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 2024 here.

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

The 2nd Annual Stanford Responsible Quantum Technology Conference will be held at Stanford University in California on May 20, 2024. The conference is an interdisciplinary, in-person law conference including presentations on quantum mechanics, quantum cryptography, quantum algorithms, national security, export controls and critical mineral supply chains, responsible quantum technology frameworks, antitrust, intellectual property, standardization & certification,  product safety and liability, (self)regulation, ethics, quantum in life sciences, and the industry panel uncovering their use cases and innovations. This year’s conference prioritizes topics not previously considered -including Responsible Quantum Simulation- as part of broader efforts supporting responsible quantum innovation. The conference will also celebrate the launch of the Stanford Center for Responsible Quantum Technology.

The 4th Annual Quantum Engineering Workshop 2024 will be held on May 30, 2024 at Caltech in Pasadena, California. It will be a hybrid event so attendees can either be there in person or view it on Zoom. The Quantum Engineering Workshops aim to promote the integration of engineering systems with quantum technologies for research and education. The keynote address will be delivered by the Noble Laureate Dr. John Clauser.

Unitary Fund is hosting unitaryHACK, a 2-week virtual hackathon from May 29 to June 12, 2024 where participants can win cash by contributing to open-source projects. There will be projects from the Unitary Fund’s microgrant winners as well as AWS, IBM, NVIDIA, Quantinuum, IQM, and others. Last year, unitaryHACK had 700 participants and 72 hackers claimed 99 bounties, with more than $11k awarded.

IQT Vancouver/Pacific Rim will be held on June 4-6, 2024 in Vancouver, Canada. With Vancouver as North America’s gateway to the Pacific Rim, IQT and the Quantum Algorithms Institute are bringing together partners across North America and Asia to showcase the state of quantum computing, communications, and security. This international conference moves beyond the quantum hype to profile quantum computing and communications technologies and quantum expertise in real world settings. Sessions will highlight practical applications of quantum algorithms and networking in industries such as pharmaceuticals, transportation, finance, and more. Attendees will include industry and government executives, end-users and investors who will learn about the latest developments in these technologies, pathways for companies to get ready for quantum solutions, and ethics and policy considerations in this fast-growing industry.

Economist Impact will be hosting the 3rd annual Commercialising Quantum Global 2024 conference in London on June 5-6, 2024. This annual event convenes high profile enterprise end users and thought leaders from the entire quantum ecosystem. The agenda is a mix of accessible insights and more technical deep-dives to distinguish hype from reality and create a path forward. Attendees learn what kind of problems quantum could help solve, and how leaders may harness its potential, identifying investments that offer the best business outcomes.

IBM will be hosting its annual IBM Quantum Challenge event from June 5 to June 14, 2024. This challenge will be featuring IBM’s latest release 1.0 of Qiskit to show some of the new features included in this latest release and working toward utility-scale quantum experiments. The challenge consists of a series of labs that contain a series of problems that need to be solved. The labs consist of a series of Jupyter notebooks that contain tutorial material, code examples, and auto-graded coding challenges. The labs are presented in the order of increasing difficulty with the first one suitable for beginners while the last one will require considerable quantum expertise.

Quantum Delta NL will host Quantum Meets 2024 on June 11-13, 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Highlighting this year’s main programme are the Q-Expo by the European Quantum Industry Consortium and Quantum Delta NL, and the most awaited quantum community event Nodes of One Network event by Quantum Delta NL.

The New Trends in Post-Quantum Cryptography (NEWTPQC) workshop is an affiliated event of PQCrypto 2024. It will be held on June 10-11, 2024 at the University of Oxford, Mathematical Institute immediately preceding PQCrypto 2024. The goal of this workshop is to discuss the most recent and exciting trends of post-quantum cryptography. The conference organizers have asked ten world-class researchers to give keynote talks on cutting-edge topics that will play an important part in post-quantum cryptography in the years to come.

PQCrypto 2024 will be held on June 12-14, 2024 at the University of Oxford, Mathematical Institute. The aim of PQCrypto is to serve as a forum for researchers to present results and exchange ideas on the topic of cryptography in an era with large-scale quantum computers. Original research papers on all technical aspects of cryptographic research related to post-quantum cryptography are solicited in areas including cryptanalysis of post-quantum systems, cryptosystems that have the potential to be safe against quantum computers, implementations of and side-channel attacks on post-quantum cryptosystems, and security models for the post-quantum era. 

D-Wave’s annual Qubits Conference will be held on June 18-19, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. The conference will be packed with talks and demos of real-world quantum applications across logistics and manufacturing, government, life sciences and other sectors. It will include talks by D-Wave about the latest quantum technology and software, discussions on how generative AI and quantum computing can work together, presentations on the performance of D-Wave’s technology versus both classical and quantum alternative technologies, and allow plenty of opportunities to network with peers and D-Wave personnel.

The ReAQCT (Recent Advances in Quantum Computing and Technology) conference will be held on June 19-20, 2024 at the Bosch Budapest Innovation Campus in Budapest, Hungary. This conference is the first in a new series of scientific conferences with the aim to bring together scientists and industry experts working in the field of quantum computing and quantum technology. It will will focus on the following five main topics of quantum computing and technology: Quantum Algorithms & Information, Quantum Error Correction, Quantum Software Engineering, HPC & Quantum Computing, and Quantum Sensing. Each topic will feature one keynote or invited speaker, along with a contributed session consisting of 4-8 talks as well as opportunities for poster presentations for the scientific community to present and discuss their latest results.

