QuIC Business Community

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

Increase Influence on the European and global Stage.

Enhance Access to Quantum Related News and Contacts.

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

QuIC Business Community composed of two groups of companies.

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

Organisations with controlling entity based in Europe.

Activities

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

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.

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

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

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.