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 2026 here.
The Quantum Computing Infra Summit will be held on April 23, 2026 at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, California. The theme of this conference is From Prototype to Platform: Building Quantum Infrastructure for the Utility Era and will include a number of industry executives presenting their views on quantum’s current status and what they see for the future.
The Bristol Quantum Information Technologies Workshop 2026 (BQIT 2026) will be held both as an in-person and an online event on April 27-29, 2026 at the University of Bristol in Bristol, England. BQIT is a three day annual workshop aimed at enabling leading UK and international academics and industrial partners to come together; to explore and discuss future ambitions and challenges in the field of Quantum Information Technologies. Speakers and panellists will present their work and opinions on a range of topics, from quantum theory to innovation in industry.
The 6th edition of the Quantum Matter International Conference & Expo (QUANTUMatter2026) will take place at the Barceló Sants Hotel in Barcelona, Spain on April 27-30, 2026. 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.
Q-Expo 2026 co-hosted by QuIC and Bizkaia will be held on May 18-19, 2026 at the Euskalduna Conference Centre in Bilbao, Spain. This conference will continue to serve as the central hub for the European quantum community and build upon a legacy of expanding international participation and cutting-edge industrial collaboration. Q-Expo is designed for everyone, from the domain experts to first-time users looking to grasp the potential of new quantum solutions.
The U of I Quantum Circuits Conference will be held on May 19-22, 2026 at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. This conference will focus on fundamental questions and emerging trends in the field of superconducting quantum circuits. Topics of special interest include applications, new paradigms for scaling, control, and readout, limits of coherence, and protected and drive circuits. The conference will have approximately 10 invited talks and 20-25 contributed talks that will be solicited through applications. There will also be nightly poster sessions to which all participants are invited to contribute.
Q2B Tokyo will take place on June 4-5, 2026 at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Tokyo, Japan. The event will be co-hosted with Quemix Inc. More information about this event will be posted when it is available.
An SPIE Photonics for Quantum event will be held on June 8-11, 2026 at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Canada. This meeting focuses on photonics and how it is advancing quantum technologies. Leading experts will address topics ranging from networks and communications to components and the development of the quantum workforce. Conference topics will include quantum computing & simulation, quantum sensing, imaging, timing, & precision metrology, quantum networks & communication, and quantum materials, devices, & components.
The Q-Day Summit™ by Qadastra™ on June 9, 2026, is the first executive summit dedicated exclusively to the cryptographic transition and securing critical infrastructure in the face of quantum disruption. As the ” Harvest Now, Decrypt Later ” (HNDL) threat looms over sensitive data, the Q-Day Summit™ brings together decision-makers and experts to transform a systemic risk into strategic agility. The summit will cover Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) as well as Quantum Communications and Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and will be held on June 9, 2026 at the Auditorium WORKSTATION located at 25 Quai du Président Paul Doumer – 92400 Courbevoi, France.
The Mayo Clinic is sponsoring an event titled Quantum Today, Healthcare Tomorrow on June 11, 2026 at the Hilton Jacksonville at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonille, Florida. This inaugural event will be focused on quantum computing and quantum sensing in healthcare. It will bring together leaders from healthcare, academia and industry to explore how quantum technologies can advance medicine today and shape the future of care. The program will feature foundational education paired with real‑world clinical applications, highlighting Mayo Clinic-led innovation and emerging opportunities across the healthcare ecosystem. This summit is designed for Mayo Clinic clinical, research, and technology leaders advancing healthcare innovation, together with a select group of academic and industry experts focused on practical quantum applications in healthcare.
Commercializing Quantum Global produced by Economist Impact will take place on June 16-17, 2026 at the Business Design Centre in London, UK. As the largest quantum event in Europe, and the only quantum event produced by a major global media brand, this conference sets the stage for vital discussions on how organisations should prepare for and implement quantum technology. Over 1,100 attendees are anticipated who will discover how enterprises are securing measurable ROI, explore policy frameworks shaping global adoption and connect with industry pioneers driving innovation.
A Quantum Device Workshop will occur on June 15-18, 2026 at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. It is designed to teach advanced undergraduates and graduate students the art of designing quantum devices. QDW 2026 features a 4-day hands-on workshop on how to effectively design, simulate and work with superconducting qubits and will cover theory and simulation techniques, best practices, and general constraints for designing superconducting devices. It will have both an introductory track and an advanced track so that people of all skill levels can gain something from this event and offer in-person lectures, workshops, and panel sessions. It will also offer a Poster session, a design project and a career perspective session. Attendees can register for an online-only option for the lectures and workshop sessions.
IQT Nordics will be held on June 22-24, 2026 in Oslo Nordics. The theme of the conference will be Quantum Technology in a Changing World. More information about this event will be posted when it is available. This event This event will focus on the enabling role of photonics in quantum science and technology. Hear keynote speakers share their latest breakthroughs and perspectives.
Quantum.Tech World, co-located with Nexus X (HPC & AI), will take place in Boston, Massachusetts June 24-26, 2026 at the Encore Boston Harbor Hotel. Quantum.Tech World, co-located with Nexus X, will sit at the nexus of quantum, AI, and HPC, unlocking new capabilities for national security, healthcare, finance, climate modeling, logistics, and advanced research. Its mission will be to demystify quantum, illuminate its integration with AI/HPC, and equip government and industry with the insights, training, and partnerships to act.
