4th November 2026 | London | Big Penny Social
THE UK’s Industry PLATFORM
FOR APPLIED QUANTUM + AI TECH
OPENING THE NATIONS BIGGEST WEEK IN QUANTUM
Latest News
1 SHOW FLOOR | 3 SUMMITS | 1000 LEADERS | UNLIMITED ACCESS
Quantum + AI Tech Show
One show. Three summits. No hype. Just results.
Applied Quantum. Real World Advantage.
Quantum technologies are moving from research labs into enterprise, infrastructure and national strategy. The Quantum + AI Tech Show brings together the organisations exploring how quantum and AI will reshape security, finance, defence, healthcare, manufacturing and next-generation compute.
£2.5BN UK Government quantum investment
£10.5B UK quantum sector turnover growing 7.4% year-on-year
15% projected UK share of the global quantum market by 2033
Quantum + AI Compute Summit
Hardware. Software. Algorithms. Hybrid Compute.
Quantum + AI Security & Infrastructure Summit
PQC. Networks. Sovereign Systems.
Quantum + AI Industry & Applications Summit
Industrial Transformation & Simulation
Creative LDN Stage
Immersive experiences to bring human balance in fast moving deep tech.
AI Health + AI Tech Show
One show. Three summits. Unlimited impact.
Intelligent Health. Real World Impact.
AI is now policy backed but implementation still lags behind. The Health + AI Tech Show is where pilots stop and deployment begins. Clinically led, procurement ready and focused on scaled impact. The next 3 years won’t be about proving AI works. It’ll be about delivering it.
£16.9B UK AI in Healthcare Market by 2030
41% YoY Growth in UK AI Adoption to 2028
£75B Committed AI investment, including UK-US Tech Prosperity deal
Clinical AI + Diagnostics Summit
AI + Tech in clinical decision making.
Genomics, Biotech + Drug Discovery AI Summit
AI + Tech in life sciences R&D.
AI in Health + Hospital Operations Summit
AI + Tech powered hospitals.
Creative LDN Stage
Immersive experiences to bring human balance in fast moving AI tech.
sPEAKERS + PERFORMERS
Koen van Muijen
Chief Transformation Officer
ING
MR SCRUFF
Prof Charlotte Deane MBE
Executive Chair
EPSRC – UKRI
Lucy Maidwell
Quantum Computing Lead
MBDA
SIMON AMSTELL
Michael Dascal
Vice President – Quantum Product
FIDELITY
Chinonso Onah
Research Fellow – Quantum
VOLKSWAGEN GROUP
HEATHER MILLS
Clare Schramm Fergus
MD – Banking Tech Platforms
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
PARTNERS + SPONSORS
EXPERIENCE BRANDS
WHO IS GOING
The Experience
A curated journey through ideas, insight and interaction. A show with purpose. Every detail is designed to spark connection between people, technology and possibility. Smart. Human. Surprising. Not for the fainthearted. Enjoy.
QUANTUM + AI COMPUTE SUMMIT
QUANTUM + AI SECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT
QUANTUM + AI INDUSTRY & APPLICATIONS SUMMIT
QUANTUMTECH + AI SHOWCASE
Creative LDN: QUANTUM Edition
Creative LDN: SUNDOWN
Lab Clinics
and stress test your quantum & AI strategy.
BRAND EXPERIENCES
SOUND BATH + MEDITATION
Give a Little. Heal a Lot.
COFFEE, BEER + WINE CODES
LIVE PODCAST
SPEAKEASY
CULINARY CURIOSITY
MURAL WALL
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
- QUANTUM + AI COMPUTE SUMMIT
- QUANTUM + AI SECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT
- QUANTUM + AI INDUSTRY & APPLICATIONS SUMMIT
- CREATIVE LDN: QUANTUM EDITION
- LABS
QUANTUM + AI COMPUTE SUMMIT
Hardware. Software. Algorithms. Hybrid Compute.
