Experience Quantum World Congress (QWC), a premier global event that shapes and drives the transformation toward a quantum-powered future. Taking place from September 16-18 in Greater Washington, this highly anticipated conference, exposition, and networking event will unite visionaries and experts from all corners of the quantum ecosystem.

Where: Capitol One Hall, Tysons, Virginia

When: September 16-18, 2025

VIP Breakfast with Microsoft

This is an invite-only event - request to attend via your QWC registration.

Host: Zulfi Alam

Panelists: Ken Ulman (UMEC), Zachary Yerushalmi (Elevate Quantum), Benjamin Bloom (Atom Computing)

Join Zulfi Alam and fellow Quantum World Congress Attendees for this VIP breakfast and panel discussion on the best ways to advance the global quantum ecosystem.

When: Wednesday, September 17

Time: 7:00am-8:00am ET

Location: The Vault

Microsoft Keynote

Microsoft: Why Partnership is Key to Growing the Quantum Ecosystem

Presenters: Jason Zander (Microsoft), Dr. Charles Tahan (Microsoft)

To make significant advances in the global quantum ecosystem, cross-organizational collaborations—such as those between academia, government, and industry—are essential. By integrating partnership into our work, Microsoft is advancing the quantum industry. Microsoft’s Quantum compute platform integrates high-performance computing (HPC), AI, and quantum error detection and correction, making it a comprehensive solution for our hardware providers, and delivering hardware and software modalities that advances all Quantum efforts worldwide.

When: Wednesday, September 17

Time: 10:10am-10:30am ET

Location: Main Theater

Microsoft Sessions and Panels

SESSION

Building Utility-Scale Quantum Computers

Presenter: Matthias Troyer

Microsoft Technical Fellow Matthias Troyer will walk through the architecture of utility-scale quantum computers, showing how they can fit into today’s cloud infrastructure without reinventing the wheel. Like GPUs or FPGAs, quantum computers will serve as computational accelerators within modern data centers. Troyer will trace the flow of a quantum application from high-level code to qubit operations, explore how error correction shapes the architecture, and highlight how hybrid platforms that unite AI, HPC, and quantum computing will solve problems classical machines cannot.

When: Wednesday, September 17

Time: 1:00pm-1:15pm ET

Location: The Vault

PANEL

Fault Tolerant Futures

Panelists: Dr. Matthias Troyer (Microsoft), Dr. Jay Gambetta (IBM), Dr. Carl Williams (CJW Quantum Consulting), Dr. Dustin Moody (NIST)

When: Wednesday, September 17

Time: 1:15pm–1:45pm ET

Location: The Vault

PANEL

U.S. Policy Levers to Accelerate Quantum Technologies

Panelists: Emily Violi (Microsoft), Jasmine Schlichting (Keysight), John Miller (ITI)

When: Wednesday, September 17

Time: 3:15pm–3:45pm ET

Location: Maplewood Hall