Friday Nov 15th, 2024

Location: USC Hotel, Main Ballroom

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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm - Registration 

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12:30 pm - 12:45 pm - Introductory remarks​

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12:45 pm - 02:00 pm - Panel

What is quantum? The state of quantum advancements

Itay Hen (University of Southern California)
Jamie Garcia (IBM)

Josh Job (Lockheed Martin)

Moderator: Florenta Teodoridis

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02:00 pm - 02:15 pm - Break

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02:15 pm - 03:45 pm - Paper session     

     1. “Potential Energy Supremacy of Quantum Economy” by Hansheng Jiang, Junyu Liu, Zuo-Jun Max Shen

     2. “Investments in New Technologies and Innovation Spillovers: Theory and Evidence from the Market for Quantum Computers” by Francesco Bova and Florenta Teodoridis

     3. “Quantum Exposure: Mapping the Quantum Economic Impact on Firms and Industries” by Sukwoong Choi, Neil Thompson, Rebecca Wenjing Lyu, Arnab Choudhury

03:45 pm - 04:15 pm - Break 

 

04:15 pm - 05:30 pm - Panel

How does hype shape innovation? Misalignment and innovation consequences 

Alex Oettl (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Daniel Lidar (University of Southern California)
Elena Novelli (City, University of London)

Moderator: Milan Miric

 

06:00 pm - Dinner (USC Hotel, Victoria room)

 

​Saturday Nov 16th, 2024

Location: USC Hotel, Main Ballroom

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08:00 am - 08:30 am - Breakfast

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08:30 am - 09:45 am - Panel

What is the desirable quantum trajectory? Crafting the future of a quantum world

Federico Spedalieri (University of Southern California)

Duncan Stewart (Deep Tech venture fund, Business Development Bank of Canada)
Shane Greenstein (Harvard Business School)
Tania Babina (Columbia Business School)

Moderator: Avi Goldfarb

 

09:45 am - 10:00 am - Break

 

10:00 am - 11:00 am - Paper session

     1. “Quantum Shift: The Effects of Geopolitics on Scientific Trajectories” by Carolyn Fu, Fiona Murray, Jane Wu     

     2. "Quantum Chemistry Algorithms and The Economic Implications for Quantum Computing" by Keeper L. Sharkey, Jayson Lynch, Carl Dukatz, Kung-Chuan Hsu, Victoria Hazoglou, Hans Gundlach, Eleanor Crane, Karin Walczyk, and Neil Thompson

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11:00 am - 11:30 am - Break 

11:30 am - 12:45 am - Panel:

How do we get there? The role of an ecosystem and its challenges 

Kathrin Spendier (XPRIZE Foundation)
Ashish Arora (Duke University)
Barry Sanders (University of Calgary)

Moderator: Florenta Teodoridis

 

​12:45 pm - 01:00 pm - Closing remarks​

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