D-Wave Sets 2026 Quantum Conference in Florida, Highlighting Push for Real-World Adoption

Insider Brief

• D-Wave will hold its annual user conference, Qubits 2026, on January 27–28, 2026, in Boca Raton, Florida, highlighting growing commercial demand for practical quantum computing.
• The event will showcase updates to D-Wave’s hybrid quantum-classical systems, annealing technology, and upcoming gate-model platforms, with a focus on optimization and AI-driven workloads.
• D-Wave’s more than 4,400-qubit Advantage2 processor and its dual-track hardware strategy will anchor technical demonstrations, enterprise case studies, and discussions on real-world performance gains.

D-Wave is widening its commercial footprint as demand accelerates for practical quantum computing solutions, announcing that its annual user conference, Qubits 2026, will be held January 27–28, 2026, in Boca Raton, Florida. The move underscores how the state—long associated with aerospace, telecom, and early personal-computing breakthroughs—is increasingly becoming a backdrop for emerging quantum activity.

Qubits 2026 will spotlight the company’s progress in hybrid quantum-classical systems and unveil updates across both its annealing technology and its forthcoming gate-model platforms. The event will bring together enterprise users, researchers, and public-sector leaders to examine quantum’s role in solving complex optimization and AI-driven workloads—fields where companies are beginning to report measurable gains.

To register for Qubits 2026 visit: https://qubits.com

Workshops and sessions will cover optimization, manufacturing, drug discovery, AI workflows, and hybrid quantum-classical methods. Notable speakers include representatives from Anduril, AT&T, Davidson Technologies, Lighthouse DIG, North Wales Police, PolarisQB, Q-Alliance, Quantum Coast Capital, TECNALIA, Unissant, Verge, and others. Experts from leading research institutions such as Florida Atlantic University, Florida State University’s MagLabs, George Mason University, Jülich Supercomputing Centre, the Jožef Stefan Institute and Nanocenter, Los Alamos National Laboratory, TRIUMF, and the University of Minnesota will also present.

“D-Wave continues to set the pace in quantum computing, delivering real impact for customers today while advancing technologies that will define the future,” said Dr. Alan Baratz, CEO of D-Wave. “Qubits 2026 will convene our incredible community of innovators, trailblazers, and problem solvers to showcase how quantum’s promise is starting to transform the world.”

D-Wave’s Advantage2 processor—a more than 4,400-qubit annealing system—sits at the center of the company’s argument that quantum computing is shifting from theoretical milestones to operational use cases. The company’s dual-track hardware strategy, spanning both annealing and gate-model systems, distinguishes it in an industry where most competitors pursue only one architecture.

The conference will feature technical demonstrations, customer case studies, and discussions on integrating quantum tools into existing enterprise pipelines. Analysts note that as businesses face increasingly complex computational demands, measurable performance improvements—rather than speculative future breakthroughs—are becoming the key metric for evaluating quantum technologies.

As global competitors advance their own roadmaps, D-Wave is betting that demonstrable, real-world performance will drive the next phase of adoption. Qubits 2026, the company says, will be its most expansive showcase of that philosophy to date.

Florida, meanwhile, continues laying groundwork of its own. The recently announced Florida Quantum Initiative reflects the state’s growing interest in supporting next-generation technologies, adding another indication that the region aims to play a modest but meaningful role in the nation’s emerging quantum landscape.