Quantum & AI Summit

​The Summit is a closed, senior-level event for the banking and financial services sector, convening executives, technology leaders, and risk stakeholders from major banks, along with representatives from industry associations and supervisory and regulatory bodies. The audience is composed primarily of decision-makers from large financial institutions, with participation from organizations connected to the Swiss and European financial ecosystem.

​📅 Event Agenda (provisional agenda)

​Quantum Computing & Finance Forum

​🕧 12:30 – 13:30 | Registration & Campus Tour

• ​Check-in & welcome

• ​Optional early-bird Campus Tour + Quantum Computer Visitors Center

​🎤 13:30 – 13:40 | Welcome & Agenda

• ​Opening remarks

• ​Agenda overview
  Speakers: Christophe Makni, Damir Bogdan, Jan Mikolon (QuantumBasel, Migrosbank)

​🚀 13:40 – 14:00 | Keynote — Why Quantum Computing Now?

• ​The business relevance of quantum today

• ​Outlook on QC adoption
  Speaker: Jan Mikolon (CTO, QuantumBasel)

​🏦 14:00 – 14:20 | Keynote — Quantum @ Erste Bank

• ​Banking use cases in Quantum & AI

• ​Lessons from quantum research in finance
  Speaker: Tamim Yousefi (Quantum & AI Lead)

​💡 14:20 – 14:40 | Keynote — Quantum in the Financial Sector

​Speaker: Marco Pistoia (CEO, IonQ Italy, former JP Morgan)

​🎯 14:40 – 15:00 | Keynote -  Code, Capital and Control: Quantum Computing Strategies from Europe and the UK

​Speaker: Ruth Wandhöfer, Advisor to the City of London Digital Finance, Board Member TBS Bank Ireland

​☕ 15:00 – 15:30 | Break & Networking

​🔐 + ⚛️🤖15:30 – 16:10 | Parallel Workshops

​Workshop I — Post-Quantum Cryptography

• ​Quantum-safe encryption

• ​Migration strategies
  Speakers: Grégoire Ribordy (ID Quantique), Maximilian Wurzer (QuantumBasel)

​Workshop II — AI & Quantum Machine Learning

• ​AI + QC opportunities

• ​Practical applications
  Speakers: Felix Lehner, Jan Mikolon (QuantumBasel)

​🏦 16:10 – 16:30 | Keynote — Quantum Security @ Santander Bank

​Speaker: Jaime Gomez (Global Head of Santander Quantum Threat Program)

​💬 16:30 – 16:55 | Panel Discussion

​Quantum-Safe Strategies in Banking

• ​Perspectives from leading banks

• ​Security & risk outlook
  Panellists include: Florian Widmer (Pictet) and industry representatives

​🌍 16:55 – 17:10 | Keynote —  BlackRock's perspective on Quantum Computing

​Speaker: Omar Moufti (Head of Sectors & Thematics for iShares by BlackRock), Kai Gramke (Econsight)

​🇨🇭 17:10 – 17:20 | Keynote — Swiss Banking & Quantum

​Speaker: August Benz (Swiss Banking Association)

​🛡️ 17:20 – 17:30 | Keynote — Quantum-Safe Encryption & Regulation from a regulatory perspective, TBA🔥 17:30 – 17:45 | Fireside Chat

​Leadership Dialogue on Quantum & AI Strategy
Speakers: Stefan Wick (MigrosBank), Damir Bogdan (QuantumBasel)

​🧪 17:45 – 18:15 | Campus Tour 2 + Quantum Computer Visitors Center

​🥂 17:45 – 19:30 | Apéro & Networking

• ​Informal exchange

• ​Meet speakers & peers

• ​Drinks & refreshments