11:00 - 11:10 AM:
Introductory remarks

Jay Lowell Principal Senior Technical Fellow and Quantum Portfolio Manager Boeing Research and Technology Disruptive Computing & Networks (United States)

11:10 - 11:55 AM:
Toward the future of quantum economy
(Keynote Presentation)

Taro Shimada President and CEO Toshiba Corp. (Japan)

This presentation will look toward the future of the quantum economy. We will look at how quantum technologies are applied to change the market dynamics in computing, data, and communication. Taro Shimada will then apply his unique approach with Scale Free Network in real world business cases, followed up with his leadership at Toshiba and Q-STAR to develop the use cases of quantum computing and communication applications.

Taro Shimada joined Toshiba Corp in 2018 as Corporate Digital Business Chief Strategy Officer. He has served as Chief Digital Officer, responsible for supporting Toshiba’s digital transformation and spearheading strategic business creation and promotion, since April 2019. He was appointed CEO and Representative Director of Toshiba Data Corporation in February 2020, and President and CEO of Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation in April 2020. In March 2022, Mr. Shimada was appointed at Toshiba Corp as President & CEO.

Mr. Shimada has a diverse background in hardware development, including commercial aircraft; in process consultation, ranging from automobiles to precision machinery design and heavy industry; and in product life cycle management software. As an expert in factory automation, Mr. Shimada advised many of Japan’s leading global manufacturers on digitization, and he remains an advisor to the Robot Revolution & Industrial IoT Initiative, and to the IoT Acceleration Lab. He has also contributed to the activities of Industrie 4.0 in Germany and Connected Industries in Japan.

Mr. Shimada began his career in 1990 at ShinMaywa Industries Kobe, where he worked on aircraft for Boeing and McDonnell Douglas. In 1999 he joined Structural Dynamics Research Corporation, a part of Siemens, and took on a series of progressively senior post at Siemens KK, and at Siemens HQ in Germany. Immediately prior to joining Toshiba, Mr. Shimada was Executive Operating Officer at Siemens K.K. He has been a guest professor at Otemon Gakuin University in Osaka, Japan, since April 2020.

11:55 AM - 12:30 PM:
Panel Discussion on Industry Initiatives in Quantum Technologies

Moderator

Jay Lowell Chief Engineer, Senior Technical Fellow Boeing Research and Technology Disruptive Computing & Networks (United States)

Jay Lowell is the Chief Engineer and Quantum Portfolio Manager for Boeing’s Disruptive Computing & Networks organization which is leveraging core technologies in quantum communications, computing and sensing, high-performance computing, virtualization of embedded computing hardware and software, and advanced networking to develop computing and communications solutions for advanced commercial and government aerospace applications. An internationally recognized expert in systems engineering of quantum, electromagnetic or electro-optic systems, he also is a Principal Senior Technical Fellow who works across Boeing’s businesses to develop the research-and-development investment strategy for transitioning quantum technology into Boeing products and services. His technical background includes work in remote sensing, precision measurements of time and frequency, inertial measurements, laser/matter interactions, photonics, optical signal processing, medical diagnostic development and software development. Lowell is a distinguished graduate with honors from the U.S. Air Force Academy and holds a Master of Science degree in physics from The Ohio State University. He also has a Doctor of Science degree in atomic physics from the University of Virginia.

Panelists

Taro Shimada President and CEO Toshiba Corp. (Japan)

Taro Shimada joined Toshiba Corp in 2018 as Corporate Digital Business Chief Strategy Officer. He has served as Chief Digital Officer, responsible for supporting Toshiba’s digital transformation and spearheading strategic business creation and promotion, since April 2019. He was appointed CEO and Representative Director of Toshiba Data Corporation in February 2020, and President and CEO of Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation in April 2020. In March 2022, Mr. Shimada was appointed at Toshiba Corp as President & CEO. Mr. Shimada has a diverse background in hardware development, including commercial aircraft; in process consultation, ranging from automobiles to precision machinery design and heavy industry; and in product life cycle management software. As an expert in factory automation, Mr. Shimada advised many of Japan’s leading global manufacturers on digitization, and he remains an advisor to the Robot Revolution & Industrial IoT Initiative, and to the IoT Acceleration Lab. He has also contributed to the activities of Industrie 4.0 in Germany and Connected Industries in Japan. See above for full speaker bio.

Celia Merzbacher Executive Director SRI International / QED-C (United States)

Celia Merzbacher is the Executive Director of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), a global consortium of nearly 250 stakeholders from industry, academia and government that aims to grow the quantum industry and associated supply chain. Dr. Merzbacher has two decades of experience leading technology initiatives and partnerships. Previously, she was Vice President for Innovative Partnerships at the Semiconductor Research Corporation and in 2003-2008, she was Assistant Director for Technology R&D in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy where she led the National Nanotechnology Initiative. At OSTP, she also served as Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Dr. Merzbacher began her career as a research scientist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. She is a Fellow of the AAAS and serves on the Innovation Policy Forum of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), as well as advisory boards of several quantum technology centers and incubators.

Catherine P. Foley Australia's Chief Scientist (Australia)

Cathy Foley became Australia’s ninth Chief Scientist in January 2021 after a lengthy career at Australia’s national science agency, the CSIRO, where she was appointed as the agency’s Chief Scientist in August 2018. While working at CSIRO, Dr Foley made significant contributions to the understanding of nitride semiconductors and superconducting electronics. Dr. Foley and her team’s most successful application is the LANDTEM sensor system used to locate valuable deposits of minerals deep underground, such as nickel sulphide, silver and gold. Dr. Foley’s scientific excellence and influential leadership have been recognised with numerous awards and fellowships, including being elected to the Australian Academy of Science in 2020, being named an Officer in the Order of Australia in 2020 for service to research science and the advancement of women in physics, receiving the Clunies Ross Medal of the Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering in 2015, and receiving the Australian Institute of Physics Medal for Outstanding Service to Physics in 2016. She was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering in 2008. Dr. Foley’s previous roles include membership of the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council, President of the Australian Institute of Physics, President of Science and Technology Australia, Editor-in-Chief of Superconductor Science and Technology journal, and a council member for Questacon.

Thierry Botter Executive Director European Quantum Industry Consortium e.V. (Germany)

Thierry Botter is a successful business executive, and an expert in the area of quantum technologies. He currently heads the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC), a large industry association dedicated to supporting and strengthening Europe’s quantum companies on the global stage. Dr. Botter previously held several leadership positions at Airbus, and served as a member of the first strategic advisory board for the European Commission’s Quantum Flagship. He holds a PhD in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Richard Murray Co-founder and CEO ORCA Computing Ltd. (United Kingdom)

Richard Murray is the Co-Founder and CEO of ORCA Computing, Europe’s leading full-stack photonic quantum computing company. An accomplished business executive and technologist, with over 15 years experience managing cutting edge scientific teams and building sales pipelines to sell early-stage technologies, Richard recently managed ORCA’s Series A funding round and helped secure $15 million to bring the company’s near-term light-based quantum computing to market. Under his expert leadership, ORCA also secured two high profile government contracts, selling the Ministry of Defence (MoD) its first quantum computer to develop future data processing capabilities. Previously, Richard worked in government and led Innovate UK's activities in quantum technologies, a £32 million innovation programme, driving forward a greater understanding of the sector and acting as the 'spokesperson for industry.