Neil Koenig, former BBC Series Producer, now ideaXme board advisor and interviewer, in conversation with Dr Jan Goetz, Co-founder IQM at The St Gallen Symposium.

Proponents of quantum computing claim that the technology has much to offer, saying that it promises to revolutionise many aspects of our lives such as scientific research, finance, healthcare and much more. So far, the field has been dominated by US-based giants like IBM, but now a new wave of start-ups is emerging in Europe. One of these is IQM Quantum Computers, based in Finland. At the recent Symposium at the University of St Gallen in Switzerland, I caught up with IQM's CEO, Dr. Jan Goetz. In this interview with me for ideaXme, Jan Goetz talks how he first became in quantum computing, the incredible benefits he believes that the field can offer, and how best to navigate the risks and challenges that lie ahead.

JAN GOETZ - BIOGRAPHY

Jan Goetz is a quantum physicist and co-founding CEO of IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), building next-generation quantum computers. He is on the Board of the European Innovation Council (EIC), the European Quantum Industry Consortium QuIC, a member of the German Federal Economic Senate (Bundeswirtschaftssenat), and a Digital Leader and Global Innovator at the WEF. In 2020, Capital magazine selected him as one of 40 under 40 in Germany, and he received the prestigious entrepreneurship award from the KAUTE Foundation. Mr. Goetz holds a PhD from TU Munich, where he did his doctorate on superconducting quantum circuits, and worked as a Marie-Curie Fellow in Helsinki at Aalto University, where he holds the title of docent.

IMAGE CREDITS: Portrait of Jan Goetz: courtesy of IQM Quantum Computers.

Jan Goetz:

https://fi.linkedin.com/in/jan-goetz/en

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www.meetiqm.com

Interview credits, Neil Koenig:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilkoenig/

https://twitter.com/neilkoenig?lang=en

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