8:30 AM
Quantum + AI Arrival: Coffee, Collisions & Curiosity
Not just a registration check-in. This is your landing zone before the signal intensifies. Coffee, conversation, collisions and unexpected moments designed to ease you into a day exploring the future of quantum, AI and next-generation infrastructure.
ALL DAY VIBES + BRAND EXPERIENCES
TUNES • TALKS • POP UPS • COLLABS • GIVEAWAYS • F+B TAKEOVERS
9:25 AM
PLENARY: Opening Remarks
The Chair kicks off a high impact day for Quantum + AI. This year’s discussions align closely with the UK National Quantum Strategy and the race to build a quantum-enabled economy by 2033. Exploring how quantum technologies, AI and next-generation infrastructure are reshaping security, compute, industry and national capability.
CHAIR
PLENARY: The UK Quantum Decade: From National Strategy to Industrial Deployment
The UK has committed £2.5bn through its National Quantum Strategy with the ambition of becoming a leading quantum-enabled economy by 2033. The question is no longer whether the UK can lead in quantum research. It is whether the UK can turn scientific leadership into commercial advantage.
KEYNOTE
Opening Remarks: Quantum + AI Compute Summit
From hybrid compute to commercial scale, the morning explores how quantum starts to fit inside real AI, HPC and enterprise infrastructure.
CHAIR
9:50 AM
The New Compute Stack: Building Hybrid Quantum + AI Systems for Industry
Quantum will not replace classical computing. It will sit alongside AI, HPC and cloud infrastructure as part of a new hybrid compute stack. This session explores how enterprise leaders are beginning to integrate quantum capabilities into existing architectures and where real operational value may emerge first.
KEYNOTE
10:10 AM
From HPC to Hybrid Quantum Infrastructure: Integrating QPUs into Enterprise Compute
Quantum systems are moving closer to real-world infrastructure. As organisations explore hybrid compute environments, the focus is shifting from isolated quantum access toward integrating QPUs alongside AI, HPC and cloud systems inside scalable enterprise architectures.
IMPLEMENTATION SPOTLIGHT
10:20 AM
Beyond the Chip: What Must Happen Before Quantum Scales Commercially?
Quantum progress is no longer just a hardware story. Commercial scale depends on infrastructure, middleware, standards, talent and integration across the entire ecosystem. This panel explores the real blockers between technical progress and industry deployment.
PANEL
10:50 AM
Creative LDN ‘Reset’: Rethinking Progress
Why the future depends on building systems that create long-term resilience, not short-term growth.
KEYNOTE
11:10 AM
Creative LDN Break Brunch: Fuel, Frequency & Flow States (Shared Across All Stages)
Refuel. Reset. Reconnect. Quantum doesn’t pause, but people do. Whether you’re mapping ideas, sharing signals or finding your next collision, this is where new connections get made.
Post Lunch Focus
This block moves from breakthrough science to UK capability, capital and the software layers needed to make quantum usable.
CHAIR
12:10 PM
Error Correction, Photonics & the Race to Useful Quantum Compute
The race toward commercially useful quantum systems is increasingly focused on scalability, stability and fault tolerance. From photonics to error correction, this session explores the breakthroughs shaping the next generation of quantum compute systems.
KEYNOTE
12:30 PM
Inside The UK’s National Quantum Infrastructure Buildout
National quantum ambition depend on more than research leadership. This session explores the physical, technical and institutional infrastructure being built to support long-term quantum capability.
IMPLEMENTATION SPOTLIGHT
12:40 PM
From Research to Returns: Financing the UK’s Quantum Future
The UK’s quantum ambitions will require far more than venture capital alone. This session explores how institutional investors, infrastructure funds, government and corporate buyers will finance the next phase of quantum growth.
FIRESIDE CHAT
01:00 PM
The Software Layer: Making Quantum Usable for Enterprise Teams
The path to useful quantum systems may depend less on breakthrough hardware and more on software abstraction, orchestration and AI-driven optimisation. This session explores the middleware layer accelerating commercial readiness.
