Programme

The workshop will take place over two days at the Stephenson Building (STB), room G.006LT, on 10-11 September 2026, with talks running from 10:00 to 16:30 each day.

 

10 September

09:15 – 09:45

Coffee & Registration

10:00 – 11:00

Zygmunt Lozinski (IBM): Quantum Risk and the Global Response: Making the World's Networks Quantum-Safe

11:10 – 12:10

Alexandra Olaya-Castro (University College London): Advancing Quantum Science in and for Biology

12:20 – 13:25

Lunch

13:30 – 13:50

Andrew Kelly (Craft Prospect): From Optical Table to Orbit - Quantum Technology for Industry and Space

13:55 – 14:15

Zhe-Hui Kong (Ral Space): The SPOQC Mission: Integrating the Satellite Platform for Space-based QKD

14:20 – 14:40

Gizem Acar Tekin (Photarix): Developing Practical Quantum Light Sources for Secure Communications

14:45 – 15:05

Charlotte Ovenden (Aegiq): Photonics for Quantum Computing and Networking

15:10 – 15:40

Coffee Break

15:45 – 16:05

Tim Wood (Digital Catapult): PQC Migration: From Theory to Practice

16:10 – 16:30

Lalit Miyan (PQShield): PQC in Devices

16:30 – 16:40

Closing Remarks

 

11 September

09:15 – 09:45

Coffee & Registration

10:00 – 11:00

Mehul Malik (Heriot-Watt University): High-dimensional Quantum Photonics: Pushing the Limits of Quantum Technologies

11:10 – 12:10

Dimitrios Angelakis (University of Southampton): Analog and Qubit Efficient Quantum Computing

12:20 – 13:25

Lunch

13:30 – 13:50

Chithrabhanu Perumangatt (Toshiba): Towards Global Quantum Communication Networks

13:55 – 14:15

Oliver Brown (Software Quantum Lab): Introduction to Quantum HPC

14:20 – 14:40

Helen Kibby (UK Integrated Quantum Networks Hub): Quantum City - Creating Opportunities for Public Engagement

14:45 – 15:05

Garth Haley (QURECA): Innovative Approaches to Quantum Education and Learning

15:10 – 15:40

Coffee Break

15:45 – 16:05

Faiyaz Amin (NQCC): The UK's Quantum Strategy and the NQCC's Role in Enabling Quantum Readiness

16:10 – 16:30

David Headley (Applied Quantum Computing): Towards Classification of Real-world Data with Quantum Computers

16:30 – 16:40

Closing Remarks