# Quantum Cannes Festival

- Dates: 17 November 2026 to 18 November 2026
- Location: Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France
- Organiser: Valuexchange
- Industry: AI & Machine Learning

## About

The World Quantum Cannes Festival is an event focused on quantum technologies, addressing the transition from research to industrialization and market scale. It is designed for global leaders, investors, pioneers, policymakers, and industry stakeholders to share experiences, foster collaborations, and discuss policy and industry challenges in the quantum sector.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.worldquantumcannesfestival.com/)
- [Registration](https://www.worldquantumcannesfestival.com/ticketing)
- [Agenda](https://www.worldquantumcannesfestival.com/agenda-highlights)

## Topics

- IT & Technology

## Speakers

- Muhammad Al-Saiyari, Chairman - Head of Quantum Computing, Saudi Quantum Computing Association - Aramco
- Alan Baratz, Chief Executive Officer, D-Wave Quantum
- Alexandra Beckstein, QAI Ventures HQ
- Jacob Biamonte, ETS, University of Quebec
- Michael Biercuk, CEO and Founder, Q-CTRL
- Joseph S. Broz, Vice President, US Government Quantum Business Development, IBM
- Tommaso Calarco, Professor, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
- Daniele Capanni, Senior Service Director Operationnal Excellence, Baker Hughes
- Yonatan Cohen, CTO and Co-Founder, QM
- Massimiliano Dispenza, Leonardo
- Joe Fitzsimons, CEO, Horizon Quantum
- David Gunnarsson, Chief Business Development Officer, Bluefors
- Sunil Gupta, QuNu Labs
- Philipp Harbach, Global Head of Group Digital Innovation, Merck Gruppe
- Loïc Henriet, CTO and Managing Director, Pasqal
- Masashi Hirose, Co-founder and CEO, Nanofiber Quantum Technologies, Inc
- Brad Kim, Founding and Vice Chairman, Korea Quantum Industry Association
- Seth Llyod, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT
- Shane Mansfield, Chief Research Officer, Quandela
- Celia Merzbacher, QED-C Executive Director, SRI International

## Sponsors and partners

- DEPARTEMENT DES ALPES-MARTIMES
- CLASSIQ TECHNOLOGIES
- SEALSQ Corp
- S&P GLOBAL FRANCE SAS
- HORIZON QUANTUM
- IBM (GEORGE P. JOHNSON)
- QUANDELA
- AMERICAN BINARY
- QUOBLY
- Thales Alenia Space
- APPLIED QUANTUM
- COHERENT CORP
- G2Q COMPUTING
- HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS EUROPE GmbH
- HKA Marcom
- ISENTRONIQ

## Ticket pricing

EUR 148

## Where to stay

- **Hôtel des Allées**: 190 m from the venue, 3 stars, 6 Rue Émile Negrin, Cannes, 06400
  - [Hotel website](http://www.hotel-des-allees.com)
  - Phone: +33 4 93 39 53 90
- **Hôtel Le Splendid**: 260 m from the venue, 4 stars
- **Canopy by Hilton Cannes**: 330 m from the venue, 4 stars, 2 Boulevard Jean Hibert, Cannes, 06400
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ceqcfpy-canopy-cannes/)
  - Phone: +33 4 92 99 73 00
- **Chalet de L'Isére**: 370 m from the venue
- **Hôtel Renoir**: 380 m from the venue, 7 Rue Edith Cavell
- **7Art**: 420 m from the venue
- **Boutique Hôtel Couleurs du Sud**: 430 m from the venue
  - [Hotel website](https://www.cannes-hotel-couleurs-du-sud.com/)
  - Phone: +33 4 93 39 70 74
- **Albert Ier**: 450 m from the venue, 2 stars

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