IMPLEMENTATION SPOTLIGHT
01:10 PM
Can the UK Build a Sovereign Quantum Compute Stack?
Sovereign compute is becoming a strategic priority as AI demand, national security and quantum capability converge. This panel asks whether the UK can build the infrastructure, supply chains and commercial ecosystem needed to compete.
ECOSYSTEM Q&A
01:30 PM
Creative LDN Break Lunch: Plates, Perspectives & Possibility (Shared Across All Stages)
Step out of the system and into the conversation. Share food, exchange ideas and reconnect before the next wave of quantum, AI and future industry thinking begins.
Afternoon Focus
The afternoon looks ahead to the UK’s compute future, from national infrastructure to enterprise deployment and quantum scale by 2035.
CHAIR
02:15 PM
Who Will Own The UK’s Future Compute Infrastructure?
AI is increasing demand for advanced compute, while quantum is becoming part of the UK’s long-term infrastructure strategy. This session explores how the UK can connect quantum, AI, HPC and cloud capability into a usable national compute ecosystem.
KEYNOTE
02:35 PM
The First 100 Enterprise Quantum Teams: What They Are Doing Differently
Most organisations remain in the exploration phase while a small number are actively building internal quantum capability. This session explores how early movers are organising teams, partnerships and investment strategies ahead of wider adoption.
FIRESIDE CHAT
02:55 PM
Building the UK Quantum Software Stack: Middleware, AI & Orchestration
As quantum systems mature, the runtime layer is becoming critical to workload management, orchestration and enterprise usability. This session explores the platforms and tooling helping organisations operationalise hybrid compute environments.
IMPLEMENTATION SPOTLIGHT
03:05 PM
Quantum UK 2035: Who Will Control the Future Intelligence Infrastructure?
Quantum and AI are beginning to reshape the future of compute, security and strategic capability. This closing panel explores how the UK can build sovereign advantage in a world where intelligence infrastructure, automation and advanced compute increasingly converge.
CLOSING PANEL
03:35 PM
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Signal to Noise (Shared Across All Stages + Official Close of B2B Agenda)
A closing transition from systems to senses. As the business agenda winds down, the room shifts from structured conversation into sound, motion and shared energy. This is where the signal changes frequency and the evening begins.
DJ SET + MOTION PERFORMANCE
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Human Direction in the Age of Intelligent Systems
FIRESIDE CHAT
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Anxiety, Identity & Staying Human
FIRESIDE CHAT
05:00 PM
Creative LDN Afterparty: Frequency Shift
A closing moment to decompress, connect and reset the signal. Because the future of quantum + AI will not just be engineered through systems, but through culture, creativity and human connection.
DJ SET
QUANTUM + AI SECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT
PQC. Networks. Sovereign Systems.
8:30 AM
Quantum + AI Arrival: Coffee, Collisions & Curiosity
Not just a registration check-in. This is your landing zone before the signal intensifies. Coffee, conversation, collisions and unexpected moments designed to ease you into a day exploring the future of quantum, AI and next-generation infrastructure.
ALL DAY VIBES + BRAND EXPERIENCES
TUNES • TALKS • POP UPS • COLLABS • GIVEAWAYS • F+B TAKEOVERS
9:25 AM
PLENARY: Opening Remarks
The Chair kicks off a high impact day for Quantum + AI. This year’s discussions align closely with the UK National Quantum Strategy and the race to build a quantum-enabled economy by 2033. Exploring how quantum technologies, AI and next-generation infrastructure are reshaping security, compute, industry and national capability.
CHAIR
PLENARY: The UK Quantum Decade: From National Strategy to Industrial Deployment
The UK has committed £2.5bn through its National Quantum Strategy with the ambition of becoming a leading quantum-enabled economy by 2033. The question is no longer whether the UK can lead in quantum research. It is whether the UK can turn scientific leadership into commercial advantage.
