What happens when some of the world’s most ambitious quantum minds meet on one stage? At the Falling Walls Foundation’s Science Summit 2025 in Berlin, QVLS joined forces with Canada and Israel to explore exactly that. Together, we hosted “The World of Quantum”, a three-hour program highlighting breakthrough start-ups redefining the frontiers of quantum computing, sensing, and secure communication.
From Hannover to the international spotlight, Quantum Valley Lower Saxony brought a strong delegation of innovators: Jan Heine, CEO of Twin Photonics, Disha M. of QubeDot GmbH, and Dr. Peter Krüger of CDO2. They represented the dynamic start-up ecosystem emerging from Lower Saxony’s quantum hub.
They were joined by leading global voices shaping the next wave of quantum technologies, including Joern Hoepfner (Quantum Machines), Marcel Quennet (Quantistry), Nikola Strah & Henry Ainouze (Classiq), Lucas Wetzel and Daniel Thuerck (anabrid GmbH), Christian Schmitz (evolutionQ), Janik Wolters (AQLS), Oded Melamed (Quantum Source), Nissan Maskil (Qarakal Quantum), Ruti Ben-Shlomi (LightSolver), and Yuval Gilady (Elisra). Their presentations showcased the diversity, depth, and rapid evolution of the global quantum start-up landscape.
Following the start-up pitches, the session turned to the panel “Status Quo of Quantum in Germany, Israel and Canada”, moderated by Prof. Dr. Jeanne Rubner of the Technical University of Munich. The conversation brought together three key voices from international quantum ecosystems: Naz Pourmalek (Quantum Valley Lower Saxony), Aimee K. Gunther (National Research Council Canada), and Aviv Zeevi Balasiano (Israel Innovation Authority). Together, they offered a comparative view of national quantum strategies, emerging strengths in each region, and the shared challenges that shape global progress. Their discussion highlighted how coordinated funding, international knowledge exchange, and complementary expertise are accelerating worldwide development across the quantum landscape.
Pioneering demos, bold ideas, and meaningful collaboration, this is how we help build the quantum future.
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