At CES 2026, Quantum World Congress returns with Quantum Means Business, a half-day program where industry leaders show how quantum and adjacent technologies are transitioning from hype to high-value commercial impact across sectors worldwide.

At QWC 2025, the UK shared how it is moving into the next phase of its national quantum program—focused on industrialization, mission delivery, £500M in new funding, large-scale testbeds, and global partnerships including the newly announced UK–US Technology Partnership.

At QWC 2025, Germany outlined a quantum strategy driven by €3B in federal investment, a new Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space, ambitious 2030 systems goals, and strong collaboration across Europe, the U.S., and global partners.

At QWC 2025, Switzerland presented its cooperative, bottom-up quantum strategy—emphasizing a strong research base, growing national ecosystem, targeted new funding, and a commitment to international collaboration through SCNAT’s Swiss Quantum Initiative.

At QWC 2025, Australia showcased a major leap from world-class quantum research to large-scale commercialization—highlighting record venture funding, new foundry projects, a billion-dollar photonic computing build, and national strategy delivery led by Quantum Australia.

At QWC 2025, Canada outlined major advances in quantum commercialization, international collaboration, DARPA QBI participation, G7 initiatives, and defense-oriented applications—while reinforcing its position as a trusted global partner in quantum research and industry.

At QWC 2025, Finland unveiled its newly finalized National Quantum Strategy, expanded plans for 150- and 300-qubit systems, new cleanroom infrastructure, a 90-student doctoral pilot, and a flourishing ecosystem spanning full-stack computing, cryogenics, software, and enabling technologies.

At QWC 2025, Japan detailed major expansions to its national quantum ecosystem—including new innovation hubs, $420M in testbed infrastructure, advanced superconducting manufacturing capabilities, and new Japan–EU collaborations to co-develop next-generation quantum computing systems.

At QWC 2025, Denmark shared major updates to its quantum ecosystem—including new national infrastructure, a landmark use-case catalog, the powerful Mauna QPU, deepened Nordic collaboration, and leadership roles in the EU and NATO’s quantum communities.

At QWC 2025, Jon Wingborg outlined Sweden’s rapidly maturing quantum ecosystem—from the pioneering WAC program and a forthcoming national strategy to fast-growing SMEs, strong industrial engagement, and a new wave of Nordic collaboration focused on resilient critical infrastructure.

At QWC 2025, NRF Director Soon Park outlined South Korea’s rapidly expanding quantum strategy—including $2.3B in planned investments, new QPUs, national fabs, a 10,000-person workforce plan, and expanded international partnerships through QuantERA and bilateral programs with the U.S. and Europe.

At Quantum World Congress 2025, Brad Blakestad of the White House National Quantum Coordination Office outlined how the United States is updating its National Quantum Initiative—from revitalizing national centers and boosting DARPA’s quantum benchmarking to a five-pillar framework focused on workforce, commercialization, enabling technologies, alliances, and security.

After debuting in Washington, D.C. and three groundbreaking years in Tysons, Quantum World Congress takes its next step forward — convening the global quantum ecosystem in College Park at The Hotel at the University of Maryland and the University of Maryland’s campus on September 22–24, 2026.

As quantum technologies race toward real-world impact, a new security challenge is already unfolding. In this Booz Allen analysis, Jordan Kenyon, Taylor Brady, and Joseph Munoz break down why quantum computers will inevitably break today’s cryptography, why “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” attacks are already a threat, and why the transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography must begin immediately.

An unprecedented, real-world sprint to apply quantum (and AI adjacencies) to high-value industry problems drew more than 600 applicants from 60+ countries. It culminated in five winning solutions announced on the main stage at QWC 2025. 

NSF leaders Erwin Gianchandani and David Berkowitz unveiled the Foundation’s dual-track strategy to connect fundamental quantum research with real-world deployment—through shared testbeds (NQVL), SBIR and Translation-to-Practice programs, regional Engines, and global partnerships.