KEYNOTE
Opening Remarks: Quantum + AI Security & Infrastructure Compute Summit
The morning sets the urgency around Q-Day, sovereign infrastructure and the systems needed to protect critical national capability.
CHAIR
9:50 AM
Q-Day Starts Now: Preparing National Infrastructure for the Post-Quantum Era
The threat quantum poses to existing encryption standards is no longer theoretical. Governments, banks and infrastructure providers are now racing to prepare systems for a post-quantum security future before vulnerabilities become operational risks.
KEYNOTE
10:10 AM
Quantum Networking: UK’s Next Infrastructure Opportunity
Quantum networking could become one of the UK’s most important frontier infrastructure opportunities, enabling secure communications and next-generation digital systems.
IMPLEMENTATION SPOTLIGHT
10:20 AM
The Race for Sovereign Quantum Infrastructure: Security, Control & Strategic Advantage
Quantum infrastructure is rapidly becoming a geopolitical issue. Nations are investing heavily in sovereign compute, secure communications and strategic capability as competition intensifies across defence, cybersecurity and advanced industry.
PANEL
10:50 AM
Creative LDN ‘Reset’: The Art of Listening
How emotional intelligence, curiosity and deep presence transform leadership under pressure.
KEYNOTE
11:10 AM
Creative LDN Break Brunch: Fuel, Frequency & Flow States (Shared Across All Stages)
Refuel. Reset. Reconnect. Quantum doesn’t pause, but people do. Whether you’re mapping ideas, sharing signals or finding your next collision, this is where new connections get made.
Post Lunch Focus
This block gets practical on quantum-safe migration, cyber resilience investment and the UK’s opportunity to lead secure infrastructure.
CHAIR
12:10 PM
Inside the Quantum Security Stack: Preparing for the ‘Harvest Now, Decrypt Later’ Era
Quantum security will not rely on a single solution. As organisations prepare for a future where encrypted data harvested today could be decrypted tomorrow, attention is shifting toward post-quantum cryptography, quantum-safe networks and AI-driven cyber resilience.
KEYNOTE
12:30 PM
Investing in Cyber Resilience: Why Quantum Security is Becoming Critical Infrastructure
Cyber resilience is becoming a long-term infrastructure priority. Investors and operators are increasingly viewing quantum-safe security as essential to protecting financial systems, communications and national capability.
IMPLEMENTATION SPOTLIGHT
12:40 PM
The UK’s Post-Quantum Migration Plan: Securing National Infrastructure Before Q-Day
The post-quantum transition is now a national resilience challenge. This session explores how UK organisations can prepare for cryptographic migration, critical infrastructure protection and security standards before Q-Day becomes an operational risk.
FIRESIDE CHAT
01:00 PM
Operationalising PQC Across UK Critical Infrastructure and Enterprise Systems
Migrating to post-quantum cryptography is not a single upgrade. It is a multi-year operational challenge spanning legacy systems, global infrastructure and enterprise-wide governance.
IMPLEMENTATION SPOTLIGHT
01:10 PM
Is the UK Positioned to Lead the Global Quantum Security Economy?
Quantum security could become one of the UK’s strongest commercial quantum opportunities. This panel explores whether UK strengths in cyber, telecoms, standards, defence and financial services can translate into global leadership.
ECOSYSTEM Q&A
01:30 PM
Creative LDN Break Lunch: Plates, Perspectives & Possibility (Shared Across All Stages)
Step out of the system and into the conversation. Share food, exchange ideas and reconnect before the next wave of quantum, AI and future industry thinking begins.
Afternoon Focus
The afternoon focuses on what a quantum-safe UK must look like by 2030 and how cyber, sovereignty and resilience converge.
CHAIR
02:15 PM
Defence, Deterrence & Quantum Advantage
Defence is emerging as one of the largest drivers of quantum investment globally. From sensing and secure communications to intelligence and advanced computing, quantum technologies are increasingly viewed as strategic national capabilities rather than purely commercial innovations.