The Optica Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition will be held on June 23-27, 2024 at the Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre WTC in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The conference goal is to promote the development of mature quantum technologies that will allow building Quantum 2.0 systems capable of quantum advantage and to look forward to new scientific frontiers beyond the scope of current technologies. The conference will bring together academics, industry and government scientists, national labs and others working to advance quantum science and technology. Participants will have the opportunity to interact, discover common ground and potentially build collaborations leading to new concepts or development opportunities.

Q2B24 Tokyo will be held on July 24-25, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. This will be the conference’s third year to connect the international quantum community computing ecosystem It will be featuring top academics, industry end users, government representatives and quantum computing vendors from all over the world.

IQT Nordics will take place on June 24-26, 2024 at Dipoli, the main building on the campus of Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland. The theme of the conference will be Scaling quantum computers towards real-world applications.

The 2024 International Workshop on Quantum Computing: Circuits Systems Automation and Applications (QC-CSAA) will be held on July 2, 2024 in Knoxville, Tennessee in conjunction with the IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI. The QC-CSAA workshop will provide a comprehensive review on fundamentals as well as the current state of the art in research and technology. The purpose of this is to explore design paradigms of quantum computing including developing a full stack from quantum algorithms to quantum chip. Advances in quantum computing hardware, software, and algorithms as well as contributions on the transformative research needed to guide quantum computing performance toward practical and sustainable operations will be aligned with the goal of this symposium.

The 1st Workshop on Broadly Accessible Quantum Computing will be held on July 22, 2024 in Providence, Rhode Island. This workshop will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the current status and the prospects of quantum computing (QC) and its applications, focusing on how it can benefit the broader community interested in integrating quantum technologies into their traditional research computing facilities. Participants will engage in interactive discussions and real-world case studies, fostering a collaborative environment for knowledge exchange that will mark the onset of quantum computing awareness in the PEARC Conference Series.

The 10th International Conference on Quantum Information and Quantum Control (CQIQC-X) will be held on August 26-30, 2024 at the Fields Institute in Toronto, Canada. This conference is organized jointly by CQIQC and the Fields Institute and will cater to both senior and junior scientists, with sessions devoted to foundations and applications, theory and experiment, and pure and applied research. The conference will gather leaders from these different platforms to share the current state of the art in QIS, and learn from each other. CQIQC-X will host the awards ceremony for the John Stewart Bell Prize for Research on Fundamental Issues in Quantum Mechanics and their Applications, along with talks related to the winner’s research.

The Quantum World Congress will return for its third year on September 9-11, 2024 in Tyson, Virginia (part of the Washington D.C. metropolitan area). It is a global conference, exposition, and networking event that brings a quantum-ready future into focus. This event welcomes quantum technology visionaries, policymakers, researchers, business and investment leaders, educators, and students from all over the world to discuss and showcase major developments in quantum solutions, research, education, workforce, thought leadership, policy, business, and investment.

QTech 2024, Quantum Technology International Conference, will be held in Berlin, Germany on September 10-12, 2024. The objective of the QTech conference is to present the latest developments of quantum technologies in the domains of quantum communication, computation, simulation, sensors and metrology, both in their implementation using various platforms from atoms and ions to solid states, superconducting circuits and optics, as well as in their conceptual and theoretical foundations.

IEEE Quantum Week 2024 (QCE24) will be held on September 15-20, 2024 at the Palais des Congrès in Montréal, Québec, Canada. This conference bridges the gap between the science of quantum computing and the development of an industry surrounding it. As such, this event brings a perspective to the quantum industry different from academic or business conferences. IEEE Quantum Week is a multidisciplinary quantum computing and engineering venue that gives attendees the unique opportunity to discuss challenges and opportunities with quantum researchers, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, developers, students, practitioners, educators, programmers, and newcomers.

The second edition of Quantum Morocco will be held on October 14-25, 2024 at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. The event is funded by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme. The major theme of the conference will be “Cybersecurity in the era of quantum computing: threats and challenges”.

The first Quantum+AI Summit organized by Inside Quantum Technology will be held on October 29-30, 2024 in New York City. The agenda will be curated to address the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing quantum computing in the AI age today, as well as showcase behind-the-scenes look at applications and platforms being constructed. The summit will include AI from a quantum industry perspective, applications, AI in the design and manufacture of quantum computers, cybersecurity implications, a VC roundtable, and more.

The European Quantum Technologies Conference (EQTC) 2024 will be held in Lisbon, Portugal on 16-18  November 2024. The EQTC is the showcase and community gathering of the Quantum Flagship, Europe’s groundbreaking innovation initiative, and will bring together leading minds from science, industry, and policy for an insightful and exciting programme. It will have the most recent updates on high-level European strategy, scientific and technological advances, funding opportunities, and much more.

The 8th international conference on Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning will be held on November 25-29, 2024 at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia. This conference will focus on the interdisciplinary field of quantum technology and machine learning. The goal of the conference is to gather leading academic researchers and industry players to interact through a series of scientific talks focused on the interplay between machine learning and quantum physics.

Q2B24 Silicon Valley will be held on December 10-12, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. More details about this conference will be posted when they are available.

The Quantum West Business Summit organized by SPIE will be held in January 25-30, 2025 in San Francisco, California as part of SPIE’s Photonics West exhibition. Quantum West showcases the exciting possibilities of “Quantum 2.0,” the future of applied quantum technologies to solve entirely new challenges and provide unique capabilities in large-scale systems. This conference is growing rapidly, and we anticipate ongoing expansion. Join your colleagues at this forum to addresses the interests of researchers, engineers, tech companies, investors, and governments—all contributors that can bring about a quantum-enabled future.