16
October 2018
Past Event
Canada’s Quantum Valley: An Integrated Pathway to the High-Tech Future

Canada’s Quantum Valley: An Integrated Pathway to the High-Tech Future

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
October 16, 2018
16
October 2018
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
arthur_herman
Arthur Herman

Former Senior Fellow

Mike Lazaridis

Founder, Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics; Founder, Institute of Quantum Computing; Founder and Managing Partner, Quantum Valley Investments

Raymond LaFlamme

Quantum Information Chair, Institute of Quantum Computing

Iain Stewart

President, National Research Council of Canada

Michael Duschenes

COO, Perimeter Institute

Iain Klugman

CEO, Communitech

Joseph Emerson

CEO, Quantum Benchmark

Scott Totzke

CEO, ISARA

In conjunction with DC CyberWeek, Hudson Institute’s Quantum Alliance Initiative hosted a public event to explore Canada's Quantum Valley, a high-tech ecosystem clustered around the University of Waterloo, Ontario. Mike Lazaridis, co-founder of Blackberry, provided keynote remarks describing how Canadian academics, investors, and industry work closely to develop and commercialize quantum technology. Iain Stewart, President of the National Research Council of Canada, also delivered an address for the event.

In partnership with ISARA and the Canadian Embassy, and moderated by Dr. Arthur Herman, Hudson Senior Fellow and director of Hudson’s Quantum Alliance Initiative, leading experts from business, government, and academia discussed the unique processes and best practices of Quantum Valley, in order to derive lessons that the U.S. can apply to its own quantum sector.

To view Mike Lazaridis' slides, click here.

To view Iain Stewart's slides, click here.

To view Arthur Herman's slides, click here.

To view Joseph Emerson's slides, click here.

To view Scott Totzke's slides, click here.

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