Speakers 2021

Building a Connected Quantum Community in Latin America

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Day 1

Cristian Edwin Susa Quintero
Professor
Universidad de Córdoba

Talk: Quantum logic gates and entanglement with arrays of organic molecules

Jorge Arturo Rojas Santana
Professor
Instituto Tecnológico de Toluca

Talk: How much for an image acquired by a quantum imaging system?

Antoine (Jack) Jacquier
Reader in Mathematics and Director MSc in Mathematics & Finance / Visiting Researcher
Imperial College London / Alan Turing Institute

Talk: Solving Financial equations using Quantum Computing

Marcos Villagra
Research Professor
Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Talk: Interactive Quantum Computing in Constant Spaces

Andrea Delgado
Research Scientist
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Talk: Quantum Computing Applications to High-Energy Physics

Laura Gatti Dorpich
Director of Development / Professor
Quantum South
/ Universidad de Montevideo

Talk: Testing the performance of VQE on Knapsack problem variations
Panel: Women in Quantum (Day 3)

Ernesto Campos
PhD Student
Skoltech

Talk: Variational Quantum Algorithms

Marcos Allende López
IT Specialist in Quantum Technologies, Blockchain, and SSI
Banco Inter-Americano de Desarrollo y LACChain

Talk: Quantum-safe blockchain networks

Karen Hallberg
Principal Researcher / Professor
CONICET / Balseiro Institute

Talk: How quantum technologies can foster research in quantum matter

Araceli Venegas-Gomez
Founder and CEO
QURECA

Talk: Careers in Quantum

Eduardo Inacio Duzzioni
Professor of Physics / CTO
Department of Physics of the Federal University of Santa Catarina / QuanBy Quantum Computing

Talk: Quantum algorithms to solve fluid dynamics problems

Alejandro Díaz-Caro
Professor / CONICET Researcher
Universidad Nacional de Quilmes
/ Universidad de Buenos Aires

Talk: Natural deduction and quantum computing

Carlos Pérez-Delgado
Research Professor
School of Computer Science, University of Kent

Talk: Quantum Software Engineering

José Ignacio Espinoza Camacho
MSc Student
Tecnológico de Monterrey
The Unconventional Computing Lab

Talk: Quantum spectral clustering for image segmentation

Nicolas Fabre
PostDoc Researcher
Center of New Technologies, Warsaw University

Talk: Encoding a qubit into the continuous variables modes of a single photon

Rodolfo Bonnin
Co-innovation Data Engineer
Bonzzu

Talk: Quantum machine learning with E-Commerce

Damián Pitalúa-García
Postdoc Researcher
Centre for Quantum Information and
Foundations, University of Cambridge

Talk: Practical quantum tokens without quantum memories and experimental tests


Day 2

Juan Pino
Lead Physicist
Honeywell Quantum Solutions

Talk: Honeywell: Shaping the Future of Quantum Computing

Sonika Johri 
Senior Quantum Applications Researcher
IonQ

Talk: Running algorithms on ion-trap quantum computers

Robert Loredo 
Technical Business Development Lead / IBM Quantum Ambassador / Qiskit Advocate
IBM Quantum

Talk: Introduction to quantum computing with IBM Quantum

Mark Jackson
Quantum Evangelist
Cambridge Quantum Computing

Talk: The Leading Quantum Development Platform

Emily Meads
Deep Tech Analyst
Speedinvest

Panel: Investors

Mohamed Zouhaier Ramadhane
Arquitecto, Líder técnico y embajador de computación quántica
IBM Quantum

Talk: Introduction to quantum computing with IBM Quantum

Joanne Wong
General Partner / Co-Founder & CEO
REDDS Capital / Scioshub

Panel: Investors

André König
CEO
Interference Advisors

Talk: Quantum Tech: winter, bubble or paradigm shift? A look at the data!

Maximiliano Maneiro
Manager of Emerging Technologies
AGESIC

Talk: Gobierno Digital y Computación Cuántica

Enrique Solano
Founder and CEO
Kipu Quantum

Talk: How can quantum computing influence the Latin America industry?

