Quantum and Sustainability Workshop

November 14th
9:30 am (UTC-3)

International Year of Quantum Science and Technology

We would like to invite you to the Quantum and Sustainability Workshop in Sao Paulo on Friday, November 14th, 2025, on the margins of the COP30 meeting in Belém.

This workshop continues a global series of initiatives, including the NSF Workshop on Quantum and Climate (2023), the Quantum World Congress Workshop (2024), and the creation of the Working Group on Sustainability.

Purpose

The workshop aims to strengthen capacities and foster collaboration around strategic initiatives at the intersection of quantum technologies and sustainability. We will bring together experts from diverse backgrounds to define concrete actions for the global community.

Check out the full schedule

09:30
Welcome
09:35
Welcome from Local host (IBM)
09:40
Introduction to the day (COP)
10:00
Keynote 1: Smart Quantum Technologies in the Amazon
✅ Diego Abreu
10:30
Break
10:45
Keynote 2: Quantum in Biology and Life Science
✅ Prof. Marcos César de Oliveira
11:10
Panel Discussion
12:00
Lunch
13:00
⚡Flash Talk - Sustainable Material Research
✅ Mathias Steiner (IBM)
13:15
⚡Flash Talk - Quantum initiatives in sustainability (SustWG, Q4Climate, NSF, OQI)
✅ Alexandre Choquette, Karl Thibault, Daniel Moraes
13:30
⚡Flash Talk - Amazonian Environmental Monitoring and Quantum Technologies: water quality, biodiversity, carbon capture/sequestration and sustainable development
✅ Prof.ª Dra. Rosiane de Freitas
13:45
⚡Flash Talk - Bridging Science, Policy, and Society: The IAI Experience in Fostering Sustainability through Collaboration
✅ Gabriela Ferreira (IAI)
14:00
⚡Flash Talk - Symbolic Quantum Optimization for Interdisciplinary Learners
✅ Sebastián Rodríguez-Falcón (Wolfram Research South America)
14:15
⚡Flash Talk - Research Lines at Universidad de Montevideo on Quantum Computing: Optimization for Logistics and Chemistry Simulation
✅ Prof. Rafael Sotelo
14:30
Interactive Workshop
15:30
Wrap-up
16:00
Networking Cocktail

Participation

Please RSVP for attend virtually or request an invite to join in-person by November 6th using the link below:

Additional Information

A preliminary schedule and venue details will be shared soon.

A "Emerging Technologies for Climate" session is also planned at COP30 on Tuesday, 11th November 2025, between 9:00 – 10:00 (UTC-3) at SPE 5, located in the Special Events Room, Blue Zone Area in Belém. Please reach out if you also plan to attend.

Organizing Committee

Alexandre Choquette

Global Strategic Research Development at IBM Quantum

Catherine Lefebvre

Senior Advisor for Open Quantum Institute at GESDA

Daniel de Haro Moraes

Head of Emerging Technologies at Venturus

Genya Crossman

Quantum Engineer & Data Strategist

Karl Thibault

Operations and Talent Development Officer at Université de Sherbrooke

Alexandre Pfeifer

Quantum Sales Leader at IBM

Acknowledgements

We thank all involved parties: Venturus Brazil, IBM, Open Quantum Institute (OQI), and Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS). This project is made possible through the financial support of the Government of Québec and OQI.