Q2B26 x Chicago Quantum Summit - Q2B Chicago 2026

Quantum
HybridConference
Dates:8–10 Dec 2026
Location:Chicago, IL, USA · Marriott Marquis Chicago, 2121 S Prairie Ave, Chicago, IL 60616 (co-located with McCormick Place)
Low cost · $155–$1,325 USDSubmit: oral, posterStudent pricingPoster sessionIndustry sessionIndustry exhibitionPublication: recorded presentations

Joint event combining Q2B's quantum business and commercialization focus with the Chicago Quantum Summit's research, scale-up and economic development tracks. Co-hosted by QC Ware and the Chicago Quantum Exchange, which is anchored at the University of Chicago, Argonne and Fermilab.

Conference themes

  • Quantum hardware and platforms
  • Quantum software, algorithms and applications
  • Commercialization and roadmap to quantum value
  • Government and national quantum strategies
  • Workforce development and education
  • Fortune 500 use cases across industries

Registration & fees

Low cost band
$155–$1,325
In-person early-bird member rates: Regular member $695, early-career member $410, retired member $299, graduate student member $299, undergraduate member $155, non-member $999. Regular and late rates are higher; virtual rates are also listed separately.

Publication

Recorded presentations
Meeting attendance states attendees have access to recordings of all scientific sessions and posters for 90 days.

Practical details

Format: In person; three-day combined conference with the Boeing Quantum Creators Prize, trainee poster session, hands-on demonstrations and exhibition at the Marriott Marquis Chicago and McCormick Place.

Organizer: QC Ware & Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE)

APS Global Physics Summit Denver and online participation, March 15-20, 2026; abstract submissions are now closed.

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