Countdown has begun for the quantum journey

The 20th ICT Summit, to be held digitally on Wednesday, November 25 with “QUANTUM JOURNEY” theme this year, will bring technology, informatics, business and public world together. “Quantum Technology”, which countries are preparing as a new force in competition as it is expected to shape the next 30 years, will be discussed with opinion leaders from all over the world. Boğaziçi University Computer Science Professor Cem Say, Canada Wilfrid Laurier University Professor of Physics and Computer Science, Quantum Physicist and TED speaker Dr. Shohini Ghose and Dell Technologies EMEA CTO Marc O’Regan will present a new vision to the participants as key speakers along with many other experts.

“Quantum Technology”, to be giving a new meaning to data science and reshape all stages of business and social life from health to finance, production and transportation, will be brought to the agenda at the 20th ICT Summit this year. The ICT Summit, will be held this year with the world’s most important names on the subject, under the main sponsorship of Dell Technologies and SAP.

The Presidency Economic Policies Board Member Dr. Hakan Yurdakul will make his presentation titled “The Concept of Quantum in Business Ecosystem”, while the Ministry of Industry and Technology, Deputy Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır will be sharing his “Technology in Turkey” presentation. The Presidency Digital Transformation Office President Dr. Ali Taha Koç will reveal the approach regarding the “Digital Future” and “Quantum Journey”, an inevitable future topic.

World-famous Physics Professor Dr. Shohini Ghose at the ICT Summit…

Participating in the opening program, Wilfrid Laurier University Professor of Physics and Computer Sciences, world-renowned award-winning physicist and a TED speaker Dr. Shohini Ghose will share information about the future with her presentation titled “Quantum Revolution”. Studying how quantum physics can be used for computing and communication and first demonstrating a link between chaos theory and quantum entanglement, Dr. Shohini Ghose is an indefatigable advocate of women scientists and she will evaluate the expected society transformation with quantum technologies and the journey that awaits us over the next 30 years.

Recipient of many awards, including the TED Senior Fellowship in 2018, Dr. Shohini Ghose was elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s New Scholars, Artists and Scientists College in 2017 and was among 25 women scientists selected from around the world at the 2019 UNESCO Paris organization.

World’s Future ‘Quantum Technology’ will be told from Turkey

Boğaziçi University Professor of Computer Science Cem Say will try to answer the questions of “What Will Quantum Computers Change? How do quantum computers work? What are their advantages over conventional computers? Where are we in quantum computing? Is quantum a solution for everything? Is secure communication dependent on quantum technology?” in his speech titled “What Will Quantum Computers Change?”.

Another expert speaker in the opening program of the ICT Summit to be held on Wednesday, November 25, is Dell Technologies, EMEA CTO Marc O’Regan. He will be presenting his “Scalable Architecture for the Quantum Age” speech and it will convey where the technology infrastructure will evolve in the quantum era.

The Summit will offer a 3D experience

The Summit, which will be held digitally for the first time this year due to the pandemic, will be held free of charge for everyone. The Summit, where online registrations will be made on www.bilisimzirvesi20.com, will also be held on this address and will be similar to the actual event. Within the scope of the 3D experience to be presented, the stands of the companies can be visited in a virtual environment and instant conversations can be made in the networking areas.

“Technology Captains Awards” find their owners

“Technology Captains Awards”, which will be held for the third time this year in order to motivate companies and their teams for the projects and applications they have developed in digital transformation, will be held at 18:00 on November 25, after the summit sessions are completed. The projects and applications developed by companies for different business processes will be awarded in different categories to the “Technology Captains” who have implemented these projects.