Daniel Ley
Senior Vice President
D-Wave

Talk: Practical quantum computing: Getting business value today

David Cardona
COO & General Counsel
Strangeworks

Talk: A strange journey: Building a global quantum startup

Victor Gutierrez Martinez
President of the Research, Development and Innovation Commission
Business Coordinating Council (CCE)

Talk: How can quantum computing influence the Latin America industry?

Nariman Saadatmand
Quantum Applications & Software Lead
Quantum Brillance

Talk: Different vision for quantum using Diamond Quantum Accelerators

Sergio Nesmachnow
Full Professor and Researcher
Universidad de la Republica

Talk: The Latin America Supercomputing and High-Speed Networking Ecosystem for Science

Carlos J. Barrios
Associate Professor / Director / General Chair
Universidad Industrial de Santander / UIS – SC3UIS / Advanced Computing System for Latin America and Caribbean, SCALAC

Talk: The Latin America supercomputing and high-speed networking ecosystem for science

Rafael Sotelo
Co-Founder / Director ICT Department
Quantum-South / Universidad de Montevideo

Panel: Startups

Jean Phillip Bernier
Co-Founder / CEO
AnniQ / Spin Quantum Tech

Panel: Startups

Antonio Tadeu A. Gomes
Researcher
National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC)

Talk: The Latin America supercomputing and high-speed networking ecosystem for science

Rebecca Krauthamer
Founder & CPO
QuSecure

Panel: Investors

Enrique Lizaso
Founder & MD
Multiverse Computing

Panel: Startups

Christophe Jurczak
Founding Partner
Quantonation

Panel: Investors

Genaro Costa
HPC Expert
ATOS

Talk: Atos Quantum Program – Powering use cases in the NISQ era

Arturo Silva
Founder & CEO
Quantum Works SC

Panel: Startups

Tom Crabtree
Business Development Manager

KETS Quantum

Talk: Quantum Safe Communications; Protecting your data from the quantum threat

Leesa Soulodre
General Partner
R3i Ventures

Panel: Investors

Carlos Speglich
Petroleum Engineer
Dobslit

Panel: Startups


Day 3

Catalina Albornoz Anzola
IBM Quantum Ambassador / Cognitive Infrastructure Specialist
IBM

Panel: Women in Quantum

Sagarika Mukesh
Hardware Engineer
IBM Research

Talk: Introduction to quantum device design with Qiskit Metal

César Rodríguez Rosario
Chief Scientific Officer
Strangeworks

Talk: Real hasta la Cuántica: Programación Práctica

Romina Yalovetzky
Quantum Computing Researcher

JP Morgan Chase

Panel: Women in Quantum

Salvador E. Venegas-Andraca (personal page)
Professor of Computer Science, DPhil (Oxon)
Tecnológico de Monterrey / The Unconventional Computing Lab

Talk: Closing talk on academia

Rafael Verissimo
Co-Founder / MSc Student
Brazil Quantum / ENSTA Paris

Talk: Post-Quantum Cryptography and QML for the financial sector in Brazil

Rodrigo Ferreira
Co-Founder / MSc Student
Brazil Quantum / Aeronautics Institute of Technology

Talk: Post-Quantum Cryptography and QML for the financial sector in Brazil

Marta Pascual Estarellas
Senior Quantum Engineer

Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech

Panel: Women in Quantum

Carolina Allende
Professor & Researcher
Universidad ORT Uruguay

Panel: Women in Quantum

Samurai Brito
Researcher Partner

International Institute of Physics – UFRN

Panel: Women in Quantum

Denise Ruffner
VP of Business Development
IonQ

Panel: Women in Quantum

Andres Paz
Principal Software Developer
Microsoft

Talk: Q# and Quantum Computing

Jesus Gutierrez
Head of Data Management Technology
Citibanamex

Talk: Quantum Chess Tournament