Quantum Week 2026 Keynote Speakers

We are excited to announce the keynote speakers for IEEE Quantum Week 2026

Continuing our longstanding tradition, we will have two incredible keynotes each day as industry leaders take to the stage at IEEE Quantum Week to describe the groundbreaking efforts and world-changing research taking place at their companies and labs.

Keynote Speaker Schedule

Alán Aspuru-Guzik

Alán Aspuru-Guzik


University of Toronto /
NVIDIA Research

Niels Bultink

Niels Bultink

Qblox
CEO / Co-Founder Qblox

Jay Gambetta

Jay Gambetta

IBM
Director of Research / IBM Fellow

Rajeeb Hazra

Rajeeb Hazra

Quantinuum
President / CEO

Travis Humble

Travis Humble

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Director of the Quantum Science Center / Distinguished Scientist

Lisa Lambert

Lisa Lambert

Quantum Industry Canada (QIC)
Chief Executive Officer

Krysta Svore

Krysta Svore

NVIDIA
Vice President of Applied Research
for Quantum Computing

Matthias Troyer

Matthias Troyer

Microsoft
Technical Fellow /
Corporate Vice President

Christian Weedbrook

Christian Weedbrook

Xanadu
Founder / CEO