Schedule
A day, mapped out.
Doors at 9:00 AM. Programming 9:30 to 4:00, reception to follow.
Schedule is subject to change and will be finalized the week of the event.
9:00 AM
30 min
Registration & Breakfast
Check in, badge up, and start the morning with coffee.
9:30 AM
20 min
Welcome and State of the Florida Quantum Ecosystem
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.
- Founder & Managing Partner, Quantum Coast Capital
- President & CEO, Business Development Board of Palm Beach County
9:50 AM
10 min
Florida Ecosystem Study
A first look at the findings of a new study mapping Florida's quantum ecosystem.
- Co-Founder & CEO, The Quantum Insider
10:00 AM
15 min
Level Set: Quantum Beyond the Basics
A briefing that brings everyone in the room to the same working understanding of quantum, past the basics.
- Founder & CEO, Entangled Solutions Group · Executive Director of Quantum Technologies, Florida Atlantic University
10:15 AM
30 min
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.
- SVP, Global Government Relations & Public Affairs, D-Wave
10:45 AM
10 min
Break
10:55 AM
30 min
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.
- Senior Director, State, Local & Education, Mid-Atlantic Southeast, IonQHost
- Chief Executive Officer, Florida LambdaRail
- Dean, College of Engineering & Computing, Florida International University
11:25 AM
15 min
Fireside: The Enterprise Buyer's View
How a large enterprise evaluates quantum technology and decides when it is ready to invest.
- Co-Founder & President, The Quantum InsiderHost
- Futures Director & Quantum Lead, ServiceNow
11:40 AM
30 min
Classroom to Commercialization
Higher education leaders on turning quantum research and training into the workforce and companies that commercialize it.
- GP & Chief Investment Officer, Quantum Coast CapitalHost
- President, Palm Beach State College
- President, Florida Atlantic University
- Vice Chancellor, Government & Community Relations, Vanderbilt University
12:10 PM
60 min
Networking Lunch
1:10 PM
30 min
Threat Briefing
Federal officials brief the room on the security threats emerging alongside quantum computing.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- CISA / Department of Homeland Security
1:40 PM
15 min
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.
- Chief AI & Data Officer, Eclypses
1:55 PM
30 min
Quantum and National Defense
How quantum technology is changing national defense, and the role Florida's defense industry can play.
- Director of Government Relations & General Counsel, Compliance
Moderator and additional panelists from Florida's defense industry to be announced.
2:25 PM
10 min
Break
2:35 PM
30 min
Applications and Error Correction
Why error correction is the path to useful quantum computers, and the applications it will unlock.
- Co-Founder & CEO, The Quantum InsiderModerator
- Founder & CEO, Riverlane
3:05 PM
15 min
From Molecules to Medicine: Quantum in Pharma and Biotech
How quantum computing could speed up drug discovery and biotech research.
Speaker to be announced.
3:20 PM
40 min
Fireside: National Science Foundation, and Closing
A conversation with the National Science Foundation on federal support for quantum innovation, followed by closing remarks.
- Founder & Managing Partner, Quantum Coast CapitalHost
- Assistant Director, Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, National Science Foundation
4:00 PM
60 min
Reception
Cocktail hour to close the day.