October 9, 2026 – Hosted by CT Digital Forum at the UConn Stamford Campus – 8:30am -11:00 am
Join us in the state that has been recognized as a national “Capital for Quantum” for the CT Digital Forum’s October 9th Quantum Edition.
Sessions will explore how quantum is moving from theory into critical corporate and investor strategy, what threats it poses to current encryption, and where the big commercial opportunities lie.
For enterprise leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, technologists and strategists, quantum computing’s evolution presents an urgent mandate: capitalizing on the upside potential while building defenses against systemic risk.
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM | Registration, Networking & Breakfast
Connect with fellow executives, fund managers, and tech leaders over lite breakfast bites.
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM | Opening Mini Keynote: State of the State
A high-level brief on Connecticut’s new status as a federally backed quantum anchor and the commercial runway ahead.
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM | The Quantum Opportunity
This session maps out where academic science, venture capital, state leadership, and federal funding are intersecting to create high-value opportunities for investors and major enterprise corporations.
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM | Networking Break
10:15 AM-11:00am | The Quantum Challenge: Enterprise Agility & Systemic Risk
A deep dive into corporate deployment realities and urgent vulnerabilities. This panel will address the double-edged sword of coming advanced computational capabilities vs. immediate threats to standard cryptography.
Speakers Include
Steve Suarez, CEO of HorizonX, McKinsey Advisor, Board Member and former global head of innovation, HSBC.
John Bordeaux: President and CEO of AdvanceCT, economic development strategist, and one of the leaders in Connecticut’s public-private corporate growth.
Michael Crair: Vice Provost for Research at Yale University, Chairman of the QuantumCT Board, and neuroscientist.
Abhijit (Jit) Banerjee: Associate Vice President of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at UConn, deep-tech commercialization lead, and venture ecosystem builder.
Vivek Ramakrishnan: Interim CEO and Senior Director of Tech Deployment at QuantumCT, Venture Partner focused on quantum and AI, and early stage investor.
