Host City: Chicago, IL
July 22-23, 2026
This year, we are taking on some of the most consequential questions shaping our future, beginning with how quantum will influence the world around us.
GQF26 will explore society’s grand challenges — the defining opportunities and toughest problems of our time — and the ways quantum may help address them across interconnected economic, scientific, and social systems, from health and finance to energy, climate, and beyond.
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Insights from the 2025 Forum
Highlights and insights from GQF sessions shaping the global dialog.
2025 Speakers & Special Guests
Linda Ray
AbbVie
SVP, Business Technology Solutions
Ravi Ravipati
Allstate
Vice President
Michael Brett
Amazon Web Services
Worldwide Go-To-Market Strategy Lead, Quantum Technologies
Greg Case
AON
CEO
Omkaram Nalamasu
Applied Materials
CTO & SVP
Nick Warner
Australian Office of National Intelligence
former Director General
Nathan Bomey
Axios
Business Reporter
Kaushik Banerjee
Bank of America
Managing Director, Technology Investment Banking
Tony Kim
BlackRock
Head of Global Technology Team, Fundamental Equities
Isis Almeida
Bloomberg
Chicago Bureau Chief
Matt Langione
Boston Consulting Group
Managing Director and Partner
David Pogue
CBS News
TV Presenter & Correspondent
Dina Smeltz
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
VP, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
Jean-Luc Cambier
Chicago Quantum Exchange
Regional Innovation Officer
Max Leichtman
ComEd
Director, Economic Workforce Development
Gil Quiniones
ComeEd
CEO
Shannon Liburd
Constellation
Technology Strategy and Partnerships Manager
Kathleen Barrón
Constellation Energy
EVP & Chief Strategy and Growth Officer
John Pletz
Crain's Chicago
Reporter
Shana Kelley
CZ Biohub Chicago
PhD, President
Dr. Joseph Altepeter
DARPA
Program Manager
Kathleen Hicks
Department of Defense
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense
Andrew Dzurakv
Diraq
CEO
Dr. Michael Baxter
Entrust
CTPO, Corporate Board Director
Calvin Butler
Exelon
CEO
Adam Bluestein
Fast Company
Journalist, Communicator, Moderator
Jaykumar Patel
FBI Counterintelligence
Assistant Special Agent in Charge
Kate Weber
Google Quantum AI
Head of Governance
Rashid Bashir
Grainger College of Engineering
Dean
Ivo Daalder
Harvard's Belfer center
Senior Fellow
Dr. Toshiharu Miwa
Hitachi
Managing Director
Darío Gil
IBM
SVP & Director of IBM Research
Arvind Krishna
IBM
Chairman & CEO
Hanhee Paik
IBM
Director of Quantum Algorithm Centers and Quantum-Centric Super computing Partnerships
JB Pritzker
Illinois
Govenor
Preeti Chalsani
Illinois EDC
SVP, Chief Quantum Officer
Matthew Kinsella
Infleqtion
CEO
Harley Johnson
IQMP
Director & CEO
Bobby Mehta
JLL
Chairman of the Board
Kristen Vosmaer
JLL
Managing Director, Data Centers
Andrew Homan
Maverick Silicon
Managing Partner
Sebastion Wray
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Quantum Tech Specialist
Laurie Segall
Mostly Human Media
CEO
Kaitlin Smith
Northwestern University
Assistant Professor
Sam Stanwyck
NVIDIA
Group Product Manager Quantum Computing
Scott Galloway
NYU Stern School of Business
Professor
Alex Itkin
Optiver
CTO
Michelle Lampa
Pasqual
Head of Sales and Operations, North America
Todd Duffield
Peoples Gas
Market Strategist Natural Gas
Pat Gelsinger
Playground
General Partner
2025 Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Lead Sponsors
Reception Sponsor
Major Sponsors
2025 Partners
News
Real-world stories, human language, and actionable insights to help you prepare for what’s next.
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2025 Global Representation
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Israel
Italy
Japan
Lithuania
Netherlands
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
South Korea
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Israel
Italy
Japan
Lithuania
Netherlands
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
South Korea
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
