Quantum InnovationXLab Virtual Series
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Life Sciences Webinar
Date: August 26, 2020
Time:
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. EDT
Over the past two years, Quantum Information Science, or QIS, has evolved into one of the most-discussed and debated science topics, complete with frequent new breakthroughs from industry, academia, and national laboratories. Qubits, Quantum Supremacy, and Quantum Internet rapidly are becoming household terms. Now, as quantum technologies mature, interest has turned toward potential application areas where QIS could have a major impact. Life sciences represents one standout area.
Join us for a special online panel, organized by the Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) and Brookhaven National Laboratory, where leading researchers and industrial visionaries will discuss how quantum technology is set to transform life sciences in the coming decades.
Dr. Chris Fall
Director of Science
U.S. Department of Energy
Dr. Chris Fall, who earned a doctorate in neuroscience from the University of Virginia and currently serves as Director of Science at the U.S. Department of Energy, will deliver opening remarks.
Dr. Fall’s introduction will be followed by a quantum-focused life sciences expert panel moderated by Kerstin Kleese van Dam, director of Brookhaven Lab’s Computational Science Initiative. Audience members are encouraged to ask questions to help stimulate a healthy debate about the current state of quantum technology and its potential applications in life sciences, as well as any challenges.
Department of Energy Panelists:
- Dr. Peter Schwindt (Distinguished Member, Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories)
- Dr. Shinjae Yoo (Computational Scientist/Machine Learning Group Lead, Brookhaven National Laboratory)
Industry Panelists:
- Dr. Michelle Hoffmann (Health and Life SciencesLead, P33's)
- Dr. Shahar Keinan (Cofounder and CEO
of Polaris
Quantum Biotech)
We look forward to your active participation as part of this exciting virtual event!
Financial Webinar
Date: September 10, 2020
Time:
1:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. EDT
As envisioned by leading experts, a quantum Internet would enable ultimate secure communication. This capability will have a transformative effect in many applications areas, particularly in the financial services domain. With the recent launch of the Quantum Internet Blueprint report by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which outlines a clear roadmap to a first U.S. quantum Internet, it now is time to discuss the impacts expected to result from such technology.
P33 in partnership with DOE and current Under Secretary for Science Paul M. Dabbar will host a virtual roundtable discussion detailing how a nationwide quantum Internet may impact the financial sector. The roundtable will feature quantum researchers and executives from diverse financial institutions.
Paul M. Dabbar
Under Secretary for Science
U.S. Department of Energy
Paul M. Dabbar, DOE Under Secretary for Science, serves as the principal advisor on fundamental Department of Energy research, including technologies and science. He directly manages most of DOE’s national labs and their world-leading user facilities. Before joining DOE, he was managing director at J.P. Morgan, leading various energy business areas with more than $400 billion in investment experience.
Academic Panelists:
- David Awschalom (University of Chicago/Argonne)
- Eric Chitambar (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
- Kerstin Kleese van Dam (Brookhaven)
- Panagiotis “Spentz” Spentzouris (Fermi)
- Martin Suchara (Argonne)
- Carl Williams (NIST)
- Tian Zhong (University of Chicago)
Industry Panelists:
- Bhanu Arora (Chief Product Officer, Avant)
- Lucian Comandar (Consultant, BCG)
- Steve Dickerson (Chief Analytics Officer, Discover)
- Rob Gillis (VP/Head of Corporate Strategy & Development, Discover)
- Emad Isaac (Chief Technology Officer, Arity)
- Raghu Kulkarni (VP/Data Science, Discover)
- Jennifer McKellar (Senior Director, CME Ventures)
- Paul Melby (Sr. Director Data Science, Capital One)
- Miguel Payán (MVP, Fraud Data and Customer Experience, Capital One)
- James Rhodes (Chief Technology Officer, Morningstar)
- Thomas South (Chief Information Officer, Northern Trust)
- William Zeng (Head of Quantum Research, Goldman Sachs)
Moderated By:
- Brad Henderson (CEO, P33)
We look forward to your active participation as part of this exciting virtual event!
Global Communications, Transportation, and Navigation Webinar
Date: September 30, 2020
Time:
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. EDT
The final webinar in a special series prelude to the Quantum InnovationXLab will focus on potential transformations that quantum technologies can bring to global communications and the transportation sector, including drones, automotive, space, air, and marine sectors.
Global communications and transportation today increasingly rely on wireless communication, sensing, and in situ data processing.
Mark W. Menezes
Deputy Secretary of Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
This webinar, featuring opening remarks from Deputy Secretary of Energy Mark W. Menezes, will include an expert panel and explore how quantum technologies, such as secure wireless quantum communication, quantum sensing networks, and quantum edge computing, could be transformational as we progress in these sectors. Audience members are highly encouraged to submit questions about the current state of quantum technologies and their potential applications and challenges impacting the communications and transportation sectors.
Mark W. Menezes serves as DOE’s Deputy Secretary of Energy, a principal advisor on energy policy and existing and emerging energy technologies. He guides transformative energy progress and technology solutions through planning, management, and innovation. Previously, Menezes served as the DOE Under Secretary of Energy. He is frequent guest speaker and lecturer, where he often addresses the nation’s energy and environmental policies, utility restructuring, telecommunications, ethics, merger and acquisition practices, and regulatory and legislative processes. Menezes graduated from Louisiana State University, where he earned his undergraduate and juris doctor degrees.
Department of Energy Panelists:
- Gabriella Carini, Deputy Director, Instrumentation Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory.
- Indermohan (Inder) S. Monga, Division Director, Scientific Networking Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Executive Director, Energy Sciences Network.
Industry Panelists:
- William Clark, Technical Director Quantum R&D, General Dynamics Mission Systems.
- La Vida Cooper, Goddard-SCaN Technology Manager, Chief, Technology Enterprise and Mission Pathfinder Office (TEMPO), Code 450.2, Exploration and Space Communications Projects Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
- Vijaya Gallagher, Advisor, Sky Quantum.
- Loucas Tsakalakos, Business Program Manager, Strategic Partnerships/Horizontal Leader, Quantum/Photonics, GE Research.
Moderated By:
- Rima Kasia Oueid, Commercialization Executive, Office of Technology Transitions, U.S. Department of Energy
We look forward to your active participation as part of this exciting virtual event!
Conner Prochaska, Chief Commercialization Officer
Director, Office of Technology Transitions, U.S. Department of Energy
Conner Prochaska coordinates all commercialization activities across the DOE, its 17 national laboratories, and other DOE research and production facilities. He works to secure the greatest possible return on taxpayer research dollars by encouraging purposeful and efficient transition of DOE-powered innovations from the labs to the marketplace. Before joining DOE, Prochaska was Senior Vice President and the Associate General Counsel at a public investment fund. He also served as an Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Navy, where he focused on Anti-submarine Warfare and Counter-Weapons of Mass Destruction intelligence. Prochaska earned his J.D. at The George Washington University School of Law and his B.A. at Texas A&M University.