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quantum key stakeholder assembly
november 9, 2023| Barcelona
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The invitation-only assembly is organized in support the resolution to the UN to proclaim 2025 the International Year of Quantum (IYQ2025). In partnership with the executive committee of IYQ2025, and in support of the resolution, the assembly will convene global decision makers and leaders in quantum to discuss key topics of significance to the UN -- such as country equity, quantum security, SDG and equitable advances in quantum, talent, education and gender equity -- IN 4 close-door sessions.
More importantly, the assembly will be an avenue to present the voice and recommendations of the ecosystem and industry in preparation for the passing of the International Year of Quantum.
The Assembly will conclude in a ceremonial signing of an open letter by key international stakeholders to encourage the United Nations to pass the resolution. The letter has been signed by Nobel laureates Sir Kostya Novosleov, Sir William Daniel Phillips, as well as many quantum companies such as, Quantinuum, IBM, IQM, Terra Quantum, SEEQC, Multiverse, Xanadu, Orca Computing, Qilimanjaro, Sandbox, Stranegworks, Inflexion and more.
The assembly on November 9 will be attended by representatives of UN bodies such as UNICEF and ITU as well as international and multilateral organizations, quantum industry and companies and scientific bodies.
The passage of this resolution will be a pivotal milestone for the quantum industry ecosystem. A year-long concerted effort dedicated to "equitable" advancements in quantum and the resulting activation of thousands of nodes across the world as part of the UN-proclaimed year will bring an unprecedented opportunity to propagate and demystify quantum technologies on a significantly broader scale worldwide.
This year-long window and the preparatory period in 2024 present a gateway to engage and educate future stakeholders from industry, investment, and policy outside of the current quantum echo chamber.
In light of this, PUZZLE X is working with IYQ2025 executive committee – which includes a consortium of scientific societies, academies, and unions and UN country delegations (click here for full list of partners)– to support the resolution, already approved by UNESCO with 56 official co-sponsoring countries and Mexico as the leading sponsor. The 56 official country co-sponsors include countries that currently have formulated national strategies on quantum and those that do not currently have a consorted quantum agenda but are seeking best practices, collaborations, and involvement in the global momentum around a quantum-ready future.
The assembly is a part of PUZZLE X 2023 and is by invitation-only. PUZZLE X brings together 3000 stakeholders from 80+ countries to discuss the impact of Exponential Technologies such as quantum on the next chapter.
Among the speakers are:
• Sir Roger Penrose, Nobel Laureate, Oxford University
• Sir William Daniel Phillips, Nobel Laureate, NIST
• Sir Kostya Novoselov, Nobel Laureate, NUS
• Sir Robin Saxby, Founding CEO & Chairman, ARM
• Dr. Hiroshi Ishii, Vice Director of MIT Media Lab
• Nabil Alnuaim, CEO of Aramco Digital
To participate in these pivotal discussions and deliberations in person, request an invitation below.
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Director Centre for Quantum Technologies
National University of Singapore
Chief Engineer
Airbus Defence and Space-Intelligence
Chief Scientist
Quantinuum
Head of Compute for EMEA
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Founder & CEO
Strangeworks
CEO and Founder
Terra Quantum AG
Honorable Representative
Ministry of Economy of Spain
Chief Information Officer
UNICEF
Director, Transformative Quantum Technologies
University of Waterloo
Project Officer
International Telecommunication Union
Director-General
BIST
Executive Director
Goldman Sachs
Scientist Emeritus
ICTP-UNESCO
WL Smith Chair and University Distinguished Professor
Northeastern University
Research Assistant
TUM
Vice President
SandboxAQ
To encourage the United Nations to proclaim 2025 as the International Year of Quantum (IYQ2025).
The signed Open Letter will be presented to the UNESCO Mexican Delegation who is leading the effort to be presented to the corresponding parties ahead of the UN General Assembly. The open letter will add critical weight and align support and commitment at this crucial stage of the proposal.
The open letter has been signed by over 300 leaders in quantum industry and science such as Nobel Laureates Dr. Bill Phillips and Sir Kostya Novoselov and will remain open for signatures until Nov 1, 2023.
The ceremonial signing of the open letter and stakeholders deliberations will take place on November 9 in Barcelona and the assembly participants will be invited to join.
