Geneviève Tanguay, Vice-President of Research, National Research Council of Canada (NRC) will speak at IQT Canada.
In April 2016, Dr. Tanguay was appointed as the first woman Vice-President of Research at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). In this capacity, Dr. Tanguay oversees the Emerging technology division composed of the following research centres: Metrology, Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nanotechnology, Security and Disruptive Technologies and Advanced Electronics and Photonics as well as the Canadian Photonics and Electronics Fabrication Center. She is also responsible for the federal government support to TRIUMF. She co-chairs the Committee on the Recruitment and Retention of Women in STEM at NRC and the Canada-Germany Joint Science and Technology Cooperation Committee. Before joining the NRC, Dr Tanguay was Vice-Rector Research, Creativity and Innovation at the University of Montreal, fourth in the Canadian Ranking of Universities for research efforts. Before, she was Assistant Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation, Science and Society within the Quebec Provincial Government. She was instrumental in the development and realization of the Stratégie québécoise de la recherche et de l’innovation covering the period of 2007 and 2013. More recently, she has actively participated in the preparation of the National Quantum Strategy. She is still serving on many boards nationally and internationally.
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IQT Canada 2023 is the tenth global conference and exhibition in the highly successful Inside Quantum Technology series.
This event is Canada’s Quantum Computing Event, focusing on Ecosystems for Quantum Readiness. A number of vertical topics encompassing more than 30 panels and talks from over 80 speakers will provide attendees with a deep understanding on state-of-the-art developments of the future quantum ecosystems as well as the current impact of quantum computing technologies.
The conference brings together corporate management, entrepreneurs, end users, technology providers, infrastructure partners, researchers and investors who are working on the current future developments of the quantum ecosystem. IQT Canada is organized by 3DR Holdings, IQT Research, INTRIQ, and the Governments of both Canada and Quebec. The June conference will be an “in-person” event to ensure maximum networking and discussion and will take place at Centre Mont-Royal in Montréal (Québec), Canada.
Sandra K. Helsel, Ph.D. has been researching and reporting on frontier technologies since 1990. She has her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona.