March 24, 2026
The Engine | Kendall Square
750 Main Street | Cambridge, MA
REGISTER

9:00AM - 4:00PM | The Engine Foyer
Registration and Information Desk Open

9:15AM - 9:30AM | The Engine Main Meeting Room
Welcome and Introductions
Shayne Gilbert, Founder, The Convergence Center for Applied Quantum Computing
Emily Knight, CEO and President, The Engine

9:30AM - 10:15AM | The Engine Main Meeting Room
The Quantum State: Where are We Today
Eric Paley, Secretary of Economic Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
James Massaquoi, Senior Associate, Glasswing Ventures
Woody Sherman, PhD, Chief Innovation Officer, PsiThera

10:15AM - 10:45AM | The Engine Foyer
Networking Break

10:45AM - 11:15AM | The Engine Main Meeting Room
Global Perspective: Opportunities and Challenges
Nicholas Burns, former Ambassador to China; Vice Chair, Cohen Group
Travis Scholten, PhD, Technical Lead, Public Sector, IBM
Larissa Bifano, Partner, DLA Piper (moderator)

11:15AM - 11:45AM | The Engine Foyer
Networking Break

11:45AM - 12:30PM | The Engine Main Meeting Room
Redefining Cancer Treatment: Applied Quantum for Precision Oncology
Sella Brosh, MD, CEO, NVision
Wil Ngawa, PhD, University Professor in Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School; Program Manager, Health Science Futures, ARPA-H
Sanjoy Ray, PhD, Co-founder and CEO, PexMachina

12:30PM - 1:30PM | The Engine Foyer
Lunch

1:30PM - 2:15PM | The Engine Main Meeting Room
The Biopharma Perspective: Building A Quantum Strategy in Drug Discovery and Development
Alexey Galda, PhD, Associate Scientific Director, Quantum Algorithms and Applications, Moderna
Varun Ramdevan, Global Lead Technology Early Innovation and Partnerships, Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Ramani Varanasi, CEO, LIBRIS Innovations (moderator)

2:15PM - 2:45PM | The Engine Foyer
Networking Break

2:45PM - 3:30PM | The Engine Main Meeting Room
Investor Outlook
Mark Adams, PhD, Partner, Two Bear Capital
Kristina Kitko, PhD, Director of Venture Science, Eli Lilly and Company
Stacy Swider, VP Investments, MassVentures (moderator)

3:30PM - 4:00PM | The Engine Main Meeting Room
Next Steps and Wrap-up
Shayne Gilbert, Founder, The Convergence Center for Applied Quantum Computing

*Agenda Subject to Change