Invitation to the event "Opportunities and Challenges of Quantum Science and Technology" | 29 January, 11:00 hrs

[ICTP/infopoint - Tiziana Derni]

Dear All,

ICTP is pleased to invite you to the event "*Opportunities and 
Challenges of Quantum Science and Technology*," a panel discussion 
featuring quantum experts from academia and industry to discuss the 
implications of a rapidly developing field. The event will kick-start a 
year of celebrations commemorating Nobel laureate and ICTP founder Abdus 
Salam's centennial.

The event will take place *on Thursday 29 January at 11:00 hrs* in 
*ICTP's Budinich Lecture Hall, Leonardo Building, Strada Costiera 11.*

The panelists will be *Tommaso Calarco*of the University of Bologna, 
Italy, and Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany; *Sabrina Maniscalco*, CEO 
and Co-Founder of the quantum startup Algorithmiq, Finland; *Dragan 
Mihailovic* of the Jozef Stefan Institute, the CENN Nanocenter and the 
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; and *Peter Zoller* of the Institute 
of Quantum Optic and Quantum Information, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 
Austria.

After the round table, ICTP will announce the recipient of the 2026 
*Spirit of Abdus Salam award* 
<https://www.ictp.it/prize/spirit-abdus-salam-award>, which honours 
those in the ICTP community who, like Salam himself, have worked 
tirelessly to promote the development of science and technology in 
disadvantaged parts of the world.

*Registration via this link 
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdekJ0a0RsTCyHgHFJ_LLnrmSa4yVGrJmIGkOIySnIzyCD22A/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=108120524643965020909>** is 
required to access ICTP's premises. **The deadline is 27 January.*

More information about the event is available here 
<https://www.ictp.it/news/2026/1/quantum-roundtable-launch-salam-centennial>.

We look forward to celebrating Salam's centennial in your presence!

The organising committee

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