Conferences

Andrew White from the quantum technology laboratory at the University of Queensland, Australia, maintains a web page listing conferences related to quantum technology around the world.   You can find his most recent listing for 2025 here.

In addition to the conferences shown on the lists mentioned above, here are some additional conferences and events:

D-Wave will hold its annual Qubits 2025 meeting on March 31-April 1, 2025 at the Phoenician Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona. Qubits 2025 will be a forum for connecting with fellow quantum computing trailblazers and thought leaders from around the globe and enable them to share insights, brainstorm new ideas, and forge lasting partnerships. The conference will include product roadmaps, demos, and updates on research progress in quantum-fueled AI technologies.

The Quantum Computing Scalability Conference 2025 organized by the UK National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) will be held on April 2-4, 2025 at Keble College in Oxford, England. The NQCC’s Quantum Computing Scalability Conference is dedicated to tackling the key scalability issues across quantum platforms, from engineering challenges to advances in quantum physics. This conference brings together experts from diverse quantum computing fields, fostering cross-disciplinary insights and enabling honest assessments of scalability. As the premier research-focused event hosted by the NQCC, the conference features in-depth technical talks, panel discussions, and, for the first time this year, a poster session.

A Careers in Quantum Conference will be held on April 4, 2025 at the Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel in Bristol, UK. It is being organised by the Quantum Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training in partnership with NQCC and IOP Publishing. The event brings together professionals from industry and academia to engage with students and early-stage researchers on the variety and types of careers available in the quantum industry. The event aims to introduce undergraduate students, career-minded PhD students and postdoctoral researchers to the opportunities within the rapidly growing quantum technology sector. It also includes a careers fair with a breakout room for more in-depth talks and panels.

The Business of Quantum Summit organized by the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy will be held on April 4, 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT’s Initiative on the Digital Economy (MIT IDE) will present their latest research on how quantum technologies will impact finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and more; understand international public investment in the ecosystem, and understand which use cases hold the most promise. The event will explore the current landscape of quantum computing technologies, addressing the challenges and skepticism surrounding its viability, and feature the introduction of tools and resources developed by MIT IDE to help innovation, strategy and IT leaders prioritize and plan for the advent of the Quantum Age.

A Conference on Quantum Computing for Natural Science, which will take place at Festauditoriet at the Frederiksberg Campus of the University of Copenhagen from April 9-11, 2025. The conference aims to bring together researchers from within chemistry, quantum information, physics, and computer science to discuss the application of quantum computing to problems within natural science, both in the near term and with a longer perspective. The three main themes of the conference will be Algorithms for Natural Science, Techniques for Running on Hardware, and Building Quantum Hardware, with one day dedicated to each topic.

Quantum.Tech USA event organized by Alpha Events will take place on April 14-16, 2025 in Washington, DC at the Conrad Hotel. This conference brings together visionaries from across North America and beyond to explore the latest trends in quantum, the key issues and exploring real life end user case studies. Each year, it welcomes the leading names from across government, academia, universities, finance, telco, pharma and more to explore how they are implementing quantum computing into their business strategy. Register using code QCR20 for a discount.

A Fault-tolerant quantum computing: theory and current state of play workshop hosted by Alice & Bob in partnership with the CEA will take place from April 20-25, 2025 in Les Houches, France. The objective of the workshop is to bring together leading researchers in quantum error correction and fault-tolerant computing with experimental researchers and hardware builders to bridge the gap between the latest theoretical advances and their concrete implementation. This event brings together leading researchers, scientists, and students to discuss the latest advancements in the field of quantum computing, condensed matter physics, and theoretical physics.

The Quantum Horizons Conference: Science – Policy – Society organized by the QuantERA Consortium and the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, in collaboration with the European Quantum Flagship, will be held on May 7, 2025 in Gdańsk, Poland, under the Polish Presidency of the EU. This event will bring together distinguished guests from academia, industry, as well as national and European institutions—including officials from the European Commission—alongside representatives of research funding organisations and the Quantum Flagship. The conference agenda will facilitate discussions on the latest advancements in quantum science and technology, encourage knowledge exchange, and foster collaborations within the field.