KEYNOTE
02:35 PM
Building the UK’s Quantum Internet & Secure Infrastructure
Quantum networking could become one of UK’s most important long-term infrastructure opportunities, enabling secure communications, distributed compute and future digital services.
FIRESIDE CHAT
02:55 PM
What the UK’s Quantum-Safe Infrastructure Must Look Like by 2030
By 2030, UK organisations will need clearer visibility of cryptographic risk, migration plans and infrastructure dependencies. This session explores what quantum-safe readiness should look like across critical national systems before the final transition deadlines arrive.
IMPLEMENTATION SPOTLIGHT
03:05 PM
Securing the Nation’s Quantum Future: Cyber, Sovereignty & National Resilience
Quantum security is becoming a national resilience issue for the UK. This closing panel explores how government, industry and security leaders can protect critical systems while building a competitive quantum security economy.
CLOSING PANEL
03:35 PM
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Signal to Noise (Shared Across All Stages + Official Close of B2B Agenda)
A closing transition from systems to senses. As the business agenda winds down, the room shifts from structured conversation into sound, motion and shared energy. This is where the signal changes frequency and the evening begins.
DJ SET + MOTION PERFORMANCE
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Human Direction in the Age of Intelligent Systems
FIRESIDE CHAT
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Anxiety, Identity & Staying Human
FIRESIDE CHAT
05:00 PM
Creative LDN Afterparty: Frequency Shift
A closing moment to decompress, connect and reset the signal. Because the future of quantum + AI will not just be engineered through systems, but through culture, creativity and human connection.
DJ SET
QUANTUM + AI INDUSTRY & APPLICATIONS SUMMIT
Industrial Transformation & Simulation
8:30 AM
Quantum + AI Arrival: Coffee, Collisions & Curiosity
Not just a registration check-in. This is your landing zone before the signal intensifies. Coffee, conversation, collisions and unexpected moments designed to ease you into a day exploring the future of quantum, AI and next-generation infrastructure.
ALL DAY VIBES + BRAND EXPERIENCES
TUNES • TALKS • POP UPS • COLLABS • GIVEAWAYS • F+B TAKEOVERS
9:25 AM
PLENARY: Opening Remarks
The Chair kicks off a high impact day for Quantum + AI. This year’s discussions align closely with the UK National Quantum Strategy and the race to build a quantum-enabled economy by 2033. Exploring how quantum technologies, AI and next-generation infrastructure are reshaping security, compute, industry and national capability.
CHAIR
PLENARY: The UK Quantum Decade: From National Strategy to Industrial Deployment
The UK has committed £2.5bn through its National Quantum Strategy with the ambition of becoming a leading quantum-enabled economy by 2033. The question is no longer whether the UK can lead in quantum research. It is whether the UK can turn scientific leadership into commercial advantage.
KEYNOTE
Opening Remarks: Quantum + AI Industry & Applications Summit
The morning cuts through hype to examine where quantum is creating early value and why enterprise adoption still struggles to scale.
CHAIR
9:50 AM
Beyond the Hype: Where Quantum is Delivering Early Enterprise Value
The quantum industry is entering a more demanding phase where proof-of-concept headlines are no longer enough. This session explores where measurable operational value is beginning to emerge and where expectations still exceed reality.
KEYNOTE
10:10 AM
Accelerating Industrial Simulation with Quantum + AI Co-Processing
Simulation is emerging as one of the strongest near-term opportunities for quantum + AI systems. From materials science to logistics and energy modelling, organisations are exploring how hybrid compute can unlock faster and more complex industrial decision-making.
IMPLEMENTATION SPOTLIGHT
10:20 AM
The Enterprise Adoption Gap: Why Quantum Still Struggles to Scale
Many organisations have explored quantum pilots. Far fewer have operationalised them. This panel examines what must happen before quantum moves from experimentation into production-grade enterprise systems.
