View source for Keynote – Quantum and Europe’s Long Term Competitiveness – Pre 03 2026

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26 May 2026 | 11:30 - 12:30 CEST | Alcide De Gasperi | [[image:Icons_live_20px.png | Video recording | link=https://youtu.be/E5VExe4g5_0]]<br />
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== Session teaser ==
His intervention will explore how quantum technologies will reshape encryption, cybersecurity, and the foundations of Europe’s digital infrastructure in the years ahead.

== Session description == 
As a leading quantum scientist and adviser to the European Commission on the EU Quantum Flagship and Europe’s quantum strategy, Professor Calarco offers a European scientific perspective on the next technological paradigm shift. His keynote will examine how quantum technologies will transform encryption, cybersecurity, and communications, and what this means for Europe’s digital infrastructure. The session will also address how anticipating disruptive technological change is essential to Europe’s long‑term competitiveness and responsible strategic autonomy.

== Format == 
The pre-event will be in a form of a master class.

== Further reading == 
Links to relevant websites, declarations, books, documents. Please note we cannot offer web space, so only links to external resources are possible. Example for an external link: [http://www.eurodig.org/ Main page of EuroDIG]

== People == 
Key participants:

Prof. Tommaso Calarco

Director of the Institute for Quantum Control (PGI-8) at Forschungszentrum Jülich
and Professor of Quantum Information at the Universities of Cologne and Bologna

== Video record ==
https://youtu.be/E5VExe4g5_0

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