CSIR - IBM Quantum Innovation Center Workshop

30 Sep 2025, 09:00 → 1 Oct 2025, 16:00 Africa/Johannesburg

Nyameko Lisa

Tuesday, 30 September

09:15 → 10:00 Tea, Coffee & Registrations

10:00 → 10:10 Welcome, Introductions and Expectations

10:00 IBM Quantum

10:10 → 12:00 Strategic Landscape of Quantum Computing in South Africa

10:10 SA QuTI Overview

10:25 SA QuTI Review and State of QC in South Africa

10:40 NICIS / CHPC's HPC and QC Strategy

10:55 What is an IBM Quantum Innovation Center

11:10 Research Groups and their Specific Area(s) of Interest (Wits, SU, UKZN, UZ, CPUT, UP, UCT, NMU, CSIR)

12:00 → 12:15 Tea and Coffee Break

12:15 → 13:00 Africa's Quantum Computing Research Ecosystem

12:15 Identifying the Barriers

12:35 Proposing the Solutions

12:55 Summary of Action Items

13:00 → 13:15 Media Engagement

13:00 Photographs and Interviews

13:15 → 14:00 Lunch and Networking

14:00 → 15:20 Roundtable Discussion and Brainstorming

14:00 Education and Training

14:20 Research and Industry

14:40 Gauging Strategic Impact

15:00 Road to Commercialization

15:20 → 15:30 Closing

15:20 Summary of Objectives

Wednesday, 1 October

08:30 → 09:00 Tea, Coffee & Registrations

09:00 → 11:00 Hands-On Workshop

09:00 Onboarding and Activation (part 1)

11:00 → 11:15 Tea and Coffee Break

11:15 → 13:15 Road to Practitioner

11:15 Introduction and Overview

12:15 Program Requirements

13:15 → 14:00 Lunch and Networking

14:00 → 16:00 Hands-On Workshop

14:00 Onboarding and Activation (part 2)