We are a Silver Sponsor of the 5th Annual Quantum 2026, Europe’s largest quantum conference, taking place June 16–17, 2026 in London, UK. We’ll be at Booth S17.
Photonic’s Alex van Someren, Executive Chair, will speak on a June 16 plenary panel exploring the intersection of quantum and AI, alongside global leaders from science, industry, and policy.
Some people have seen artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum as being in competition for venture capital and corporate funding, but serious practitioners now see AI and quantum technology as complements. Already machine learning is making error correction and circuit optimization faster. When will quantum start repaying this technological debt of gratitude? What forces are shaping this hybrid future, and what new alliances may define how the two technologies evolve together?
Joining Alex on the panel are:
- Katie Pizzolato, Vice-president, IBM Quantum Platform
- Marco Iannone, Group chief AI officer, Virgin Active
- Michelle Simmons, Founder and chief executive, Silicon Quantum Computing
🔹 Panel: Quantum + AI: collaboration and convergence
📍 Business Design Centre
🗓️ Tuesday, June 16, 2026
🕓 10:30 – 11:00 am