The ISC High Performance conference will host the 5th Workshop on Quantum and Hybrid Quantum/Classical Computing Approaches in Hamburg, Germany on June 26, 2026. Since ISC 2022, this workshop has been a home for researchers, developers, practitioners, and end-users to come together and share what works, what doesn’t, and chart the way forward for integrating quantum computing into classical HPC environments. As the field moves toward accelerated quantum supercomputing, where QPUs, GPUs, and classical infrastructure work together as a unified system, the questions this workshop tackles have never been more relevant.
A Single Photon Workshop 2026 will take place at the University of Naples Federico II – Campus S. Giovanni in Naples, Italy on July 6-10, 2026. More information about this event will be posted when it is available.
A symposium on Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing for Natural Sciences (FTQC4NSc) will be held on July 6-8, 2026 at the experimenta – Das Science Center in Heilbronn, Germany. This symposium brings together leading researchers and experts from academia and industry to explore recent advances and challenges in the development of fault-tolerant quantum systems and quantum algorithms for material science and quantum chemistry. The symposium includes keynotes, invited and contributed talks as well as plenary discussions. There will also be a poster session, an evening event, and a conference dinner.
A Global Quantum Forum (GQF26) will take place July 21-23, 2026 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago Illinois. GQF26 will explore some of society’s grand challenges—the biggest opportunities and toughest questions—and how quantum can address them across pharma, finance, energy, climate, and food ecosystems. The event will begin with a welcome Reception on July 21st followed by GQF26 programming on July 22nd – 23rd.
The Silicon Quantum Electronics Workshop 2026 (SiQEW 2026) will be held on August 31 – September 2, 2026 and the International Conference on Spin Shuttling (ICOSS) will be held on September 3, 2026 at the Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea. Since its inception in 2007, SiQEW has been a showcase for state-of-the-art research in semiconductor qubits. More information about these conferences will posted when it is available.
The Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication and Cryptography (TQC 2026) will be held in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada on August 31-September 4, 2026. This is a leading annual international conference for students and researchers working in the theoretical aspects of quantum information science. The scientific objective is to bring together the theoretical quantum information science community to present and discuss the latest advances in the field.
The session, titled “Quantum Artificial Intelligence for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications,” will take place within the 21st International Conference on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics (CIBB 2026), which will be held at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, on September 2-4 2026. The session will focus on the intersection of quantum computing, AI, and computational biology, including topics such as quantum and quantum-inspired algorithms for sequence analysis and phylogenetics, quantum kernels and graph methods, hybrid quantum–classical workflows, and NISQ-compatible approaches for analyzing large-scale biological data.
A Quantum Computing and Sensing for Weather and Climate Applications Workshop will be held as an in-person and virtual conference on August 3-5, 2026 in Boulder, Colorado. This workshop aims to bridge the knowledge gap between the quantum and climate science fields, sparking innovation through shared insights and interdisciplinary strategies that could lead to the next-generation of climate and weather models. The workshop will provide a platform for quantum specialists and weather and climate scientists to discuss potential approaches to complex climate problems, explore practical pathways for integrating quantum computing into existing climate research frameworks, and establish a collaborative research agenda that drives both fields towards breakthroughs.
The Quantum AI 2026 (QNLPAI) conference will be held on August 14-18, 2026 at Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana. This conference focuses on three aspects of Quantum Computing and Quantum-inspired formalisms including AI for Quantum Computing, Quantum Computing for AI, and Quantum Natural Language Processing (QN-LP). These topics bring together researchers from quantum computing, quantum information theory, AI, natural language processing, and quantum-inspired formalisms in cognitive science and psychology, as well as applied disciplines that utilize quantum computing and quantum AI solutions, such as Medical Research, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, or Cybersecurity. This conference aims to bring together researchers from different disciplines to facilitate knowledge transfer and synergies in these domains.
The Quantum World Congress 2026 will take place on September 22-24, 2026 at The Hotel at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. More information about this event will be posted when it is available.
Q2B Copenhagen will take place on September 9-10, 2026. The event will be co-hosted with Invest in Denmark, Novo Holdings, Novo Nordisk Foundation, 55 North and The Government of Denmark’s International Quantum Hub. More information about this event will be posted when it is available.
The Munich Quantum Software Forum (MQSF) will take place on October 14-15, 2026 at the Backstage Arena in Munich, Germany. The MQSF brings together the “who’s who” in quantum computing software. By connecting leading researchers, developers, and decision makers, the forum fosters the exchange of ideas, showcases state-of-the-art software solutions, and facilitates discussions about the future direction of the quantum software ecosystem.
IQT will be holding its third edition of the Quantum+AI 3.0 conference on October 25-27, 2026 in New York City. An IQT PQC conference will also be held coincident with this conference in New York City on October 25-26, 2027. More information about this event will be posted when it is available.
IQT Korea will be held in Incheon, South Korea on November 25-27, 2026. More information about this event will be posted when it is available.
Q2B Chicago in association with the Chicago Quantum Summit will take place on December 8-10, 2026 at the Marriott Marquis & McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. More information about this event will be posted when it is available.