PANEL
10:50 AM
Creative LDN ‘Reset’: Fuel, Focus & the Future of Food
Where nutrition science meets daily rituals. Rethinking food as fuel for people and planet.
KEYNOTE
11:10 AM
Creative LDN Break Brunch: Fuel, Frequency & Flow States (Shared Across All Stages)
Refuel. Reset. Reconnect. Quantum doesn’t pause, but people do. Whether you’re mapping ideas, sharing signals or finding your next collision, this is where new connections get made.
Post Lunch Focus
This block connects research, capital and industry demand to show how the UK can build the quantum economy before full-scale machines arrive.
CHAIR
12:10 PM
Can the UK Build a £100bn Quantum Economy?
The UK leads in quantum research, startups and talent. The next challenge is turning scientific leadership into economic advantage.
KEYNOTE
12:30 PM
How the UK Plans to Commercialise Quantum Research Across Industry
The UK has world-class quantum research, but commercial leadership depends on translating science into industrial capability. This session explores how labs, universities, startups and enterprise partners can turn breakthroughs into products, pilots and supply-chain advantage.
IMPLEMENTATION SPOTLIGHT
12:40 PM
Why Banks May Become Quantum’s First Enterprise Buyers
Banks face some of the world’s largest optimisation, risk modelling and security challenges. This session explores why financial services could become quantum’s first major commercial market.
FIRESIDE CHAT
01:00 PM
Building the Quantum Economy Before Fault-Tolerant Quantum Arrives
Quantum hardware remains constrained, but organisations are already developing practical workflows around current limitations. This session explores how companies are creating usable applications despite today’s technical barriers.
IMPLEMENTATION SPOTLIGHT
01:10 PM
From Research to Revenue: Commercialising the UK Quantum Ecosystem
The UK has world-leading quantum research, but economic success depends on turning scientific leadership into commercial outcomes. This panel explores how investors, startups and enterprise buyers can accelerate adoption and scale.
ECOSYSTEM Q&A
01:30 PM
Creative LDN Break Lunch: Plates, Perspectives & Possibility (Shared Across All Stages)
Step out of the system and into the conversation. Share food, exchange ideas and reconnect before the next wave of quantum, AI and future industry thinking begins.
Afternoon Focus
The afternoon explores how UK organisations move from pilots to procurement, readiness and scaled industrial adoption.
CHAIR
02:15 PM
Where Quantum Creates Value First: Drug Discovery, Energy & Advanced Manufacturing
Quantum adoption will happen industry by industry. This session explores where UK organisations are already identifying commercially relevant opportunities across life sciences, energy and advanced manufacturing.
KEYNOTE
02:35 PM
Quantum Buyers Forum: What Will Make Enterprises Actually Spend?
Awareness is no longer the challenge. The next phase of quantum adoption depends on buyers approving budgets, procurement teams validating suppliers and enterprises seeing measurable business value.
FIRESIDE CHAT
02:55 PM
Quantum Reality Check: What Will Not Happen This Decade
The quantum industry is entering a period where realism matters more than hype. This session explores which expectations remain unrealistic, where commercial timelines are being misunderstood and how organisations can avoid making expensive strategic mistakes.
IMPLEMENTATION SPOTLIGHT
03:05 PM
National Quantum Economy: From Strategy to Scaled Adoption
The UK’s quantum opportunity will not be won by one breakthrough alone. This closing panel explores how industry, government and capital can move from isolated pilots to a scaled national adoption ecosystem.
CLOSING PANEL
03:35 PM
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Signal to Noise (Shared Across All Stages + Official Close of B2B Agenda)
A closing transition from systems to senses. As the business agenda winds down, the room shifts from structured conversation into sound, motion and shared energy. This is where the signal changes frequency and the evening begins.
DJ SET + MOTION PERFORMANCE
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Human Direction in the Age of Intelligent Systems
FIRESIDE CHAT
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Anxiety, Identity & Staying Human
FIRESIDE CHAT
05:00 PM
Creative LDN Afterparty: Frequency Shift
A closing moment to decompress, connect and reset the signal. Because the future of quantum + AI will not just be engineered through systems, but through culture, creativity and human connection.
