It's a Love Fest; Quantum World Congress 2024

Since 2022, the world’s Quantum ecosystem has gathered in Washington DC to bring a quantum-ready future into focus. As you will hear from these interviews, Quantum World Congress is the world’s premier gathering for quantum technology leaders, innovators, and visionaries. The air was filled with hope, camaraderie, laughter, and optimism. I attended the full 2024 event, including a precursor that was organized by the Embassy of Finland in Washington DC together with Johns Hopkins Science Policy and Diplomacy Group, as well as the pre-event International Forum ... with a microphone in hand.Interviewees in the order of appearance:André König, CEO of Global Quantum Intelligence (GQI)Lincoln Carr, Quantum Education and Research Consultant; Professor of Physics and Quantum EngineeringCorban Tilleman-Dick, Founder & CEO of Maybell Quantum Industries, Chair, Elevate QuantumDr. Bob Sutor, Vice President and Practice Lead, Emerging Technologies, Futurum Group Omid Noroozian, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Technologist, Astrophysics Division, NASARajat Ghosh, Manager, National Quantum Strategy Secretariat at Innovation, Science and Economic Development, CanadaAravind Ratnam, Chief Strategy Officer (Q-CTRL), AustraliaAndreas Masuhr, Head of the Quantum Initiative, Akademie der Naturwissenschaften Schweiz (SCNAT), SwitzerlandTomas Andersson, Senior Research Officer, Swedish Research CouncilLene B. Oddershede, Senior Vice President, Professor, Novo Nordisk Foundation, DenmarkJarmo Sareva - Consul General, Ambassador, Consulate General of Finland in New YorkPetri Koikkalainen, Counselor for Science and Education, Embassy of Finland in Washington DCFikriye Selen-Okatan, Senior Advisor, Digital Technologies and Startups, Business Finland in New YorkCelia Merzbacher, QED-C Executive Director at SRI InternationalGeorge Thomas, President of Connected DMV, organizer of Quantum World CongressSupport the show