{"id":2679,"date":"2026-01-23T08:21:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=2679"},"modified":"2026-01-23T08:21:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:21:55","slug":"quantum-technology-opportunity-workshop-engage-discover-act","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/event\/quantum-technology-opportunity-workshop-engage-discover-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantum Technology Opportunity Workshop: Engage, Discover &amp; Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p>The objective of this event is to engage a broader audience from the academic, innovation, business and public sector communities in exploring opportunities associated with the adoption of emerging quantum technologies. A \u2018broad audience\u2019 refers to an innovation-driven audience that goes beyond quantum domain experts and includes those interested in exploring entrepreneurial opportunities by leveraging the potential of quantum technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop will adopt a participatory format where renowned Invited Speakers will provide an opportunity-driven perspective on their specific domains but also engage in conversations with participants and tailor the discussions to their interests by sharing relevant insights and exploring open-ended questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key questions to be addressed by Invited Speakers and Panelists:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are the opportunities for entrepreneurs &amp; early adopters of quantum technologies?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where and how should proactive customers start the adoption process?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples of questions for participants:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Where do you see a potential role for quantum technologies in transforming your specific business or in envisioning a potential new venture?\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you see a potential opportunity for you, your organization or business sector that is worth pursuing? What type of partners would you need to act on it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What stops you from acting at this moment?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The participatory format will be enhanced by networking sessions and breakout room conversations involving groups of interest that could discuss potential partnerships &amp; cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more info contact: Stoyan Tanev, Assoc. Prof., TIM Program:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:stoyan.tanev@carleton.ca\"><strong>stoyan.tanev@carleton.ca<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"schedule\">Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Time<\/th><th>Session<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>08:30-08:35&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Opening<\/strong>: Stoyan Tanev (<em>TIM Program, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University<\/em>)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>08:35-08:40<\/td><td><strong>Welcome<\/strong>: Howard Nemiroff, Dean, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>08:40 \u2013 8:45<\/td><td>Rafik Goubran, VP Research &amp; International, Carleton University<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8:45-9:00<\/td><td>Philip Lafrance, Manager, Sector Development &amp; Operations, Quantum Industry Canada<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:00-09:45<\/td><td>John Donohue, IQC, UWaterloo,&nbsp;<em>\u201cThe Fundamental Features of Quantum Technologies\u201d<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>09:45-10:15<\/td><td>William Savard, Program Director, QV Studio, \u201c<em>The QV Studio Approach to Quantum Opportunities<\/em>\u201d<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:15-10:30<\/td><td>David Hudson, TIM Program, Sprott School of Business, CU,&nbsp;<em>\u201cThe Quantum Opportunity Domain of the Nicol Interns and Ventures Program at Carleton University\u201d<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:30-11:00&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Coffee Break<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:00-11:40<\/td><td>Martin Charbonneau, Nokia,<em>&nbsp;\u201cActing on the Adoption of Quantum Safe Networking Solutions\u201d<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11:40 \u2013 12:20<\/td><td>Philip Lafrance,&nbsp;<em>\u201cHow Do Emerging Standards Enable the Adoption of Quantum Technologies? The Case of Quantum and Post-Quantum Cryptography\u201d<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:30-13:20&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Light lunch and refreshments &nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13:20-14:00<\/td><td>Martin Laforest,&nbsp;<em>Quantacet<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>\u201cExploring the Landscape of Quantum Business Opportunities\u201d<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:00-14:20<\/td><td>David Hudson, TIM program, Sprott, CU:&nbsp;<em>\u201cDo You Need a Lot to Start Acting Now?\u201d<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:20 \u2013 14:40<\/td><td>Stoyan Tanev, TIM program, Sprott, CU:&nbsp;<em>\u201cDisruption in Action: An Example of a Disruptive Quantum Technology Innovation\u201d<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14:40-15:40<\/td><td>Panel discussion \u2013 Bruno Couillard (Crypto4A), Rajat Ghosh (National Quantum Strategy Secretariat, ISED), Khaled Mnaymneh (NRC), Jeff Lundeen (UOttawa), Niki Harris (Quantum Security Defense)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15:40-16:00&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Closing<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/sprott\/quantum-technology-opportunity-workshop\/\">Register Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":2681,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_event_type":[18],"cu_event_audience":[],"class_list":["post-2679","cu_event","type-cu_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_event_type-tim-events"],"acf":{"cu_event_start_date":"2026-02-19 08:30:00","cu_event_end_date":"2026-02-19 16:00:00","cu_event_location_type":"hybrid","cu_event_meeting_address_type":"on-campus","cu_building":"NI","cu_event_meeting_room":"4010","cu_event_meeting_address_full":null,"cu_event_virtual_type":"tbd","cu_event_virtual_meeting_link":"","cu_post_thumbnail":"","cu_event_cost":"50.00","cu_event_registration":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/sprott\/quantum-technology-opportunity-workshop\/","target":"_blank"},"cu_event_secondary_button":"","cu_event_contact_name":"Stoyan Tanev","cu_event_email":"stoyan.tanev@carleton.ca","cu_event_phone":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/2679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/2679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2680,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/2679\/revisions\/2680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_type?post=2679"},{"taxonomy":"cu_event_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_audience?post=2679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}