Quantum
Futures Forum 2026
A High-Level Debate for Industry, Society, and Policy Transformation
From Quantum Readiness to Institutional Action
28 SEPTEMBER 2026
GRAND HYATT DUBAI
Conference & Exhibition Centre
united Arab emirates
The Quantum Futures Forum 2026 is the high-level institutional and strategic platform of the Quantum Innovation Summit, convened to advance quantum readiness, cybersecurity resilience, policy coordination, diplomatic engagement, education, research capability, and mission-oriented cooperation across quantum technologies and emerging systems.
Building on the Forum’s 2025 foundation as a high-level platform for industry, society, and policy transformation, the 2026 edition expands its mandate into an international institutional forum focused on implementation, coordination, and long-term capability formation.
Strategic Pillars
The Quantum Futures Forum 2026 expands the conversation from high-level debate into structured institutional action.
The Forum is designed around six interconnected strategic pillars addressing the systems, partnerships, governance environments, and capability pathways shaping quantum technologies and emerging systems across industry, society, policy, infrastructure, education, and international cooperation.
Quantum Readiness & Cybersecurity Resilience
Post-quantum cryptography, quantum-safe transition, critical infrastructure protection, cyber resilience, testing, standards, and operational continuity across strategic domains.
Policy, Governance & Strategic Coordination
Institutional preparedness, responsible adoption, standards alignment, public-sector readiness, governance frameworks, and coordinated pathways for national and international quantum capability.
Diplomatic & International Cooperation
Cross-regional engagement, diplomatic dialogue, research cooperation, innovation partnerships, strategic technology governance, and institutional coordination across trusted ecosystems.
Education, Research & Capacity Formation
Academic Aisle, Vernewell Quantum Fall School, mentoring, research exchange, talent development, workforce readiness, and university-industry-government bridges.
Quantum for Good & Sustainable Systems
Quantum-enabled approaches to climate, water, health, environmental resilience, infrastructure, mobility, inclusion, education, ethics, and human-centred technological progress.
Moonshots & Emerging Frontiers
Space, lunar and cislunar systems, maritime, logistics, sensing, AI, robotics, infrastructure, foresight, and mission-oriented frontier programmes.
Programme Architecture
Quantum Readiness & Cybersecurity
The Forum opens with a focused institutional track on quantum readiness, post-quantum cybersecurity, critical infrastructure resilience, standards, testing, and coordinated response. The track addresses the continuity of strategic sectors including telecommunications, finance, energy, utilities, transport, ports, aviation, logistics, and government digital services.
Quantum for Good
Curated with the International Telecommunication Union, Quantum for Good explores the societal and sustainable value of quantum technologies across climate, water, health, diagnostics, infrastructure, mobility, smart cities, education, governance, inclusion, and ethics.
UAE Quantum Showcase
The UAE Quantum Showcase highlights national capability, research programmes, sensing and photonics, emerging infrastructure, testbeds, sector pilots, and collaborative pathways between UAE entities and international stakeholders.
Academic Aisle & Vernewell Quantum Fall School
This education and research layer supports talent development, academic exchange, poster sessions, mentoring, research clinics, and bridges between universities, industry, government, and emerging technology ecosystems.
Diplomatic & Institutional Dialogue
The Forum includes dedicated diplomatic and institutional engagement, including participation by the European Union Delegation to the United Arab Emirates as International Institutional Partner, supporting high-level exchange on quantum technologies, emerging systems, governance, innovation, research, digital transformation, and international cooperation.
MVA’s GEGSLA Symposium
The Moonshot Programme on quantum technologies, emerging systems, and lunar operations brings the Moon Village Association’s Global Expert Group on Sustainable Lunar Activities into the Forum, connecting sustainable lunar and cislunar activities with quantum technologies, AI, robotics, communications, navigation, sensing, infrastructure, space resources, governance, and operational coordination.
Programme Architecture
Hosted by the UAE Cyber Security Council, the Quantum Futures Forum 2026 is positioned within the wider Quantum Innovation Summit ecosystem.
The Forum brings together key institutional and strategic contributors, including the Dubai Electronic Security Center, Technology Innovation Institute, QuantumGate, International Telecommunication Union, European Union Delegation to the United Arab Emirates, Moon Village Association, and wider international stakeholders across government, industry, research, policy, infrastructure, and emerging technology sectors.
The Forum brings together government authorities, cybersecurity institutions, diplomatic stakeholders, infrastructure operators, international organizations, research institutions, academia, technology leaders, investors, and strategic ecosystem actors to address the systems, partnerships, and governance environments required for quantum technologies to enter critical sectors with trust, resilience, and purpose.
Strategic Priorities
Quantum technologies now sit within the architecture of strategic capability. Their impact extends across cybersecurity, infrastructure, communications, sensing, computation, education, industrial systems, scientific discovery, diplomacy, and national resilience.
The Quantum Futures Forum creates a structured environment where these dimensions can be addressed together through institutional engagement, policy exchange, applied pathways, international cooperation, and mission-oriented action.
Shape National & Institutional Readiness
Advance quantum readiness across governments, critical sectors, infrastructure environments, and institutional capability frameworks supporting long-term resilience and strategic preparedness.
Strengthen Cyber Resilience & Trust
Support post-quantum transition, cyber resilience, trusted systems, standards alignment, secure communications, and infrastructure continuity across strategic domains.
Build Capability & Future Workforce
Advance education, research exchange, mentoring, workforce readiness, Academic Aisle initiatives, and long-term talent development across quantum technologies and emerging systems.
Advance Sustainable & Human-Centred Impact
Explore quantum-enabled approaches across climate resilience, health, infrastructure, mobility, inclusion, sustainability, and responsible innovation pathways.
Engage Globally & Strengthen Cooperation
Support diplomatic dialogue, international cooperation, strategic partnerships, institutional exchange, and cross-regional engagement shaping the future of quantum technologies and emerging systems.
Accelerate Emerging Frontiers
Advance dialogue and collaboration across space, lunar systems, maritime, sensing, AI, robotics, infrastructure, and mission-oriented frontier programmes.
Join the Quantum Futures Forum 2026
Quantum Futures Forum 2026 is where quantum readiness, cybersecurity resilience, diplomacy, policy, education, research capability, sustainable impact, and mission-oriented frontiers converge.
28 SEPTEMBER 2026
GRAND HYATT DUBAI
Conference & Exhibition Centre
united Arab emirates
