A day, mapped out.

Registration & Breakfast

Check in, badge up, and start the morning with coffee.

Welcome and State of the Florida Quantum Ecosystem

State, county, and investment leaders open the day with how far Florida's quantum ecosystem has come since last year's Quantum Beach and where it is headed next.

• Matt CimagliaFounder & Managing Partner, Quantum Coast Capital
• Jason MahonDeputy Secretary of Economic Development & Chief Manufacturing Officer, FloridaCommerce
• Kelly SmallridgePresident & CEO, Business Development Board of Palm Beach County

Florida Ecosystem Study

A first look at the findings of a new study mapping Florida's quantum ecosystem.

• Alex ChallansCo-Founder & CEO, The Quantum Insider

Level Set: Quantum Beyond the Basics

A briefing that brings everyone in the room to the same working understanding of quantum, past the basics.

• Robert LoredoFounder & CEO, Entangled Solutions Group · Executive Director of Quantum Technologies, Florida Atlantic University

Home Field Advantage: Quantum Use Cases for Florida Industry

How the industries and infrastructure Florida already has can put quantum to work through real use cases.

• Allison SchwartzSVP, Global Government Relations & Public Affairs, D-Wave

Break

Expanding Florida's Quantum Ecosystem

An update on the FLR Quantum Network's statewide expansion and Phase 1 completion, then FIU on building quantum as an institutional capability.

• Jay PatelSenior Director, State, Local & Education, Mid-Atlantic Southeast, IonQHost
• Jon EllisChief Executive Officer, Florida LambdaRail
• Jack PuleoDean, College of Engineering & Computing, Florida International University

Fireside: The Enterprise Buyer's View

How a large enterprise evaluates quantum technology and decides when it is ready to invest.

• Evan KubesCo-Founder & President, The Quantum InsiderHost
• John LicataFutures Director & Quantum Lead, ServiceNow

Classroom to Commercialization

Higher education leaders on turning quantum research and training into the workforce and companies that commercialize it.

• Hillary MatchettGP & Chief Investment Officer, Quantum Coast CapitalHost
• Ava ParkerPresident, Palm Beach State College
• Adam HasnerPresident, Florida Atlantic University

Networking Lunch

Threat Briefing

Federal officials brief the room on the security threats emerging alongside quantum computing.

• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• CISA / Department of Homeland Security

Protecting Mission Critical Systems and High Value Assets from Quantum Threats

A case study in securing critical systems and high-value data before quantum computers can break today's encryption.

• Dr. Sarah MohrleChief AI & Data Officer, Eclypses

From Molecules to Medicine: Quantum in Pharma and Biotech

How quantum computing could speed up drug discovery and biotech research.

• Dr. Matthew DisneyInstitute Professor & Chair, Department of Chemistry, The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute

Applications and Error Correction

Why error correction is the path to useful quantum computers, and the applications it will unlock.

• John Riley IIICo-Founder & Chief of Emerging Tech, IMPACTIFIModerator
• Dr. Steve BrierleyFounder & CEO, Riverlane

Qiskit Hackathon at FAU: Quantum Coders

FAU students share how the university is building quantum education and business applications from the student side, and Quantum Coders, first-place winners of the Florida Qiskit Hackathon, present their project.

• Kateryna TsekhmaysterPhD Student, Finance and Quantum Technology, Florida Atlantic UniversityHost
• Robert TudorComputer Science Student, Quantum Coders, Florida Atlantic University
• Jonathan SeepaulPhysics and Data Science Student, Quantum Coders, Florida Atlantic University
• Tegan DowdComputer Science Student, Quantum Coders, Florida Atlantic University

Break

Quantum R&D and Aerospace in the Age of Superintelligence

A conversation on pairing quantum computing with advanced AI for aerospace research, drawing on more than a decade at NASA's Quantum AI Laboratory.

• Ryan McKenneyDirector of Government Relations & General Counsel, ComplianceHost
• Dr. Davide VenturelliDistinguished Fellow & Associate Director for Quantum, Universities Space Research Association

Fireside: National Science Foundation, and Closing

A conversation with the National Science Foundation on federal support for quantum innovation, followed by closing remarks.

• Matt CimagliaFounder & Managing Partner, Quantum Coast CapitalHost
• Dr. Erwin GianchandaniAssistant Director, Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, National Science Foundation

Reception

Cocktail hour to close the day.