DJ SET
CREATIVE LDN: QUANTUM EDITION
Ideas. Impact. Immersion.
8:30 AM
Quantum + AI Arrival: Coffee, Collisions & Curiosity
Not just a registration check-in. This is your landing zone before the signal intensifies. Coffee, conversation, collisions and unexpected moments designed to ease you into a day exploring the future of quantum, AI and next-generation infrastructure.
ALL DAY VIBES + BRAND EXPERIENCES
TUNES • TALKS • POP UPS • COLLABS • GIVEAWAYS • F+B TAKEOVERS
10:30 AM
Sound Bath Experience (Join Anytime)
A guided immersion in sound and vibration designed to calm the nervous system and reset mental focus. Step in, lie back and allow resonant tones to slow the mind and restore balance.
11:10 AM
Coffee Rituals & Tasting Session
Beans, breath & balance. A sensory tasting and mini masterclass in coffee mindfulness with local roasters and flavour scientists.
11:45 AM
Breathwork for Focus & Nervous System Recalibration (Join Anytime)
Guided breathwork to regulate stress, sharpen attention and reset the nervous system before the day accelerates.
01:15 PM
Pour Decisions: Guided Wine + Beer Tasting Experiences
Set in the heart of Walthamstow’s iconic Beer Mile, one of London’s fastest-growing independent brewing destinations, this guided tasting experience offers a sensory reset between sessions. Explore curated wines and house-brewed beers crafted onsite at Big Penny Social while discovering the flavour, process and stories behind each pour in a more relaxed, conversational setting.
01:30 PM
Sound Bath Experience (Join Anytime)
A guided immersion in sound and vibration designed to calm the nervous system and reset mental focus. Step in, lie back and allow resonant tones to slow the mind and restore balance.
03:20 PM
Pour Decisions: Guided Wine + Beer Tasting Experiences
Set in the heart of Walthamstow’s iconic Beer Mile, one of London’s fastest-growing independent brewing destinations, this guided tasting experience offers a sensory reset between sessions. Explore curated wines and house-brewed beers crafted onsite at Big Penny Social while discovering the flavour, process and stories behind each pour in a more relaxed, conversational setting.
03:35 PM
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Signal to Noise (Shared Across All Stages + Official Close of B2B Agenda)
A closing transition from systems to senses. As the business agenda winds down, the room shifts from structured conversation into sound, motion and shared energy. This is where the signal changes frequency and the evening begins.
DJ SET + MOTION PERFORMANCE
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Human Direction in the Age of Intelligent Systems
FIRESIDE CHAT
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Anxiety, Identity & Staying Human
FIRESIDE CHAT
05:00 PM
Creative LDN Afterparty: Frequency Shift
A closing moment to decompress, connect and reset the signal. Because the future of quantum + AI will not just be engineered through systems, but through culture, creativity and human connection.
DJ SET
LABS
Test. Tinker. Transform.
8:30 AM
Quantum + AI Arrival: Coffee, Collisions & Curiosity
Not just a registration check-in. This is your landing zone before the signal intensifies. Coffee, conversation, collisions and unexpected moments designed to ease you into a day exploring the future of quantum, AI and next-generation infrastructure.
ALL DAY VIBES + BRAND EXPERIENCES
TUNES • TALKS • POP UPS • COLLABS • GIVEAWAYS • F+B TAKEOVERS
10:10 AM
WORKSHOP 1
Inside a Hybrid Quantum + AI Workflow
Quantum is not replacing classical infrastracture. This workshop explores how organisations are beginning to orchestrate workloads across AI, HPC and quantum environments using hybrid workflows that can operate today.
