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Plenary Sessions

All the times in the program are Japan Standard Time(GMT+9)

7 Dec(Tue.)
Session / Presentation Chairperson / Presenter Affiliation Abstract PDF
    • 10:00-10:30Opening
    •  ChairpersonShigeo KoyasuExecutive Diector, RIKEN
  • WelcomeYasunobu NakamuraGeneral Chair, QI2021 Organizing Committee
  • WelcomeTakayuki KobayashiMinister of State for Science and Technology Policy
  • WelcomeHideyuki TanakaState Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
  • Congratulatory SpeechKeitaro OhnoParliamentary Association for Quantum Technology Promotion
  • 10:30Break
    • 10:40-11:50PL-01. Plenary Talks
    •  ChairpersonYasuhiko ArakawaThe University of Tokyo
  • 10:40National Quantum InitiativeCharles TahanAssistant Director for QIS and Director of the NQCO, OSTP,
    White House, US
    PL-01-01
  • 10:50Quantum technology innovation for Society 5.0Makoto GonokamiThe University of Tokyo / Quantum Technology Committee, Government of JapanPL-01-03
  • 11:10Introduction of quantum business creation consortium Q-STARTaro Shimada Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer,
    Toshiba Corporation
    PL-01-04
  • 11:30Quantum computer innovation in JapanKohei ItohPresident, Keio UniversityPL-01-05
  • 11:50Break
    • 14:00-17:50PL-02. Keynote Speeches
    •  ChairpersonYasunobu NakamuraGeneral Chair, QI2021 Organizing Committee
  • 14:00Novel directions for advancing satellite based quantum communicationThomas JenneweinUniversity of WaterlooPL-02-01
  • 14:40Towards an experimental demonstration of surface code quantum error correctionHartmut NevenGooglePL-02-02
  • 15:20Break
  • 15:50Transportable optical lattice clocks to test
    and use gravitational redshift
    Hidetoshi KatoriThe University of TokyoPL-02-03
  • 16:30Quantum technology with spinsJörg WrachtrupUniversity of StuttgartPL-02-04
  • 17:10Towards a quantum internet: status, challenges
    and progress
    Ronald HansonQuTech, Delft University of TechnologyPL-02-05
  • 17:50Closing