The Scaling of Spin Qubits Workshop – SSQ2025 will take place on May 12, 2025 at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, France. This one-day workshop brings together leading minds in quantum computing to discuss cutting-edge research and key challenges in scaling spin qubit arrays. Topics that will be discuss include materials for spin qubits, scaling strategies, qubit coupling & connectivity, automation for small-scale arrays, emerging novel systems, and other topics. The conference will bring a global perspective and provide attendees with the opportunity to meet top researchers, industry professionals, and rising talents in the field.

The third edition of Quantum Tech Days will be held on Hotel La Fregate in Saint-Cyr sur Mer, France on May 13, 2025. Building on the success of QDay events in Davos and Nasdaq New York, this event will feature industry experts—including speakers from companies like Google and ColibriTD—to address the quantum computing revolution and post-quantum security solutions. The roundtable sessions will also be broadcasted live on YouTube,

The 4th annual Commercialising Quantum Global 2025 will be held on May 13-14, 2025 at the Business Design Centre in London, UK. The conference has a case study-led agenda that sets the stage for vital discussions on how organisations should prepare for and implement quantum technology. There will be an accessible and in-depth debate into the promise, peril, applications, limitations, hype, and reality of this transformative field. The event provides a unique emphasis on real-world quantum applications and measurable returns on investment. It offers a diverse range of fresh end-user case studies, making the sessions invaluable for enterprises at every stage of their quantum journey.

Quantum Meets is a series of  quantum events happening in Amsterdam from May 13-16, 2025. Quantum Meets features collaboratively designed, open-access events. This year’s lineup includes the second edition of the Q-Expo, a unique two-day event by the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC) featuring a business expo day and a plenary day, and the most awaited quantum community gathering Nodes.

Q2B Tokyo will be held on May 15-16, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt in Tokyo, Japan. More details about this conference will be posted then they are available.

IQT Nordics 2025 will be held on May 20-22, 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The theme of the conference is “Real-World Applications and Progress Enabled by Quantum Technology.” The conference features sessions on end-user applications and quantum strategies in industrial sectors, commercializing quantum applications and growing the quantum industry, innovations and technologies enabling progress in quantum computer platforms, developments and applications in quantum sensing, and much more. Distinguished speakers and exhibiting organizations from the Nordic region and around the world are participating. The programme comprises a visit to the Quantum labs at Chalmers University of Technology.

The Quantum Matter International Conference (QUANTUMatter 2025) will be held on May 20-23, 2025 at the Congress Center WTC Grenoble in Grenoble, France. The fifth edition of this conference aims at gathering the various communities engaged in the science and technologies of quantum information and quantum matter, to foster the incubation of new ideas & collaborations at the forefront of quantum technologies, emerging quantum materials and novel generations of quantum communication protocols, quantum sensing and quantum simulation.

 A Workshop on the mathematics of post-quantum cryptography and spring meeting SMS / SMG 2025 will be held on June 2-6, 2025 at the University of Zurich, Irchel Campus – Y15 G19,  Switzerland. This four-day workshop aims at bringing together leading researchers in the four main domains of post-quantum cryptography: lattice-based, multivariate, isogeny-based, and code-based cryptography. The workshop will provide an in-depth exploration of these fields and their connections. It will foster new collaborations and advance the state-of-the-art in post-quantum cryptographic techniques.

The 14th annual 2025 Adiabatic Quantum Computing (AQC) conference will be held on June 9-12, 2025 at the University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada. The 2025 conference features world-renowned speakers, dynamic panel discussions, and engaging keynotes exploring cutting-edge advancements and breakthroughs in the field. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore diverse topics, including but not limited to experimental and theoretical methods for advancing quantum computing, quantum-inspired heuristics and hardware development and  applications of quantum computing in science and industry.

The Quantum Algorithms in Pre-Fault Tolerant Hardware Conference will be held on June 16-20, 2025 in Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain.  This conference aims to foster a collaborative environment where scientists from diverse backgrounds, including large-scale quantum experiments, classical approximation methods, and quantum algorithms, can come together to explore the implications of this hardware progress. By facilitating interdisciplinary discussions and knowledge sharing, we seek to identify critical challenges and opportunities in leveraging pre-fault tolerant quantum hardware to tackle complex problems in quantum physics, chemistry, materials science, and beyond.