The Quantum key Stakeholder Assembly on November 9 is an action forum with the mission to distill and stakeholder recommendations and insights in 4 closed- door working groups.
In preparation for the passing of the resolution and in anticipation of a year-long opportunity and window to raise the profile of quantum globally, the 4 working groups will deliberate on how these key issue could be best addressed or expedited during a UN proclaimed year of quantum. Furthermore, how can key decision makers in industry, science and governments across the globe harmonize and collectively plan activities and concerted initiatives that could help drive a stronger momentum towards these shared goals and missions?
These recommendations will be transmitted to the IYQ2025 executive committee. The discussions and views discussed in these sessions will remain confidential and not shared outside of the assembly.
The results of these focused deliberations and working groups will be distilled in form of a white paper and vision report and intend to be channeled through the United Nations Foresight Group and the Secretary General's Summit of the Future as voice and recommendations of the global quantum stakeholdership.
To engage in the open forum, and represent your voice, position and recommendations in preparation for the passing of the IYQ2025 you can request an invitation to join the assembly in person.
The program: The assembly agenda includes parallel thought leadership tracks, quantum open forum, 4 closed-door stakeholder working groups and the ceremonial signing reception and celebration of the open letter.
The assembly is invitation-only and at full capacity, however you can request an invitation by clicking below. Please note that filling out the form does not guarantee an invitation. The assembly is not open to non PUZZLE X participants.
All current and future quantum stakeholders are invited to get engaged, declare their support and sign the Open Letter to encourage the UN to pass the resolution to proclaim 2025 as the International year of Quantum.
The letter has been signed by over 300 leaders in quantum industry and science including Nobel Laureates Dr. Bill Phillips and Sir Kotsya Novoselov and representatives from most major quantum companies.
The letter will remain open for signature until Nov 1, 2023.
At the Quantum Key Stakeholder Assembly on Nov 9, we as the stakeholders have the opportunity to strengthen this resolution and deliver the voice of the quantum ecosystem on the era-changing, yet realistic potential of quantum technologies for the future.
What is IYQ2025?
A bold collaborative effort among major scientific organizations, IYQ 2025 has proposed the declaration of 2025 as the “International Year of Quantum Science and Technology” during the 2023 General Conference of UNESCO and the 2023 General Assembly of the United Nations. This global initiative marks 100 years since the development of quantum mechanics, aiming to celebrate the prominent contributions of quantum science and its future role in addressing global challenges outlined in the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, including climate change, energy, food safety, and clean water.
This year-long initiative would celebrate the profound impacts of quantum technologies on society, industry, economy, culture, and our understanding of the natural world.
The initiative achieved a significant milestone in October 2021 when the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) endorsed the goals of the “International Year of Quantum Science and Technology”. In December 2023, the resolution will be presented in the General Assembly of the United Nations for a final step in the proclamation process.
However, we recognize that there are significant stakeholders that might not have been reached due to outreach limitations. If your organization needs to have a representative seat at the assembly and you are carrying out notable work, particularly in the areas of quantum communication, computing, cryptography, sensing, policy, and standardization please request an invitation below.
request an invitationAt the Quantum Key Stakeholder Assembly on Nov 9, we as the stakeholders have the opportunity to strengthen this resolution and deliver the voice of the quantum ecosystem on the era-changing, yet realistic potential of quantum technologies for the future.
A bold collaborative effort among major scientific organizations has proposed the declaration of 2025 as the “International Year of Quantum Science and Technology” during the 2023 General Conference of UNESCO and the 2023 General Assembly of the United Nations. This global initiative marks 100 years since the development of quantum mechanics, aiming to celebrate the prominent contributions of quantum science and its future role in addressing global challenges outlined in the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, including climate change, energy, food safety, and clean water.
This year-long initiative would celebrate the profound impacts of quantum technologies on society, industry, economy, culture, and our understanding of the natural world.
The initiative achieved a significant milestone in October 2021 when the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) endorsed the goals of the “International Year of Quantum Science and Technology”. In December 2023, the resolution will be presented in the General Assembly of the United Nations for a final step in the proclamation process.
