STARTING SOON: High-level Panel "Opportunities and Challenges of Quantum Science and Technology" | 29 January, 11:00 hrs

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


This will be followed by a group photograph, and a special cake and 
toast to commemorate Nobel laureate and ICTP founder Abdus Salam's 
centennial birthdate, and officially launch the start of the Centennial 
year together.

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

The organising committee

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