Christian Weedbrook, founder of Xanadu Quantum Technologies, is transforming the future of photonic quantum computers. From Gaussian Quantum Information to Borealis quantum computer advantage and Aurora scalable quantum data centers, his vision bridges hardware, software, and PennyLane for hybrid quantum-classical models. How do photonic quantum computers achieve fault tolerance and scalability?

Christopher Monroe, pioneer of trapped-ion quantum computing, co-authored the first two-qubit CNOT gate in 1995 and shaped scalable ion-trap architectures that power today’s top quantum computers. As co-founder of IonQ, he turned decades of research into cloud-accessible systems on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Balancing caution on hype with optimism, Monroe bridges deep science and commercialization, proving that quantum computing and enterprise innovation are not future myt