Quantum Talent Pipeline: Developing Skills that Meet Industry Demand and Drive Economic Growth

To advance the region’s role and opportunities in quantum, this session will highlight how higher-education can partner with industry to develop near-term and emerging skills necessary to drive regional growth, while leveraging the region's strengths in logistics, infrastructure, and supply chain.

Agenda

• 1:00 - 2:30 PM Panel Discussion Current and Future Talent Needs

  • Michael Cook, Director, Global Industry-Academia Enablement

  • Dr. Emily Easton, Director of Education and Workforce Development at the Chicago Quantum Exchange

• 2:30 - 4:00 PM Panel Discussion: Higher Education Response

  • David Aguirre, Technologist for Gateway Technical College

  • Kevin Crosby, Donald Hedberg Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Carthage College

  • William Parker, Associate Professor-Computational Physics, Department Chair, & University Committee Chair

    Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Wisconsin-Parkside

  • Dr. Zachary Simmons, Associated Professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering department of Physics and Chemistry

• 4:00- 5:30 PM Reception