Host City: Chicago, IL
July 22-23, 2026
This year, we’re taking on some of the most consequential questions shaping our future, beginning with how quantum will influence the world around us.
GQF26 will explore society’s grand challenges — the defining opportunities and toughest problems of our time — and the ways quantum may help address them across interconnected economic, scientific, and social systems, from pharma, finance, energy, climate, and beyond.
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2026 Speakers & Special Guests
Headliner
Jason Zander
Microsoft
Executive Vice President
Headliner
Kara Swisher
New York Times Best-Selling Author, Host of On With Kara Swisher & Pivot Podcasts, Editor-At-Large At New York Magazine
Paul Poast
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
Senior Nonresident Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Kathleen Hicks
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense
Drew Propson
World Economic Forum
Head, Technology and Innovation in Financial Services
Howard Jacob
AbbVie
VP, Quantitative Medicine & Genomics, Distinguished Research Fellow
Ravi Kumar S
Cognizant
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Cartwright
TransUnion
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Real-world stories, human language, and actionable insights to help you prepare for what’s next.
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IBM and Quantum Computing
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Fox: Illinois' quantum ambitions
NBC 5 Local Tech Trends
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Nerds meet suits at Chicago quantum conference
Our Chicago: Quantum computing in Illinois
Chicago's quantum campus get's a new tenant
Global Quantum Forum to Debut During TechChicago Week
P33 And The National Quantum Algorithm Center Unveil Grand Challenges Program
The Conversation: Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded For Ultracold Electronics Research That Launched a Quantum Technology
White House Drafting Executive Order to Reshape Quantum Policy
Infleqtion Becomes First Neutral-Atom Quantum Company to Go Public
2025 Global Representation
Argentina
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Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Israel
Italy
Japan
Lithuania
Netherlands
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
South Korea
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Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
Israel
Italy
Japan
Lithuania
Netherlands
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
South Korea
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom