techUK and the Office for Quantum are delighted to host the National Quantum Strategy Mission 2: Networking Workshop
The workshop will be used to understand industry views to:
- Gather feedback and input from the wider quantum ecosystem on the key strategic questions and challenges facing the mission, such as governance, security, infrastructure, international collaboration, and alignment with the other quantum missions
- Facilitate networking and knowledge exchange among the participants, including industry, academia and government
- Identify potential opportunities and synergies for co-investment, co-development, and co-delivery of the mission outcomes
- Inform the next steps on mission programme development.
Background
Quantum technologies offer profound and transformative economic, social, and security opportunities for the UK. These could impact on many areas of our lives, from improving healthcare and speeding up drug discovery, to supporting efforts to tackle climate change and helping to keep the UK safe.
In 2023, the UK launched its National Quantum Strategy, committing £2.5bn over 10 years to help deliver its ambitions. This was followed by the publication of five long-term quantum missions at the Autumn Statement to galvanise the community around the development of quantum computing, quantum networks, medical applications, navigation, and sensing for infrastructure. For networking the UK will, by 2035, have deployed the world’s most advanced quantum network at scale, pioneering the future quantum internet.
The workshop will provide an overview of the quantum networking mission programme and its proposed objectives, milestones, and potential delivery mechanisms.
Attendance
The workshop welcomes attendance from interested parties across industry, academia and the public sector. This will be an in-person event with space limited to 60 participants. If over-subscribed, participants will be prioritised to ensure a spread of knowledge, experience, and interest areas are represented.
Booking a ticket will only register your interest for this workshop and should not be considered a confirmation. We will reach out to confirm attendees on a rolling basis by 10 May.
Please note contact details will be shared between techUK and DSIT to confirm attendees.
Any questions please reach out to:
Laura Foster
Rory Daniels
Elis Thomas
Laura Foster
Laura is techUK’s Head of Programme for Technology and Innovation.
She supports the application and expansion of emerging technologies, including Quantum Computing, High-Performance Computing, AR/VR/XR and Edge technologies, across the UK. As part of this, she works alongside techUK members and UK Government to champion long-term and sustainable innovation policy that will ensure the UK is a pioneer in science and technology
Before joining techUK, Laura worked internationally as a conference researcher and producer covering enterprise adoption of emerging technologies. This included being part of the strategic team at London Tech Week.
Laura has a degree in History (BA Hons) from Durham University, focussing on regional social history. Outside of work she loves reading, travelling and supporting rugby team St. Helens, where she is from.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- www.linkedin.com/in/lauraalicefoster
Rory Daniels
Rory joined techUK in June 2023 after three years in the Civil Service on its Fast Stream leadership development programme.
During this time, Rory worked on the Government's response to Covid-19 (NHS Test & Trace), school funding strategy (Department for Education) and international climate and nature policy (Cabinet Office). He also tackled the social care crisis whilst on secondment to techUK's Health and Social Care programme in 2022.
Before this, Rory worked in the House of Commons and House of Lords alongside completing degrees in Political Economy and Global Politics.
Today, he is techUK's Programme Manager for Emerging Technologies, covering dozens of technologies including metaverse, drones, future materials, robotics, blockchain, space technologies, nanotechnology, gaming tech and Web3.0.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorydaniels28/
Elis Thomas
Elis joined techUK in December 2023 as a Programme Manager for Tech and Innovation, focusing on AI, Semiconductors and Digital ID.
He previously worked at an advocacy group for tech startups, with a regional focus on Wales. This involved policy research on innovation, skills and access to finance.
Elis has a Degree in History, and a Masters in Politics and International Relations from the University of Winchester, with a focus on the digitalisation and gamification of armed conflicts.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Website:
- www.techuk.org/
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/elis-thomas-49a1aa1a1/
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