The Quantum Leadership Awards
Now is your opportunity to help us recognize those who are quantum pioneers in government academia, research, and industry with our 1st Annual Quantum Leadership Awards. Tell us about the people who are making a difference: the Pioneers and the Organizations that are leading with quantum driving the development and the use of quantum and quantum-adjacent capabilities.
Submit your nomination using the Nomination Form. Nominations must include two (2) supporting nominators who have firsthand knowledge of the nominee and what they have contributed to the quantum ecosystem.
Submissions are due no later than Wednesday, July 10th at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Awardees will be announced and recognized at Quantum World Congress 2024, September 9-11 at the Capital One Hall in Tysons, VA.
Help us recognize those who are BReaking new ground
Who we’re looking for
INDUSTRY PIONEER IN QUANTUM
An individual credited with a leading-edge idea, research, solution, investment, or approach that catalyzed measurable advancement in quantum technology, commercialization, policy, or workforce development during the year. Nominees across commercial, non-profit, or NGOs are eligible.
GOVERNMENT PIONEER IN QUANTUM
An individual credited with a leading-edge idea, research, solution, investment, or approach that catalyzed measurable advancement in quantum technology, commercialization, policy, or workforce development during the year. All government employees are eligible.
ACADEMIC PIONEER IN QUANTUM
An individual credited with a leading-edge idea, research, solution, investment, or approach that catalyzed measurable advancement in quantum technology, commercialization, policy, or workforce development during the year. All members of academia including educators, researchers, and students are eligible.
ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
The organization or team that has made significant meaningful impact on solution, industry, mission, use case, or challenge through the application of quantum or quantum–adjacent technology, tools, or methods. Government, commercial, non-profit, NGO, or academic organizations are eligible.
HOW IT WORKS
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We will recognize the following leaders for their impact:
Pioneer in Quantum
Government Awardee
Industry Awardee
Academic Awardee
Organization of the Year
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Nominees from US and international government, commercial, non-profit, academia, research, and non-government organizations are eligible.
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Nominations should reflect the impact achieved in the last half of 2023 and the 1st half of 2024. The work may have begun in previous years but culminated in a meaningful result in 2023-2024.
Individuals nominated for the government, industry, or academia Pioneer awards should have made personal contributions to leading-edge ideas, solutions, investments, or approaches that made a measurable change in quantum technology, policy, or workforce advances during the year.
Organizations or teams nominated for the Organization of the Year Award will have made a positive, definable impact on an industry, mission, use case, or challenge through the application of quantum or quantum-adjacent technology, tools, or methods.
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Submit your nomination using the Nomination Form . Nominations must include two (2) supporting nominators who have firsthand knowledge of the nominee and what they have contributed to the quantum ecosystem.
Submissions are due no later than Wednesday, July 10th at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Awardees will be announced and recognized at Quantum World Congress 2024, September 9-11 at the Capital One Hall in Tysons, VA.
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For questions regarding the Quantum Leadership Awards, please contact us at qwc@connecteddmv.org.