14 Dec 2021

Event round-up: Is the future of quantum commercialisation in the cloud?

You can watch techUK's latest event on commercialisation of quantum and cloud, part of techUK's #CloudFuture week.

On 23 November techUK were excited to join forces with The Quantum Insider to host techUK’s first ever session on Quantum and Cloud.

This session was part of techUK’s Cloud Week, and you can still view all insights and content published during this week, including on the relationship between quantum and cloud, through the link here.

Speakers included:

Alex Challans, CEO, The Quantum Insider
Laura Foster, Programme Manager, Tech & Innovation, techUK
Per Nyberg, Vice President, Strategic Markets and Alliance, Quantum Machines
Allison Schwartz, Global Government Relations, D-Wave Systems
Deepth Dinesan, Director, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Quantum Computing, NetApp

As we begin to commercialize the first quantum technologies in the coming years, cloud is going to offer one significant way to improve access. Of course, there are many, many advantages of the relationship between quantum and cloud, but the relationship between these two technologies can be quite complex, and whether you're a cloud expert or a quantum expert there tends to be a little bit of a gap in knowledge when you bring the two together.

Therefore, the purpose of this event is to help clarify the relationship between these two technologies and showcase some of the brilliant people who were really helping drive innovation in the intersection of the two.

Throughout the presentations, the process of quantum commercialisation provided a backdrop to explore the interconnection of these two technologies

You can watch the webinar here:

Rory Daniels

Senior Programme Manager, Emerging Technologies

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, Rory leads techUK's emerging technologies activity across everything from immersive, web3, AI and robotics to space, gaming & metaverse.

This involves co-running techUK's flagship Innovation campaign, managing four series (including the 'Meet the Innovators' interview series), and launching 4-6-month 'sprint campaigns' on transformative technologies and sectors.

Email:: [email protected]
LinkedIn:: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorydaniels28/

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Laura Foster

Associate Director - Technology and Innovation, techUK

Laura is techUK’s Associate Director 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

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Elis Thomas

Programme Manager, Tech and Innovation, techUK

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.