Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist, Québec, Has Agreed to Present “Quantum Policy & Funding” Platinum Sponsor Keynote on Nov 4 at 3:00 at IQT-NYC
(IQT-NYC) Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist, Québec, will present “Quantum Policy & Funding” Platinum Sponsor Keynote on November 4 at 3:00 at Inside Quantum Technology New York.
Professor Rémi Quirion is the inaugural Chief Scientist of Quebec and the President of the three Board of Directors of the Fonds de recherche du Québec since July 1st, 2011. A McGill Full Professor, Psychiatry and outgoing Scientific Director at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. He served as Vice-Dean, Faculty of Medicine at McGill University, as well as Senior University Advisor (Health Sciences Research) in addition to being the CIHR Executive Director, for Alzheimer’s Diseases, from 2009 to 2011. Prof. Quirion was the inaugural Scientific Director of the Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA) until March 2009.
In addition to being on the Advisory Board of over 15 journals in Psychiatry, Pharmacology, and Neurosciences, he has published 5 books, more than 650 scientific papers and articles.
He has received many awards and recognitions as: the Médaille de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; and was appointed Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. In 2007 Prof. Quirion became a Member of the Order of Canada (O.C.).
In this session we examine some of the critical policy and funding factors that will impact the future of quantum technology. Among the presentations will be panels on private funding (including the latest fashion for specialized public offerings,) and government backed groups promoting both finance and business development. And there will also be a discussion of China’s policy in the light of that country’s focus on quantum market.
“(IQT)…has quickly become the quantum industry’s leading conference.” —ZDNET
The Inside Quantum Technology Conference focuses on the Business of Quantum Computing, Quantum Networking, Quantum Sensors, and Quantum Cryptography. This will be the fourth such event and is the foremost gathering of business leaders, product developers, marketing strategists and investors anywhere in the world focused on quantum technology. We are anticipating that over 1,000 people will be attending this event from all over the world and from every area of quantum technology.