• How hybrid orchestration works across cloud, AI and quantum systems
• Where enterprises are testing optimisation and simulation workloads
• What practical deployment looks like before fault tolerance
HOST
10:30 AM
WORKSHOP 2
Building Quantum-Safe Infrastructure Without Breaking Legacy Systems
Post-quantum migration is becoming a real operational challenge for enterprise and public infrastructure teams. This workshop explores how organisations can begin transitioning cryptographic systems without disrupting existing environments.
• Identifying high-risk systems and cryptographic exposure
• Managing migration across legacy infrastructure
• How crypto-agility reduces long-term operational risk
HOST
11:10 AM
WORKSHOP 3
AI-Assisted Quantum Development: Copilots, Automation & the Enterprise Quantum Stack
Quantum systems remain highly specialised and difficult to programme at scale. This workshop explores how AI copilots, orchestration layers and developer tooling are helping organisations accelerate quantum experimentation, simplify workflows and reduce engineering complexity across hybrid environments.
• How AI copilots are accelerating quantum development workflows
• Where automation and orchestration reduce engineering complexity
• What enterprise teams need before quantum development can scale
HOST
11:40 PM
WORKSHOP 4
Quantum Simulation for Industry: Solving Problems Classical Compute Cannot
Simulation is becoming one of the clearest commercial opportunities for quantum systems. This workshop explores how organisations are testing quantum-enhanced modelling across materials, logistics, manufacturing and energy to solve problems beyond the reach of classical approaches alone.
• Where simulation is creating measurable industrial advantage
• Combining AI, HPC and quantum for optimisation at scale
• What realistic deployment timelines look like across industr
HOST
12:10 PM
WORKSHOP 5
From Quantum Pilot to Production: What Enterprise Deployment Actually Requires
Many organisations have completed pilots but far fewer have operationalised quantum environments. This workshop explores the infrastructure, governance and integration layers needed to move beyond experimentation.
• What production-grade quantum deployment looks like
• Integrating quantum into existing enterprise architectures
• Why governance and interoperability matter early
HOST
12:40 PM
WORKSHOP 6
Building a Quantum Use Case Pipeline: From Business Problem to Technical Workflow
Most organisations still struggle to identify where quantum can create practical value. This workshop explores how enterprises can move from business challenge to technical use case by identifying realistic opportunities across optimisation, simulation, security and infrastructure modernisation.
• How to identify commercially viable quantum opportunities
• Translating operational problems into technical workflows
• Where organisations are seeing early proof-of-value today
HOST
1:10 PM
WORKSHOP 7
Preparing for Q-Day: A Practical Quantum Security Readiness Workshop
Q-Day preparation is now a board-level resilience issue. This practical workshop explores how organisations can begin assessing exposure, prioritising migration and preparing for quantum-era security threats.
• How to identify vulnerable cryptographic dependencies
• What realistic migration planning should involve
• What boards, CISOs and infrastructure teams should prioritise now
HOST
01:40 PM
WORKSHOP 8
Where Will the UK Find 10,000 Quantum Workers?
Quantum adoption will require more than technical specialists alone. This workshop explores how organisations are building cross-functional operating models, workforce capability and internal structures to prepare for long-term quantum transformation.
• Building quantum capability beyond specialist engineering teams
• Creating operating models that connect R&D, cyber, data and leadership
• Turning experimentation into organisation-wide capability
HOST
03:35 PM
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Signal to Noise (Shared Across All Stages + Official Close of B2B Agenda)
A closing transition from systems to senses. As the business agenda winds down, the room shifts from structured conversation into sound, motion and shared energy. This is where the signal changes frequency and the evening begins.
DJ SET + MOTION PERFORMANCE
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Human Direction in the Age of Intelligent Systems
FIRESIDE CHAT
Creative LDN ‘Sundown’: Anxiety, Identity & Staying Human
FIRESIDE CHAT
05:00 PM
Creative LDN Afterparty: Frequency Shift
A closing moment to decompress, connect and reset the signal. Because the future of quantum + AI will not just be engineered through systems, but through culture, creativity and human connection.
DJ SET