SPEAKERS & PANELLISTS
At Quantum Australia 2023 you can hear from leading Australian and international experts in quantum technology, across industry innovation, higher education and research, and government policy. Speakers and panellists will be joining in-person and virtually (v). Here are a number of renowned speakers and panellists who have been confirmed for Quantum Australia 2023, with more to be added soon.
The Hon Ed Husic MP
Federal Minister for Industry and Science
Ministerial Keynote Speaker
Andrew Dzurak
CEO & Founder, Diraq
Keynote Speaker
Cathy Foley
Australia's Chief Scientist
Keynote Speaker
Jeremy O'Brien
Co-founder & CEO, PsiQuantum
Keynote Speaker
Warwick Bowen
Professor, School of Mathematics and Physics, the University of Queensland; and Director, ARC Centre of Excellence in Quantum Biotechnology
Speaker
Michael Cuthbert
Director, National Quantum Computing Centre
Speaker
Barry C Sanders
Professor, University of Calgary
Speaker
Joel Wallman
Scientific Planner and Software Architect, Keysight Technologies
Speaker
Kate Weber
Interim Global Lead for Emerging Technologies Policy, Google
Speaker (V)
Rose Ahlefeldt
Senior Research Fellow, The Australian National University
Panellist
Dana Anderson
Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Infleqtion
Panellist
Owen Arnold
Lead Software Engineer, OQC
Panellist (V)
Alexia Auffèves
Research Director, Head of the CNRS International Research Lab MajuLab, Singapore
Panellist (V)
John Bartholomew
Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
Panel Chair
Michael J. Biercuk
CEO, Q-CTRL
Panellist
Clare Birch
Associate, Blackbird
Panellist
Alexey Bocharnikov
APAC Quantum Technology Leader, EY
Panellist
Michael Bremner
Director of the Centre for Quantum Software and Information, University of Technology Sydney
Panel Chair
Gavin Brennen
Professor, Macquarie University
Panel Chair
Liz Bridge
Strategic Talent Partner, Quantum Brilliance
Panellist
Camille de Burgh
General Manager, Technology Policy and Engagement Branch Technology and National Security Division, Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Panel Chair
Maja Cassidy
Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
Panel Chair
Lily Lidong Chen
Manager, Cryptographic Technology Group, Computer Security Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
Panellist (V)
Jared Cole
Professor of Physics, RMIT University
Panellist
Pedro C.S Costa
Research Fellow, Macquarie University
Panellist
Xanthe Croot
Lecturer, University of Sydney
Panel Chair
Simon Devitt
Research Director, Centre for Quantum Software & Information, University of Technology Sydney; Cofounder and Managing Director, h-bar;
Panellist
Alexandra Dickie
Test and Equipment Engineer, Diraq
Panellist
Andrew Doherty
Professor, School of Physics, Sydney University
Panellist
Hugh Durrant-Whyte
NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer
Panellist
Michael Egan
Director, Quantum Technologies, KPMG Futures
Panellist
Julian Fay
Chief Technology Officer, Senetas
Panellist
Arkady Fedorov
Assoc Prof, University of Queensland; Chief Scientific Officer, Analog Quantum Circuits
Panellist
Bronwyn Fox
Chief Scientist, CSIRO
Panellist
Lucas Hakewill
Accelerator Program Manager, UNSW Founders
Panellist
Rebecca Halligan
COO, Sydney Quantum Academy
Panel Chair
Alex Hamilton
Scientia Professor of Physics, UNSW; Deputy Director of the Australian Research Council Centre for Future Low Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET)
Panellist
Ian Hill
President and CIO, Silicon Quantum Computing
Panellist
Mark Hodson
Software Engineering Director, Rigetti Computing
Panellist
Nicole Holzmann
Manager, Quantum Science, Riverlane
Panellist (V)
Zixin Huang
Sydney Quantum Academy and DECRA Fellow
Panellist
Elanor Huntington
Executive Director-Digital, National Facilities and Collections, CSIRO
Panellist
Emma Johnston
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
Panel Chair
Ivan Kassal
Associate Professor, University of Sydney
Panel Chair
Andre Luiten
Managing Director, QuantX Pty Ltd
Panellist
Celia Merzbacher
QED-C Executive Director, SRI International
Panellist (V)
Tanya Monro AC, FAA, FTSE, FOSA, FAIP
Chief Defence Scientist, Defence Science and Technology Group, Department of Defence
Panellist
Anthony Murfett
Head of Division, Technology and National Security, Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Panellist
Yasunobu Nakamura
Director, RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing and Professor, The University of Tokyo
Panellist
Hanhee Paik
Senior Research Scientist, IBM Quantum
Panellist
Silvana Palacios
Lead Quantum Physicist, Nomad Atomics
Panellist
Annie Parker
Executive Director, Tech Central, Greater Cities Commission
Panel Chair
Anna Phan
Asia Pacific Partner Lead, IBM Quantum
Panellist
Kate Pounder
CEO, Tech Council of Australia
Panellist
Nat Puffer
Managing Director, IQT International
Panellist
Jim Rabeau
Director, Quantum Technologies, CSIRO
Panel Chair
Dilan Rajasingham
ANZ Business Development & GTM Solutions Lead, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Panellist
David Reilly
Partner Architect, Microsoft Quantum
Panellist
Peter Rohde
Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
Panellist
Vikram Sharma
Founder & CEO, QuintessenceLabs
Panellist
Michelle Simmons
Director, Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology; Founder and Director, Silicon Quantum Computing.
Panellist
Peter Turner
CEO, Sydney Quantum Academy
Panel Chair
Muhammad Usman
Team Leader Quantum Systems, Data61/CSIRO
Panellist
Araceli Venegas-Gomez
Founder & CEO, QURECA
Panellist
Thomas Volz
Professor at Macquarie University and Strategic Partnerships Manager at Redback Systems
Panellist
Jingbo Wang
Professor and Head of Physics Department, The University of Western Australia
Panellist
Christian Weedbrook
CEO and Founder, Xanadu Quantum Technologies
Panellist
Judi Zielke PSM
CEO, Australian Research Council
Panellist
Bernie Hobbs
Master of Ceremonies
