Connected DMV, the operator of Quantum World Congress, today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Commercialization will sponsor an energy infrastructure planning use case in the 2026 Global Industry Challenge (GIC) — inviting teams from around the world to explore how quantum computing can improve long-term planning for energy storage and resilient microgrid infrastructure.  

Connected DMV, the operator of Quantum World Congress, today announced that Mitsubishi Chemical Group and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) will sponsor a new advanced materials use case in the 2026 Global Industry Challenge (GIC), inviting global teams to explore how quantum computing and generative AI techniques can accelerate the discovery of next-generation materials. 

Connected DMV, the operator of Quantum World Congress, today announced the first confirmed platform partners for the 2026 Global Industry Challenge (GIC), marking the next phase of a global program that has rapidly become one of the most ambitious and internationally diverse efforts to apply quantum technologies to real-world industry problems.

As quantum moves from theory to application, Congress is signaling long-term commitment to U.S. leadership with the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act.

Quantum World Congress returns to CES for a second year with Quantum Means Business, a high-impact program showcasing how quantum computing, sensors, optics, and AI/ML are rapidly moving from labs to markets. Hear from global leaders unveiling new breakthroughs, real-world use cases, and the commercial opportunities shaping 2026 and beyond.

Connected DMV today announced that Quantum World Congress (QWC) 2026 will take place September 23–25, 2026, with programming anchored at The Hotel at the University of Maryland and across the University of Maryland’s campus in College Park.

Rising high school seniors from across Greater Washington spent three transformative weeks exploring quantum scienceas part of the 2025 Pathways to Quantum Summer Immersion Program.

Quantum World Congress announces that nominations for the 2025 Quantum Leadership Awards are now open.