Insider Brief:
- The Quantum World Tour, launched by ITU and The Quantum Insider, will host its third episode on October 24, 2025, spotlighting Australia’s rapidly advancing quantum ecosystem.
- The 90-minute online session will explore how Australia is turning its national quantum strategy into progress across research, commercialization, and workforce development.
- Speakers and panels will feature leaders from Quantum Australia, academia, startups, and government, highlighting the nation’s strategy, science, and scale in driving global quantum leadership.
- To register, visit AI for Good – Quantum World Tour: Australia
The Quantum World Tour, a global initiative launched by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with The Quantum Insider, will host its third episode on October 24, 2025, with a spotlight on Australia, one of the world’s rapidly growing quantum ecosystems.
The Australia episode will take place online from 17:00 to 18:30 CEST, hosted on the AI for Good Neural Network and live-streamed on YouTube. This 90-minute session will explore how Australia is translating its scientific strengths and coordinated national strategy into tangible progress across research, commercialization, and workforce development.
Australia’s Quantum Ecosystem: Strategy, Science, and Scale
Australia stands among the world’s frontrunners in quantum research and innovation, with a strong foundation built over decades of academic excellence, government investment, and entrepreneurial drive. The country’s National Quantum Strategy, released by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, outlines a vision to make Australia a global leader in quantum by developing sovereign capability, building infrastructure, and supporting talent.
At the center of this coordinated effort is Quantum Australia, the peak body for the national ecosystem. Led by Petra Andrén, Quantum Australia unites universities, government, and industry to accelerate translation from research to application. The nation’s strength lies in its diversity of innovation hubs, from the Sydney Quantum Academy and University of New South Wales to Australian National University, University of Melbourne, and University of Western Australia, all driving developments in quantum computing, sensing, and communications.
Australia’s industrial landscape includes startups such as Quantum Brilliance, Nomad Atomics, and Emergence Quantum. These entities are developing technologies across diamond-based computing, portable sensing, and scalable photonics. Supported by government programs and investors, these ventures demonstrate how quantum is moving from lab to market, with applications across defense, resources, health, and climate monitoring.
Agenda Highlights
The Australia episode of the Quantum World Tour will feature:
- A briefing on Australia’s National Quantum Efforts by Petra Andrén, CEO of Quantum Australia.
- An overview of Australia’s quantum ecosystem, powered by The Quantum Insider market intelligence, and presented by Cierra Choucair, Director of Strategic Content at The Quantum Insider.
- A panel discussion on strategy, science, and scale featuring Jingbo Wang (University of Western Australia), Marcus Doherty (Quantum Brilliance), and Michele Graham (Australian Department of Industry, Science and Resources), moderated by Cierra Choucair.
- A startup showcase featuring Aaron Tranter (Aqacia), Cassandra Chua (Emergence Quantum), and Kyle Hardman (Nomad Atomics).
- A fireside chat on workforce development featuring Peter Turner (Sydney Quantum Academy), moderated by Cierra Choucair.
About the Quantum World Tour
Launched during the 2025 AI for Good Global Summit, the Quantum World Tour is a collaboration between the ITU and The Quantum Insider. The series will feature country-specific episodes, each blending ecosystem briefings, expert discussion, startup showcases, and workforce initiatives. Designed as a “living blueprint” for ecosystem building, the Tour will highlight how nations are translating vision into infrastructure, talent, and commercialization.
Following South Africa, future stops will include China, Russia, South Korea, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Australia, and many others. The Quantum World Tour is free to attend. To register, visit AI for Good – Quantum World Tour: Australia.
