Enterprise Tuesday: Quantum – ready or not
11 Feb 2025
18:30 -21:00
Times are shown in local time.
Open to: All
Cambridge Judge Business School
Trumpington St
Cambridge
CB2 1AG
United Kingdom
Join us for Enterprise Tuesday
Quantum computing is set to redefine the limits of what we can achieve. It is predicted to have an impact sooner rather than later and now is the time to think about its impact on your start up or organisation.
Surpassing the capabilities of traditional computers, the remarkable potential of quantum computing lies in performing highly complex calculations at unprecedented speeds, paving the way for groundbreaking advancements across various sectors that will transform industries significantly.
In the healthcare field, it may accelerate the creation of innovative treatments and enhance personalised medicine. In manufacturing, it could optimise supply chains and boost production efficiency. In the energy sector, it might hasten the progress of fusion power development. And in finance, it has the potential to introduce new financial products and services while improving risk management and trading strategy models.
Quantum computing holds the promise to unlock discoveries we’ve only imagined. Join our expert panel to help you get a head start on thinking about how you will be impacted as they delve into the multi-faceted possibilities of this cutting-edge technology and the hurdles that might arise.
Register now and get ready for an evening filled with insightful conversations and networking opportunities within the Cambridge community.
Speaker
Ilyas Khan
Founder, Chief Product Officer of Quantinuum
Steve Brierley
CEO, Riverlane
Steve Brierley founded Riverlane in 2016 to build the error correction stack for quantum computers. Driven by his conviction that fault-tolerant quantum computers will accelerate human progress, Riverlane partners with leading quantum hardware companies to make that happen sooner.
Steve has worked in quantum for over 20 years and is an expert advisor to the UK government.
He holds a PhD in quantum information, spent a decade in the intelligence community and worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge leading major research projects in quantum computing.
In January 2024, Steve was awarded an OBE for his services to quantum computing.
Phil O’Donovan
Cambridge Angel
Phil is an Engineer and a Cambridge-based mentor, coach and angel investor in technology start-ups where he generally becomes a director.
He speaks widely on entrepreneurial topics at universities and business schools and is an advisor to organisations wishing to commercialise their IP.
Phil O’Donovan, as co-founder and Managing Director, helped Cambridge-based Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd raise $85million as a private company and grow, from a start-up of nine founders, into a FTSE 250 listed fabless semiconductor company.
By 2015, Cambridge Silicon Radio had become CSR plc and employed more than 2,000 people in 23 locations around the world.
Within four years from 1998, CSR grew to become the Bluetooth chip market leader and supplier to hundreds of global high-volume consumer product manufacturers.
CSR became a publicly quoted company on the London Stock Exchange in March 2004 and, by 2012, had achieved annual revenue of $1billion.
By 2015, CSR had shipped close to 4billion chips and had acquired seven companies. As a public company, CSR was acquired in 2016 by US company Qualcomm for $2.5billion.
Dr Jeremy Sosabowski
Co-founder Executive Director, AlgoDynamix
Dr Jeremy Sosabowski is Co-founder & CEO at AlgoDynamix, an AI forecasting analytics company providing hours or days advance warning of major directional market movements.
Their products are used by investment banks and asset managers, including CTAs and hedge funds. Jeremy has over a decade of business and technology commercialization experience.
His previous roles include CTO at an instrumentation company (technology acquired) and data analyst within the online transaction space.