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Europe as a Leader in Quantum on a global Stage

Europe as a Leader in Quantum on a global Stage

  • Place the European continent as the world’s meeting point on all quantum industry matters.
  • Grow Europe’s quantum industrial base: make continent a heavyweight on the global quantum stage.
  • QuIC to serve as a powerful voice for the quantum industry in Europe and abroad.
  • Evangelisation: generate more interest and buy-in for quantum tech in Europe.
Benefit for Affiliates & Members

More value for Affiliates & Members

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Increase Influence on the European and global Stage.

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Enhance Access to Quantum Related News and Contacts.

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Expand Networking Opportunities: Broader, deeper & more frequent networking opportunities.

Whom are we targeting?

QuIC Business Community composed of two groups of companies.

Affiliates

Companies with presence in Europe but with controlling entity based in a select set of countries outside Europe.

Members

Organisations with controlling entity based in Europe.
Activities

QBC Activities

QBC Activities bring the QuIC Business Community together through initiatives that encourage collaboration, knowledge sharing, and networking. These include info sessions, matchmaking events, and the Q-Wave webinar series, all designed to strengthen connections across Europe’s quantum industry.

QBC

Global Standards: Link to JTC-3

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    JTC-3: host awareness sessions on activities of JTC-3 (ISO / IEC). Foster alignment across Europe-based companies on standardisation to influence national mirror companies across the world.

Network: Matchmaking & Networking

QBC

Network: Matchmaking & Networking

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    Organise networking sessions: help QuIC Members and QBC Affiliates develop business ties.
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    QBC to host matchmaking sessions in the frame of national & international (e.g. Eureka Network) funding programmes.

Global Quantum Monitor: Info Series from guest international speakers

QBC

Global Quantum Monitor: Info Series from guest international speakers

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    External guest speakers (info sessions): guest presentations to QuIC Members + QBC Affiliates on a variety of relevant subjects. Examples:
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    International quantum initiatives (e.g. Quantum Internet Alliance, KIRQ: QKD testbed in Sherbrooke, Canada)
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    Market studies (e.g. McKinsey reports, Hyperion Research – Global QC Market)
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    International organisations (e.g. OECD, World Economic Forum)

Quantum Business Exchange: Webinars: Outreach, evangelizing, career fairs

QBC

Quantum Business Exchange: Webinars: Outreach, evangelizing, career fairs

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    Webinar series: (A) present real-world examples of quantum applications, (B) speak about tech progress (e.g. error correction vs. error mitigation in QC), (C) discuss societal and governance matters in connection to quantum, (D) host career fairs with students from across Europe.

International Skills Building: Global Talent flow, Competence Framework

QBC

International Skills Building: Global Talent flow, Competence Framework

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    Discuss the global quantum talent pool and the international flow of quantum talents.
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    Evaluate and encourage the uptake of Europe’s Quantum Competence Framework internationally.
Groups

QBC Groups

QBC Groups bring together experts from across the QuIC Business Community to collaborate on key cross-cutting topics that shape Europe’s quantum ecosystem.

Global Standards (GS)

QBC

Global Standards (GS)

The Global Standards group coordinates and articulates common standardization needs across all domains of quantum technologies, with a global outlook.

Its objectives include:

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    Serving as a forum within QuIC to identify standardization requirements across quantum computing, communication, sensing, and enabling technologies.
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    Establishing liaisons and communication channels with standardization bodies at European and international levels.
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    Promoting best practices, exchanging information, and producing industry positions to strengthen Europe’s influence in global quantum standardization.

Through this work, the group contributes to building a coherent and interoperable standards landscape,
enabling certification, market scalability, and a stronger industrial position for European quantum technologies worldwide.

Leader

Homer Papadopoulos

Syndesis

Ethics & Societal Impact (ESI)

QBC

Ethics & Societal Impact (ESI)

The Ethics & Societal Impact group explores the ethical, social, and governance dimensions of quantum technologies.

Its main areas of focus are:

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    Identifying potential societal implications of quantum technologies, including privacy, security, equity, and accessibility.
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    Developing recommendations and frameworks to embed ethical and social principles across quantum value chains, policy frameworks, and business models.
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    Fostering dialogue between industry, academia, civil society, and regulators to anticipate technological impacts and promote responsible innovation.
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    Aligning the development and deployment of quantum technologies with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and broader European principles of sustainability, inclusion, and human rights.

The group’s mission is to ensure that Europe’s quantum ecosystem grows in a way that is not only technologically competitive,
but also socially sustainable, ethically grounded, and aligned with global and European values.

Leader

Elif Kiesow

Ethicqual

International Skills Building (ISB)

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International Skills Building (ISB)

The International Skills Building group focuses on developing and promoting strategies to mobilize, train,
and strengthen quantum talent at the international level.

Its key activities include:

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    Analysing global quantum talent flows, identifying skill gaps and opportunities for Europe.
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    Developing and promoting a European Quantum Competence Framework that can be harmonized internationally.
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    Organizing awareness, training, and exchange initiatives to build a “quantum-ready workforce” capable of meeting industrial and research demands.

The overarching goal is to position Europe as a global leader in quantum talent development,
ensuring the skills base required for international competitiveness and cooperation.

Leader

Araceli Venegas-Gomez

QURECA