Quantum Leap: Startups Going Global
Quantum Leap on Wednesday 9th of June.
Hear from local and international Quantum startups on their journey going global.
Public and private investment in quantum technology is on the rise around the world. Current estimates state the global industry will be valued at close to $86 billion by 2040. What does this mean for the Australian market and our homegrown Australian startups? How can budding entrepreneurs get a slice of the action?
Cicada Innovations in partnership with the Sydney Quantum Academy’s ‘Quantum Innovators Network’ presents a panel of quantum founders to discuss their global journey. How did they get started, what choices did they make and what does it mean to go global? From attracting international investors and customers to establishing operations overseas, join us to hear their stories of why, how and the lessons they learned along the way.
Meet the Panellists:
Dr Ilana Wisby, CEO of Oxford Quantum Circuits
Dr Ilana Wisby is a deep tech entrepreneur and the Founding CEO of Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), the UK’s premier player in the quantum revolution. Ilana and her team at OQC have built the UK’s most advanced quantum computer and the only one commercially available in the country. It is OQC’s mission to put quantum in the hands of humanity and at the fingertips of the world’s most brilliant minds to help solve some of the world’s most challenging problems, from enabling life-changing drug discoveries to unleashing AI’s full potential or unlocking nature’s secrets.
Ilana holds a PhD in Quantum Physics from Royal Holloway, University of London and is an advisor to the World Economic Forum’s new Future Council on Quantum and a champion for women in technology and leadership. Ilana envisions a brighter future for everyone, enabled by quantum.
Prof. Michael Biercuk, CEO of Q-CTRL
Michael J. Biercuk is a Professor of Quantum Physics and Quantum Technology at the University of Sydney and CEO and Founder of Q-CTRL, a quantum technology company. Q-CTRL is dedicated to helping researchers realize the true potential of quantum hardware, from sensing to quantum computing. Q-CTRL is funded by international venture capital firms, including Silicon Valley-based Sierra Ventures and Sequoia Capital, SquarePeg Capital, Data Collective, Horizons Ventures, and Australia’s Main Sequence Ventures. The company recently opened its U.S. headquarters in Los Angeles.
Mark Luo, COO of Quantum Brilliance
Mark Luo has 10+ years in deep tech commercialisation and investment and is COO and Co-founder of Quantum Brilliance. Mark is one of Australia’s leading deep tech commercialization experts having worked at CSIRO, QIC and Credit Suisse. Quantum Brilliance uses diamonds to build quantum computers that operate entirely at room temperature and can slot in wherever computers are used today. Quantum Brilliance’s international partnerships extend into North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific and the company operates jointly out of Australia and Germany.
Schedule
This is an in-person event which will also be live streamed
4:30pm - Door open, drinks & networking
4:55pm - Livestream begins
5:00pm - Panel discussion begins
6:00pm - Panel and Livestream concludes
6:05pm - Networking
7:00pm - Event Concludes
This event is hosted in partnership with Sydney Quantum Academy and SQA’s Quantum Innovators Network.
Sydney Quantum Academy (SQA) is a unique partnership between four universities – Macquarie University, UNSW Sydney, the University of Sydney and University of Technology Sydney – generously supported by the NSW Government. Collaborating with academia, industry and government, SQA harnesses Sydney’s collective quantum expertise to develop diverse talent and a globally recognised quantum ecosystem.
The Quantum Innovators Network is an initiative of the SQA to build a thriving community of entrepreneurially minded quantum enthusiasts.
The event is in partnership with South Eveleigh. The precinct celebrates both the heritage and rich history of the area, and is now home to a world-class technology and innovation hub, an Australian-first Indigenous Community Rooftop Garden, public artwork, and is a lifestyle destination and food mecca that welcomes, celebrates and enriches the lives of its communities.
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