With momentum building, the focus now shifts to access and real-world applications. As quantum technology progresses, so does the need to address security, global access, and the direction of its development. The rapid rise of AI exposed challenges in oversight, transparency, and access; can those lessons be applied to quantum from the start? This session explores principles, policies, and safeguards needed to guide quantum progress in a way that balances progress with security, broad access, and real-world impact for society.

Panelists:

• Clare Shelley-Egan | Associate Professor, Ethics of Quantum Technologies, TU Delft
• Justine Lacey | Director, Responsible Innovation, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
• Mira Wolf-Bauwens | Head of Initiatives Development, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA)

Moderator(s):

Diederick Croese | Director, Centre for Quantum & Society, Quantum Delta, Netherlands