QED-C | 2025 Annual Meeting and Plenary

About

Join us this November in New York City for the QED-C Annual Meeting and Plenary during the International Year of Quantum. This is the premier opportunity to connect with key players across the quantum ecosystem—including technologists, startups, and enterprise leaders—from across the globe.

Designed to foster meaningful collaboration, the meeting features keynote talks, expert panels, and discussions that surface the most pressing challenges and emerging opportunities in the quantum space. Together, we’ll chart actionable paths forward for growing the quantum industry and strengthening its workforce. Join other QED-C members for optional tours of NYU’s Center for Quantum Information Physics (Nov 4 @ 2pm) and IBM’s Think Lab in Yorktown Heights (Nov 6 @ 12pm – transportation provided)

Whether you’re looking to build new partnerships, share insights, or shape the direction of quantum technology development, there’s no better place to engage than at a QED-C Plenary Meeting.

Agenda

November 5, 2025

Plenary Technology and Infrastructure Policy and Standardization Regional Ecosystem Summit This track and sessions are by invite only.

8:00 am

9:00 am

9:10 am

9:45 am

10:00 am

10:15 am

10:30 am

11:30 am

12:15 pm

1:00 pm

1:10 pm

1:20 pm

1:40 pm

2:00 pm

2:20 pm

2:50 pm

3:30 pm

4:20 pm

4:40 pm

5:00 pm

6:00 pm

Breakfast

8:00 am – 9:00 am (60 min)

Plenary, Technology and Infrastructure, Policy and Standardization, Regional Ecosystem Summit

Foyer/Pre-function Space

Welcome

9:00 am – 9:10 am (10 min)

Plenary

Zoetrope Room

Celia Merzbacher

Executive Director, QED-C

Technical Advisory Committees: Year In Review

9:10 am – 9:45 am (35 min)

Plenary

Zoetrope Stage

Trends in Export Control

9:45 am – 10:00 am (15 min)

Plenary

Zoetrope

Transition to Tracks

10:00 am – 10:15 am (15 min)

Plenary, Technology and Infrastructure, Policy and Standardization, Regional Ecosystem Summit

Threat Update

10:15 am – 10:30 am (15 min)

Plenary

Zoetrope Stage

Prototyping Quantum Systems

10:15 am – 11:30 am (75 min)

Technology and Infrastructure

Foyer Stage

Advancing Standardization for Critical and Emerging Technologies (ASCET)

10:15 am – 11:30 am (75 min)

Policy and Standardization

Walk Cycle Room

Regional Ecosystem Summit/Roundtable (Invite Only)

10:15 am – 11:30 am (75 min)

Regional Ecosystem Summit

Voice Over Room

Quantum Business Edge™: Investor Perspectives on Quantum

10:30 am – 11:30 am (60 min)

Plenary

Zoetrope Stage

Lunch

11:30 am – 12:15 pm (45 min)

Plenary, Technology and Infrastructure, Policy and Standardization, Regional Ecosystem Summit

Foyer/Pre-function Space

Meet the Steering Committee Candidates/Election

12:15 pm – 1:00 pm (45 min)

Plenary

Zoetrope Stage

Quantum Computing Applications

1:00 pm – 1:40 pm (40 min)

Plenary

Zoetrope Stage

QED-C Cryogenics Roadmap Revisited

1:00 pm – 1:10 pm (10 min)

Technology and Infrastructure

Foyer Stage

Time Distribution Briefing

1:00 pm – 1:20 pm (20 min)

Policy and Standardization

Walk Cycle Room

Regional Ecosystem Summit/Roundtable (Invite Only)

1:00 pm – 2:50 pm (110 min)

Regional Ecosystem Summit

Voice Over Room

QED-C Member Advances in Control & Readout Electronics

1:10 pm – 2:50 pm (100 min)

Technology and Infrastructure

Foyer Stage

Inaugural Year of JTC-3

1:20 pm – 1:40 pm (20 min)

Policy and Standardization

Walk Cycle Room

A Candid Conversation with Celia Merzbacher

1:40 pm – 2:00 pm (20 min)

Plenary

Zoetrope Stage

Celia Merzbacher

Executive Director, QED-C

CSIS Briefing

1:40 pm – 2:00 pm (20 min)

Policy and Standardization

Walk Cycle Room

Microelectronic Commons Panel Discussion

2:00 pm – 2:50 pm (50 min)

Plenary

Zoetrope Stage

Quantum Policy Developments and Future Outlook

2:00 pm – 2:20 pm (20 min)

Policy and Standardization

Walk Cycle Room

QED-C Policy Priorities Rump Session

2:20 pm – 2:50 pm (30 min)

Policy and Standardization

Walk Cycle Room

Networking Break

2:50 pm – 3:30 pm (40 min)

Plenary, Technology and Infrastructure, Policy and Standardization, Regional Ecosystem Summit

Quantum Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

3:30 pm – 4:20 pm (50 min)

Plenary

Zoetrope Stage

Leadership recognition & award ceremony

4:20 pm – 4:40 pm (20 min)

Plenary

Zoetrope Stage

Closing Remarks

4:40 pm – 5:00 pm (20 min)

Plenary

Zoetrope Stage

Celia Merzbacher

Executive Director, QED-C

Networking Reception

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (120 min)

Plenary, Technology and Infrastructure, Policy and Standardization, Regional Ecosystem Summit

Chelsea Piers, Pier 61 Sunset Terrace

November 6, 2025

Plenary Quantum End-User Executive Forum The Quantum Computing Experience This is a hands-on quantum chemistry demo (please bring your laptop) Quantum Marketplace® Technology Expo