This year and in light of the significant advances in quantum sciences and technologies and the partnership with IYQ2025 initiative, PUZZLE X 2023, Nov 7-9 in Barcelona will organize a dedicated forum, the Quantum Key Stakeholder Assembly to convene global quantum stakeholders to deliver impact.
The assembly consists of key leaders and decision-makers in quantum industry, science, policy, startups, investment, and multi-lateral organizations who are currently making substantive contributions to the field.
However, a quantum-ready world requires accelerated adoption of quantum technologies by new industries, national policy bodies, capital groups, end-users, and more.
In light of this, PUZZLE X will work with APS and other multi-lateral organizations to invite representatives from the 57 countries that back the UNESCO resolution.
This includes countries that currently have formulated national strategies on quantum and those that do not currently have a concerted quantum agenda but are seeking best practices, collaborations, and involvement in the global momentum around a quantum-ready future.
The success of a UN-proclaimed year will be measured by the momentum and scale of the worldwide activities that is generated as a result of the year-long concerted effort by the quantum stakeholder nodes in 195 member states and countries.
For that reason, in preparation for the IYQ2025 and in collaboration IYQ2025 executive committee and other partners PUZZLE X will be engaging all interested quantum stakeholders who are eager to contribute to the propagation of quantum activities during the year 2025 as part of the UNESCO resolution.
To get involved click here.
Each year PUZZLE X focuses on 4 "Missions" and global goals from the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
In 2023, and with the significance of the Quantum Key Stakeholder Assembly on Nov 9, we will deep dive into analyzing, debating, and showcasing how quantum technologies could impact and expedite our progress towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The 17 SDGs are integrated—they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability.
Countries have committed to prioritize progress for those who're furthest behind. The creativity, knowhow, technology and financial resources from all of society is necessary to achieve the SDGs in every context. *Aligning corporations, scientific communities, governments and civil society is the key to achieving humanity’s global goals. At PUZZLE X, we believe that we each hold a piece of this puzzle. Only through a harmonious problem-solving platform can we strive towards a more sustainable and prosperous future for all.
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An important milestone for the quantum ecosystem The passage of this resolution will be a pivotal milestone for the quantum industry ecosystem. A year-long consorted effort dedicated to quantum advancement and the resulting activation of thousands of nodes across the world as part of the UN-proclaimed year will bring an unprecedented opportunity to propagate and demystify quantum technologies on a significantly broader scale worldwide. This year-long window and the preparatory period in 2024 present a gateway to engage and educate future stakeholders from industry, investment, and policy outside of the current quantum echo chamber.
to support the resolution to the UNESCO and the United Nations to proclaim 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science & Technologies.
The passage of this resolution will be a pivotal milestone for the quantum industry ecosystem. A year-long consorted effort dedicated to quantum advancement and the resulting activation of thousands of nodes across the world as part of the UN-proclaimed year will bring an unprecedented opportunity to propagate and demystify quantum technologies on a significantly broader scale worldwide. This year-long window and the preparatory period in 2024 present a gateway to engage and educate future stakeholders from industry, investment, and policy outside of the current quantum echo chamber.
The invitation-only forum carries out a 2-fold mission:
1- The time-sensitive signing of an open letter to urge the United Nations to pass the resolution to proclaim 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science & Technologies (IYQST) ahead of the UN General Assembly in Dec 2023. The open letter signed by key figures in quantum science & industry will add critical weight and align support and commitment for the resolution at this impactful stage of the proposal. The signed Open Letter on Nov 9 in Barcelona will be channeled/amended to XYZ?
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In June of 2021, PUZZLE X was created as the first Frontier Tech & Frontier Tech hub in the world in Barcelona.
Supported by the Government of Spain, Generalitat of Catalonia & Barcelona City Hall, PUZZLE X is a vibrant global event and a 365-day venture builder & ecosystem generator and the first collision grounds of ideas, innovation and solutions for Frontier Materials Deep Tech toward the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Supported by the Government of Spain, Generalitat of Catalonia & Barcelona City Hall, PUZZLE X is a vibrant global event and a 365-day venture builder & ecosystem generator and the first collision grounds of ideas, innovation and solutions for Frontier Materials Deep Tech toward the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).In June of 2021, PUZZLE X was created as the first Frontier Tech & Frontier Tech hub in the world in Barcelona.
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