QUANTUM NOW is the quintessential quantum tech forum in Canada. It is an exclusive gathering hosted by Quantum Industry Canada (QIC) in partnership with Distriq Quantum Innovation Zone and Québec Quantique in Montréal, Québec on June 18-19, 2025. As quantum technologies leap from theoretical potential to practical application, the event brings together visionary executives from across industries, senior policy-makers, and investors on an exclusive platform to explore, connect, and strategize alongside leading quantum industry pioneers.

The 2025 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Control, Computing and Learning (IEEE qCCL2025)  will be held at the The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong on June 25-28, 2025. This conference will convene leading experts and researchers from a diverse array of scientific disciplines. Attendees will have the opportunity to share their latest research findings and delve into the most cutting-edge developments in the field of quantum technologies. This event also serves as a valuable platform for fostering scientific collaboration and academic exchange among colleagues across quantum control, computing, and learning communities.

The 2^nd Workshop on Quantum-Secure Networks and Systems (QSNS 2025) will be held as a co-located event for one day during the 30^thIEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications, July 2-5, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. The second edition of QSNS is again a joint initiative of the QUBIP and PQ-React projects, co-funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe framework programme on the transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) of protocols, networks, and systems. The QSNS2025 workshop will address the most pressing cybersecurity challenges of the quantum era from an engineering perspective, with the aim of contributing to global efforts towards an agile, post-quantum or post-quantum/traditional hybrid and standards-based transition to PQC of the digital infrastructures we all use today.

The Third International Annual Quantum Simulation Conference (QSim 2025) will be held on August 4-8, 2025 at IBM’s office in New York City. QSim is an international annual conference on quantum simulation that aims to bridge theory and experiment, bringing together physicists, engineers, chemists, material scientists, mathematicians, and computer scientists working at the forefront of quantum simulation and related problems that include applications, algorithms, verification, noise, scaling, etc. for both analog and digital approaches. A special session midweek will be devoted to charting the future of the field.

The IEEE Quantum Week will be held from August 31, 2025 to September 5, 2025 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This conferences bridges the gap between the science of quantum computing and the development of the industry surrounding it. It brings a perspective to the quantum industry that differs from strictly academic or business conferences. IEEE Quantum Week is a multidisciplinary venue that gives attendees the unique chance to discuss challenges and opportunities with quantum researchers, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, developers, students, practitioners, educators, programmers, and newcomers.

The Quantum World Congress will occur on September 16-18, 2025 at the Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia within the Washington DC metropolitan area. This event unites global experts from industry, government, and academia to explore the latest breakthroughs in quantum research, applications, and commercialization. It includes keynote speakers, interactive sessions, and cutting-edge exhibits fostering collaboration and accelerating the development of the global quantum ecosystem. This annual event highlights the pivotal role of quantum technology in shaping the future, building on Greater Washington’s leadership as a hub for innovation.

Q2B Paris will be held on September 24-25, 2025. More information about this conference will be posted when it is available.

The Superconducting Qubits and Algorithms (SQA 2025) conference will be held in Delft, The Netherlands on September 25-29, 2025. The conference is a not-for-profit scientific conference with a focus on science, technology, and algorithms relevant for superconducting quantum computers. It is organized by QuTech, Orange Quantum Systems, and IQM Quantum Computers in cooperation with the scientific community.

Quantum.Tech Europe 2025 will be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 29, 2025 – October 1, 2025 at the Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre WTC. The conference will connect and share the key challenges, top trends and key updates across quantum computing, communications, sensing and technology alongside the leading innovators, researchers and industry pioneers. It will also include the European debut performance of Ion Maiden who provided the blast from the past at the Quantum.Tech drinks reception.

The Q+AI (version 2.0) conference  being organized by Inside Quantum Technology will occur on October 20-22, 2025 in New York City. This second annual conference and networking gathering covering Quantum+AI is programmed by Lawrence Gasman and Bob Sutor.  Emphasis is placed on use cases in these fields: Automotive, Aerospace, Defense, Robotics, Supply Chains, Data Centers, Security/Privacy, Product Design, Workflow and Integration in the Chip Industry. Sponsorship and registration information at www.iqtevent.com.

Q2B Silicon Valley will be held on December 9-11, 2025. More information about this conference will be posted when it is available.