International Year of Quantum (IYQ) - The Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects of Broadening Global Ownership of Quantum Technologies

20th Nov. - Thursday

• 08:30 - 09:00 Registration/Coffee

• 09:00 - 10:30 Opening Session

  Opening Address: Burç Mısırlıoğlu (Vice Dean for Research, Sabanci University)
  Welcoming Address: Zafer Gedik (Chair of LOC, Sabanci University) (including the IYQ Video)
  Organizational Presentation: Özlem Salehi Köken (Co-coordinator, QTurkey)
  IYQ and World Quantum Day: Yasser Omar (WQD/PQI)

• 10:30 - 10:45 Short Break
• 10:45 - 12:30 An Overview of Ethical, Legal, Social Aspects Research on Quantum Technologies

Presentations by Mira Wolf-Bauwens (GESDA/OQI), Pieter E. Vermaas (TU Delft), Zeki C. Seskir (KIT-ITAS)

• 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
• 13:30 - 15:00 ELSA of QT Issues from Around the Globe (Part 1)

Presentations by (Co-)Chairs of Regional workshops: Bruna Shinohara de Mendonça (North America),
Fabienne Marco (Europe), Arsev Umur Aydinoglu (MENA)

• 15:00 - 15:15 Short break
• 15:15 - 16:45 ELSA of QT Issues from Around the Globe (Part 2)

Presentations by (Co-)Chairs of Regional workshops: Clarissa Ai Ling Lee (Asia), Carla Hermann Avigliano
(South America), Dorcas Attuabea Addo (Subsaharan Africa)

• 16:45 - 17:00 IYQ Global Event Series: Claudia Fracchiolla (APS)
• 17:00 - 17:30 Open discussion and wrap-up of first day

21st Nov. - Friday

• 08:30 - 09:00 Registration/Coffee
• 09:00 - 10:30 Role of Big Tech and Industry in ELSA of QT

Presentations by Mira Wolf-Bauwens (former IBM Responsible Quantum Computing lead), Busra
Kamiloglu (Microsoft Türkiye), Malak Trabelsi Loeb (Vernewell Group)
Followed by an open discussion moderated by: Pieter E. Vermaas

• 10:30 - 10.45 Short break
• 10:45 - 12:30 Role of Governments in ELSA of QT

Presentations by Dongyoun Cho (IISS–Europe), Adrian Schmidt (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - ITAS),
Shantanu Sharma (QET Council of India)
Followed by an open discussion moderated by: Ayşe Ayda Gerçek

• 12:30 - 13.30 Lunch
• 13:30 - 15:00 Role of Science Communication and Outreach in ELSA of QT

Presentations by: Bruna Shinohara de Mendonça, Carla Hermann Avigliano, Abdulmalek Baitumal,
Nicolas Ayala Arboleda
Followed by an open discussion moderated by: Arsev Umur Aydinoglu

• 15:00 - 15:15 Short break
• 15:15 - 17:15 Open discussion: The road ahead for a Responsible Quantum Decade
• 17:15 - 17:30 Closing Session

Application form: https://forms.gle/S27kyvyNwDSVQxfG9

Venue: Sabancı University Altunizade Campus (address)