit systems toward fault tolerance, the 1-million-qubit roadmap, and the engineering bottlenecks defining present-day quantum processors.
Moving beyond siloed accelerators toward quantum-centric supercomputing — and the practical roadmap for fault-tolerant, hybrid quantum-classical workflows.
Adopting semiconductor-grade processes to deliver higher-quality qubit fabrication — and the foundry partnerships unlocking scale.
Quantum-enhanced precision measurement beyond the diffraction limit — from Earth observation to physical AI systems.
How early adopters define quantum use cases, measure ROI, and partner with hardware and software providers to translate potential into business value.
The Day 1 programme is organised around seven focused sessions — from the opening fault-tolerance keynote to the closing customer-perspective fireside.
An exploration of the diverse hardware, software, and infrastructure approaches converging to accelerate the development of scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computers.
An exploration of how breakthroughs in quantum physics are evolving into practical quantum computing infrastructures that enable real-world enterprise innovation and transformation.
A concise look at how breakthroughs in quantum research are converging with scalable fabrication techniques to accelerate the transition from lab-scale experiments to commercially viable quantum technologies.
A focused exploration of how cutting-edge quantum research is being translated into deployable, production-ready systems that bring quantum capabilities from the lab into real-world applications.
A focused look at the engineering breakthroughs, control systems, materials, and infrastructure innovations required to design, build, and scale reliable quantum processors from lab prototypes to production-ready platforms.
A curated spotlight on breakthrough technologies and emerging innovations shaping the future of quantum computing, from early-stage concepts to impactful, real-world applications.
An inside look at how early adopters evaluate quantum technologies, define real-world use cases, measure ROI, and partner with hardware and software providers to translate quantum potential into business value.
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.
Doors open. Delegates collect their badges and welcome packs, with coffee and light refreshments at the Plug and Play Tech Center lobby.
ISIG welcome and summit overview — the framing for the day's seven sessions and the year's quantum infrastructure agenda.
Opening keynote on modular quantum computing and the roadmap to utility-scale systems.
Google Quantum AI's scalable hardware roadmap — from error correction to the million-qubit horizon.
Silicon CMOS qubit architectures and the Quantum Motion approach to leveraging standard semiconductor fabrication.
A Nobel laureate's personal account of superconducting qubit research, from the 1980s to the Qolab utility-scale roadmap.
Mid-morning networking break with executive 1:1 meetings, coffee, and pastries in the exhibition hall.
Rigetti's roadmap from 50–70ns gate speeds to commercial quantum advantage.
The VIO QPU architecture and the path to MegaQubit-scale processors.
QuamCore's engineering-first path to 1M qubits in a single cryostat by 2030.
SandboxAQ's Large Quantitative Models — how quantum data feeds first-principles AI systems.
NVIDIA NVQLink — the integration layer connecting QPUs with classical supercomputing.
Hosted executive lunch with curated table conversations and industry introductions.
Intel Foundry's 18A process as a path to scalable quantum device fabrication.
Alice & Bob's bit-flip-protected cat qubit architecture and the fabrication ecosystem required to scale it.
Cross-industry panel on how foundry partnerships are becoming the bottleneck for quantum scale.
Wafer tools, cryogenic systems, and the measurement stack that makes utility-scale quantum possible.
Afternoon networking break with executive 1:1s, refreshments, and exhibition floor time.
QED-C's view of the milestones, metrics, and policy beacons shaping the emerging quantum economy.
Building the next generation of quantum engineers through research and education at SJSU.
LBNL's Quantum Systems Accelerator — partnering US industry and national labs on fault-tolerant computing.
QuantrolOx's Quantum EDGE — automation and measurement platform for the quantum hardware tool chain.
Orange Quantum Systems' end-to-end platform for high-throughput quantum chip testing.
Diraq's silicon spin qubits fabricated on 300mm CMOS wafers — the path to utility-scale via existing foundries.
Diffraqtion's quantum imaging hardware for satellites and autonomous systems.
Infleqtion on bridging atom-based quantum computing and sensing for commercial and government applications.
A grounded fireside on who's actually using quantum today, what works, and what doesn't.
ISIG leadership wraps the day with closing reflections and a preview of the evening reception.
Evening executive reception at the Plug and Play Tech Center — seated dinner, drinks, and curated networking with all summit delegates.
32+ executive-level speakers from the leading quantum hardware companies, government programmes, and research institutions.
Led the IBM Quantum team that built IBM Quantum System Two — the first modular quantum computer — and delivered IBM Quantum Heron and Nighthawk processors. PhD Physics, Yale. Forbes 30 Under 30 (2012).
25+ years in quantum computing. Joined Google Quantum AI in 2020 as the lead of Quantum Engineering hardware, owning the roadmap for Google's large-scale quantum computers. Previously at D-Wave through five product generations.
Researched superconducting qubits since the mid-1980s. Led Google's quantum supremacy experiment in 2019. London Prize 2014, John Stewart Bell Prize 2021. Co-founded Qolab in 2023. Awarded the Nobel Prize in 2025.
CEO of Quantum Motion — developing silicon-based qubit architectures compatible with standard CMOS fabrication. PhD in Quantum Physics from Imperial College London. ERA Fellow.
