Deep Dive: Quantum startup panel 2021

Hear from Quantum Thought's CEO Rebecca Krauthamer and Australian startups about the opportunities for startup in Quantum.

This event is part of Sydney Knowledge Hub's Deep Dive series on Quantum in partnership with City of Sydney.

This panel will discuss entrepreneurship, innovation and opportunities in the emerging 'quantum industry' and the crucial role universities play, with world-class researchers and state of the art facilities combining to develop breakthrough technologies.

We will hear from entrepreneurs and researchers about the opportunities in Quantum development and the role startups will play to make quantum technologies accessible in the future.

We are thrilled to have Rebecca Krauthamer, CEO of Quantum Thought and one of the Visiting Entrepreneurs for 2021 participating in this event.

Format

12:30pm - 12:55pm: Fireside chat between Rebecca Krauthamer and Professor James Rabeau

12:55pm - 13:15pm: Panel Discussion:

• Moderator: Professor James Rabeau, Deputy Director Commercialisation at Sydney Nano, University of Sydney

• Rebecca Krauthamer, CEO Quantum Thought

• Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Director Translational Research Laboratory, University of Queensland and EQUS, the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems

• Tim Evans, co-Founder and CEO of Opacity Quantum

About the speakers

Rebecca Krauthamer is the Founder and CEO of Quantum Thought as well as Founder and Chief Product Officer at QuSecure. She is very active in the quantum computing community, serving on the Global Futures Council on Quantum Computing for the World Economic Forum and was recently named among the 12 Women Shaping Quantum Computing. A recent Forbes 30 under 30 winner in the category of science, she also serves on the advisory board of the AI Ethics Journal, is a member of the Newsweek Expert Forum, an advisor to SheQuantum, and is a frequent speaker on quantum computing and technology ethics. Rebecca holds a BS in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University. Previously she founded Neural Edge Inc, where as its CTO, she built an advanced AI software platform for sales enablement.

About the Visiting Entrepreneur Program

This event is part of the Visiting Entrepreneur Program, an annual City of Sydney initiative that connects international entrepreneurs with our local startup ecosystem. The 1-10 June 2021 program puts a spotlight on transformative technologies tackling major global challenges, with an emphasis on biotechnology and quantum technology. See the full program at city.sydney/vep #VEPSyd

About the Organiser

Sydney Knowledge Hub

Sydney Knowledge Hub facilitates collaboration between academia and industry.

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