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
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 (Migrosbank, QuantumBasel)
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 (Q&AI Lead Technical Development)
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 – 16:15 | Parallel Workshops
Workshop I — Quantum Safe Encryption
Post Quantum Cryptography
Migration strategies
Speakers: Grégoire Ribordy (ID Quantique), Martin Sajon (Q99), Maximilian Wurzer (QuantumBasel)
Workshop II — AI & Quantum Machine Learning
AI + QC opportunities
Practical applications
Speakers: Felix Lehner, Jan Mikolon (QuantumBasel)
16:15 – 16:45 | Panel Discussion — Quantum Safe - Industry Perspectives
Perspectives from leading banks
Security & risk outlook
Speakers: Florian Widmer (CRO Head of Cybersecurity, Pictet), Vasily Pozdyshev (Advisor at the BIS Innovation Hub), Tamim Yousefi (Q&AI Lead Technical Development, Erste Bank) - moderated by Frederik Flöther (Chief Quantum Officer, QuantumBasel)
16:45 – 17:00 | Keynote — Quantum Computing from an Equity Investor's Perspective
Speaker: Omar Moufti (Head of Sectors & Thematics for iShares by BlackRock)
17:00 – 17:10 | Keynote — QC & AI from a Global Patent Perspective
Speaker: Kai Gramke (Econsight)
17:10 – 17:20 | Keynote — Swiss Banking Sector PoV on Quantum
Speaker: August Benz (Deputy CEO, Swiss Banking Association)
17:20 – 17:35 | Fireside Chat — Leadership Dialogue on Quantum & AI Strategy
Speakers: Stefan Wick (CIO, MigrosBank), Damir Bogdan
17:35 – 17:45 | Closing Remarks — Wrap up and Closing
Speakers: Damir Bogdan, Thomas Landolt (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