Physicist by training and vocation. PhD ENS Lyon. Bit-flip-protected qubit work published in Nature Physics (2020). Co-founded Alice & Bob to build error-corrected quantum computers (FTQCs).
Building next-generation visual AI hardware and software for satellites and machines. Former MIT researcher. Author of the annual MIT Quantum Index Report.
20 years in solid-state physics. Key role in advancing silicon-based quantum computing worldwide, collaborating with qubit developers across four continents.
CRO at Infleqtion — global leader in atom-based quantum computing and sensing for commercial and government applications. Stanford MBA, BSc Physics, Manchester.
Leveraging Intel's transistor manufacturing expertise toward commercial quantum systems. Device lead on Intel's 22nm FinFET prototype. 395 US patents. PhD Princeton.
Product manager for NVIDIA NVQLink — accelerating every QPU and helping the quantum industry integrate with the supercomputing environment.
Department Head for Computational Sciences at LBNL. Director of the Quantum Systems Accelerator (National Quantum Initiative). Leads MACH-Q error-aware software stacks for hybrid quantum computing.
Co-founder of OrangeQS. Launched the first publicly accessible European quantum computer at QuTech Delft in 2020. End-to-end solutions for testing quantum chips.
Deep expertise across chip design, RF, algo and full-system architecture. Previously at Broadcom, Intel, Mobileye. Inventor on 40+ patents. Intel Achievement Award 2021.
Serial deep-tech entrepreneur. CEO of Oxford spin-out QuantrolOx — Quantum EDGE measurement and automation platform for quantum hardware, plus VIDYAQAR superconducting quantum systems.
Executive Director of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium. Two decades in government-industry partnerships. Member of the Quantum 100. US delegate to the NATO Transatlantic Quantum Community and G7 Quantum Working Group.
Cum laude MSc Applied Physics, TU Delft. Early team member at QuantWare — the world's highest-volume QPU supplier, with the VIO QPU architecture targeting MegaQubit-scale processors.
Appointed CTO of Rigetti in February 2023. Previously SVP Systems and Services. Earlier at Sun Microsystems, Nokia, Bolt Threads, Stage 3 Systems. BS/MS UC San Diego.
PhD UC Berkeley. Author of "Introduction to Quantum Computing" and "Quantum Computing Architecture and Hardware for Engineers". Co-founded the MS Quantum Technology programme at SJSU. NSF CAREER Award.
PhD Theoretical Physics, UC Berkeley. Founding member of the Sandbox team at Alphabet. Building Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) — first-principles AI systems.
Leads work on quantum, neuromorphic and energy-efficient computing at NY Creates Albany. Former IBM Research, SEMATECH. PhD Materials Science, MIT.
30+ years of leadership across HP, Agilent, and Keysight. Domain depth in quantum computing, aerospace and defence, wireless infrastructure, and semiconductor ecosystems.
CTO of Applied Materials and President of Applied Ventures (the company's VC fund). World-renowned materials scientist. Elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 2017. 180+ papers, 120+ patents worldwide. Former NYSTAR Distinguished Professor at Rensselaer.
Drives strategic growth at Bluefors — bridging cryogenic technological innovation with business objectives. PhD from Chalmers. Previously at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
CTO of GF since 2022. Leads GF Labs — silicon photonics for the data centre, advanced packaging, and quantum computing. 25 years at Freescale and Motorola previously.
PhD Electrical Engineering, Stanford. Proximus Chair in Quantum Science and Technology at KU Leuven. Former Harvard physics fellow. Responsible for imec's strategy in quantum technologies.
Joined Keysight in 2020 via the Labber acquisition (MIT spin-off for instrument control). PhD Chalmers. First author of the highly cited "A Quantum Engineer's Guide to Superconducting Qubits".
20+ years across semiconductor integration, advanced lithography, metrology, and now integrated photonics and photonic quantum computing.
Leads SEEQC's R&D toward chip-based quantum computing systems. Former associate VP at HFC Semiconductor, formerly led Nanoelectronics at IBM TJ Watson Research Center. PhD Stanford. 200+ US patents.
CEO of SkyWater since 2017. Drove the company's transformation to a US-based pure-play foundry and led its successful 2021 IPO. Previously at AMD, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, and Rudolph Technologies.
Leads ULVAC's Semiconductor & Electronics Business Development. Former CEO of ULVAC KIKO and ULVAC CRYOGENICS. Spearheaded the strategic development of ULVAC's Dilution Refrigerator for quantum computing.
Quantum physicist and deep-tech entrepreneur. 15 years in quantum technology — Georgia Tech, University of Maryland JQI, Lawrence Berkeley, Bleximo. Co-founder of Marqov compute orchestration platform.
Sr. Principal at HPE Quantum (Emergent Machine Intelligence team, HPE Labs). Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Maryland. Former Sr. Scientist at NASA Ames Quantum AI Lab and Director of Technical Product Management at D-Wave.
Sunnyvale, California · 23 April 2026. The summit hosts delegates at the Plug and Play Tech Center, with the Santa Clara Marriott as the preferred hotel for attendees.
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