Is Quantum Sensing ready for business adoption?

About this event

Join us at Digital Catapult for a day exploring the real-world potential of quantum sensing. Learn about this immersive exploration into the rapidly advancing field of quantum sensing and its applications across the sector. This event is designed for industry leaders, technology innovators, and research experts who are ready to navigate the potential of quantum sensing in transforming transportation systems and other high-impact industries.

Who should attend

This event will be of interest to:

• Companies looking to understand and adopt quantum technologies across all sectors.
• Industry leaders, government, technology innovators, academics and research experts.

Why attend

This event will provide a unique opportunity to:

• Discover quantum sensing technologies: An overview of a range of quantum sensing technologies – from inertial to magnetic field sensors -with a discussion of applications for the transport sector, including navigation and infrastructure monitoring.
• Explore real-world applications: Case studies, including a demonstration, showcasing how quantum sensing could be applied to solve industrial challenges.
• Discuss challenges and future needs: Interactive sessions to discuss implementation challenges, technology developments, as well as skills required for adoption.

Agenda

10:30 – Registration and Networking Coffee

11:00 – Welcome and Introduction: An overview of the day and quantum sensing’s potential 

11:15 – Progress and Path Forward – Sensing Updates from the 3 Hubs

This session takes an in-depth look at the progress made by three key national hubs QEPNT, QuSIT, and Q-BIOMED each driving the UK’s quantum sensing and timing agenda in distinct yet complementary ways. Together, they’ll share their latest achievements, highlight ongoing work, and reveal their future plans for translating quantum science into real-world outcomes.

• QEPNT – UK Hub for Quantum-Enabled Position, Navigation & Timing: Dr. Joe Cotter – Imperial College London

• QuSIT – UK Quantum Technology Hub in Sensing, Imaging & Timing

• Q-BIOMED – Quantum Biomedical Sensing Research Hub: Professor Quentin Pankhurst – UCL

12:00 – Overview of Digital Catapult’s Quantum Sensing programmes and development

Illustration of non-destructive testing using quantum magnetometry, effectively detecting subsurface defects.

12:10 – Panel: Which use cases are likely to make the biggest impact in the near time?

Group discussion of use-cases, implementation challenges and future technology developments.

Chair: Anke Lohmann, Anchored In Ltd

Speakers:

• Andrew Lamb, CTO and Co‑Founder, Delta.g
• Andrei Aurel Dragomir, Co‑Founder and CEO, Aquark Technologies
• Peter George Robin Smith, Director, Smith Optical Ltd
• Paul Ceely, Director of Technology, Quantum and Emerging Technologies, Digital Catapult

12:50 – Networking Lunch: An opportunity to connect

13:50 – Standardisation in Quantum Sensing

14:05 – Panel: Are We Building the Quantum Workforce We Really Need? 

Speakers:

• Dawn Wood, Principal Engineer, BAE Systems
• Anke Lohmann, Founder and Chair, Anchored In Ltd

14:45 – Fireside chat: Stuart Dick, Head of Quantum Technologies, Department for Transport

Is Quantum Sensing Transforming the Future of Transport?

15:05 – Networking and demo

16:00 – Event ends

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