Is quantum sensing ready for business adoption?

10:30 – Registration and networking  

11:00 – Welcome: An overview of the day and quantum sensing’s potential

Geraldina Iraheta, Chief Commerical Officer (CCO), Digital Catapult 

11:15 – Introduction to quantum sensing 

Dr. Cillian McPolin, Senior Photonics Technologist, Digital Catapult 

11:25 – Progress and path forward: Sensing updates from the 3 hubs 

This session takes an in-depth look at the progress made by three key national hubs QEPNT, QuSIT, and Q-BIOMED – each driving the UK’s quantum sensing, imaging and timing agenda in distinct ways. Together, they’ll share their latest achievements, highlight ongoing work, and reveal their future plans for translating quantum science into real-world outcomes.

• QEPNT – UK Hub for Quantum-Enabled Position, Navigation & Timing

Dr. Alex Clark, Assoicate Professor in Quantum Technologies – University of Bristol 

• QuSIT – UK Quantum Technology Hub in Sensing, Imaging & Timing

Michael Holynski, Professor of Quantum Sensing, Physics and Astronomy – University of Birmingham 

• Q-BIOMED – Quantum Biomedical Sensing Research Hub

Professor Quentin Pankhurst, Director of Healthcare Biomagnetics Labratory – University College London (UCL) 

12:15 – Overview of Digital Catapult’s quantum sensing programmes and developments 

Discussion of Digital Catapult’s sensing work, including in quantum magnetometry for automated defect detection.

Dr. Cillian McPolin, Senior Photonics Technologist, Digital Catapult 

12:30 – Panel: Which use cases are likely to make the biggest impact in the near time? 

Group discussion of use-cases, implementation challenges and future technology developments.

Chair: Paul Ceely, Director of Technology, Quantum and Emerging Technologies, Digital Catapult 

Speakers:

• Andrew Lamb, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Co-Founder, Delta.g 

• Peter Smith, Founder, Smith Optical

• Andrew White, Postdoctoral Researcher, Imperial College London / QEPNT hub 

• Anke Lohmann, Founder and Chair, Anchored In 

 13:15 – Networking lunch: An opportunity to connect   

 14:15 – Quantum sensing at NPL 

Chris Cox, Business Development Manager for Quantum Computing, NPL 

 14:30 – Panel: Are we building the quantum workforce we really need?  

Chair: Nancy Sampoorna, Innovation Manager, Digital Catapult  

Speakers:

• Dawn Wood, Principal Engineer, BAE Systems 

• Anke Lohmann, Founder and Chair, Anchored In 

15:00 – The Government’s approach to quantum sensing and its applications 

Faiyaz Amin, Senior Policy Adviser – Quantum Readiness and Adoption, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)

15:20 – Networking and demo 

16:00 – Event ends 

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