Quantum for Energy and Utilities 2026

Roland Scharrer Partner and Managing Director, European Data and AI Leader, Kearney Alex Seidlitz Director, Product Marketing, Photonic Volker Sick Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan Uzma Siddiqui Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Quantasphere Catherine Simondi VP Marketing and Communications, ID Quantique Boris Sokolov Lead Researcher and Co-Founder, Algorithmiq Rafael Sotelo Dean of Engineering, Universidad de Montevideo Sridhar Tayur Professor, Carnegie Mellon University Lory Thorpe Quantum Safe Industry Lead, IBM Corporation Knut Sebastian Tungland Senior Advisor, Equinor Renée Van Heusden Head, Oil & Gas Industry, World Economic Forum Jingbo Wang Professor; Director, Quantum Information, Simulation and Algorithms Research, The University of Western Australia Christoph Wildfeuer Professor for Sensor Technology; Head of the Quantum Technologies Working Group, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland Mike Wilkes Adjunct Professor, New York University John Wise Executive Director, Pistoia Alliance Reena Dayal Yadav Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Quantum Ecosystems and Technology Council of India Elena Yndurain Professor at IE University, P .I. for Quantum Technologies at the CGC Arman Zaribafiyan Head of Product, AI and Simulation Platforms, SandboxAQ Verena Zimmermann Chief of Staff, PlanQC We would also like to thank the following contributors for participating in the expert interview process and providing invaluable insights: Hussain AlSalim Lead Geophysicist, Aramco Abdulrahman Al Shuhail Manager Research Team, Aramco Ulrik Andersen Professor, Technical University of Denmark Joseph Broz Vice President for Quantum Strategy, Growth and Market Development, IBM Corporation Giacomo Cappellini Technology Officer, Eniquantic, Eni Andre Carvalho Head of Quantum Control Solutions, Q-CTRL Giorgio Cortiana Head of Data and AI - Energy Intelligence, E.ON Laura D’Angelo R&D Innovation Ecosystems Manager, Eni Ricardo Enriquez Head of Quantum Technologies, Repsol Ross Grassie Global Technical Presales Lead, Jij Sébastien Lussier Head of Quantum Computing, Hydro Québec Pierre-Luc Marcil Director General of Research Centre, Hydro Québec Bob Parney Global Lead, Quantum for Energy, Oil and Gas and Sustainability, IBM Corporation Elvira Shishenina Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, Quantinuum Ian Walmsley Provost of ICL, Imperial College London Production Laurence Denmark Creative Director, Studio Miko Oliver Turner Designer, Studio Miko Jonathan Walter Editor Quantum for Energy and Utilities: Key Opportunities for Energy Transition 42